Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Seattle.
Perpetual Student. Raised capital for @runnable, Formerly worked with @amazon, @microsoft, and @salesforce.
CPO @tapastic. Formerly cofounder and designer of Wander and YongoPal. 500Strong.
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
User-centered design & product innovation. Cofounded Hub Seattle & Sparked.com /Johns Hopkins University
Founder, iOS Engineer, UI / UX Design @leap-transit • Formerly UX / UI @microsoft
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Co-Founder of @highlighter.com and @unique-blog-designs. Fifteen (15)+ years experience in web, UI/UX and graphic design.
http://natewhitehill.com
Serial entrepreneur (@feedburner sold to @google, @spyonit sold to 724 Solutions). My head is full of zero-billion dollar business ideas.
UX & Product. Worked at @yammer, @geni Went to @university-of-southern-california CNTV and @ucla. Invests a little.
Mobile Product Designer at @automatic; previously lead design for @tactile, @tokbox. Hybrid interaction/visual. Hired as employee #1 and #3. Sometimes, I code.
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.
Designer at @hootsuite | snowboarding, coffee, pixels & pens
http://cozycashew.com
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
Narcoleptic designer + entrepreneur. Cofounded @trubalance @well-crafted @the-mill-1. Worked at @handshake / @inkd / @imagekind.
Worked at @lyft, @square • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university • chrismgrant.com
Head of Design @leap-transit • Formerly UI / UX Designer @microsoft
Founder @diystro, acquired in 2011.
Designer, hacker, maker, eccentric. UI Design and Development.
Former Lead Designer at @formspring and @zoosk. Draws pretty pictures on the Internet all day.
http://capwatkins.com/blog
Worked at @microsoft, Director of User Experience at @jobvite, Director of Product Design at @npario. Deloitte and Webby award winner.
http://www.usabilitycounts.com
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.
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.
Passionate about writing and books. Willing to learn and build whatever it takes to make stories come alive.
Hustler. Fascinated by data and UX. Green tech enthusiast. eSports follower. Always looking for new ways to connect people and tech.
http://mentaltangent.net
Designer & Photographer
http://blog.withhearts.co
Copywriter, designer, & web admin for Socrata, Inc. BA in English writing and web design from Central Washington University. Seeking full-time opportunity.
Digital Storyteller. Design, video, and beyond. New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering BS Integrated Digital Media. Loves dogs.
Chief Technology Officer @highlighter • Worked at @real-time-farms-1, @university-of-michigan-1 • Studied at @university-of-michigan-1
Principal UI Designer @aol previously at @amazon @the-walt-disney-company • Loves fashion, design and modern art • Studied at @university-of-toronto
Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur
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/
Interactive art director/ designer. Graduate of @virginia-commonwealth-university Brandcenter. Has worked in advertising and interactive agencies. Worked abroad, from Detroit, MI.
Founder @the-beet • Worked at @groupon, @leasabl, @paper.com • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-charlotte
Founder of API based company during University, experienced in usability testing, analysis, and design, experience with fast paced consumer mobile and web.
Roam & Wander CEO. 3rd startup. Dartmouth. Led cloud services division at HTC, reporting to CEO. Rose through product into M&A at Microsoft, Motorola.
Graphic Designer with a passion for UI and Illustration.
founder @whichbus, day job @amazon. designer/developer in pursuit of a brilliant user experience.
Starter School alum and founder of TicketySplit. Passionate about live event ticketing, music, and sports, inside and outside the context of tech.
Co-founder at Fondu and recommender engine dev turned Marketing Director.
@new-york-university Stern, Accounting & Computer Science.
Co-founder, CEO and designer at Maptia
http://blog.maptia.com
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
Designer / Developer with a background in print design.
Brand Marketing @google. 8+ years CPG Intl @starbucks. Founding Team, Growth Hacker @Tatcha Beauty. Founder @airbrush-genie @Geminievents & @bittybcosmetics.
@y-combinator alumni, former @framebase founder. Exec Director at StudentRND. Occasional public speaker on technology education topics.
https://medium.com/@tylermenezes
Mobile Product Designer • Currently Lead Mobile Designer @paypal, Founder @mymentor previously at @quietly ,@microsoft, @expedia and many others.
