Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Seattle.
As CTO of HiiDef I launched Flavors.me (now 1MM users) and @goodsie.com (Business Insider Top Startup of 2011). Now at Tred changing the way people buy cars.
Founder, iOS Engineer, UI / UX Design @leap-transit • Formerly UX / UI @microsoft
Mobile Product Designer at @automatic; previously lead design for @tactile, @tokbox. Hybrid interaction/visual. Hired as employee #1 and #3. Sometimes, I code.
CEO of @freak-n-genius • 2x TechStars Alum • TEDxSeattle speaker 2013 • Seattle 2.0's Best Startup Designer 2011 • Startup Weekend Facilitator
http://www.kylekesterson.com
Designer at @hootsuite | snowboarding, coffee, pixels & pens
http://cozycashew.com
Founder @diystro, acquired in 2011.
Designer, hacker, maker, eccentric. UI Design and Development.
Founder/CCO of @funtini. Deep experience creating new IP and video/tabletop games for Marvel, Star Wars and Disney. Founder EDOC Laundry. CCO at @smith-tinker.
User-centered design & product innovation. Cofounded Hub Seattle & Sparked.com /Johns Hopkins University
Former Lead Designer at @formspring and @zoosk. Draws pretty pictures on the Internet all day.
http://capwatkins.com/blog
UX & Product. Worked at @yammer, @geni Went to @university-of-southern-california CNTV and @ucla. Invests a little.
Worked at @lyft, @square • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university • chrismgrant.com
Marketing and design co-founder of @grouptalent. Background in UX/UI, branding, product, marketing. Formerly design director of startup @pelago and JustShareIt.
http://blog.superkinz.com
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Perpetual Student. Raised capital for @runnable, Formerly worked with @amazon, @microsoft, and @salesforce.
Narcoleptic designer + entrepreneur. Cofounded @trubalance @well-crafted @the-mill-1. Worked at @handshake / @inkd / @imagekind.
Co-Founder of @highlighter.com and @unique-blog-designs. Fifteen (15)+ years experience in web, UI/UX and graphic design.
http://natewhitehill.com
Head of Design @leap-transit • Formerly UI / UX Designer @microsoft
CPO @tapastic. Formerly cofounder and designer of Wander and YongoPal. 500Strong.
Serial entrepreneur (@feedburner sold to @google, @spyonit sold to 724 Solutions). My head is full of zero-billion dollar business ideas.
Worked at @microsoft, Director of User Experience at @jobvite, Director of Product Design at @npario. Deloitte and Webby award winner.
http://www.usabilitycounts.com
UX designer, currently at Microsoft. I create websites and interfaces for mobile & desktop. I get excited by new ideas, typography, grids and bottles of red.
Copywriter, designer, & web admin for Socrata, Inc. BA in English writing and web design from Central Washington University. Seeking full-time opportunity.
Chief Technology Officer @highlighter • Worked at @real-time-farms-1, @university-of-michigan-1 • Studied at @university-of-michigan-1
Graphic Designer with a passion for UI and Illustration.
Roam & Wander CEO. 3rd startup. Dartmouth. Led cloud services division at HTC, reporting to CEO. Rose through product into M&A at Microsoft, Motorola.
Designer & Photographer
http://blog.withhearts.co
Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur
Co-founder, CEO and designer at Maptia
http://blog.maptia.com
founder @whichbus, day job @amazon. designer/developer in pursuit of a brilliant user experience.
Well-rounded UX/UI Designer with 10 years of experience designing for a variety of web and mobile platforms. Making users happy is my thing.
UX + Visual Design. Key designer on MS Surface (table). Now working on amazing new unreleased products for Amazon.
Designer. Developer. Engineer. Worked at @apple, @amazon • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Starter School alum and founder of TicketySplit. Passionate about live event ticketing, music, and sports, inside and outside the context of tech.
Principal UI Designer @aol previously at @amazon @the-walt-disney-company • Loves fashion, design and modern art • Studied at @university-of-toronto
Co-founder at Fondu and recommender engine dev turned Marketing Director.
@new-york-university Stern, Accounting & Computer Science.
