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Startup Seattle

City of Seattle’s dedicated startup website providing links to local resources, community events, and startup data.

Cambia Grove

Cambia Grove is a health care focused hub.

Bunker Labs

Bunker Labs is a national not-for-profit built by military veteran entrepreneurs to empower other military veterans to start and grow businesses.

Black Dot

Black Dot is a culturally responsive community focused on connecting entrepreneurs, creative and technologist of African descent.

The Riveter

The Riveter is a coworking space for women, work, and wellness

WiT

WiT hosts quarterly events to educate, empower, and connect women working in or aspiring to work in technology. All event proceeds are donated to partner organizations working to increase diversity in the technology industry.

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.

Swing Shift

Swing Shift is the destination for women in career transition.

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.

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.

Life Science Washington

Life Science Washington is a non-profit trade association serving the life sciences industry in the state of Washington. We advocate for positive public policy and private investment, bring together research institutions, investors and entrepreneurs to grow our economic sector, and create healthier communities

Small Business Association

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

GeekWire

GeekWire is a fast-growing, national technology news site with strong roots in the Seattle region and a large audience of loyal, tech-savvy readers around the globe, who follow the site for breaking news, expert analysis and unique insights into the technology industry.

New Tech Northwest

New Tech Northwest connects you to Northwest tech events, jobs, resources, meaningful relationships, and fun. If you’re over soulless, boring, awkward networking events, you’ve found your people!

Seattle VR

Seattle VR is a shared resource for you by members of the Seattle VR / AR community. This website is dedicated to supporting and celebrating the diverse and inclusive ecosystem of VR / AR pioneers who are working together to invent new realities in the Pacific Northwest.

Startup Grind

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.

Jeanette Ennis

Associate Director of Innovation Investment

Jeanette Ennis supports UW researchers pursuing grant money to commercialize their innovations, and helps CoMotion secure economic development grant opportunities. Ennis joined CoMotion in 2009 after more than 15 years of broad research experience as a scientist, entrepreneur, and manager. Her areas of expertise include pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, tissue engineering, and medical devices. She has worked with a variety of start-up companies as project manager, grant writer, and intellectual property manager, and held senior research positions at Cornell University and the UW Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. She earned a doctorate in medical and molecular pharmacology from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she trained with Louis Ignarro, Nobel Laureate in Physiology. She also holds a certificate in technical writing and editing from the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering.