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Life Sciences and Healthcare
Alexander Hutton Venture Partners LP Principals: Kent Johnson, Tom Johnston, Mark Klebanoff, Jerry Keppler URL: www.ahvp.com Contact: 206-341-9800 Portfolio: AccessLine, Metrika, Myrio, NetMotion Wireless, NetUpdate, Performant, RevX, ShipLogix, Vanson,  Vanson HaloSource Description: Alexander Hutton Venture Partners is a Seattle-based $95 million venture capital firm, focused on nurturing early-stage technology companies in the Pacific Northwest. The firm offers its portfolio companies hands-on financial, technology and management experience by a team of seasoned business professionals.
Allison Johnson Venture Partners, Inc. Principals: Peter N. Allison, Ronald S. Johnson and Hollie Smith URL: www.ajvpartners.com Contact: 206-650-4433 Portfolio: Advanced Reproductive Technologies (CooperSurgical), Biogenetic Ventures Inc., Mfgconnect.com, Translation Technologies, Inc. Description: With $10 million under management, the Spokane firm invests in early stage biotechnology and Internet start-ups. The firm also uses contacts in the business community to link its portfolio companies to corporate and angel investors.
Arch Venture Partners Principals: Robert Nelsen, Patrick Ennis URL: www.archventure.com Contact: 206-674-3028 Portfolio: Appliant, Asta Networks, CancerFacts.com, CelebrateExpress.com, Impinj Inc., Nimble Technology, Xcyte Therapies Description: ARCH invests primarily in companies with leading scientists and entrepreneurs, concentrating on bringing to market innovations in the Internet and e-commerce, information technology, life sciences and physical sciences.
Bancshares Capital LP Principals: John Thoresen, Cole Younger URL: www.bcaplp.com Contact: 425-424-0058 Portfolio: Acadio, HEALTHradius Description: With $6 million under managment, Bancshares Capital provides equity to high technology businesses in the early-stages of development. The fund focuses on e-commerce, software, digital media, telecommunications, and healthcare. Prior to joining Bancshares Capital, John Thoresen served as president and CEO of the Economic Development Council of Snohomish County for 12 years.
Banyan Capital Partners Principals: David Stitt, David Eisler, Frank Stack, George Clute URL: www.banyancapitalpartners.com Contact: 604-643-2089 Portfolio: Bevo Agro, DTI Dental Technologies, Fios, Foundstone, Premium Brands, Q'Max Solutions Description: With offices in Vancouver, B.C., Calgary and Seattle, Banyan invests in private and public companies in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The firm looks at companies with $5 million to $100 million in revenues.
Bear Creek Venture Partners
Buerk Dale Victor, LLC Principals: Artie Buerk, Andy Dale, Dale Vogel, Roger Victor URL: www.bcvllc.com Contact: 206-956-0898 Portfolio: ClearMedical, Door to Door Storage, Escapia, Intrepid Learning Solutions, Ivey Imaging, Jody Coyote, Max-Viz, PayScale, Performant (exited), ReliOn, Second Act Partners, Sensaria, Vanson HaloSource Description: Started as a group of angel investors before forming its first fund in 2002. BDV is a private equity firm that invests in Northwest emerging growth companies, primarily in the business or consumer products/services, healthcare, retail, technology and financial services industries.
Cascadia Capital Principals: Michael Butler, Kevin Cable URL: www.cascadiacapital.com Contact: 206-357-9100 Portfolio: Avista Labs, ClearMed, CourtLink, GiftSpot.com, Ivey Imaging, LizardTech, Vanson HaloSource, Webforia Description: A regional merchant bank and venture capital fund, Cascadia assists companies with angel financing and venture capital financing. It also assists companies with advisory services such as planning for initial public offerings and merger and acquisitions.
Evergreen IP Principals: W. David Bayless, John T. Funk, Vandy Van Wagener URL: www.evergreenip.com Contact: 720.221.7863 Located in Colorado, Evergreen IP is a "product capitalist" firm that partners with inventors and invests in new consumer products that are dramatically different from existing products.
