Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Seattle.
Business Operations Leader and handy-woman who helps startups get their sh*t organized, who manages acquisitions and supports growing pains for scalability.
Sr. Product Manager at Amazon Kindle. Worked at Google, AIESEC. Early stage start-up and investment experience. MBA and BSE from University of Michigan.
http://www.metromodemedia.com/blogs/posts/Google3056.aspx
Works at @amazon
Worked at @VisibleTechnologies, @assistly (acq '11), @salesforce
A few start-ups under my belt in sales/marketing/project management roles. B2B & B2C. Detroit Bred Hustler.
Works at @redfin • Director, Partner Programs & Expansion
Worked at @ooyala, @vmware • Studied at University of Washington
Seasoned IT and InfoSec pro. Worked on Cloud Services at Microsoft. Started company in 2012. Built Enterprise Security products for workflow and remediation.
Biz dev exec, 20 years experience in start ups. Co-founded web tools company, sold to Adobe. Worked at NeXT for 5 years. Joined 3 other early stage companies.
Technical Advisor on Scalability, Data Science, Product and Funding
Product strategy and visioning, building/expanding client base, business development, partnerships, talent development, media/market research.
Founder @daptiv • Early Stage Advisor @box-com • Investor @double-robotics, @yourmechanic, @visually
Cofounder at TrustLeaf. Biz Dev. Growth Hacking. Experience in both soul-crushing & non-soul-crushing sales. International Econ. Standup comedy. Ice cream.
http://blog.trustleaf.com
Founder @order-mapper-1 • Worked at @microsoft,• Studied at University of Washington, @colorado-school-of-mines
Former EIR & SVP business dev; CMO; VP strategic planning; angel investor; board observer, entrepreneur, teacher. Likes laughing and agile commerce.
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Head of Product at Raise.com. Former Strategy consultant for fortune 50 then built a company of my own. Web and mobile background. University of Chicago grad.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/weclickd-social-network-things-wedding-110000224.html
Sr. Biz Dev @amazon; Co-founder of @amOrganics; Founder of @MastersRank; Board of Directors for @ccrcla; W.P. Carey (ASU) MBA.
Seasoned marketing, operations and strategy-focused biz dev exec @publicis-groupe, Previously @switchcam & @mopix - @500-startups-2012
Worked at @onebox-com, @openwave-systems, @zimbra, @yahoo, @vmware • Studied at @bainbridge-graduate-institute, University of San Francisco, @simon-fraser-university
Biz Dev @ AWS | ex-MSFT | C100 | Growlab | Advisor @ LX Ventures | Startup Advisor | Technology Evangelist | Corporate Venturing.
Top Level Domain Expert (17+ years), comprehensive knowledge of Domain Industry, from registry to website. Co-Inventor of Domain and Instant Service technology.
CEO of Glooey, Founder Zazengo, CTO/Founder of NRG Group (IPO), General Manager Microsoft Developer Network, Lead PM Microsoft Visual C++
http://theartofwork.com/blog
Startup Operations guru. Tango Card | Whole Foods | Zipfizz | Phix | nuun | KingofCaffeine.com | consultant for several others.
Founder Swagga Suits • Studied at @university-of-washington
Strategic Partnerships, Passion for Start-Ups, Disruptive Tech, Traveling and Networking; Help me help you
French I can pronounce/spell Entrepreneur properly. Startups @salesforce ☁ @startupweekend fan & xMSFT - Gastro-aholic, gadget-junkie & ski bum.
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
I start new businesses, expand businesses or expanded to new markets. I establish & deliver on strategic direction & operational excellence.
Founder Mustang Software, @eventmingle. Past President of Starbase, @web-associates, @alchemy-solutions. InvestMentor at @venturebox.
http://jimharrer.com/index.php/jim-harrer-ceo-blog/latest?format=feed&type=rss
12+ years working with early-stage companies, 5 years VC and 10 years Seed/Angel. 13 companies, 5 exits (so far).
CEO of Wisemuv, VC-backed startup guy, growing companies, B2B and B2C channel experience, Goldman Sachs, Harvard, University of Chicago
Worked at @kiva-systems, @amazon
Amazon employee of 5 years looking for next adventure
Chief Business Officer at @geekwire
Looking for Co-founders. Worked at @google, @microsoft • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @columbia-university
http://kevinchiu.org
Co-Founder @fanzo - Where fans rule. Background: AHL team/Calgary Flames, Qwest Center (Top 20 ticket selling arena) and CenturyLink (Seahawks' partnerships).
http://fanzogirl.tumblr.com/
Entrepreneur, manager, vegan, dad, designer & developer. Have ventures in oven, and we do consulting via www.blackantelope.com
Brand Marketing @google. 8+ years CPG Intl @starbucks. Founding Team, Growth Hacker @Tatcha Beauty. Founder @airbrush-genie @Geminievents & @bittybcosmetics.
