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40 tracked investments · listed companies and verified rows first

Goldman Sachsgoldmansachs.comin𝕏NYSE: GS

Goldman Sachs is a global investment bank and financial services firm providing services such as mergers and acquisitions advisory, investment banking, and markets research to corporate and institutional clients.

FintechNew York City, US

Marcus GoldmanSamuel SachsDavid Solomon(Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Waldron(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsHomebrewSilver Lake PartnersTeamworthy VenturesVermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)DST Global

Alliance of Angelsallianceofangels.comin

The Alliance of Angels is an angel investor group of 180+ accredited members that finances and supports early-stage, high-growth startups in technology, hardware, consumer, and life sciences.

Sector Agnostic

AnswerDashanswerdash.cominAug 2015

Seattle, US

JACOB O. WOBBROCK(Executive Officer)inWILLIAM T. COLLERAN(Executive Officer, Director)ANDREW KO(Executive Officer)

BoardWILLIAM MCALEER(Director)inMARK UPSON(Director)MICHAEL FRIDGEN(Director)

Co-investorsThe W FundVoyager CapitalWRF Capital

AppRabbitapprabbit.comin

AppRabbit builds white-labeled iOS, Android, and web fitness membership apps for personal trainers and fitness influencers, handling design, integrations, and ongoing maintenance.

SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness

Matthew Iversen(Founder)in

Cardiac Insight Inc.cardiacinsightinc.comin𝕏

Cardiac Insight develops handheld and wearable ECG devices for cardiac diagnostics, including the Cardea 20/20 for athlete heart screening and the Cardea SOLO for 7-day ambulatory monitoring.

BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBellevue, US

David Linker(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Dave Hadley(Founder)Dr. Vic Froelicher(Founder)Bill Willis(Executive Officer)inBrad Harlow(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert deGavre(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsKeiretsu ForumSeaChangeThe W Fund

Cato Digitalcato.digitalin𝕏

Cato Digital builds a bare metal cloud platform focused on maximizing data center capacity utilization through low-cost, low-carbon computing solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Co-investorsDolby Family Ventures

Clear Venturesclear.ventures

Clear Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides seed capital, connections, and company-building support to fast-growing startups.

Cowles Semicowlessemi.com

Cowles Semi develops miniLED transfer and placement technology, combining proprietary software and custom hardware to build machines for high-yield, precise miniLED placement.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSemiconductorsLiberty Lake, US

Cowles_Investments_BuildDirectbuilddirect.comin𝕏

BuildDirect is an online marketplace for home improvement and flooring products such as hardwood, tile, and other building materials, selling directly to homeowners and contractors.

Construction TechE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsPender Growth Fund

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Enel is an energy utility group that produces and supplies power, with a focus on renewable energy generation, energy trading, and related services across multiple markets in the Americas and Europe.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyRome, IT

Co-investorsVenturEast

Cowles_Investments_fusefuse.vc

FUSE is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across enterprise software, vertical software, AI, robotics, and space, drawing on a network of 300+ operators, executives, and founders to support portfolio companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Kellan(General Partner)Brendan(General Partner)Cameron(General Partner)John(Operating Partner)Satbir(Operating Partner)Bobby(Operating Partner)

Cowles_Investments_SkyWardfiercewireless.comin𝕏

Fierce Network is a news and media outlet covering the broadband, cloud, AI, wireless, and data center industries through articles, research, podcasts, webinars, and industry events.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsAviv Venture Capital

Cowles_Investments_Treasury4treasury4.comin

Treasury4 is a cloud-native, API-connected treasury management platform that unifies cash, payments, and entity data from banks, ERPs, and investment portals into a single environment with real-time cash visibility, AI-driven transaction categorization, and forecasting.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSpokane, US

Ed Barrie(Founder)

Co-investorsVoyager Capital

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Co-investorsNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), Llc

Domino Data Labdominodatalab.comin𝕏

Domino Data Lab provides a platform for enterprise machine learning operations that enables data scientists to experiment, build models, and deploy AI applications at scale with governance and reproducibility.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHollywood, US

Nick Elprin(Co-Founder, President & Chief Product Officer)inChristopher Yang(Co-founder)inMatthew Granade(Co-founder)inThomas Robinson(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementHighland EuropeSlow VenturesZetta Venture PartnersBloomberg BetaDell Technologies Capital+6 more

Gestalt Diagnosticsgestaltdiagnostics.comin𝕏Apr 2025 · $7.5M

Gestalt provides a vendor-neutral digital pathology platform and professional services that enable pathology laboratories and health systems to modernize workflows, integrate AI tools, and manage diagnostic imaging without vendor lock-in.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSpokane, US

Steve Rector(Executive Officer)inKen McCabe(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Roark(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardBill Driscoll(Director)Chris Patrick(Director)Octavio Morales(Director)

Co-investorsSun Mountain CapitalKickstartTacoma Venture Fund

HCVChcvc.coin𝕏

HCVC is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building scientific and technological progress through hardware, robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing innovations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Co-investorsHCVCIsomer CapitalGood Growth CapitalMaC Venture Capital

HyperScienceshypersciences.comin𝕏

HyperSciences develops a hypersonic accelerator engine aimed at mining and tunneling applications.

