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Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
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Investment thesis
PSL Ventures is a Seattle-based startup studio and venture capital firm that creates and finances technology companies, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest region.
Team · 11 people
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Became CEO of Global Partnerships in 2024 after more than twenty years on its board, including as President and Chair. A longtime Seattle entrepreneur and impact investor, he co-founded aQuantive (sold to Microsoft) and later co-founded startup studio Pioneer Square Labs. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an economics degree from Duke.
Vivek Ladsariya is a multi‑time founder-turned-investor who exited two startups in data infrastructure and industrial IoT and backs companies driving cloud platform usage with concrete traction ($200K+ revenue, pilots-to-contracts).
What they invest in
from 10 of 14 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Enterprise Software ×3Deep Tech ×2Fintech ×2Marketing Tech ×2PropTech ×2
HQs:United States×11
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 22022 · 42021 · 22019 · 32018 · 114 dated
Arrived enables individuals to invest in residential rental properties by purchasing fractional shares starting at $100.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesPropTechSeattle, US
Ryan Frazier(Founder)inKenny Cason(Founder)inCameron Wu(VP of Investments)inJoel Mezistrano(Executive Officer)Alejandro Chouza(Founder)Kenneth Cason(Founder)
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesSalesforce VenturesBezos ExpeditionsCore Venture CapitalGood FriendsPioneer Square Labs+7 more
Natural builds financial infrastructure that lets AI agents move money autonomously, offering wallets, payments, usage-based billing, credit, and compliance with ACH, wire, RTP, and stablecoin support built in.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFintechMedia & Entertainment
Mikey ShulmanKahlil(Co-founder & CEO)Eric(Co-founder & CTO)Walt(CPO)
Co-investorsEden Road CapitalFoundryxfactor venturesBezos ExpeditionsCore Innovation CapitalGood Friends+2 more
Amplitude provides a customer data platform that unifies customer information across touchpoints and enables teams to segment audiences, activate personalized experiences, and monitor data quality for product and marketing teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalFikaPioneer Square LabsFika VenturesGradient Ventures
Kevala operates a cloud-based platform that uses energy data analytics to model the electrical grid, forecast electrification impacts, and support siting of solar and storage projects.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergySan Francisco, US
ARAM SHUMAVON(CEO, Founder)in
BoardMARK FERRON(Director)
Co-investorsC5 CapitalConstellation Technology VenturesHigh AlphaThin Line CapitalCercano ManagementCostanoa Ventures
Meetingflow is an AI meeting assistant for customer-facing teams that provides automatic note-taking, meeting summaries, a meeting-focused AI chat copilot, collaborative meeting plans, and CRM updates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Co-investorsAI2 IncubatorAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAscend Venture CapitalFuture AfricaPioneer Square LabsThink+ Ventures Management, Llc
Olis Robotics provides remote monitoring, control, and troubleshooting solutions for industrial robots, serving over 50% of the global installed industrial robot fleet.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSeattle, US
Co-investorsAlliance of AngelsPioneer Square LabsSeaChangeTectonic VenturesThe W FundUbiquity Ventures
Recurrent builds software and data analytics tools to help consumers and dealerships transition to electric vehicles and optimize EV adoption.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaS
Scott Case(Founder)in
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesAscend Venture CapitalAutomotive Ventures MobilityE8 AngelsEnerTech CapitalGoodyear Ventures+6 more
Remarkably is a business intelligence platform for multifamily real estate teams to track and analyze marketing and leasing performance.
Marketing TechPropTechSaaSSeattle, US
Erina Malarkey(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAnna-Lea Dieringer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Thomas A McCann III(Director)
Co-investorsGaingelsPioneer Square LabsWildcat Venture Partners
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Seattle, US
Nirav Shah(Executive Officer, Director)inClifford Fonner(Executive Officer)Jorge Sanchez(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardT.A. McCann(Director)
Starfish Space develops Otter, an autonomous satellite servicing vehicle that uses electric propulsion to dock with satellites for life extension and disposal.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTukwila, US
Trevor Bennett(Founder)inAustin Link(Founder)in
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)inPeter Ortez(Director)Letitia Long(Director)
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlumni VenturesBooz Allen VenturesCarbonDenver VenturesHypothesis+26 more
Zucca is a product development platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) innovation and R&D teams that connects formulas to live supplier specs, real-time costs, and regulatory constraints.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersPioneer Square LabsMayfield Fund
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1Iterativelyacq. by Amplitude
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Arrived · angelinvestorsnetwork.com · Jul 4, 2026
Starfish Space · finsmes.com · Apr 8, 2026
Zucca · geekwire.com · Jul 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has PSL Ventures made?
- PSL Ventures has 14 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does PSL Ventures invest at?
- PSL Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does PSL Ventures focus on?
- PSL Ventures focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is PSL Ventures located?
- PSL Ventures is headquartered in Seattle, US.
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