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392Portfolio Exits
91Funds
16Service Providers
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Latest Ignition Partners News
Jan 24, 2022
Seattle VC firm Fuse reveals size of inaugural fund that has backed 17 Pacific Northwest startups January 23, 2022 at 10:20 pm Share 2 From left: Fuse general partners Brendan Wales, Cameron Borumand, and Kellan Carter. (Fuse Photos) Fuse , a new Seattle-based early-stage venture capital firm, has disclosed the size of its inaugural fund for the first time. The firm raised $170 million for the fund, which has backed 17 B2B software startups based across the Pacific Northwest. It plans to make 25-to-30 total investments. GeekWire previously reported that Fuse had raised at least $118 million. Some of the firm’s recent investments include Zuper , which sells software to help service companies; Pictory , a video automation startup; and Route Line , an adventure travel startup. “The Pacific Northwest is the most important technology ecosystem in the world,” the firm wrote in a blog post. Fuse launched in 2020 as a spinoff from longtime Seattle-area firm Ignition Partners . Former Ignition investors Kellan Carter and Cameron Borumand helped startup Fuse as general partners. John Connors , an Ignition managing partner and former Microsoft CFO, joined Fuse as operating managing partner, along with Satbir Khanuja , who was a venture advisor at Ignition. Ignition effectively sunsetted its brand name and continues to manage existing investments in portfolio companies. Seattle Seahawks star Bobby Wagner is a venture partner at Fuse. Last year the firm added longtime Bay Area tech startup investor Brendan Wales as its third general partner. Other employees include associates Sara Lindquist and Zane Khatib , who just joined from Brighton Jones. Fuse is among a crop of newer early-stage firms in Seattle hoping to capitalize on the city’s startup activity . Flying Fish raised $80 million for its first fund in 2018 and is raising another fund. Pioneer Square Labs raised $80 million for its first fund as well, and raised $100 million for its second. Other new firms include Ascend ($15 million first fund) and Graham & Walker ($10 million first fund).
Ignition Partners Investments
392 Investments
Ignition Partners has made 392 investments. Their latest investment was in Pike Brewing as part of their Unattributed VC on June 6, 2022.
Ignition Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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6/2/2022 | Unattributed VC | Pike Brewing | $1.8M | Yes | 1 | |
3/8/2022 | Series B | Maven Arena | $3.15M | Yes | 1 | |
9/8/2021 | Series E | Aviatrix | $200M | No | 15 | |
9/3/2021 | Unattributed VC | |||||
9/1/2021 | Series B |
Date | 6/2/2022 | 3/8/2022 | 9/8/2021 | 9/3/2021 | 9/1/2021 |
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Round | Unattributed VC | Series B | Series E | Unattributed VC | Series B |
Company | Pike Brewing | Maven Arena | Aviatrix | ||
Amount | $1.8M | $3.15M | $200M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Ignition Partners Portfolio Exits
91 Portfolio Exits
Ignition Partners has 91 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tempered Networks on June 23, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/23/2022 | Acquired | 7 | |||
4/12/2022 | Acquired | 2 | |||
2/28/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 6/23/2022 | 4/12/2022 | 2/28/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Ignition Partners Fund History
16 Fund Histories
Ignition Partners has 16 funds, including Ignition Venture Partners IV Annex Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/8/2015 | Ignition Venture Partners IV Annex Fund | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $16.85M | 1 |
5/21/2015 | Ignition Venture Partners VI | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $200M | 2 |
3/27/2014 | Qiming Venture Partners IV | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $500M | 1 |
4/1/2013 | Ignition Venture Partners V | ||||
5/16/2011 | Qiming Venture Partners III |
Closing Date | 7/8/2015 | 5/21/2015 | 3/27/2014 | 4/1/2013 | 5/16/2011 |
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Fund | Ignition Venture Partners IV Annex Fund | Ignition Venture Partners VI | Qiming Venture Partners IV | Ignition Venture Partners V | Qiming Venture Partners III |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||
Status | Closed | Closed | Closed | ||
Amount | $16.85M | $200M | $500M | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Ignition Partners Service Providers
3 Service Providers
Ignition Partners has 3 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel | ||
Service Provider | |||
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Associated Rounds | |||
Provider Type | Counsel | ||
Service Type | General Counsel |
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Ignition Partners Team
14 Team Members
Ignition Partners has 14 team members, including current Chief Financial Officer, Ryan Baker.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Ryan Baker | Chief Financial Officer | Current | |
Bob Kelly | Managing Partner | Current | |
Nicholas Sturiale | Icon Ventures, The Carlyle Group, and Sevin Rosen Funds | Managing Director | Current |
Cameron Myhrvold | General Partner | Current | |
Richard Tong | Xevo, Qiming Venture Partners, Ignition, Microsoft, Brentwood Associates, LSI Corporation, Morgan Stanley, AT&T, General Motors, and The Princeton Review | Founder | Former |
Name | Ryan Baker | Bob Kelly | Nicholas Sturiale | Cameron Myhrvold | Richard Tong |
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Work History | Icon Ventures, The Carlyle Group, and Sevin Rosen Funds | Xevo, Qiming Venture Partners, Ignition, Microsoft, Brentwood Associates, LSI Corporation, Morgan Stanley, AT&T, General Motors, and The Princeton Review | |||
Title | Chief Financial Officer | Managing Partner | Managing Director | General Partner | Founder |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Former |
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