Wicket Labs
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, US
- Sectors
- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 2
- Stage
- Seed
- Total raised
- $4.9M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $2.8M · Jul 2018 SEC Form D
Microsoft AI Leader Eric Boyd Joins Anthropic; Tagboard CEO Nathan Peterson Steps Down with Marty Roberts Taking Over
Eric Boyd, a longtime Microsoft AI leader, has joined Anthropic to lead its infrastructure team after nearly 17 years at Microsoft. Meanwhile, Nathan Peterson is stepping down as CEO of Tagboard, with Marty Roberts, the former COO, set to succeed him.
Tagboard CEO Nathan J P Steps Down, COO Marty Roberts Named New CEO With 30 Years Media Tech Experience
Tagboard announced that Nathan J P is stepping down as CEO after over a decade of leadership, with COO Marty Roberts promoted to CEO, bringing 30 years of media technology experience. The company reaffirms its commitment to advancing live storytelling tools under the new leadership.
Brightcove acquires Seattle video-audience startup Wicket Labs; all 13 employees join
Brightcove has acquired Seattle-based Wicket Labs, a 13-person startup founded in 2016 that provides audience insights and a 'Wicket Scorecard' for streaming video; terms were not disclosed and Wicket raised about $7 million from investors including WestRiver, Madrona, and Divergent.
Anthony Bontrager of WestRiver Group says he makes 3–5 PNW SaaS/AI investments yearly with $500k–$5M initial checks and $10M follow-on capacity
Anthony Bontrager, a former adtech founder and current investor at WestRiver Group, favors hands-on board involvement and invests in PNW SaaS/AI/ML companies with initial checks of $500k–$5M, targeting 3–5 new deals yearly and about 15–20 monthly pitches. He highlights Qorus Software as a standout portfolio company and emphasizes governance, go-to-market support, and follow-on reserves of ~$10M per company.
WestRiver Group Sells Debt Investment Business to SVB Financial Group; Erik Anderson Named Executive Chairman of New SVB Capital Credit Platform
Seattle-based WestRiver Group agreed to sell its debt investment business to SVB Financial Group to form the SVB Capital Credit Platform, with WestRiver CEO Erik Anderson joining SVB as executive chairman; terms were not disclosed. WestRiver manages about $2 billion AUM and holds investments including Singularity University and several Seattle startups.
WestRiver Group CEO Erik Anderson and Riverstone launch Decarbonization Plus Acquisition SPAC, raising $200M to pursue global decarbonization targets
WestRiver Group CEO Erik Anderson and asset manager Riverstone launched Decarbonization Plus Acquisition, a SPAC that raised $200 million to target companies advancing global decarbonization across energy, agriculture, industrials, transportation and commercial/residential sectors.
