Enterprise Capital Alliance – the Tech Alliance's initiative to create a regional pipeline for global corporate investment in Washington state. Our mission is to catalyze the connection between Washington's thriving entrepreneurial community and the venture investment, innovation, and strategic arms of Fortune 1000 companies. We achieve this through a range of resources, regional research, and networking events, including the highly successful Corporate Venture Connections Series program.
Our goal is to foster investments, collaborations, and best practices in enterprise capital that showcase the Pacific Northwest's robust technology capabilities.
By leveraging the reach of the Tech Alliance's board member companies, we're able to support founders across Washington State.
Seattle AI Investor Summit + Showcase
On 10th and 11th we hosted the Seattle AI Investor Summit+Showcase, presented by Microsoft, hosted by the Technology Alliance. A core pillar of Seattle AI Week, this was a unique opportunity for corporate venture investors, VC’s, and key actors from around the world to learn about the groundbreaking innovations in artificial intelligence emerging from the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is home to cutting edge research institutions, VC’s, startups, and major enterprises who are all building the AI future. We were so glad to welcome everyone to Seattle in June to meet that ecosystem.
Missed out? Stay tuned for announcements for next year!
In 2022 the Tech Alliance won a grant from the US Economic Development Administration through the Build to Scale - Venture program to support a $1.3 million expansion of the ECA Corporate Venture Connections series over three years.
You can read about the announcement on Geekwire and learn more about the grant on the EDA website.
The Enterprise Capital Alliance benefits both enterprise investors and founders
Why attract enterprise capital to Washington?
Washington state has a thriving technology ecosystem that is home to some of the world's largest and most innovative technology companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Boeing. Washington ranks as the third-largest tech hub in the United States, after California and New York. This ecosystem has fostered a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, which has led to the creation of many successful startups in the state.
“The day of meetings with startups that the Technology Alliance organized for Meta was incredibly valuable for us. We met founders of startups in Seattle that we hadn't previously known about. The relationships that we formed through this program will likely result in new partnership and investment opportunities to help us advance our product development. We look forward to being involved in future initiatives with the TA and the Corporate Venture initiative.”
-Paresh Rajwat - VP & Head of Office (PNW), Meta and Tech Alliance Board Member
Our signature series:
Corporate Venture Connections Series
Corporate Venture Connections Series (CVCS) is a series of virtual events hosted by the ECA and designed to connect enterprise capital entities from across the US, to investment opportunities in the Washington state entrepreneurial ecosystem. The events feature a panel of enterprise capital investors who share their investment thesis with an audience of founders, service providers, VC investors and other stakeholders. The group, moderated by a leading founder or industry expert, then discusses the state of the industry and relevant investment news before entering breakout rooms for deeper discussion.
Entrepreneurs can then apply for a 1:1 meeting with the participating enterprise VCs. The ECA team vets the applications to match the enterprise capital investors with the Washington-based founders by screening for investment thesis fit, relevance, and traction.
Our next CVCS Event: Retail
The Corporate Venture Connections Series kicks off its new season November 5th, with a virtual session focused on Retail! We’ll hear from investors at Zebra Technologies, REI, and Shipt, who will share their insights on the ever-evolving landscape of retail investing.
Startup founders from WA state have the opportunity to apply for 1:1 meetings with these corporate investors! Just fill out this short form by November 6th, at 10pm PT to be considered.
Past CVCS Events
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CleanTech
BASF, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, HG Ventures
Moderated by the CleanTech Alliance’s Rachelle Ames, we heard from these corporate investment leaders on their interests in the CleanTech sector, and connected them with Washington state statups.
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Mobility
Honda Xcelerator Ventures, Magna Technology Investments, Porsche Ventures
Moderated by Daniel Malarkey from the University of Washington, we heard from leading corporate venture investors about their interests in the Mobility sector, and connected Washington state startups with these corporates.
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HealthTech
Johnson & Johnson, MultiCare, Premera
Moderated by Moonbeam Managing Director Patti Brooke, we heard from leading corporate venture investors and partnership leaders about their interests in the HealthTech sector, and connected Washington state startups with these corporates.
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FinTech
Capital One Ventures, Intuit Ventures
In a conversation facilitated by Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer, we heard from corporate investors in the FinTech industry, who shared their wisdom, and connected with Washington state founders building in FinTech.
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Manfacturing 4.0
Hitachi Ventures, Magna Technology Investments
Moderated by Jessica Kinman from Women in Manufacturing Washington, corporate investers shared their insights into the advanced manufacturing space, and connected with Washington state entrepreneurs in the industry.
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Artificial Intelligence
IBM Ventures, Workday Ventures, Honda Xcelerator
Moderated by Brendan Burke from PitchBook, corporate venture investors discussed the burgeoning AI industry, and connected with Washington state founders building in AI.
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AgTech
TechAccel, Syngenta Group Ventures, BASF Corporation
Moderated by Strella Biotech, corporate venture investors from the AgTech industry discussed recent trends in AgTech and what makes WA an interesting tech investment in Agriculture.
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Future Air Mobility
AEI HorizonX, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Alaska Star Ventures
New modes of air transportation, innovative space exploration, sustainable aviation, and so much more -- Future Air Mobility is a question of "When," not "If". Corporate venture leaders from the space, defense, and security industries were in conversation about the latest trends in air mobility, what they believe is to come, and how to get there.
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Life Sciences
Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Danaher Equity Ventures, Takeda Ventures, Inc, FenoLogica Biosciences
From research tools, to diagnostics, to therapeutics, the local convergence of biology, genomics, immunology, and oncology with engineering, software, cloud computing and machine learning have created some of the industry’s most compelling companies.
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5G
Intel Capital, T-Mobile Ventures, LG Technology Ventures
Corporate venture leaders from across the 5G value chain came together to discuss a range of topics, from 5G infrastructure to services across related sectors such as smart retail, digital manufacturing, intelligent supply chain, and connected health.
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Healthcare IT
LabCorp Ventures, Providence Ventures, McKesson Ventures, Echo Health Ventures
The Healthcare IT CVC event convened corporate venture leaders from some of the most progressive large health care companies in the country who are touching a diverse set of markets, including hospitals and health systems, diagnostics and analytics, health plans, and population health management.
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Cloud Computing
M12, Atlassian Ventures, Snowflake Ventures
Corporate venture leaders from some of the top cloud computing companies shared the various areas in which they invest.
The ECA has the network to foster real change
These companies and organizations support the Enterprise Capital Alliance through participation on our Advisory Committee, in- kind support, and other contributions.
*Serving on ECA Advisory Committee
About the Technology Alliance
A Voice for Washington's Innovation Economy
The Technology Alliance is a statewide, non-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. Through programs, events, data analysis, and policy activities, we advance excellence in education, research, and entrepreneurship to support the growth of our high-impact industries; the creation of high-wage jobs; and economic prosperity for our entire state.
