Seattle’s Top 16 Venture Capital Firms [2023]

Seattle has become one of the top cities for tech startups in the US. Indeed, in 2021 Seattle’s venture capital firms invested a whopping $9.2 billion for a total of 494 deals, nearly 2x its level in 2020..!

In addition to funding, Seattle’s venture capital firms often also offer founders valuable support for hiring, product development, sales and marketing.

In this article we have listed our top picks for the best venture capital firms in Seattle. So, if you haven’t yet started to reach out, here is a good place to start learning about them.

This article is part of a series where we present you the top Venture Capital firms across the US. For the North West, check out our rankings for Portland.
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Seattle’s Top 16 VC Firms For Tech Startups

Here’s a summary of our top 16 picks for Seattle’s best venture capital firms for startups (in alphabetical order):

Name	Sector focus	Round	Investment size	Investments
ARCH Venture Partners	Disruptive Science and Tech	Seed to Series A+	$50k – $150M	180+
Curious Capital	Consumer, SaaS, B2B, Tech-Enabled	Seed	Undisclosed	21
Flying Fish Partners	AI, ML, IoT, Cloud Computing	Seed	Undisclosed	24
Founders’ Co-op	Technology	Seed	Undisclosed	122
Ignition Partners	B2B Software	Seed	Undisclosed	24
Keiretsu Capital	Cleantech, Fintech, Healthtech, IT, Impact	Seed	Undisclosed	120+
M12	Enterprise, Software	Seed	Undisclosed	100+
Madrona Venture Group	Technology	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	162
Maveron LLC	Technology	Seed	Undisclosed	255
Pioneer Square Labs	Technology	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	25
Providence Ventures	Healthtech, Medtech	Seed to Series A+	Undisclosed	26
SpringRock Ventures	Healthtech	Seed to Series A+	$2M – $5M	42
Tola Capital	Software	Seed, Series A	Undisclosed	32
Unlock Venture Partners	Technology	Seed	Undisclosed	36
Voyager Capital	Software, Cloud, Big Data	Series A	Undisclosed	66
WRF Capital	Life Sciences, IT, Physical Sciences	Early Stage	Undisclosed	116

1. ARCH Venture Partners

ARCH Venture Partners is one of Seattle’s most famous venture capital firms. However, it also operates in San Francisco, Chicago, and Dublin (Ireland). This venture capital firm provides Seed to Series A+ funding for companies working in disruptive science and technology fields that help to prevent, detect, and cure diseases.

This firm invests anywhere between $500k and $150M per company. Apart from funding, ARCH Venture Partners stays deeply involved with every portfolio company and offers tailored advice and mentorship whenever necessary.

So far, this venture firm has invested in more than 180 companies and its portfolio consists of some big names like Agios, Illumina, Juno, Unity Biotechnology, Caliper LifeSciences, deCODE Genetics, and more.

2. Curious Capital

Curious Capital is yet another of Seattle’s top venture capital firms. This firm offers Seed funding to startups operating in consumer, B2B, SaaS, and other tech-enabled sectors.

This venture capital firm not only provides funding but also helps its portfolio companies to grow and acquire customers. Curious Capital doesn’t disclose the exact investment size, but it does stay with the startups and help them to build a successful company from scratch.

So far, Curious Capital has invested in 21 companies some of which are Loftium, Streem, VendorHawk, Tomorrow, Blokable, Trainiac, and Downstream.

3. Flying Fish Partners

Flying Fish Partners is another famed Seattle-based venture capital firm that invests in software startups. They are more interested in IoT, cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

This venture capital firm offers Seed funding to selected startups, but unfortunately, they do not disclose the exact investment amount on their website.

Apart from funding, Flying Fish Partners also provides support to its portfolio companies in the form of technical and operational expertise that they possess. 

So far, the venture capital firm has invested in 24 companies. Some of the most notable portfolio companies of Flying Fish Partners are Tomorrow, Element Data, Streem, Gradient, Venture Out, Finn AI, and Variational AI.

4. Founders’ Co-op

Established in 2008, Founders’ Co-op is today one of Seattle’s most prominent venture capital firms. This venture capital firm offers Seed funding to tech startups. Unfortunately, they do not disclose the exact investment amount.