Construction TechDeep TechHardwareSpokane, US

Mark Russell(Executive Officer, Director)inMichelle Carbon(Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael McSherry(Director)Charles Russell(Director)

Co-investorsThe W Fund

Impelpharmaimpelpharma.comin𝕏

Impel Pharmaceuticals develops therapies for patients using its drug delivery technology and expertise with small and large molecules.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersvenBio Partners

Medcuritymedcurity.comin𝕏

Medcurity is an AI-powered compliance platform for healthcare organizations to manage HIPAA requirements, including security risk analysis, vulnerability assessments, vendor management, and employee training.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSpokane, US

Joe Gellatly(Executive Officer, Director)inAmanda Hepper(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardTom Simpson(Director)

Co-investorsSeaChange

Qualterraqualterraag.cominJan 2025

Qualterra provides molecular plant testing services for horticultural and agricultural operations, including virus screening, variety verification, and genomic analysis.

AgTechBiotechPullman, US

Mike Werner(Executive Officer, Director)inAmit Dhingra(Director)

BoardSteve Rector(Director)inBob McCambridge(Director)Kirk Washington(Director)

Quintarquintar.aiin𝕏

Quintar builds an infrastructure layer for spatial AI, providing a shared spatial foundation that anchors AI agents, devices, and people to the same real-world reference points.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSanta Clara, US

Jeff Jonas(Founder)

Co-investorsSeventySix Capital

Revival Tea Companyrevivalteacompany.cominApr 2023

Revival Tea Company sells loose-leaf and packaged teas online, including black teas, green teas, herbal teas, and chai.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSpokane, US

Andrew Henry(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.

Rowan Patentsrowanpatents.comin𝕏

Clarivate is a global provider of transformative intelligence offering enriched data, insights, analytics, workflow solutions and expert services for academia, government, intellectual property and life sciences.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsVoyager Capital

S2Medias2cm.comin

S2Media is a certified woman-owned manufacturer of laboratory microbiological culture media, including custom and specialty media for research, clinical, and educational labs across North America.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtechSpokane Valley, US

Safeguard Equipmentsafeguardequipment.com

Safeguard Equipment makes the Compass, a wearable safety device that detects energized electrical hazards such as downed conductors to protect utility and line workers in the field.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyHardwareIoTSpokane, US

Tim Ledford(Founder)inBrandon Bledsoe(Founder)inJohn W. Thompson(Executive Officer, Director)

Scientia Vascularscientiavascular.comin

Scientia Vascular develops guidewires, including the Aristotle and Zoom Wire product lines, for general vascular use within the neuro and peripheral vasculatures to introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices.

HealthtechMedical DevicesWest Valley City, US

John Lippert(Executive Officer, Director)Stacy Lippert(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJeffrey Gladden(Dr. Gladden is a manager of the issuer.)David Bearss(Mr. Bearss is a manager of the issuer.)Rick Randall(Mr. Randall is a manager of the issuer.)Jerry Henley(Mr. Henley is a manager of the issuer.)

Co-investorsVivo Capital

sheer-idsheerid.comin𝕏

SheerID provides an identity verification platform that instantly confirms whether consumers belong to specific communities—such as students, military, educators, and first responders—using over 200,000 authoritative data sources.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSEugene, US

David Shear(Co-founder & President)inJake Weatherly(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBrighton Park CapitalCentana Growth PartnersVoyager Capital

spiceologistlogo_darkspiceology.comin

Spiceology is a chef-founded company that makes spice blends, seasonings, and BBQ rubs, offering both consumer products and hard-to-find ingredients and labor-saving solutions for professional chefs.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSpokane, US

Heather Scholten(Director)Eric Anderson(Executive Officer)Darby McLean(Executive Officer, Director)Brenda Bening(Executive Officer)Overstreet Ronald(Executive Officer, Director)Pete Taylor(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsJackson Square Ventures

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The Journal of Business (Spokane Journal of Business) is a regional business news publication covering companies, real estate, and economic developments in the Spokane and Inland Northwest area.

Media & EntertainmentSpokane, US

TMSsolutions-logo-plaintmssolutions.comin

Junction Brain Health provides Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy and esketamine nasal spray (Spravato®) for treatment-resistant depression and PTSD.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health

Christopher Blackburn(Founder | President)inDr. Robert Sammons(Co-Founder & CMO Emeritus)

Vega Cloudvegacloud.io

Liberty Lake, US

Katie Laas(Founder)

Co-investorsSun Mountain CapitalSwan Venture FundAlbum VCIncisive VenturesVoyager Capital

Voyager Capitalvoyagercapital.com

Voyager Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in technology startups, with a portfolio spanning robotics, cybersecurity, legal AI, cleantech, and enterprise software.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSector Agnostic

zw-logo-colorzipwhip.com

Seattle, US

John Larson(Executive Officer)John Stafford, III(Director)Anthony Riemma(Executive Officer)Lucas Price(Executive Officer)John Lauer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Melinda White(Director)

Co-investorsLakewest Venture PartnersOpenView Venture PartnersVoyager Capital

Other

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