Digital Storyteller. Design, video, and beyond. New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering BS Integrated Digital Media. Loves dogs.
Interactive art director/ designer. Graduate of @virginia-commonwealth-university Brandcenter. Has worked in advertising and interactive agencies. Worked abroad, from Detroit, MI.
Passionate about writing and books. Willing to learn and build whatever it takes to make stories come alive.
Founder of API based company during University, experienced in usability testing, analysis, and design, experience with fast paced consumer mobile and web.
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at @new-hive. Design, information architecture, UI, UX, graphics. Founder of Culture Designs, worked at @microsoft , Coach, CorchiaWolinerRhoda, TransWorld.
http://culturedesigns.com/
Founder @the-beet • Worked at @groupon, @leasabl, @paper.com • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-charlotte
Hustler. Fascinated by data and UX. Green tech enthusiast. eSports follower. Always looking for new ways to connect people and tech.
http://mentaltangent.net
co-founder @sunfunder, energy access, product, ux, social computing, design, mountaineering
http://www.sameerhalai.com/blog
Designer / Developer with a background in print design.
@y-combinator alumni, former @framebase founder. Exec Director at StudentRND. Occasional public speaker on technology education topics.
https://medium.com/@tylermenezes
Founder @kitchenbowl • Previously @healtho, @bullet-media, @Idealix, Inc. • Studied @university-of-california-berkeley
http://serenastyle.com
Brand Marketing @google. 8+ years CPG Intl @starbucks. Founding Team, Growth Hacker @Tatcha Beauty. Founder @airbrush-genie @Geminievents & @bittybcosmetics.
Founder and VP of Design @showqase.
Co-Founder and Designer @experiment.
Looking for Co-founders. Worked at @google, @microsoft • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @columbia-university
http://kevinchiu.org
Founder of @schema. Previously a designer at @microsoft , @pentagram-design, and @ideo.
Founder at ThisStartup. Strong ed-tech skills (Google, Amazon), CMU Master of Entertainment Technology, SXSW 2012 Scholar.
Co-Founder of Canary, Ambassador of Seasteading Institute, CSO of Aqua Terra Planetary Holdings, Licensee at Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies.
http://www.josiahtullis.com
Founder @angelsquare, @copybar • Worked at @citigroup, @mercer-consulitng • Studied at @pomona-college
Technology + Humanities.
Design & Developer @google.
Co-founded @showqase @experiment @orto & SECLive.
CEO of Parkt. Founded @sonique (Sold to @lycos). Went to @new-york-university Film. Directed Music Videos. Produced Indie Films. Designed Sonifi App (bought by iZotope).
Visual Designer / UI Superhero / Illustrator
Entrepreneur, manager, vegan, dad, designer & developer. Have ventures in oven, and we do consulting via www.blackantelope.com
Co-Founder of @started.in - Started.in is a global showcase of local startups.
Co-Founder of @watrhub Inc.
Unique Product Dev & Incubation Experience (hardware @ @apple & @microsoft).
Systems Design Grad from Waterloo. I remix tech+biz.
Mobile Product Designer • Currently Lead Mobile Designer @paypal, Founder @mymentor previously at @quietly ,@microsoft, @expedia and many others.
I design interfaces that make people's lives happier & simpler.
Founder @trailerpark • Formerly at @microsoft • Studied at @stanford-university
Co-founder of Wedding Channel (1996). Chief Cheerleader as my husband aims for world domination with Billing Revolution.
Partner at notorii. Have previously worked as a product manager, designer, and developer for early-stage startups. Background in law/finance.
Co-founder @printdash • Biz Dev @flattr Deal Maker Not Heart Breaker
Successful Entrepreneur, Full stack generalist; spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield NYC, Worked at Procter & Gamble and the Kroger Corporation
http://www.pablojr.co
COO/CTO of RDI Labs. @proven success, numerous startups and large corps (@microsoft, @carnegie-mellon-university Univ, @packard-bell-nec). 25 U.S. patents, 10 Intl patents.
http://www.nason.net/david/davidnason_resume.pdf
@microsoft Alumni, Interened @rim, Currently a Sr. Technical PM @appnique. I get things done and make magic happen.
http://www.bluepixel.ca
CEO of @missionrunner. Shipped online games & platform at @microsoft. Led UX teams at @getty-images, Drugstore, Attenex/FTI. MS Information Design & Tech
http://blog.missionrunner.com/
Product Strategy, Creative Direction, UI/UX Design, Product Marketing
Founder @tonightwe • Worked at @placefull-inc
CEO + co-founder of Dodecki. Designer-founder out to change the world.
