Keiretsu Forum NW invested $24 million in 36 startups in 2011 |
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Angel investors with Keiretsu Forum Northwest provided $24 million in funding for 36 early-stage startup companies in 2011.
A total of 29 companies were from the Northwest were funded, including 4-Tell, BroVo Spirits, LoanTek, Pacific West Land and Vizit .
The Northwest chapter of the Keiretsu Forum includes angel groups in Seattle, Bellevue, Portland and Boise. Funding for startups from the angel forum ranges from $250,000 to $3 million.
The 2001 funding level was the largest annual funding amount since the Northwest chapter was established in 2005.
“In has been a banner year for Keiretsu Forum Northwest,” said Nathan McDonald, president of Keiretsu Forum Northwest. “We are pleased to be steadily growing our membership and due diligence resources to provide vital funding to growing companies.”
Overall, technology companies received 30 percent of the funding in 2011, real estate companies received 38 percent, and consumer/retail startups received 16 percent.
Keiretsu Forum Northwest has invested $89 million in 149 companies since 2005. The Northwest chapter said it added 78 new members in 2011.
Here is the list of companies that raised funds from Keiretsu Forum Northwest in 2011:
Atossa Genetics Inc.
NanoICE Inc.
Vizit Inc.
Oregon:
Vancouver B.C.
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