Rudy Gadre
Rudy Gadre is Co-Founder and Chairman at Denkyem Coop and General Partner, Fund III at Founders' Co-op. He was VP, Business Operations at Evri, VP & General Counsel at Facebook, and VP & Associate General Counsel at Amazon.
NetBase Quid acquires Seattle social analytics startup Rival IQ; Rival IQ to remain independent
Santa Clara-based NetBase Quid has acquired Seattle social media analytics startup Rival IQ, which serves nearly 700 customers and will continue operating independently.
Airbnb cleaning startup Neu raises $700,000 led by New Stack Ventures to fund Scottsdale expansion
Seattle startup Neu, which provides cleaning services to Airbnb hosts, adapted to pandemic-era demand by adding PPE and meeting Airbnb’s enhanced cleaning protocols and has raised $700,000 led by New Stack Ventures to support expansion including a planned move into Scottsdale, AZ.
Survey of 70 Seattle Founders: Local Angels Are Risk-Averse, Hidden and Losing Deals to Seed Funds
A February survey of 70 Seattle-area tech founders found widespread frustration with local angel investors, who are described as risk-averse, conservative, hidden, and out of touch; founders say angels must be more visible, faster, and willing to take bigger risks to compete with active local and Bay Area seed funds.
WestRiver Group mandates one-woman, one-man co-leadership for each VC fund as it eyes $150M Pacific Northwest raise
Seattle-based WestRiver Group will require each of its venture capital funds to be co-led by one man and one woman, a strategy it says drives bigger returns; the firm manages about $2 billion and is considering raising its Pacific Northwest fund to $150 million. Notable leaders include founder Erik Anderson, Lisa Stone, Richelle Parham, Scott Maw, Anthony Bontrager, Laurel Buckner, George Montgomery and Deepa Prasad.
Sirqul, founded by AWS co‑founder Robert Frederick, raises $5M from investors including Owen Van Natta and Rick Dalzell
Sirqul, a Seattle startup founded in 2013 by AWS co-founder Robert Frederick, raised $5 million to exit stealth and expand globally while offering a platform of 324 modular APIs that let developers add features like payments and notifications. The round includes investors such as former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta, former Amazon CIO Rick Dalzell, Rudy Gadre, Tripp Blair, Xiang Gao, and Ray Chen, and the company plans to add more backers as it scales.
Wire Labs Rebrands as Talio, Launches iOS/Android Messaging App for "Tilt" Moving Selfies After $1.8M Seed
Talio is the rebranded product of Seattle startup Wire Labs, founded by former Amazon engineers Piragash Velummylum and Jordan Timmermann, and builds an iOS/Android messaging app focused on "tilt" moving selfies that animate when you tilt your phone. The team raised a $1.8 million seed round and emphasizes user-driven design combining photos and video into a new format.
Rudy Gadre, Seattle Super Angel and Former Facebook GC, Has Invested in ~60 Startups and Hosts Yabbly Q&A
Rudy Gadre, a Seattle super angel and former Facebook general counsel and Amazon exec, has invested in about 60 startups and mentors local founders while hosting an interactive Q&A on Yabbly where he discusses topics like fundraising differences between Seattle and Silicon Valley. He joined Founder’s Co-op, backs startups across categories, and encourages entrepreneurs to ask him specific questions about their businesses.
ResolutionTube raises $1.5M seed led by Madrona to use AR mobile app for faster technician troubleshooting
ResolutionTube, a Techstars Seattle 2013 alum, raised a $1.5M seed round led by Madrona to build a mobile app using augmented reality to speed technician troubleshooting, reduce customer-service calls, and hire engineers and sales staff.
Ex-Amazon Engineers’ Startup Wire Raises $1.8M Seed to Build Private, Intimacy-Focused Messaging App
Wire, a Seattle mobile messaging startup founded by ex-Amazon engineers Piragash Velummylum and Jordan Timmermann, raised $1.8 million in seed funding from investors including Vulcan Capital and executives like Spencer Rascoff to build a private, intimacy-focused photo and video app aimed at teens.
GeekWire Announces 25-Company Startup Demo Zone at Startup Day with $550 Booths, Investor Meetings, and On-Stage Pitch Contest
GeekWire is adding a Startup Demo Zone at its annual Startup Day where 25 qualifying early-stage companies can demo products, meet investors, and compete for on-stage pitches and additional exposure.
BizX raises $700,000 from Rudy Gadre and Andy Liu after bootstrapping to $10M revenue and $60M in trades
BizX, a Bellevue bartering platform founded in 2002, grew to $10M revenue after facilitating $60M in transactions and raised $700,000 in a Series A led by angels Rudy Gadre and Andy Liu to expand its virtual-dollar trading network for businesses.
Former Amazon VP and Facebook General Counsel Rudy Gadre Backs 12+ Seattle Startups as Active Angel Investor
Rudy Gadre, a former Amazon VP and Facebook general counsel, has become a prominent Seattle angel investor, backing more than a dozen local startups in the past two years. He returned to Seattle after tech and legal roles elsewhere and now focuses full-time on investing to support the region’s startup ecosystem.
Organizations
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Denkyem Coop Co-Founder and Chairman 2018–present · current
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Founders' Co-op General Partner, Fund III 2014–present · current
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Evri VP, Business Operations 2008–2010 · past
Education
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University of Washington School of Law JD, Law · 1991–1994
