2018年12月6日

从左到右:Shelmina Abji,领带西雅图的董事会成员;Dianne O ' brien参谋长微软高管佩吉·约翰逊;Sharmilli Ghosh;西雅图的领带;和玛丽亚Karaivanova,创办人领带西雅图和Madrona企业集团负责人。更多的现金用于西雅图创业公司和它来自一个熟悉的地方。领带西雅图当地非盈利创业,帮助企业家成立的组织,与海湾合作成立风险投资公司Z5资本来创建一个新的基金西雅图B2B公司称为Z5催化剂资金计划。我们的任务是增加西雅图企业家生态系统的最新例证投资流动从硅谷到西雅图。海湾地区的投资者正在记录的交易数量在西雅图地区的创业公司,8月份GeekWire报道。Z5资本将4至6早期西雅图创业投资发展云计算、机器学习、软件即服务等相关技术。 Its check size will range from $500,000 to $1 million. TiE Seattle will help source the deals for Z5 Capital. TiE Seattle, founded in 2000 as part of the larger TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) global network that spans 61 chapters in 18 countries, will not take equity in the companies but provide dealflow, access to mentors, and other support. It’s an evolution of TiE Angels Group of Seattle (TAGS), an angel investing network. Seattle cloud governance startup Corestack is the first startup to receive investment from the new initiative. It’s the first Z5 investment in the Seattle region. Gowri Shanker , a TiE board member who helped create the program with Z5, said the fund helps add to TiE Seattle’s other offerings that include the GoVertical startup weekends; TiE Young Entrepreneurs ; TiE Women’s Entrepreneur Network ; and the TiE Entrepreneur Institute . “Our mission is to grow the Seattle entrepreneur ecosystem,” Shanker said. “Funding is an important part of what we need to have in our arsenal to accomplish that mission.” Added Shanker: “We would like to be part of the success stories that come out of Seattle.” Sharmilli Ghosh , a veteran entrepreneur who became TiE Seattle’s first female president in 2016, has helped lead a reorganization effort that includes the new funding initiative. “This is the time for Seattle to make an impact in the global landscape,” she said. TiE Seattle is also focused on diversity. Women founders account for more than 25 percent of its membership. “It’s definitely an important metric for us,” Ghosh said. TiE Seattle generates funding through memberships, sponsorships, and general support from the global organization. Taylor Soper is a GeekWire staff reporter who covers a wide variety of tech assignments, including emerging startups in Seattle and Portland, the sharing economy and the intersection of technology and sports. Follow him @taylor_soper and email taylor@geekwire.com .