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The W Fund

5 employees

W Fund is an early stage venture fund that supports technological growth in the Pacific Northwest.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software7
Biotechnology6
Information Technology5
Protein/Protein Interface Design3
Homology Modeling3
X-ray molecular replacement3
Enzyme/Ligand Interface Design3
Protein/Protein Docking3
Protein Stabilization3
Nutrition3
Protein/Ligand docking3
Artificial Intelligence3
Mobile3
Health Care3
Mobile Apps2
Q&A2
Messaging2
Hardware2
Customer Service2
Therapeutics2

Funding rounds participated in

$4M sweet spot round size

Most of their 17 investments are in rounds between $2.5M and $8M

Investor type

Micro VC
Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Date founded

2012

Investments made

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Jetstream Africa raised $13M on January 10, 2023

Investors: Wuri Ventures, Alitheia IDF, Golden Palm Investments, PROPARCO, Archangel Fund, project44, The MBA Fund, Octerra Capital, Seed9 and The W Fund

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Simplifyber raised $3.5M on July 6, 2022

Investors: Jetstream, CapitalX - Early Stage VC, Heritage Group and The W Fund

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Huma.AI raised $9.5M on February 7, 2022

Investors: Excelerate Health Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, ShangBay Capital, NewGen Venture Partners, SteelSky Ventures and The W Fund

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Cyrus Biotechnology raised $18M on December 6, 2021

Investors: Agent Capital, iSelect Fund, Washington Research Foundation, Trinity Ventures, Yard Ventures, Selecta Biosciences, OrbiMed Advisors and The W Fund

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Rares raised $4M on October 11, 2021

Investors: MaC Venture Capital, Portfolia, Diverse Angels, Sand Hill Angels, RareBreed Ventures, Evolution VC Partners and The W Fund

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SonicJobs raised $5.8M on September 14, 2021

Investors: TMT Investments PLC, Ufi Ventures, Triple Point and The W Fund

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WiBotic raised $5.7M on June 11, 2020

Investors: Aves Capital Management, L.P., Washington Research Foundation, SV Tech Ventures and The W Fund

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Athira Pharma raised $15M on November 2, 2017

Investors: Dolby Family Ventures and The W Fund

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Cyrus Biotechnology raised $8M on July 27, 2017

Investors: OrbiMed Advisors, Trinity Ventures and The W Fund

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WiBotic raised $2.5M on April 26, 2017

Investors: Washington Research Foundation, Wisemont Capital, Tsing Capital and The W Fund

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