Former SeaChange Investors Launch VentureUs Angel Group to Back Early-Stage Pacific Northwest Startups
A group of former SeaChange investors in Seattle have launched VentureUs, an angel investing group focusing on pre-seed and seed startups in the Pacific Northwest. VentureUs streamlines decision-making through an investment board and plans to invest $100,000 to $400,000 in 6-10 startups annually.
Susan Preston, CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund General Partner, authors Angel Financing book and crafts Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Act
Susan Preston is a General Partner at CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund, a patent attorney and former partner in national law firms who has held senior executive roles and authored the book Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs. She is a recognized expert and speaker on angel and venture financing, served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Kauffman Foundation, and authored the Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Act.
Daniel Gustafsson posts profile: Susan Preston, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Kauffman Foundation and Director at Davis Wright Tremaine, active angel investing leader and board chair
Susan Preston is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation focusing on angel investor initiatives and women entrepreneurs; she also directs training and professional development at Davis Wright Tremaine and serves on multiple corporate and nonprofit boards, authors guides on angel investing, and chairs The Hope Heart Institute.
Organizations
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VentureUs Venture Partner 2024–present · current
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Tend Health Board Member for Tend Health 2021–present · current
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60Hertz Energy Board Member for 60 Hertz 2021–present · current
Education
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Seattle University JD, cum laude, Law · 1982–1985
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Washington State University BS, Microbiology, Public Health and Biochemistry · 1972–1976
