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Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
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Puget Sound Venture Club | Early Stage Venture | Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America | ||
Benaroya Capital | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America | ||
XML Fund | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture | Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America | ||
Zoic Capital | Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America | ||
Tapas Capital | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Early Stage Venture investors in Bellevue. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
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Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Bellevue)

Puget Sound Venture Club
Puget Sound Venture club was started in 1985. The only purpose is to provide a forum to review venture opportunities. Members represent themselves or their organization, there is no pooling of funds. Meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month, noon to 2:00 PM. Present and past members have invested approximately $140 million in approximately 880 companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Online Forums, Venture Capital
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XML Fund
XML Fund is a venture capital firm specializing in growth and early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in XML-based web services and enabling technology companies. XML Fund was founded in 1999 by Mr. David Pool and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Enterprise Software, Mobile, Venture Capital
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Zoic Capital
Zoic Capital is the only US-based venture firm focused on early-stage healthcare innovations at the intersection of life sciences and medical technology. Promising Scientific Advancements: We look for breakthroughs with the potential for broad IP and commercial-ready maturity. We invest in roadmaps that leverage a core innovation across many applications and industries. Focus on Life Sciences: We see the most exciting advancements coming from life sciences labs, becoming tools that maintain and treat our health. We look at both technologies that enable development and care delivery devices. We Follow the Numbers: We follow our gut, but we also reinforce each of our decisions with numbers. We believe that merging qualitative and quantitative analysis is the best way to make successful investment decisions. Mentored Capital: We have the skills, experience and network to help, working closely with select teams to transform research into high impact, market-ready products. Milestone-Based Investing: We craft unique deal structures for each portfolio company based on mutually defined milestones. We find this approach creates ongoing momuntum and sets us all up for success.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Health Care, Life Science, Medical, Medical Device, Venture Capital
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Tapas Capital
Tapas Capital is an emerging early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the developers of disruptive technologies. The firm was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Information Technology, Venture Capital
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Acorn Ventures
Acorn Ventures is an early-stage investment fund based in Bellevue, Washington. Acorn was founded by Rufus W. Lumry in 1991 after his retirement as EVP/CFO of McCaw Cellular Communications (now AT&T Wireless). Its mission is to find, fund and nurture early-stage companies that present extraordinary opportunities to make industry-changing leaps in technology and applications.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Hedge Funds, Venture Capital
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Start it Labs, LLC
Start it Labs is engaged in private equity investing and startup consulting. The company is focused on early-stage startup companies and are supporters of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. Start it Labs was founded by Gary Rubens in 2013 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Big Data, Consulting, Venture Capital
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Cronus Ventures
Cronus Ventures, LLC (Cronus), formed in February 2000 by a group of former Microsoft execs, is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on Mobility and Mobile Solutions, Wireless, Networking, Healthcare, Education and eLearning, and Software businesses. Typically, Cronus invests at the seed or Series A rounds. We take an active role with the companies we invest in, providing guidance at various stages and ultimately leading them to be successful companies. Cronus has established synergistic relationships with other venture capital funds that share a similar vision and focus. Cronus is led by a highly talented and well connected team of reputable professionals in the IT industry. Team members bring in a high level of expertise in various aspects of the business, including business development, product and technical design, marketing models, revenue models, and overall strategic planning. Among other services, we also provide consultations and outsourcing resources.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Enterprise Software, Retail, Venture Capital
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Alonzi Ventures
Alonzi Ventures is a venture firm strategically located in Seattle, an ideal location for B2B enterprise software. We partner with people who want to innovate the future and have the tenacity to execute on their ideas. With our experience, network, and active approach to partnering with entrepreneurs, we help people turn early-stage startups into disruptive technology companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Bellevue, Washington, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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