Co-Founder of @started.in - Started.in is a global showcase of local startups.
Founder @angelsquare, @copybar • Worked at @citigroup, @mercer-consulitng • Studied at @pomona-college
I design interfaces that make people's lives happier & simpler.
Founder @trailerpark • Formerly at @microsoft • Studied at @stanford-university
Founder of @schema. Previously a designer at @microsoft , @pentagram-design, and @ideo.
Entrepreneur, manager, vegan, dad, designer & developer. Have ventures in oven, and we do consulting via www.blackantelope.com
Visual Designer / UI Superhero / Illustrator
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).
Looking for Co-founders. Worked at @google, @microsoft • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @columbia-university
http://kevinchiu.org
Founder at ThisStartup. Strong ed-tech skills (Google, Amazon), CMU Master of Entertainment Technology, SXSW 2012 Scholar.
Technology + Humanities.
Design & Developer @google.
Co-founded @showqase @experiment @orto & SECLive.
Founder and VP of Design @showqase.
Co-Founder and Designer @experiment.
Co-founder of Wedding Channel (1996). Chief Cheerleader as my husband aims for world domination with Billing Revolution.
Co-Founder of Canary, Ambassador of Seasteading Institute, CSO of Aqua Terra Planetary Holdings, Licensee at Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies.
http://www.josiahtullis.com
co-founder @sunfunder, energy access, product, ux, social computing, design, mountaineering
http://www.sameerhalai.com/blog
Founder @kitchenbowl • Previously @healtho, @bullet-media, @Idealix, Inc. • Studied @university-of-california-berkeley
http://serenastyle.com
Co-Founder of @watrhub Inc.
Unique Product Dev & Incubation Experience (hardware @ @apple & @microsoft).
Systems Design Grad from Waterloo. I remix tech+biz.
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.
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.
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/
CEO + co-founder of Dodecki. Designer-founder out to change the world.
Founder/Product Designer @opencal (acquired by @groupon), @sitemasher (acquired by @salesforce), and @avicy (acquired by Teravendo). Mobile Product Design.
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
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/
PhD in Biomedical & Health Informatics with prior user experience/programming background in software startups, CDC. Microsoft Research intern in 2012.
http://www.rupapatel.com
@microsoft Alumni, Interened @rim, Currently a Sr. Technical PM @appnique. I get things done and make magic happen.
http://www.bluepixel.ca
Product Strategy, Creative Direction, UI/UX Design, Product Marketing
Founder @fabbit • Worked at @pixar, @university-of-washington-1 • Studied at @university-of-washington, @school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago
Founder @allberta-com, Customerge • Worked at @intercell, @venturesource • Studied at @university-of-victoria
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
Founder @tonightwe • Worked at @placefull-inc
Successful Entrepreneur, Full stack generalist; spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield NYC, Worked at Procter & Gamble and the Kroger Corporation
http://www.pablojr.co
Co-Founder & Designer at Struts + Springs. Full range design experience from visual design to UX. Graduate of @seattle
Co-founder/CEO/Head of Product @farmplicity (acquired by Sunfarm Food Service). Code Fellows UX Engineering Bootcamp Graduate 2014. Wash U BSBA 2013.
Founder @briefcase • Worked at @tubemogul, @adknowledge, A ton of really cool clients as well
Worked at @carnegie-mellon-university-2, @ge • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, University of Michigan
Front-end web developer. Stanford grad, UX design at Nuance, completed Code Fellows development accelerator.
Fanatic of Healthcare IT, User Experience & Design, Microsoft, Apple, Google, iPhone/iPad, travel, photography, and entrepreneurship.
Supply Chain Sustainability and Business Development Specialist with experience creating and leading ventures in the US, China, Middle East, and Africa.
Product Design at Nextdoor. UW HCI grad. Xoogler.
http://blog.dailydoog.com/
Founder @myprice. Freelancer since he was 18 years old. Loves designing iOS Apps and working with Titanium @appcelerator
http://www.maciah.me
Visual + Web Designer; Co-founder of Stone Table LLC; Co-founder of @cucune, @forrage.
http://www.alysonjonesstudios.com/blog
Currently working on @gumwall.com. Former designer and front-end developer at @devhub (Evo Media Group).
http://thegumwall.tumblr.com
Worked at @microsoft, @nsa • Studied at @College Park
Experienced Application Design & Development Director
Currently Sr. PM @microsoft, formerly @tieclip cofounder. CS UIUC. Specializing in highly orchestrated chaos.
http://blog.tiecliphq.com
Founder and owner of Everplex Media LLC, entrepreneur, designer and programmer, creative mastermind.
