Geoff Harris
Geoff Harris is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners and an investor at Placements.io. He founded Flying Fish Ventures, an early stage technology fund, which is still running. His expertise includes Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Mobile, Digital Media, and Commerce.
Seattle VC Flying Fish Partners Joins $1.1B Seed Round for DeepMind’s David Silver’s Startup Ineffable Intelligence
Seattle-based VC firm Flying Fish Partners secured a spot in the $1.1 billion seed round for DeepMind legend David Silver's startup Ineffable Intelligence through years of relationship-building and strategic early investments. Despite managing less than $250 million, their networking and persistence led to participation alongside major investors like Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Seattle Has Fewer Than 20 Unicorn Startups Amid Top AI Talent and Tech Giants in 2025
Seattle hosts fewer than 20 unicorn startups, representing about 1.5% of global unicorns as of January 2025, despite having a dense tech talent pool and being a prime location for AI businesses. Industry leaders argue that the number of unicorns alone is a poor measure of regional tech success, pointing to Seattle's strengths in AI, cloud giants, and fast-growing startups.
Seattle VC Flying Fish Raises $25M Opportunity Fund for AI Startup Follow-On Investments
Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish is raising a new $25 million Opportunity Fund to support follow-on investments, complementing its existing funds focused on AI startups. Founded in 2017 and led by Heather Redman, Geoff Harris, and Frank Chang, the firm has expanded its investments geographically and across AI technologies.
Seattle Venture Capital Firm Flying Fish Files for New Fund III to Continue Investing in AI Startups
Seattle-based venture capital firm Flying Fish is raising a new fund called Flying Fish Fund III, following previous funds of $37 million and $70 million raised in 2016 and 2022 respectively. The firm focuses on early-stage AI, machine learning, and robotics startups, initially in the Pacific Northwest but now with a broader geographic scope.
Madrona Leads Inaugural Seattle Tech Week July 31-August 4 Featuring AI-Focused Panels and Networking
Seattle venture firm Madrona, along with other local firms and tech leaders, is launching the inaugural Seattle Tech Week from July 31 to August 4 to connect the city's tech ecosystem through various events focused on AI and innovation.
#27 Geoff Harris: Managing Partner Flying Fish VC
In this episode of Startup Project we spoke to Geoff Harris, Managing Partner Flying Fish VC. Flying Fish is a thesis driven fund focused on Al/ML. Geoff Harris spent 15 years at Microsoft in engineering leadership and executive leadership positions. His career at Microsoft began in digital media where he ran the Windows Media Player team. Full conversation includes: Developing Natural language processing at Microsoft Angel investing to raising a fund Core insight behind Flying Fish AI Use cases for future Web3 & Venture ----- Past guests of Startup Project podcast include Ali Moiz (stonks.com), Kirby Winfield (Ascend.vc), Eric Bahn…
Napster Co‑founder Jordan Ritter’s Stealth Startup Augment AI Raises $3.45M Seed to ‘Supercharge’ Productivity
Augment AI Corp, a stealthy Seattle startup led by Napster co-founder Jordan Ritter and three other tech veterans, raised a $3.45 million seed round after spinning out of the Allen Institute for AI incubator to build software that aims to "supercharge" personal productivity by better integrating devices and apps.
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.
How a new VC fund is trying to change the game for Seattle entrepreneurs
Flying Fish Venture Partners has a bold plan: completely change the game for entrepreneurs in Seattle. We sit down with Heather Redman, one of the fund's co-founders, to hear her vision for the fund and how she plans to shake up Seattle's startup ecosystem. Follow all our coverage, including more about Pacific Northwest startups, at GeekWire.com Thank you to this week’s sponsors: Wealthsimple — GeekWire listeners pay no management fees for a year when they invest up to $15,000 on Wealthsimple’s automated investing platform. GoDaddy — who is offering GeekWire listeners 35 percent off their purchase of a GoDaddy domain…
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Flying Fish Partners Co-Founder, Managing Partner 2016–present · current
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Placements.io Investor 2014–present · current
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Self Employed Angel Investor, Advisor 2013–present · current
Education
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Brown University BA, Political Science · 1990–1994
