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Seattle is more than just big tech headquarters; it's a city full of new ideas. The local funding scene has both long-established firms and newer ones ready to back the next big thing.
You have veterans like Madrona, with over 500 investments and more than 100 exits under its belt. Then there are firms like Acequia Capital, which has backed over 450 companies.
Below is our list of the best 21 VC firms in Seattle.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →Madrona partners with technology founders from day one, focusing on sectors including applied AI, fintech, and life sciences. With a history of backing successful companies like Snowflake and Redfin, they help build and scale enduring businesses from the earliest stages.
With a sharp focus on Seattle's tech ecosystem, FUSE provides seed and Series A funding to early-stage software companies. The firm partners with local founders to help build the next generation of defining businesses for the Pacific Northwest.
By investing in early-stage companies, Elevar Equity helps scale essential products and services for underserved customers in emerging markets. Their model is built on the conviction that high financial returns and deep social impact are intrinsically connected.
Not Boring Capital provides early-stage and seed funding to startups with compelling stories to tell. The fund then uses its own media platform to help these companies craft and share their narrative with a wider audience.
As a firm founded by ex-software operators, Tola Capital invests globally across all stages in companies building essential enterprise software. They provide hands-on support to founders with the goal of backing solutions that create long-term, transformational change in how businesses work.
They invest in and accelerate early-stage blockchain companies across the globe. They connect these startups with a decentralized community of advisors, mentors, and developers to help build out the broader blockchain ecosystem.
Ascend invests in pre-seed startups across the Pacific Northwest, focusing on marketplaces, consumer brands, ecommerce, and B2B software. They provide initial funding between $250K and $750K while connecting founders to a network of experienced technology leaders and entrepreneurs.
Specializing in the Global South, they invest in applied Generative AI startups from seed to late stage. They connect founders into a collaborative network across tech hubs from São Paulo to Jakarta, integrating sustainable ESG management into their investment strategy.
A small, network-focused firm, Acequia Capital provides capital to technology companies from early to late stages. Their portfolio features some of tech's biggest successes, including Stripe, Airbnb, and SpaceX.
Arrington XRP Capital makes investments in blockchain-based capital markets with a focus on digital assets and web3. They back companies at all stages from seed to initial coin offerings, helping build foundational protocols such as Solana, Polkadot, and Algorand.
Our top picks are just the beginning of what Seattle's venture scene has to offer. Together, the following firms have invested in nearly 600 startups and seen 50 of them through to an exit.
They represent a mix of newer and more established players in the city. Here’s a look at the rest of the venture capital firms funding what's next in Seattle.
| VC Firm | Year Founded | Nº Investments | Nº Exits |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 9 | — | |
| 2018 | 60 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 32 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 27 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 74 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 271 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | — | |
| 2020 | 26 | — |