Designer at Black Pixel.
Founder @goodnights-1 . Full stack & business. Spearfisher. SCUBA Instructor
New Product Development at @microsoft, @electronic-arts • Studied Marketing and Ops at @wharton-school, Digital Media & Design @sarah-lawrence-college
Content Director, Author and Online Instructor. Expert at converting complex topics into understandable information. Executive experience in strategy creation.
Research fellow at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Worked at NASA JPL and Harvard. BA Magna Cum Laude in Applied Math from Harvard.
Founder @DeepThought, Inc. @Social Media Chimps. Bootstrapped 2 startups to 6-7 figures in yearly revenue. Strong biz dev, marketing & PM skills. Studied @UW.
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.
Designer 10+ years, MS in HCI, big contributor to small & large successful startups, works well with Engineering.
Worked at @adready, @evri • Studied at @western-washington-university
European transplant | Creative Thinker | UX Designer | Worked at @microsoft.com/mac
http://divinefusiondesign.com/who-is-andrea-la-valleur-purvis/
PM on Windows Phones at Microsoft; BCS from the University of Waterloo.
Stanford CS, worked at Microsoft as a PM on SkyDrive. Looking to make life more efficient, cleaner, frugal - not just sell widgets.
Pivotal contributor in several Seattle Area start-ups. MIT grad (Architecture & The Media Lab) with 15+ years in Design Development & bring to market experience
Interaction Designer at frog with a knack for narrative, a fascination with complexity, and broad experience in multimedia.
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
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
Solution architect 10+ years of IT experience including software engineering (e.g. Object-Oriented, SQL, XML), data modeling (e.g. relational, semantic).
Worked at @microsoft, @thomson-reuters • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-stout
MS student in Human Centered Design and Engineering at UW, BS in Computer science from UMD.
Design and CS background + Research skills
Female co-founder, have tech co-founder. Screamingly good designs. Available for co-founding.
I do UX from start to finish.
http://steakandasparag.us
Franklin W. Olin College - Engineering Design, Worked as PM on MS Word.
Odd job engineer for entire career. Worked at CMU. Started a hackerspace in Dallas. Started a robotics team in college. Game developer, roboticist, founder
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
User Experience Designer
Making lives easier by merging UX with: Psychology, Technology & Design
Web developer & designer
PhD in Pharmacology from UW, Interned at Paul Allen Institute for Brain Science, Founded Kinobus web-based biology data visualization
University of Washington CS; Android accessible mobile app development; web development in HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/MySQL
University of Washington Computer Science Student
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
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
Kellogg MBA, BI/Data Warehouse, Bigdata, UX
Leading people and teams to turn big ideas into valuable experiences.
Works at @myunfold. Former @u-s-army Employee • Studied at @yonsei-university, @university-of-maryland-university-college,
http://Semproa.tumblr.com
Founder @appstyr , @seenuu • Worked at @navex-global • Studied at @university-of-oregon
UX Designer. Educational background from HCDE (human centered design) and industrial design. Worked at Intermec, Honeywell, Microsoft, and small design firms.
Founder & CEO at Rokaroo Classifieds • Lead UX Designer at Concur Technologies. Previously worked at eBay, Netflix, Logitech, Structural Soft, LLC and Oracle.
Founder @spark-8 • Studied at @university-of-washington Create today in order to solve tomorrow's problems.
Software technology professional, technical consultant, research professional, developer, adventurer
http://www.2w2c.com
UX designer with cognitive science, HCI, and front-end development background. Primarily interested in early ideation and interaction design.
Web Developer. Design Developer at @microsoft. Platform Developer at @showqase.
CEO of Hundo. Design @Bungie Studio's - Branding the video game Halo. UIX @xbox. Consumer Research @snapvine
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
Project Management, User Experience