Fluke Venture Partners Principals: Dennis Weston, Kristin Nelson URL: www.flukeventures.com Contact: 425-453-4590 Portfolio: Coinstar, Pacific Edge, MDS Panlabs, Redhook Ale Brewery, Starbucks Description: Since 1982, Fluke Ventures has helped build some of the biggest businesses in the Pacific Northwest from Eagle Hardware to Starbucks. The firm, which typically invests between $500,000 to $2 million, primarily targets Pacific Northwest companies.
Frazier Healthcare Ventures Principals: Alan Frazier, Dr Nathan Every, Patrick Heron, Tom Hodge, Trevor Moody, Nadir Naini, Dr James Topper URL: www.frazierhealthcare.com Contact: 206-621-7200 Portfolio: Aspen Youth Services, Corixa, Gene Machines, OnHealth Inc., NeoPath Inc., SkeleTech, VidaMed (more than 85 companies in portfolio) Description: Frazier Healthcare Ventures, founded in 1991 and with more than $1.2 billion of capital under management, is one of the nation's leading providers of early stage venture and growth equity capital to healthcare companies. The healthcare team has professionals located in its Seattle, WA and Palo Alto, CA offices.
Integra Ventures Principals: Joseph Piper, Hans Lundin URL: www.integraventures.net Contact: 206-329-5009 Portfolio: Amnis, Blue Heron Biotechnology, CaraVita, PS Pharmaceuticals Description: Integra makes investments in early-stage biotechnology and health care companies. It typically invests $500,000 to $3 million, primarily in companies in the Seattle area. The firm was founded in Boulder, Colorado in early 1998 and moved to Seattle in July of that year.
Jaguar Ventures Principals: Philip Sandifur URL: www.jaguarventures.com Contact: 509-838-3111 Portfolio: Bio-Origyn, GenPrime, RCC Consultants, TraceDetect, VoteHere, World Wide Packets Description: Jaguar Ventures, affiliated with the Metropolitan Financial Group, makes investments in a wide range of companies in the Pacific Northwest. The firm invests in early stage companies, placing anywhere from $250,000 to $1 million. The firm's financial partners include Highway 12 Ventures and Northwest Venture Associates.
Maveron Principals: Dan Levitan, Howard Schultz and Debra Somberg URL: www.maveron.com Contact: 206-288-1700 Portfolio: drugstore.com, eBay, Motley Fool, Cranium, Capella, eStyle, Good Technology, JobFlash, OnRequest Images, Qsent Description: Maveron takes its name from the words maverick and vision, two words that form the bedrock of the company’s investment strategy. Led by Dan Levitan, Debra Somberg and Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz, Maveron invests in companies that are looking to scale nationally or internationally. The firm has close to $600 million under managment. The firm invests in consumer companies building strong brand names.
OVP Venture Partners Principals: Lucinda Stewart, Gerry Langeler, Rick LeFaivre, Chad Waite, David Chen, John Hull URL: www.ovp.com Contact: 425-889-9192 Portfolio: 800.com, ELF Technologies, Etera.com, GreaterGood.com, Loudeye Technologies, Rosetta Inpharmatics, SafeHarbor.com, Vascular Solutions, WatchGuard Technologies Description: One of the oldest venture capital firms in the state, OVP (formerly Olympic Venture Partners) has invested more than $160 million in over 60 companies in the Pacific Northwest. The firm makes equity investments in early stage technology-based companies with specific emphasis on firms in the software, life sciences, Internet, communications, and health care sectors.
Pacific Horizon Ventures Principals: Donald Elmer, Bruce Jackson, Jean-Pierre Laurent URL: www.pacifichorizon.com Contact: 206-682-1181 Portfolio: CareWise, Edmark, Innova, NeoPath, RTime, Illumigen Description: The firm primarily invests in early and late stage life sciences and health care companies throughout the U.S.
Pacific Rim Group Principals: John Henderson; Jayne Lau (Vancouver) URL:www.pacificrimgroup.com Contact: +1 (604) 682 8987 Portfolio: Blue Heron Biotechnology, Tranzyme Pharma, BacterialBarCodes, Methylgene. Description: Focused on life sciences companies with a global reach.
Polaris Venture Partners Principals: Steve Arnold URL: www.polarisventures.com Contact: 206-652-4555 Portfolio: CyberSafe.com, eSurg.com, Quintessent, Worldstream Communications Description: The firm invests between $250,000 to $10 million in early stage pharmaceutical, Internet, hardware and software companies. It also operates the Polaris Greenhouse, a high tech incubator.