Avid Ideologist, Co-Founder of @meeteor.com Dual MBA/MA from Wharton and the Lauder Institute at UPenn
http://meeteor.posterous.com
Co-Founder - previously launched coffee kiosk business for redbox/coinstar, founded crepe restaurant chain Mobatta, & worked at Qliance
http://about.me/JustinColeSmith
http://www.linkedin.com/in/smithjustin
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw16glmzd22knyl/Justin%20Smith%20Resume%2005022014.pdf
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zw16glmzd22knyl/Justin%20Smith%20Resume%2005022014.pdf
Entrepreneur at heart, fan of Customer Driven Development. 11+ years of Product Management and Marketing in the tech industry. MBA, Masters in Computer Science
Founder of preferling been apart of 3 other start-ups advisor to few I love the art of closing a sale.
20+ years startup/VC experience in USA, EU and Australia: co-founder; biz dev, advisor, angel, Boards and legal counsel. Duke J.D., M.A.; Univ of Washington
http://www.termsheetbattle.com
MBA Student at @columbia-university Business School
Bachelor’s in Finance from BYU, graduating cum laude. Passion for entrepreneurship is rooted in his desire to create meaning, opportunities, jobs, and wealth.
Founder @startup-recroot, startup growth investor • Studied at @university-of-toronto
JD/MBA- @university-of-california-berkeley Grad-Startup Development @crowdclock Founder @amendment-m @punchkeeper Biz Dev, Marketing, Partnerships & Investment
Co-Founder of Qlovi.com; University of Michigan Ross School of Business MBA; I went from startup to Microsoft, now looking to go back to startup.
Co-Founder of @started.in - Started.in is a global showcase of local startups.
Entrepreneur/Technologist/Futurist/Event Innovator/Philanthropist
Founder at ThisStartup. Strong ed-tech skills (Google, Amazon), CMU Master of Entertainment Technology, SXSW 2012 Scholar.
Emergency Response Director - @nethope by day. Advisor to startups, VCs, investors, companies, and governments around the world at other times.
http://blog.disasterexpert.org
CEO of @dealer-ignition and Dealy, Strong sales and Marketing, Product Development and Architecture. Work @ford-motor-company, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz.
http://saasceo.me
Founder @indiahq-solutions-inc, @ci2i-services-inc • Worked at @microsoft, @sybase • Studied at @bentley-university University, @indian-institute-of-management-lucknow
VP Business Development @ A6 Corporation; prior experience heading up BD, product marketing, product management for major AdTech and Software businesses.
Start-up guru with four exits under my belt, looking for my next opportunity to work with a remarkable team on a remarkable problem that needs to be solved
Founder @flatline-guitars • Worked at @asqee-spc, @clocktower-media • Studied at @fordham-university, @central-washington-university
Currently founding @zamplebox. Creative leader with passion for bringing together biz dev, technology, and design to solve real problems.
Chief Medical Officer at Mobisante, Active Mentor at Highway1, Speaker on mHealth and Medical Devices, Studied at UCLA, and USUHS.
Director of Business Development at Knotis. Co-founder of Seconds, Callin'it and Founders RAW. Strong in sales, BizDev, marketing and product.
A serial entrepreneur; I have started/sold 4 companies in the mobile technology space. I invest in Seattle area through the Angel fund Monition Partners.
http://www.anthonyjdavis.com
Worked at @openmarket • Studied at @university-of-warwick
Engineer | Entrepreneur | People Connector
http://www.AdrianChu.com
CEO at ClipCopia, Inc.,
Co-founder @printdash • Biz Dev @flattr Deal Maker Not Heart Breaker
Management, business development, product management
Business Development Professional with Extensive Product Management Experience, Networker and Technical enough to be dangerous.
Product Management leader at @research-in-motion; redefined mobile email, brought @livemocha to 10M users • MASc in Systems Design at @university-of-waterloo
http://socialgraphpaper.blogspot.com
Successful Entrepreneur, Full stack generalist; spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield NYC, Worked at Procter & Gamble and the Kroger Corporation
http://www.pablojr.co
Founder @urbankind, @black-white • Worked at @microsoft, @at-t • Studied at @weber-state-university, @seattle-pacific-university
5 years in BD/MKT roles for startups (one acquired by Amazon.com). Looking to join a new team and help grow customers & revenue to profitability.
