Years involved in the
Northwest startup community:
20 but it seems like yesterday as it's always exciting and
new
Types of involvement
in the community:
Board member for the WSA (4 years), now called the WTIA
President of Northwest Entrepreneur Network (3 years) and
Board Member (10 years)
Board member of WA First Robotics
Co-founder of Seraph Capital, first women's angel group in
the country (with Sue Preston and another 10 or so like us)
Mentor in Tech Stars, 9 Mile Labs, Microsoft Accelerator
Notable companies
you’ve worked with:
Evidence-Based Practice Institute, EVRNU, Glympse, JW
Secure, Koverse (currently a board member), OfferUp, Omni Retail Group,
Payscale, Performant, Scale Out Software, Transform.Digital
Three things most
excited about in the Northwest:
1) Women with BIG ideas starting companies and leaving
BigCo's
2) The commitment to building a more diverse workforce by
large and small companies
3) The vibrancy of our angel community and the growing
sophistication of angels as deal leads
Ways to connect:
janism@paladinpartners.com or 425-260-5354
