Meet our friends and trusted partners

9Zero Seattle
9Zero is a global climate community, blending physical work/event space and a digital platform to unite investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and policymakers addressing the climate crisis.

Bio-Rad
Bio-Rad offers laboratory reagents and instrumentation for a wide range of applications, including PCR, western blotting, cell biology, and protein purification. Whether starting a new lab or scaling up, we can provide a customized package that fits your needs.

City of Seattle, Office of Economic Development
The Seattle Office of Economic Development’s purpose is to shape the future of Seattle’s economy and make it more equitable, prosperous, and competitive. We do this work by leading projects and making investments that open up access to economic opportunities, reduce the racial wealth gap, and encourage innovation and growth.

CSC Leasing
At CSC Leasing, we support innovative companies with non-dilutive financing solutions that enable them to acquire the technology and equipment essential for growth, all while preserving liquidity and equity.

Curinos
We’re financial-industry specialists who leverage world-class data and analytics via a suite of SaaS-based solutions. In addition, we deliver unrivaled strategic advice to institutions seeking better business results.

Foster (Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship)
The Buerk Center integrates entrepreneurship into the fabric of the University of Washington, and invests in the students who want to shape the future.

Life Science Washington
Life Science Washington connects and supports our members and ecosystem partners in pursuit of our shared goal—to improve and save lives.

Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft for Startups is a global program dedicated to helping startups successfully scale their companies bridging the gap between corporates and tech entrepreneurs through tech enablement, knowledge sharing and community building.

Plug and Play
We are passionate about empowering tomorrow’s technology, connecting change-makers, and leading organizations to create positive change. Our ecosystem unlocks new opportunities, drives growth, and fosters a culture of innovation.

Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses.

Tecan
Tecan’s purpose is to improve people’s lives and health. We do that by empowering customers to scale healthcare innovation globally, from life science to the clinic. Together, we are shaping a brighter, healthier future, for patients across the world.

Technology Alliance
The Technology Alliance is a statewide, not-for-profit organization of leaders from Washington’s technology-based businesses and research institutions united by our vision of a vibrant innovation economy that benefits all of our state’s citizens.

The Brother Initiative
The Brotherhood Initiative is a cohort-based program that provides opportunities for academic growth and leadership, exploration of intersecting identities, and support to underrepresented men of color at the University of Washington.

Women in Bio
WIB-Seattle is an organization of professionals actively committed to promoting careers, leadership and entrepreneurship of women in the life sciences in Seattle, Bellevue, Bothell and the other cities located in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

WTIA
WTIA is Washington state’s unifying voice for the technology community. We mobilize industry, education and government to make our region the leading technology community in the world.