Not just funding, Founders’ Co-op also offers support in the form of tailored advice and mentorship to its portfolio companies and helps them to raise additional funds for later stages of their growth.

So far, Founders’ Co-op has invested in over 120 companies and some of them are big names like Remitly, Shelf Engine, Ally, Bluecore, Routable, and Karat.

5. Ignition Partners

Ignition Partners is a famed venture capital firm in Seattle that focuses on early-stage startups working in the enterprise software sector targeted towards Fortune 100 companies or the small business markets.

This venture firm shares its deep expertise and connections to help portfolio companies grow and scale. Ignition Partners offers Seed-stage funding but unfortunately, they do not reveal the exact investment amount.

So far, the firm has invested in 24 startups with some big names such as Heroku, Parse, Xamarin, Docusign, Splunk, Cloudera, and XenSource among others. Interesting Ignition Partners has made several investments in companies that work in the machine learning-enabled vertical.

6. Keiretsu Capital

Keiretsu Capital is an exclusive and affiliate partner of Keiretsu Forum – a leading angel network in this world. Located in Seattle, this venture capital firm offers Seed investment to startups working in Impact, IT, Healthtech, Fintech, and Cleantech industries. Unfortunately, they do not disclose the exact investment amount.

Keiretsu Forum invests across the world and has 50+ chapters in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Keiretsu Capital usually focuses on angel co-investment, and so far, they have invested in 120+ companies. 

Some of the many companies they have invested in include Astarte Medical Partners, Carmell Therapeutics, Forge Life Science, Alterna Card Services, RealKey, Phytonix Solar Chemicals, Building Energy, Clean Fiber, and more.

7. M12

M12 was previously known as Microsoft Ventures. This venture capital firm operates globally. They offer Seed funding to early-stage companies operating in enterprise and software categories covering multiple sectors like Healthcare, Software, Technology, Business Applications, and more.

The selected portfolio companies get unparalleled access to Microsoft and the VC firm’s intensive customer connections. The selected portfolio companies also get the chance to sell their products alongside Microsoft.

Unfortunately, M12 does not disclose the exact amount of investment on its website. They have so far invested in more than 100 companies including names like 1910Genetics, Acerta, AirMap, Agolo, Bonsai, CloudSimple, Codefresh, Comfy, HYAS, Outreach, and more.

8. Madrona

Located in Seattle, Madrona Venture Group is one of the largest venture capital firms that invests in tech-enabled startups looking to disrupt huge markets. This venture capital firm invests in Seed and Series A rounds.

Not just money, the Madrona Venture Group also helps its portfolio companies with various other aspects of the business including hiring, business development, communication, strategic planning, and so on.

Unfortunately, the firm does not disclose the exact investment amount on its website. So far, they have invested in over 160 companies across multiple sectors like e-commerce and marketplace, digital media, social, gaming, SaaS, fintech, healthcare, security, advanced hardware, and more.

Ally, Anomaly, Amazon, MobileWalla, Shyft, HelloTech, RedFin, and Style Genome are some of the many portfolio companies of Madrona Venture Group.

9. Maveron

Maveron LLC is a famed venture capital firm in Seattle that has been operating since 1998. This venture capital firm offers Seed funding to early-stage tech-enabled startups that are working towards empowering the consumers to live on their own terms.

Unfortunately, Maveron LLC does not disclose the exact investment amount on its website. 

So far, the firm has invested in more than 200 companies with some big names like Engageli, Booster, AllStripes, AllBirds, Eargo, eBay, Groupon, Flywire, Modern Fertility, Pacaso, Pay Near Me, and more. Many of the portfolio companies of Maveron LLC had successful exits.

10. Pioneer Square Labs

Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) is a Seattle-based venture capital firm that invests in tech-enabled startups. However, they do not invest in pharma, energy, and biotech. This venture capital firm offers Seed and Series A funding to the selected companies. Unfortunately, just like many other venture capital firms, PSL does not disclose the exact investment amount on their website.