Co-Founder & Designer at Struts + Springs. Full range design experience from visual design to UX. Graduate of @seattle
Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Tether, Inc., a full service creative company - branding, advertising, retail, products, entertainment, packaging.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stanley-hainsworth/
Co-founder/CEO/Head of Product @farmplicity (acquired by Sunfarm Food Service). Code Fellows UX Engineering Bootcamp Graduate 2014. Wash U BSBA 2013.
Engineer, MBA, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Hacker, Hustler, Socially Conscious, Collaborative, Designer, Developer, Activist
Strategy/Design/Dev unicorn. IA/IxD/UX master specializing in holistic systems design, rapid prototyping, and growth hacking.
Founder @fabbit • Worked at @pixar, @university-of-washington-1 • Studied at @university-of-washington, @school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago
UI UX Designer. Involved in the designing of award winning Razer Switchblade UI (Best of CES 2011), and various global brands such as Apple, American Express.
PhD in Biomedical & Health Informatics with prior user experience/programming background in software startups, CDC. Microsoft Research intern in 2012.
http://www.rupapatel.com
Founder @allberta-com, Customerge • Worked at @intercell, @venturesource • Studied at @university-of-victoria
Founder/Product Designer @opencal (acquired by @groupon), @sitemasher (acquired by @salesforce), and @avicy (acquired by Teravendo). Mobile Product Design.
Founder @DeepThought, Inc. @Social Media Chimps. Bootstrapped 2 startups to 6-7 figures in yearly revenue. Strong biz dev, marketing & PM skills. Studied @UW.
Currently Sr. PM @microsoft, formerly @tieclip cofounder. CS UIUC. Specializing in highly orchestrated chaos.
http://blog.tiecliphq.com
Visual + Web Designer; Co-founder of Stone Table LLC; Co-founder of @cucune, @forrage.
http://www.alysonjonesstudios.com/blog
Supply Chain Sustainability and Business Development Specialist with experience creating and leading ventures in the US, China, Middle East, and Africa.
Worked at @carnegie-mellon-university-2, @ge • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, University of Michigan
Fanatic of Healthcare IT, User Experience & Design, Microsoft, Apple, Google, iPhone/iPad, travel, photography, and entrepreneurship.
Currently working on @gumwall.com. Former designer and front-end developer at @devhub (Evo Media Group).
http://thegumwall.tumblr.com
Experienced Application Design & Development Director
Designer at Black Pixel.
Founder @briefcase • Worked at @tubemogul, @adknowledge, A ton of really cool clients as well
Founder @myprice. Freelancer since he was 18 years old. Loves designing iOS Apps and working with Titanium @appcelerator
http://www.maciah.me
Content Director, Author and Online Instructor. Expert at converting complex topics into understandable information. Executive experience in strategy creation.
Founder @goodnights-1 . Full stack & business. Spearfisher. SCUBA Instructor
Front-end web developer. Stanford grad, UX design at Nuance, completed Code Fellows development accelerator.
Research fellow at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Worked at NASA JPL and Harvard. BA Magna Cum Laude in Applied Math from Harvard.
Product Design at Nextdoor. UW HCI grad. Xoogler.
http://blog.dailydoog.com/
Worked at @microsoft, @nsa • Studied at @College Park
New Product Development at @microsoft, @electronic-arts • Studied Marketing and Ops at @wharton-school, Digital Media & Design @sarah-lawrence-college
Founder and owner of Everplex Media LLC, entrepreneur, designer and programmer, creative mastermind.
