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Seattle could very well be construed as the hip but perpetually rainy headquarters of the supercorporations Microsoft, Starbucks, and Amazon, but there is more to Seattle than that. Many in Seattle would rather take the comfortable six-figure salary over the path of a founder. Those who decide not to will find a more laid-back community that boasts multi-billion-dollar exits in the likes of Tableau and Zulily. This culture of contentment rather than competition has translated into more customer-oriented companies, such as Costco and Starbucks, with Nordstrom as the pioneer of the consumer culture. Seattle is not the Valley, nor does it want to be.

VENTURE ACTIVITY Q4’15 - Q3’16

VC FUNDING: $4.0B

DEALS: 694

EXITS: 256

5 YEAR YoY FUNDING GROWTH: 9.7%

5 YEAR YoY DEAL GROWTH: 38.1%

Source: CB Insights

ANGELS

Andy Sack

Ben Slivka

Chris DeVore

Gary Rubens

Geoff Entress

Hadi Partovi

Rudy Gadre

VCs

Divergent

Frazier Healthcare

Ignition Partners

Madrona

Maveron

Second Avenue

Triilogy

Vulcan

WRF Capital

ACCELERATORS

CoMotion

Fledge

Reactor

Techstars

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS

IT Summit Seattle

Seattle Angel Conference

Seattle Startup Weekend

Seattle Tech Leadership Summit

UW Business Plan Competition

Q4’15 - Q3’16 TOP FUNDING ROUNDS

DocuSign—$300M

Wave Broadband—$125M

OfferUp—$119M

Avalara—$96M

Kymeta—$62M

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SEATTLE

VENTURE ACTIVITY Q4’15 - Q3’16

SEATTLE AT A GLANCE

Power Breakfast

Coffee Shops to Start Up In

Best Bar

Local Beer

“Must Be At” Events

In the Know

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ANGELS

VCs

ACCELERATORS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS

Q4’15 - Q3’16 TOP FUNDING ROUNDS