Scout Medical Technologies Principals: W. James Fitzsimmons, John Adams, Clifton Alferness, Scott Wolf URL: www.scoutmedical.com Contact: 425-827-4300 Portfolio: Archus Orthopedics Inc., Cardiac Dimensions Inc. Description: With a team of experts in the medical device field, Scout Medical is in the business of incubating new companies that will change the way health care procedures are conducted. Together the team has worked on 10 medical device start-ups and spent 90 years in the industry. In addition to capital, Scout Medical lends engineering, research and marketing assistance to projects. It has a partnership with health care venture capital firm MPM Capital.
The Phoenix Partners Principals: David Johnston URL: www.phoenixvc.com Contact: 206-624-8968 Portfolio: Avenue A, Rivals.com, Viathan, Vitessa Description: Phoenix Partners invests in early stage Internet and health care companies.
Vault Capital Principals: Petra Franklin URL: www.vaultcapital.com Contact: 206-625-1700 Portfolio: Bidpath, eProject, HouseValues.com, mForma, Terabeam, Worldcatch Description: An early stage investment network that brings together more than a dozen professionals from Seattle's high-tech industry. Vault places bets on a wide range of technologies from medical devices and biotechnology to communications equipment and wireless operating systems.
Washington Research Foundation Managing Directors: Loretta Little; Thong Le, John Reagh URL: www.wrfseattle.org Contact: 206 336-5529 WRFCapital invests in local companies with preference given to new technologies where a clear exit strategy is presented, and has a special relationship with State Institutions such as UW.  WRFVenture Center is an incubator providing Lake Union office space to entrepreneurs.  Contact Amy McCormick for more information.  Current tenants include Avogadro Partners.
Angel Investment Connections
Alliance of Angels (Technology) Principals: Group of about 140 individual investors URL: www.allianceofangels.com Contact: 206-389-7258 Portfolio: Neah Power Systems, Lone Wolf Technologies, Vykor Description: Made up of individual investors from the Pacific Northwest, the Alliance of Angels was formed in 1997 as part of the non-profit Technology Alliance. The mission of the organization is to help build promising start-up companies. The group holds monthly meetings where entrepreneurs pitch ideas in hopes of securing early-stage capital from the members.
Allison Johnson Venture Partners, Inc. (Biotechnology and Internet) Principals: Peter N. Allison, Ronald S. Johnson and Hollie Smith URL: www.ajvpartners.com Contact: 509-755-0500 Portfolio: Advanced Reproductive Technologies, Inc., Biogenetic Ventures Inc., Mfgconnect.com, Translation Technologies, Inc. Description: With $10 million under management, the Spokane firm invests in early stage biotechnology and Internet start-ups. The firm also uses contacts in the business community to link its portfolio companies to corporate and angel investors.
Buerk Dale Victor, LLC (Healthcare, Consumer Products, Financial Services) Principals: Artie Buerk, Andy Dale, Dale Vogel, Roger Victor URL: www.bcvllc.com Contact: 206-956-0898 Portfolio: ClearMedical, Door to Door Storage, Escapia, Intrepid Learning Solutions, Ivey Imaging, Jody Coyote, Max-Viz, PayScale, Performant (exited), ReliOn, Second Act Partners, Sensaria, Vanson HaloSource Description: Started as a group of angel investors before forming its first fund in 2002. BDV is a private equity firm that invests in Northwest emerging growth companies, primarily in the business or consumer products/services, healthcare, retail, technology and financial services industries.
Cascadia Capital (Merchant Banking, Technology) Principals: Michael Butler, Kevin Cable URL: www.cascadiacapital.com Contact: 206-357-9100 Portfolio: Avista Labs, ClearMed, CourtLink, GiftSpot.com, Ivey Imaging, LizardTech, Vanson HaloSource, Webforia Description: A regional merchant bank and venture capital fund, Cascadia assists companies with angel financing and venture capital financing. It also assists companies with advisory services such as planning for initial public offerings and merger and acquisitions.