Seattle based Waterloo grad with startup experience and 10 years at Microsoft. Focus areas: Channel, Go-to-market, sales, positioning, scale
I seek a business leadership role in a consumer centric company that is in a start-up or emerging phase in which I can significantly grow the business.
Co-founder of Algal Scientific. Fifth employee at Sakti3 (Khosla Ventures). Michigan MBA.
Physics BA, full-stack developer (primarily Ruby) with start-up experience in nearly every department.
Entreprenuer and general manager. To-date, have started-up and managed 8 different companies in technology, services and retail in the US and Latin America
Sales and marketing leader in digital signage. Former President of Digital Signage Group, and EVP of Activelight a $120M technology distributor.
U.S. diplomat transitioning to strategy and business development • Worked at @u-s-department-of-state, @harvard-university • Studied at @harvard-university
Sales, Business Development Leader. 4-time Founder (2 successful exits, 2 not). Former AMZN, RNWK, Angel Fund, Startup Accelerator. Sales Strategy Advisor.
Owner @aupportunities, Co-Owner @arc-reactor
http://www.readyforclarity.com/
Positive and ready to do something different and truly new. Personable with a strong sales background. Worked at @microsoft, @docusign-4 • Studied at @washington-state-university
Global Supply Manager; Magnetics at @apple Inc.
Co-Founder OuterEscape - digital marketing for outdoor gear manufacturers and community and content for outdoor sports enthusiasts.
Partner Relationship Manager for TeamOn Systems (purchased by RIM), an early SaaS provider of collaboration tools.
Instrum
Advisor to start-ups on business development, marketing strategy, international expansion. Former AWS senior manager and sports media producer.
PM @ MSFT, 5 yrs sales + contract negotiation, 4+ yrs marketing / PM / Strategy. Worked / advised 3 startups, pitched to KPCB, Berkeley Undergrad, Duke MBA.
Social Media worker... like a social worker, but with *media.* Sr. Inbound Marketing Manager for @AllStarSchools. Magical dad. Lotta bon mot tweets.
B2B/B2C hosted multi channel (e.g. eCommerce, contact center, retail PoS, mobile, etc.) demand management expert enabling a more complete customer view. UW MBA
Early hire @LivingSocial--led home, retail, and content teams. Worked @national Geographic. Just back from a big trip (zinkyear.com) and looking for work!
Founder @eseniorcity I Co-Founder of @pin-citi
Currently @ Google, drove operations readiness for Google eBooks launch in US, currently drive top-tier partner engagement & cross-functional communication
Founder @goodnights-1 . Full stack & business. Spearfisher. SCUBA Instructor
Founder @Mzines Digital. Worked at @amazon • Studied at @chicago booth.
http://www.mzines.com
Interested in exploring ideas focused on the enterprise space. TCS, Wipro, IIT, IIM, @harvard-business-school.
@myunfold Co-Founder. Past: Wunderman, Experiment.com, and Microsoft Xbox. Coolhunter, gadget bro, & proud geek. Speak softly and hustle hard; that's my motto.
http://OptimusDiaz.com
Princeton, Wharton MBA. Multilingual - primary competency in East Asia. Public relations and operational experience in military.
Carnegie Mellon Engineering undergrad and MBA. Business management generalist with a bent toward strategy and development.
Studied at @university-of-washington, @wharton-school
Founder @allberta-com, Customerge • Worked at @intercell, @venturesource • Studied at @university-of-victoria
Strong business background (Y!, MSFT) in mobile, cloud, Web, software, GTM via direct or partner. Outcome oriented, adept problem solver, good communicator.
Worked at @lehman-brothers, @motricity • Studied at @wharton-school School, University of Pennsylvania
Founder Jamaica Labs • Worked at @children-s-hospital-boston • Studied at @harvard-university, @mit-sloan-school-of-management
Supply Chain Sustainability and Business Development Specialist with experience creating and leading ventures in the US, China, Middle East, and Africa.
Seasoned Business Development and product Exec, Mobile, Software, Infrastructure, Prof. Services, Product Dev. 4 startups, 0-$20M. Previously raised funding
International Technology Sales Executive
Founder @briefcase • Worked at @tubemogul, @adknowledge, A ton of really cool clients as well
Bitcoin and trading enthusiast with experience working a variety of business development and operations type roles in start-up companies
Sr. Dir of Business Dev @ MSFT. Strong biz dev & sales background w/ world's top partners. Co-founder of 3 startups.
