Kathy Connors

Safeco Corp. provides insurance products and services. It offers property, casualty, surety, life and health insurance services. The firm provides contract and commercial surety bonds for construction, performance, and legal matters, such as appeals, probate, and bankruptcies to contractors and businesses. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association offers ballet production. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Swedish Health Services provides health care services. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The Alliance of Angels (Alliance of Angels) is a venture capital firm, subsidiary of the Seattle-based Technology Alliance, founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Escapia, Inc. provides vacation rental management software and online marketing solutions. It offers web-based management and marketing solutions for vacation rental industry. The company was founded by Chris C. Kemp and Michael Cline in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Madrona Venture Group LLC (Madrona Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Tom A. Alberg, Paul B. Goodrich and Jerry Grinstein. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

OctoML, Inc. provides artificial intelligence and machine learning services. The company was founded by Luis Ceze and Jason Knight and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Frazier Technology Management LLC (Frazier Technology Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Frazier Management LLC founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

SNAPin Software LLC provides device-centric customer care and diagnostic software products. The company's handset-based selfservice product suite enables the delivery of interactive promotions, the resolution of customer support problems, and allows operators to deliver a service experience to their subscribers. It was founded by Brian Roundtree in 2003 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Modumetal, Inc. manufactures nanolaminated metals with applications across a range of industries including energy, aerospace, automotive, and construction. Its products include corrosion resistant, structural, thermal barrier, and custom alloys. The company was founded by Christina Ann Lomasney and John David Whitaker in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Technology Alliance supports and promotes technology-based businesses and research institutions. It organizes programs, events, data analysis, and policy activities for education, research, and entrepreneurship technology advancement. The company was founded by William H. Gates Sr. in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Montlake Capital LLC (Montlake Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999.. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Haute Hounds is an American company that specializes in creating luxury dog accessories. The company's products include comfortable and stylish leashes with easy open and close clasp designs, as well as custom-made dog harnesses and vests with runway-inspired details and innovative designs. The Coco hot pink glamour harness is a standout product, featuring French sophistication stitched into every inch, with coral tweed trimmed in shimmering rose ribbon and a golden miniature horse bit accent. Haute Hounds' products are available in different size options and can be ordered online. The company was founded by Dan Rosen and Denise Rosen, with Denise Rosen serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Dan Rosen & Associates LLC (Dan Rosen & Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Dan Rosen. The firm is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.

Proof Diagnostics, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing affordable and accessible COVID-19 molecular testing using CRISPR technology. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Led by world-renowned molecular biologist Dr. Feng Zhang, the company aims to help communities take control of their health. Proof Diagnostics was founded in 2020 by Feng Zhang, Sid Shenai, Jonathan Gootenberg, Omar Abudayyeh. Sid Shenai has been the CEO since 2020.

Modulus Therapeutics, Inc. is a company dedicated to discovering cell therapy solutions for patients. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company uses rapid prototyping and generative design to accelerate discovery and optimize cell therapies to meet therapeutic design goals. The company's platform offers a unique opportunity to leverage machine learning to maximize efficacy through modular design. Modulus envisions a world where cancer is no longer a life-threatening disease, and they are dedicated to transforming the future of cancer therapy through design-driven therapeutics. Modulus Therapeutics was founded in 2020 by Max Darnell and Bryce Daines. Max Darnell has been the CEO since 2020.

Animoto, Inc. develops online video applications. It offers creation and sharing of videos using pictures, video clips, words and music. The company was founded by Stevie Clifton, Tom Clifton, Jason Hsiao and Bradley Jefferson in August 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Placed, Inc. provides mobile analytic software. It offers location-driven insights and mobile advertising intelligence. The firm measures mobile device information, includes location for market research purposes. The company offers Placed Insights, a ratings service for the physical world that enables clients to gain actionable intelligence into offline consumer behavior and competitive trends, grow customer segments, benchmark their business against the competition, and measure the impact of advertising campaigns in driving traffic to their stores. Placed was founded by David Shim in January 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

2nd Watch, Inc. provides public cloud workload management services. The firm offers cloud migration services, such as cloud readiness and optimization assessment, security assessment, migration strategy, and roadmap; total cost of ownership; proof of concept; consulting services; new build, virtualization, hybrid, and physical implementation; application re-platform implementation; and reference architecture catalog creation. It also provides a managed cloud platform service, such as day-to-day cloud operations for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment; conducts cloud training sessions and workshops; and offers lifecycle engagement services, including assessment, design, deployment, management, optimization, and destruction of cloud infrastructure. The company was founded by Jeff Aden, Kris Bliesner and Brett Turner in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

ExtraHop Networks, Inc. designs and develops cloud-native network detection and response platform for the hybrid enterprise. The firm offers ExtraHop Reveal(x), Reveal(x) Cloud, ExtraHop for application and network performance, threat detection and response, customer experience monitoring, and SDN and virtualization. The company was founded by Raja Mukerji and Jesse Rothstein in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a non-profit organization which provides research and testing services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Sujal Patel and Parag Mallick in 2016 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

The Washington Technology Industry Association, founded by Lawrence I. Lerner, is a platform for security experts to network, practice thought leadership, and work together to overcome common challenges. The non-profit company is based in Issaquah, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company hosts fullcontech, a non-typical conference with speakers and leaders to hear from, to be inspired by, and to learn from. Additionally, the company offers the WTIA CISO Peer Group, which is committed to serving the needs of security executives. The company also provides benefits programs for companies to build their benefits program. The CEO is Michael T. Schutzler.

Villa Academy is a private Catholic school located in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of [city name not provided]. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.

Qumulo, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise data storage platform. It helps application owners and information technology teams store and manage all the data. The firm serves to animation, broadcast, gaming, research computing, government healthcare, video surveillance and data analytics industries. The company was founded by Neal Fachan, Peter Godman and Aaron Passey in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Suplari, Inc. develops business optimization software. It specializes in SaaS software, data integration, machine learning and vendor management. The company was founded by Jeff Gerber, Nikesh Parekh and Brian White in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Igneous Systems, Inc. provides unstructured data management as-a-service solution. Its products include DataProtect, DataDiscover and DataFlow. The firm’s business includes both the raw boxes of hard drives a business buys to store data and the software needed to manage it. It also provides cloud infrastructure to change the enterprise landscape. The company was founded by Kiran Bhageshpur, Byron Rakitzis and Jeff Hughes in 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Amperity, Inc. operates as a marketing technology company. It develops enterprise-marketing software. The firm offers customer data strategy, advanced analytics, enablement and data architecture services. The company was founded by Derek Slager and Kabir Shahani in January 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.