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Investors  Madrona Venture GroupMadrona is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on building leading technology companies. Started in 1995, the firm has established a national reputation of partnering with entrepreneurs, investors and advisors to create value together. The firm invests predominately in seed and Series A rounds across the information technology spectrum including software, Internet, wireless and infrastructure. Madrona currently manages over $400 million while delivering top-quartile performance and 30 positive exits including: Amazon.com, Isilon Systems, classmates.com and iConclude. Ignition PartnersIgnition Partners, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is a premier venture capital firm dedicated to helping the best entrepreneurs seize opportunity. From turning their early stage idea into a business, to hiring the right team or providing the right industry and functional insight and connections, Ignition helps companies grow their business strategically, globally, and financially to realize the best ultimate outcome. Ignition invests in emerging and future leaders in communications, internet, software, and services across business and consumer targets. Ignition brings together an unparalleled combination of domain focus, technical expertise, and global operational experience. Ignition's partners are proven business leaders who have built some of the world's most successful businesses of the last two decades, including Microsoft Windows and Office, McCaw Cellular Comunications, AT&T Wireless and Starbucks. For more information on Ignition Partners, visit its website at www.ignitionpartners.com.   Washington Research FoundationWashington Research Foundation (WRF) helps Washington State research institutions capture value from their emerging technologies, through intellectual property management and start-up investment activities. From its licensing successes, WRF built a seed venture fund, WRF Capital to invest in local private technology companies. WRF Capital's gains are used to support research and entrepreneurship at Washington State research institutions. Bezos ExpeditionsBezos Expeditions manages the personal investments of Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. |