User Experience Designer
Worked at @microsoft, @thomson-reuters • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-stout
Franklin W. Olin College - Engineering Design, Worked as PM on MS Word.
Worked at startup acquired by Google, now else where. Awesome creative in many disciplines with data-driven design and deep diving on product design, vision, UX
Designer 10+ years, MS in HCI, big contributor to small & large successful startups, works well with Engineering.
Odd job engineer for entire career. Worked at CMU. Started a hackerspace in Dallas. Started a robotics team in college. Game developer, roboticist, founder
Award-winning designer and art director specializing in mobile and digital design experiences. Let's make awesome together.
http://www.blackartdirector.com
Industrial/Mechanical Engineer, DJ, Photographer, Aspiring Producer, and Critical Listener
European transplant | Creative Thinker | UX Designer | Worked at @microsoft.com/mac
http://divinefusiondesign.com/who-is-andrea-la-valleur-purvis/
Full-stack (django/JS/HTML/CSS) product guy with deep analytics and strategy background. I enjoy leading teams to build beautiful, usable, and useful products.
MS student in Human Centered Design and Engineering at UW, BS in Computer science from UMD.
Design and CS background + Research skills
Interaction Designer at frog with a knack for narrative, a fascination with complexity, and broad experience in multimedia.
Female co-founder, have tech co-founder. Screamingly good designs. Available for co-founding.
I do UX from start to finish.
http://steakandasparag.us
Product strategist (management, development & design) across SW (mobile, web) & HW. Worked at Apple, Microsoft & Adobe. Math at MIT '01, MIT Media Lab M.S. '03
Pivotal contributor in several Seattle Area start-ups. MIT grad (Architecture & The Media Lab) with 15+ years in Design Development & bring to market experience
Stanford CS, worked at Microsoft as a PM on SkyDrive. Looking to make life more efficient, cleaner, frugal - not just sell widgets.
Worked at @adready, @evri • Studied at @western-washington-university
PM on Windows Phones at Microsoft; BCS from the University of Waterloo.
Solution architect 10+ years of IT experience including software engineering (e.g. Object-Oriented, SQL, XML), data modeling (e.g. relational, semantic).
Web developer & designer
Founder & CEO at Rokaroo Classifieds • Lead UX Designer at Concur Technologies. Previously worked at eBay, Netflix, Logitech, Structural Soft, LLC and Oracle.
Hypr helps shape and create ideas though designing and developing applications and advertising campaigns that kick serious app! Profile information of Jake Miller
http://JakeMiller.me
UX designer with cognitive science, HCI, and front-end development background. Primarily interested in early ideation and interaction design.
CEO of Hundo. Design @Bungie Studio's - Branding the video game Halo. UIX @xbox. Consumer Research @snapvine
Web Developer. Design Developer at @microsoft. Platform Developer at @showqase.
Designer who can code. UX/UI designer with strong visual and technical skills. UX design/dev certificate- Code Fellows; BA in art and psychology- Kenyon College
Software technology professional, technical consultant, research professional, developer, adventurer
http://www.2w2c.com
Works at @myunfold. Former @u-s-army Employee • Studied at @yonsei-university, @university-of-maryland-university-college,
http://Semproa.tumblr.com
University of Washington CS; Android accessible mobile app development; web development in HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/MySQL
University of Washington Computer Science Student
Leading people and teams to turn big ideas into valuable experiences.
PhD in Pharmacology from UW, Interned at Paul Allen Institute for Brain Science, Founded Kinobus web-based biology data visualization
UX Designer. Educational background from HCDE (human centered design) and industrial design. Worked at Intermec, Honeywell, Microsoft, and small design firms.
Making lives easier by merging UX with: Psychology, Technology & Design
Kellogg MBA, BI/Data Warehouse, Bigdata, UX
Founder @spark-8 • Studied at @university-of-washington Create today in order to solve tomorrow's problems.
Project Management, User Experience
Creative Director; @microsoft shipping apps such as ESPN, MLB, UFC and NBA in the Interactive TV space. TV, Film, Games and Comic Book experience. IP creation
Founder @appstyr , @seenuu • Worked at @navex-global • Studied at @university-of-oregon