Beth Kolko
Beth Kolko is currently Board Advisor at Leviathan Security Group, Investment Partner at Pioneer Fund, Senior Advisor at Responsible Innovation Labs, and Professor and Director of SECURE Center at University of Washington. She founded Hackademia and Shift Labs, with Shift Labs having been acquired. Her expertise includes human-centered design, entrepreneurship, and technology-driven innovation.
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Pack Ventures launches Seattle syndicate to back UW-linked startups, pledges 10% of future profits to University of Washington
Pack Ventures, a new early-stage Seattle VC, will invest $100K–$200K checks in startups tied to the University of Washington and has already backed five companies including Jeeva Wireless, Talus.bio and Monod Bio; the firm will return 10% of individual future profits to UW. The syndicate includes more than 35 founding investors from the Seattle VC and entrepreneur community and will target AI, robotics, computational biology, enterprise software and other high-growth areas.
Pack Ventures launches 506(c) pre-seed fund to back University of Washington founders, pledges 10% of returns to UW
Pack Ventures (Pack VC), a pre-seed and seed 506(c) fund, launched to invest in University of Washington-affiliated founders and broaden accredited investor access; leaders pledge 10% of personal fund returns to UW and will host an online introduction for accredited investors on Feb. 17.
Organizations
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Responsible Innovation Labs Senior Advisor 2025–present · current
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Leviathan Security Group Board Advisor 2023–present · current
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Pioneer Fund Investment Partner 2019–present · current
Education
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Oberlin College Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
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The University of Texas at Austin PhD, English
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Y Combinator
