Adriane Brown
Adriane Brown is Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners.
Flying Fish VC has raised $49.3M toward $100M third fund, per SEC filing
Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish has raised $49.3 million toward a planned $100 million third fund, per an SEC filing, and previously raised $70 million for its second fund in 2022; the firm focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in AI/ML startups.
GeekWire Updates Pacific Northwest Female Venture Capitalist List with 60+ Senior Women as VC Funding Hits Record Levels
GeekWire updated its 2018 list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest, now featuring over 60 women in senior VC roles, reflecting modest gains in female leadership in venture capital. Despite record venture capital funding in 2021, women-led startups received only 2.4% of total capital, highlighting ongoing gender disparities in investment.
Graham & Walker (formerly Female Founders Alliance) raises $10M fund to back female-led startups
Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance rebranded as Graham & Walker and launched a $10 million venture fund to invest in female-led early-stage tech startups, led by founder and managing director Leslie Feinzaig. The fund raised capital from 105 backers (two-thirds women, 40% first-time fund investors) and has already made 11 investments with average checks of $25,000–$400,000.
Seattle VC Flying Fish files to raise $75M 'Flying Fish Fund II' after $80M debut fund
Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish, founded in 2018, is raising a second fund called Flying Fish Fund II with an SEC filing showing a $75 million offering; the firm previously raised an $80 million first fund and focuses on AI/ML startups in the Pacific Northwest.
Madrona hires ex-AWS product manager Anu Sharma as principal; Saykara and DomainTools add senior marketing and leadership hires
Madrona Venture Group hired Anu Sharma as a principal from AWS; Seattle startups and tech companies also announced hires and promotions, including Saykara naming Joy Efron VP of marketing and DomainTools adding four executives (CTO James Reynolds, CCO Jeff Day, VP of product Jackie Abrams, and VP of people Jill Boon).
Organizations
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Flying Fish Partners Managing Partner · current
Education
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Old Dominion University Ph.D, Humane Letters · 2009
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MIT Sloan School of Management SM (Sloan Fellow), Management · 1990–1991
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Old Dominion University B.S., Environmental Health · 1976–1980
