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NW companies score $8.9 million from Keiretsu angels
Angels from Keiretsu Forum invested $8.9 million in 16 Northwest companies last year - an "encouraging increase," following troubling economic times, said NW chapter president Nathan McDonald.
12 of the companies are located in the Pacific Northwest, including Marketfish, a marketing software company, and real estate investment company Pacific West Land. Tech companies received 68 percent of the funding, real estate companies, 24 percent, and the remaining eight percent went to consumer services and life sciences.
Members of Keiretsu, an angel investor network, provide early-stage capital in the range of $250,000 - $3 million to high-quality, diverse investment opportunities. Keiretsu's Northwest members have invested over $65 million in 113 companies since 2005.
Here's a list of the 16 companies that received funding in 2010:
Castlewood Surgical
Rothman Healthcare
Hydrovolts
Glue Networks
NanoICE
Marketfish
Patheos
EET
Core Concepts
Zapproved
iVoiceNetworks
Journey Gym
Zevez Payments
Pacific West Land
Signalink
Enroute Systems
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