Delta Venture Group (Washington, Idaho) Principals: Angel investment group URL: www.deltaangelgroup.org Contact: 208-699-2758 or 509-979-5308 Description: Delta Venture Group is a non-profit group of accredited investors who analyze investment opportunities in the Inland Northwest. Investors meet on a monthly basis to evaluate opportunities.
Northwest Energy Angels Principals: Angel investment group, Contact - Nate Silverman URL:www.NWETC.com Contact: 206 616-7153 Description: Founded by Martin Tobias and Jeff Morris in late 2005, NWEA seeks to stimulate energy-technology related investment in the pacific northwest by matching entrepreneurs with angel capital.
Somogyi Ventures Principal: Chris Somogyi URL: www.somogyi-ventures.com
Spangler Ventures (Internet) Principals: Mark Spangler, Bill Carleton URL: www.spanglerventures.net Contact: 206-499-7275 Portfolio: Action Engine Corp., Tamarac Inc., SeekerNet Corp., ZMP, Inc. Description: Spangler Ventures is a network of angel investors and software industry retirees who pool their money to fund local and out of state start-ups. The firm, which focuses on the wireless Internet, invests between $500,000 and $2+ million in each company it backs.
WIN Partners LLC Principals: John Pariseau Portfolio: GenPrime
WTC Angel Network Principal: Angel investment group, Contact - Elaine Kong URL: www.watechcenter.org Contact: 206 616-7153 Description: Works to match entrepreneurs with suitable business plans with angel investors in Washington State.
Energy and Energy Efficiency
Enertech Capital Principals: Scott Ungerer, Wally Hunter, Bill Kingsley, Tucker Twitmeyer, Clark Phippen, Dean Sciorillo URL: www.enertechcapital.com Contact: 610 254-4141 Portfolio: Advent Solar, Atraverda, Catalytic Solutions, Clean Air Power, Franklin Fuel Cells, Nanosteel, Capstone (IPO), among others Description: Targets early to expansion-stage venture investments, in both fossil fuel based and alternative energy based technologies,  that can deliver dramatic, defensible improvements to the profitability of the major producers and consumers of energy.
MGT Investments Principal: Martin Tobias URL: www.martinandalex.com Contact: 206 328-9074 Portfolio: Seattle Biodiesel Description: Passionate about investments in biomass conversion and alternate energy.  See "Deep Green Crystals" blog site.
Rustic Canyon Partners, formerly Staenberg Venture Funds Principals: Tom Unterman, Jon Staenberg URL: www.rusticcanyon.com Contact: (206) 404-7777 Portfolio: Includes US Renewables Group, ODS Petrodata, Confluent Photonics, Cyrano Sciences, Nano Nexus, Pemco Aviation. Description: With over $800 million under management, Rustic Canyon Partners invests in venture capital stage and middle-market companies positioned for strong growth. To date, we have invested in a broad array of technology-driven and middle-market companies in sectors such as communications, software, business and information services, materials science and efficient energy.
Investment Capital Brokers and Bankers
Biogenesis Investment Group, LLC Principals: Peter Allison, Ron Johnson, Cynthia Matchett, Greg Eitzen URL: www.biogeneticventures.com Contact: 208-262-2062 (Idaho), 509.755.0500 (Spokane)
Paladin Partners Principals: Janis Machala, John Hughes URL:www.paladinpartners.com Contact: 206-686-4480 For a list of clients, see http://www.paladinpartners.com/index/clients-capital_advisory
Start-Up Ventures LLC Principal: Darin Forkenbrock URL: www.start-upventures.com Contact: 206 728-5875
Silicon Valley Bank Principal: Geir Hansen URL:www.svb.com Contact: 425 739-7188 Description: Source of debt financing and referrals for equity financing to qualified entrepreneurs
SEATTLE VC Blogs
John Cook's Venture Blog http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/

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Portland-area

CB Capital
Endeavor Capital LLC
Olympic Venture Partners
Rainy Day Ventures LLC
Shaw Venture Partners
Silicon Venture Partners
Smart Forest Ventures
Tamarack Mezzanine Partners
Timberline Venture Partners

VC Firms Active in Seattle-area (no local office)

Battery Ventures
Oak Investment Partners
Sevin Rosen Funds
Venrock Associates (Rockefeller family)