Business Development @ Amazon.com @mtv-networks @clearchannel
Marketing & Sales at Microsoft for 10 years, MBA & MS in Electrical Engineering. HBS Exec Ed.
Founder @DeepThought, Inc. @Social Media Chimps. Bootstrapped 2 startups to 6-7 figures in yearly revenue. Strong biz dev, marketing & PM skills. Studied @UW.
Investment Banking at Wells Fargo covering consumer tech. Strong business background with analytical, project management, and strategic skills. MBA @wharton-school 2010
International Sales Executive
MBA @ INSEAD, MSc @ Dartmouth College, PharmD. Strong background in pharma, R&D, and retail.
VP Strategy @aplaceformom (@warburgpincus portfolio company). Previously @olympics 2010 @mckinsey @INSEAD MBA. Advisor to great leaders & companies.
Experienced Global Business Project Manager w/ passion & skills to drive on-time and on-budget delivery in launching new products, organizations or businesses.
Broad system engineering, professional services and product marketing experience in data storage industry • Worked at @quantum, @Dow • Studied @indian-institute-of-technology-delhi, @university-of-washington
http://andirog.blogspot.com
Worked at @sg2, @west-monroe-partners • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @pennsylvania-state-university
General Manager Clear Channel Airport
A senior account director with a decade of eCommerce and online sales, management, marketing and business development experience. Able to recognize executive opportunities and corporate agendas as they are applicable. First-class analytical, design and
VP Sales Consultant at LIFFFT. Worked at Credit Suisse, PitchBook Data and ran my own quantitative trading search firm for 3 years.
Worked at PitchBook Data, Studied at University of Washington. Motivated, looking to make immediate impact in sales role
Executive - Sales, Marketing, and Product Management - Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics
Current MIT Sloan Fellow focused on logistics & operations. Expertise in vendor management, demand planning & process development. Analytical and data driven
http://golden-tone.blogspot.com
Recent Graduate. @thinkspace Marketing/PR Admin @university-of-washington Research Assistant.
Dalhousie Double Major graduate, young sales and marketing professional with a proven track record
Worked at @ibm, @accenture
Co-Founder & CMO @saltbox. Inbound marketing & sales. Worked at @t-mobile. @university-of-washington Physics, published research.
http://blog.saltbox.com
Shooters the name..Marketings my game.. #SocialMedia #Tech
http://[email protected]
Experienced manager with background in strategy, marketing, finance; Tuck (Dartmouth) MBA (2008); designed jet engines in a previous life
Founder swop • Studied at @brigham-young-university, @brigham-young-university-hawaii
Strong engineering background spanning from physical product to software (Fluke and Genie Industries). UW MBA, OSU BS Ind & Mfg Engineering. Founder of Rex
Worked at @likewise-software, @gamehouse
Biz Dev & Strategy at Microsoft Xbox (Mobile, PC, Console). Former PE Investor and M&A banker. UPenn Wharton MBA 2012.
2 Successful Start-ups and 2 Successful Spinoffs from large corporations.
Rocket Scientist turned marketing and sales leader (UW Technology MBA)
Founder @givingtrax • Worked at @ibm, @onyx-software • Studied at @university-of-washington
Worked at @robert-bosch-gmbh • Studied at @university-of-washington, @indian-institute-of-technology-kanpur, @iim
Cornell MBA. Technology Evangelist. eCommerce business professional. Worked at Amazon, Google, IBM. Entrepreneur.
MBA with Engineering Degree, Manager, Business Development, Strategy and Design Experience, Worked at Boeing.
Founder @book512 & @bedj • ECE undergrad @university-of-texas-at-austin-1 • Student Entrepreneur • Passion for learning, building and technology
Advisor and mentor with yrs of experience in building teams and selling products to the global market. Expertise in Cloud, Big Data and Large scale operations
Duke MBA, Background in music/education/start-ups, Experienced in marketing, decision sciences, strategy, and accounting
University of Washington B.A. in Biochem;
Worked at Yuanfen~Flow (tinktank industry)
Strong science and business background
Bilingual and Biculture experience
Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles, @university-of-washington
Results oriented marketing executive.