Apart from funding, the portfolio companies also get access to PSL’s network of seasoned operators, designers, technologists, marketing thought-leaders, and more. As a result, the portfolio companies get valuable insights and mentorship at every stage.

So far, they have invested in 25 companies including names like Alertive Healthcare, Big Box, Gradient, Iteratively, Secure, Tally, Starfish Space, and more.

11. Providence Ventures

Seattle-based Providence Ventures is one of the most prominent venture capital firms that invest in medtech and healtech companies. This venture firm offers Seed to Series A+ funding, but unfortunately, they do not disclose the exact investment amount on their website.

Apart from funding, the portfolio companies of Providence Ventures get access to the firm’s deep expertise and decision makes of the health system. This helps the portfolio companies in driving adoption and uncovering valuable insights about consumers.

So far, Providence Ventures has invested in 26 companies including big names like Bolder Surgical, Iris, Avia, Lyra, SpineZone, and more.

12. SpringRock

Yet another Seattle-based venture capital firm, SpringRock Ventures offers Seed to Series A+ funding to companies operating in the healthcare sector with a focus on healthcare innovations spanning over SaaS, genomics, security, devices, services, general health, and oral health.

Though located in Seattle, SpringRock invests all across North America and their typical investment ranges between $2M and $5M per company. Apart from funding, this venture firm also extends help to the portfolio companies with deep industry expertise and constant support as co-founders.

So far, SpringRock has invested in 42 companies including Abett, Adolor, Bright.md, Cyrus Biotechnology, OverJet, Artemis, Bluebox, and more.

13. Tola Capital

Tola Capital is yet another famous venture capital firm operating in Seattle. This venture capital firm offers Seed and Series A funding to software startups. They do not accept other companies because they strongly believe that the way the world will work will depend on software.

Tola Capital has $440M in assets under management and they invest in software companies globally. Apart from funding, the portfolio companies receive access to Tola’s extensive network of experts and advisors who provide tailored mentorship on a case-by-case basis.

So far, Tola has invested in 32 companies, many of which have been acquired by other big brands like Mastercard, SoftBank, Oracle, SAP, Rapid 7, and Cisco. Assignar, Aurigo, B12, Bild, InsightSquared, LevaData, Nulogy, and Pulumi are some portfolio companies of Tola Capital.

14. Unlock Venture Partners

Unlock Venture Partners has a presence in both Seattle and Los Angeles. This venture capital firm invests in tech startups and offers Seed funding. Unfortunately, the firm does not disclose the exact investment amount anywhere on its website.

However, along with funds, Unlock Venture Partners offers a strong network of mentors and industry experts who offer help using their collective knowledge and help the innovative tech startups to grow and scale rapidly.

So far, Unlock Venture Partners has invested in 36 companies, several of which, such as Make.tv, Downstream by JungleScout, Chatitive, and Dolly had successful exits.

15. Voyager Capital

Voyager Capital located in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver (in British Colombia, Canada) is one of the biggest venture capital firms in Washington with $500 million in assets under management.

This venture capital firm offers Series A funding to startups working in the B2B segment focusing on Big Data, Cloud, and Software. The firm does not disclose the exact amount of investment.

However, they not only provide funding but also develop a deep partnership with the portfolio companies, offering valuable insights and mentorship whenever and wherever needed.

So far, Voyager Capital has invested in 66 companies, several of which had successful exits such as Binary Fountain, Bluebox, AnswerDash, CapitalStream, Captura, Make.tv, Skyward, Kryptiq, and more.

16. WRF Capital

WRF Capital is Washington Research Foundation’s investment vehicle. This venture capital firm invests in Seed and Series A rounds. However, it is worth noting that WRF Capital invests only in Washington-based startups and focuses mainly on spinouts from non-for-profit research institutes.

WRF Capital focuses on startups working in information technology, physical sciences, and life sciences categories. This venture capital firm invests up to $10 million a year. That’s the collective investment in all selected startups.

So far, WRF Capital has invested in 116 companies, some of which are 2Morrow, A-Alpha Bio, Abacus Bioscience, Cardiac Insight, Bluedot Photonics, Group14 technologies, and Olis Robotics among others.