Seattle Startup Community Resources
Navigating the Seattle startup community can be a daunting task. Whether it’s local an investor, choosing an office space, locating startup rich coffee shops or deciding on which events to attend….it’s easy to take a wrong turn and get lost. To make things easier, we have done the dirty work for you – presenting A Guide To The Seattle Startup Community, a one-stop resource to help you navigate the Seattle startup community.
We have done our best to curate out the resources based on personal experience and recommendations, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. DISCLAIMER: For the sake of keeping this ‘easy to navigate’ we’ve left out quite a few. Feel free to add more by commenting below. If you have any questions about a particular resource and want to make sure you’re making the right choice, feel free to tweet us @StartupSeattle. Enjoy!
Large Tech Events
- Seattle Tech Meetup
- Startup Weekend
- Seattle Interactive Conference
- Gdg’t
- Startup Riot
- Startup Day
- Casual Connect
- Social Innovation Fast Pitch (SIFP)
- BarCamp
- Seattle Angel Conference
- Lean Startup Machine
- Get A Real Job Fair
- Seattle Angel Conference
High Quality Meetups
- Hacker News Meetup
- Founder Dating
- Lean Startup Seattle
- TechCafe
- TechCocktail
- TechFoam
- Hops and Chops
- Beer && Code
- Open Coffee
- StartupPoker2.0
- Seattle Tech Forum
- node.js Meetup
- Seattle .js gaming meetup
- .NET Meetup
- UX Happy Hour
- Startup Grind Seattle
- MIT Enterprise Forum
- Biznik
- Zealyst
Online News, Resources and Newsletters
- StartupSeattle (#shameless plug)
- StartupDigest
- Seattle Tech Startups (STS)
- GeekWire
- xConomy
- PSBJ
- NWEN
- WTIA
- TiE
- BizSpark
- Sound Technology Association (WSTA)
University Resources
- University of Washington
- Seattle University
- Bellevue College
- Art Institute of Seattle
- Seattle Pacific University
- Bainbridge Graduate Institute
- Digipen
Coworking Spaces and Accelerators
- Founders Co-op
- SURF Incubator
- ThinkSpace
- TheHUB
- Eastside Incubator
- The Makers Space
- TechDwellers
- TechStars
- Fledge
- Bing Fund
- Founder Institute
- Launch Space
- Office Nomads
- Start Pad
- Jigsaw Renaissance
- TheMill
- Agnes Underground
- AcccelerateKitsap.org
- Regus Seattle
Venture Capital
- Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
- Ignition Partners
- Intellectual Ventures
- Madrona Venture Group
- Maveron
- OVP Venture Partners
- Voyager Capital
- Social Venture Partners
- GSharp Ventures
- Montlake Capital
- WRF Capital
- Cascadia Capital
Angel Investing
- Founders Co-op
- Keiretsu – Bellevue
- Alliance of Angels
- Keiretsu – Seattle
- NW Energy Angels
- Puget Sound Venture Club
- WINGS
- ZINO Society
- Tacoma Angel Network
- Bellingham Angel Group
- Lighter Capital
Places to Hang
- Uptown Espresso (500 Westlake)
- Top Pot Donuts (5th Ave)
- Zeitgeist
- Tully’s Coffee on Clyde Hill
- Bauhaus Books & Coffee
*NOTE: This posting was inspired by Rob Go & David Crow for their community Hitchhiker’s Guides. Big thank you to Brad Feld for bringing both of their articles to my attention.
