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Catalyzing UW's Next Transformative Companies
Catalyzing UW's Next Transformative Companies
Why Join the Pack?
Exceptional Access
Pack Ventures is a preferred venture partner of the University of Washington.
Our established presence in the UW community enables us to be the first check in to exceptional founders at the earliest stages, before they reach the broader market.
Our Unfair Advantage
Where We See Outsized Opportunity
Intelligence Everywhere
The Allen School of Computer Science ranks among the world's top CS programs, with pioneering faculty and graduates leading AI innovation across industry and startups. This positions our portfolio companies at the forefront of this once-in-a-generation market opportunity.
Convergence of AI + Biology
UW's Institute for Protein Design (IPD) recently garnered Nobel Prize recognition, positioning founders from across the UW community at the absolute forefront of synthetic biology and AI-powered drug discovery - a transformative market where UW has a multi-year advantage in cutting-edge techniques.
Autonomous Systems & Robotics
UW's interdisciplinary approach combines strengths across robotics, control systems, and human-centered design, giving founders unique perspectives on next-generation autonomous solutions for rapidly expanding markets in healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing where UW research excellence creates competitive advantages. This has been bolstered by decades of partnership with Boeing, Amazon and other industry leaders.
Evolving Compute Layer and Photonics
As traditional computing approaches reach their limits, UW's leadership and long collaboration with Microsoft in advanced computing architectures and photonics research has already produced successful commercial ventures, positioning our founders to capture significant value in the rapidly growing next-generation computing market.
"As a proud UW alum, founder, and now investor in Pack, I'm thrilled to help fuel the next generation of Husky entrepreneurs.”
"As a proud UW alum, founder, and now investor in Pack, I'm thrilled to help fuel the next generation of Husky entrepreneurs.”
Mike Fridgen, Managing Director - Madrona Venture Labs
“Pack Ventures supports the most promising early-stage startups, leveraging the resources and expertise of the university while also providing founders with capital, mentorship, and connections to help turn their visions into reality."
“Pack Ventures supports the most promising early-stage startups, leveraging the resources and expertise of the university while also providing founders with capital, mentorship, and connections to help turn their visions into reality."
Mamtha Banerjee, MD, Platform Engineering - JPM Chase
"I'm proud to be an LP and co-investor with Pack Ventures in empowering the next generation of Husky entrepreneurs."
"I'm proud to be an LP and co-investor with Pack Ventures in empowering the next generation of Husky entrepreneurs."
Cameron Borumand, Founding Partner - FUSE
"As a committed Pack VC investor and current site lead for Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)– Seattle, I'm thrilled by Pack’s incredible support, deep engagement, and willingness to make early investments in many CDL-Seattle ventures. We share their vision for empowering the next generation of Husky builders."
"As a committed Pack VC investor and current site lead for Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)– Seattle, I'm thrilled by Pack’s incredible support, deep engagement, and willingness to make early investments in many CDL-Seattle ventures. We share their vision for empowering the next generation of Husky builders."
Emer Dooley, Site Lead - CDL Seattle
Husky Founder Track Record Since 2010
Husky Founder Track Record Since 2010
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