Tuesday, July 23, 2013

TiE Angels Group Seattle Aims At Early Stage Funding In Northwest

A brand new, Seattle angel investment group, TiE Angels Group Seattle, has formed focused on early stage funding for startup in the Pacific Northwest, the group said this morning. The new group was formed by TiE Seattle, the group which focuses on entrepreneurs and professionals with roots in Southeast Asia and India. The group just announced its first investment today, in Kirkland's Minetta Brook. TiE Seattle said it is seeking entrepreneurs in companies in the Northwest, who are looking for angel investment. The group also said it screens those applications through domain experts and members of its screening committee, letting companies who are shortlisted present their companies to their committee, before applying to its full membership.