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Facts
- HQ
- Seattle-area
- Sectors
- Fintech, Payments, Banking
- Total raised
- $4.5M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $3.5M · Mar 2023 SEC Form D
- Founders
- Leif Magnuson, Kirk Grogan
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What happens when you mix a Lamborghini, Lake Washington, and a venture capitalist who's writing checks into space? In this special episode of Full Burn, host Trevor Smith is joined by Brendan Wales, founding partner at Fuse VC, for a drive through Seattle’s elite neighborhood—and a conversation about building billion-dollar companies in the final frontier. They dig into: • How Brendan helped build Fuse into a $450M+ venture firm • Why space investing is heating up (and where the best returns may lie) • Backing Star Cloud, Portal Space Systems, and Quindar • The critical need for SpaceX competition •…
Building A Localised VC Firm - Brendan Wales, Founding Partner, FUSE
In this episode, Richard Kerby from Equal Ventures talks with Brendan Wales, Founding Partner of FUSE. Fuse is a Bellevue, Washington-based early-stage venture firm focused on Pacific North-West companies. Their 1st fund was $170 Million and they recently closed a $250 Million fund to back promising startups in the region. Here's a glimpse of what we discussed: The Significance of Local Venture Firms: - Brendan highlights how venture firms like Sequoia and Benchmark have thrived by owning specific ecosystems. - How being hyper-local gives them an edge in finding startups before everyone else? - The unique opportunity Fuse Ventures has…
CostCertified & Fuse Venture Partners
Discover the untold stories behind the venture capital fundraise. Join Alex Norman as he leads candid conversations with founders of venture-backed companies and the partners that made the bet. In this episode: Michael Bignold, Founder & CEO at CostCertified, and Brendan Wales, Founding Partner at FUSE. 0:00 Welcome to Founders & Funding 1:29 Introduction 4:19 Investment journey & path to funding 9:17 Choosing the right investor 11:37 Choosing the right founder to invest in 13:35 Lessons learned for success 16:40 The investor and founder relationship post-investment 21:19 Takeaway: Advice to founders Watch all Founders & Funding episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGtwiyttrm4&list=PLIEpKVFvGwLNryaHRQcmTssSBdPwiQ9zI&t=0s Listen…
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