Degree in Psychology; Passionate writer and editor; Excellence in communication; Certificate of Completion from the prestigious Joanne Baron D.W. Brown Studio; Fierce, creative, outgoing, genuine; Lover of people and life.
http://sweetlysurprised.com
Serial Entrepreneur
Licensed attorney, with 2+ years of legal and business development experience. Effective project management, and focused adaptability are strengths.
Entrepreneur and Consultant; University of Illinois Alumni; former Co-Founder and COO of two startups.
Founder of @cobaltpm
http://cobaltpm.com/blog
Get Things Done Guy -Biz Dev - Partnerships - Go-to-Market- Marketing - Product Management - Microsoft - Yale -University of Texas - Startup experience
Product Manager @ Windows (Microsoft) • Chicago Booth MBA ' 15.
Innovation @sonos. Past @factorymade-ventures-wme @the-walt-disney-company @nbc-universal Founder @levitech , @badoonga
http://iamcpramirez.tumblr.com
Leader, Entrepreneur, Innovator, Self-Starter, Team-Builder, Workhorse, Cold Caller, Closer: Launched a successful venture; Self-taught web developer
Founder @appstyr , @seenuu • Worked at @navex-global • Studied at @university-of-oregon
Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Networking, Sales, New Business Development
Experinced product management and strategy professional, MScEng, MBA
Enjoy delivering discovery & distribution of great services people love. #UWMCDM Grad. Founder OvaHere.com. Worked at Urbanspoon, HC startup.
http://www.kung-foolery.com
Experienced management consultant with cross-functional (IT, Marketing, Strategy) and cross-industry expertise, two-time entreprenuer, NYU MBA
High-energy business development veteran with a talent for building relationships and expanding revenue streams in a variety of B2B markets.
http://blog.geedra.com
Works at @myunfold. Former @u-s-army Employee • Studied at @yonsei-university, @university-of-maryland-university-college,
http://Semproa.tumblr.com
Griffin has spent the past three years in the tea industry working with startups, focusing heavily on business development, processes consulting, and marketing.
http://griffinkelton.com
Marketing, strategic partnerships and biz dev professional. MBA. Broad experience in public, private, non-profit and government organizations.
Marketing Strategy, Product Management & Marketing for innovative new products. MBA.
Product Creator and Manager, Startup founder, Studied @rensselaer-polytechnic-institute
Strategic leader with 3 highly successful turnarounds under my belt. I plan and lead for sustained growth and profitability. MBA from Seattle University 2014.
Tech marketer with physics degree, international, multiple languages. Generalist with broad competence. Microsoft, HP and 3 startups in enterprise software.
Founder of BlueCosmo Satellite Communications, strong business & startup background.
Tech savvy entrepreneurial leader with start-up skills and experience, strong business background and skills for strategy development and execution.
Delivery Head (Accenture-Amazon engagement), Cornell Johnson MBA, Strong business background across various industries, Strong negotiation skills
A multi-talented PhD protein chemist. I've launched a commercial product and helped Pharma companies succeed in their most difficult projects.
Leading the team responsible for planning and managing the expansion of AWS datacenter portfolio in Existing Regions (EMEA, US and Japan).
Brings structure to chaos with a focus on customer satisfaction. Business Development and Marketing @microsoft.
Passionate about helping businesses grow...Looking to combine my experience as outsourced in-house counsel / small biz counsel in a hybrid biz dev/legal role
Business Development professional. Most effective in early stage ventures, where team members need to have a high level of energy and broad set of skills, from management to hands-on tasks.
I work with talented engineering teams to interpret sophisticated technology and translate it into high-impact consumer go-to-market strategies. Best Buy,MBA,BA
Software technology professional, technical consultant, research professional, developer, adventurer
http://www.2w2c.com
| Survivor of 2 acquisitions | 4+ years of Fortune 500 account management | 7+ years travel & photography | 18+ years ice hockey |
Successful sales track record in technology, advertising, and consumer products. Currently studying business development at UW. Award winning homebrewer.
Product Manager, business developer and Ruby hacker paying my dues in the start-up trenches.
Sales & Business Development Executive with Experience in the Mobile, Consumer Electronics and Enterprise Software.
http://ellenishappy.tumblr.com/
M.S. Geo/Chem from Univ. of Washington; One year boutique strategic consulting for top hedge fund and high profile clients; 2.5 yrs Gov. Rel. and Higher ed Exp.
Accelerator, Hedge Fund, VC, and Startup Experience (Razoo.com, Ability Dynamics). 3rd Place Washington Post BBQ Sauce Competition. MBA from Thunderbird 2014.