Washington Research Foundation is a venture capital firm in Washington that focuses on investing in companies operating in life sciences and enabling technologies developing products arising from research. Founded 1981 in Seattle, Washington, United States, it invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, series B, series A, debt financing, and seed. Its portfolio companies include AbSci, A-Alpha Bio,Faraday Pharmaceuticals, and AAVogen. As of March 2020, Washington Research Foundation has made 52 investments. Their most recent investment was on September 24, 2019, when A-Alpha Bio raised $2.8M. Washington Research Foundation has had 11 exits., the most notable of which include Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Omeros, and CSATS.
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Arzeda is a biotechnology and software company designing custom microorganisms for industrial applications through computational enzyme design, protein optimization, and metabolic engineering.
A-Alpha Bio is a startup that has built a platform technology and aims to speed up the development of new drugs.
A biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for urea cycle disorders and other rare diseases
WiBotic is a technology company specializing in wireless charging and power optimization solutions.
Skytap is a Seattle-based company founded in 2006.
A biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for migraine and other neurological and inflammatory conditions
FlexMinder is a Seattle-based company founded by Will Miceli.
Membrion, Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2016 by Greg Newbloom.
A biotechnology company that develops products for improved and enhanced yield in agriculture
Omeros is a Seattle-based biotechnology company founded by Konrad Tylka.
Rodeo Therapeutics is a preclinical-stage biotech company focused on first in class small molecule modulators of prostaglandin biology for enhancing tissue repair and regeneration.
A medical device company developing vapor ablation therapy to treat pulmonary disease
A biopharmaceutical company that develops biologic products to treat lupus and other autoimmune diseases
Thruwave Inc. is a Seattle-based computer-assisted legal research company founded in 2017.
A medical device company designing, developing and manufacturing physiological pressure measurement devices
Nimbic is a Mountain View, California-based enterprise software company founded in 2006.
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Beth G. Etscheid
Director ofCommercialization
Jeff Eby
Chief Financial Officer
John Reagh
Manager Business Development & Legal Affairs
Loretta Little
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Ronald S. Howell
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