For the founders
committed to turning
the improbable
into the
inevitable.
inspirational.
proven.
exceptional.
inevitable.
Backing founding teams in seed, early, and acceleration stages in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Madrona
Initial Investment
Seed
Common Room’s
Linda Lian
on integrating community into your company
Common Room
Initial Investment
Early
Highspot’s
Robert Wahbe
on customers, AI, and building relationships that last
Highspot
Initial Investment
Early
Nautilus Bio’s
Sujal Patel and Parag Mallick
on the proteome
Nautilus Bio

We invest in people and ideas —
for the long run.

We are active, full-stack partners who roll up our sleeves to help founders turn ideas that are conceptual into businesses that are exceptional.

How we invest Our team of investors

dbt Labs Founder Tristan Handy on the Modern Data Stack, Partnerships, Creating Community Data Visionary Bob Muglia on the Modern Data Stack and Lessons from Snowflake Fivetran CEO George Fraser on Data Integration and Connectors

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