26 investors have funded 8 IoT Applications companies head-officed in Seattle, across 37 rounds (May 2007 – Jul 2025). They are ranked by how many Seattle companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Seattle" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellingham Angel Investors | Bellingham, United States | SeedSeries A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2018 | 7 |
| 2 | Columbia Pacific Advisors | Seattle, United States | Series ASeries CSeries B | 1 | 3 | 2 | Aug 2015 | 13 |
| 3 | 500 Global | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2016 | 1,988 |
| 4 | Navitas Capital | Los Angeles, United States | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | 2 | Aug 2015 | 42 |
| 5 | Black Coral Capital | Boston, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2013 | 9 |
| 6 | Ventures | Waltham, United States | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | May 2009 | 14 |
| 7 | Johnson Controls | Milwaukee, United States | Series CSeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aug 2015 | 14 |
| 8 | Expansion Capital Partners | New York City, United States | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | — | May 2009 | 9 |
| 9 | Imagen Capital Partners | Woodinville, United States | Series A | 1 | 2 | 2 | Apr 2019 | 8 |
| 10 | Edison Energy | Miami, United States | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 2 | Aug 2015 | 2 |
| 11 | HAX | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2016 | 283 |
| 12 | Next47 | Palo Alto, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2009 | 170 |
| 13 | Jumpstart Foundry | Nashville, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2017 | 113 |
| 14 | Alliance of Angels | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 75 |
| 15 | Transmedia Capital | San Francisco, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | May 2012 | 43 |
| 16 | 9Mile Labs | Seattle, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2014 | 32 |
| 17 | Cascadia Venture Forum | Vancouver, Canada | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | 26 |
| 18 | Zebra | Lincolnshire, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 18 |
| 19 | MetaProp NYC | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2016 | 19 | |
| 20 | ArcelorMittal | Metz, France | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 2009 | 18 |
| 21 | Tappan Hill Ventures | Ann Arbor, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 8 |
| 22 | Seattle Angel Fund | Renton, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2016 | 5 |
| 23 | Crestlight | Santa Clara, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | May 2012 | 3 |
| 24 | McKinstry | Seattle, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2018 | 2 |
| 25 | Columbia Pacific Management | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2007 | 1 | |
| 26 | Stellar Holdings | Kirkland, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
IoT Applications companies head-officed in Seattle that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerit Solutions poweritsolutions.com |
6 | 9 | $57.4M | Series C Jul 2013 |
| Buildpulse buildpulse.com |
6 | 6 | $7.2M | Seed Nov 2016 |
| Optimum Energy optimumenergyco.com |
5 | 10 | $86.8M | Series C Aug 2015 |
| Pillsy pillsy.com |
4 | 5 | $250K | Seed Oct 2017 |
| ioCurrents iocurrents.com |
2 | 3 | $5.7M | Series A Apr 2019 |
| Buddy buddy.com |
2 | 2 | $2M | Post-IPO May 2012 |
| Optio3 optio3.com |
1 | 1 | $3.8M | Series A Jul 2018 |
| Xemelgo xemelgo.com |
1 | 1 | — | Series A Jul 2025 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | Zebra | Xemelgo | Series A | — |
| Apr 2019 | Imagen Capital PartnersLED | ioCurrents | Series A | $5M |
| Sep 2018 | Imagen Capital PartnersLED | ioCurrents | Series A | — |
| Jul 2018 | McKinstryLED | Optio3 | Series A | $3.8M |
| Jun 2018 | Bellingham Angel InvestorsLED | ioCurrents | Series A | $745K |
| Oct 2017 | Cascadia Venture Forum | Pillsy | Seed | — |
| May 2017 | Jumpstart Foundry | Pillsy | Seed | $150K |
| Nov 2016 | Bellingham Angel InvestorsLED | Buildpulse | Seed | $1.8M |
| Nov 2016 | Alliance of AngelsLED | Buildpulse | Seed | $1.8M |
| Nov 2016 | Seattle Angel FundLED | Buildpulse | Seed | $1.8M |
| Nov 2016 | Tappan Hill VenturesLED | Buildpulse | Seed | $1.8M |
| Oct 2016 | 500 Global | Pillsy | Seed | — |
| Aug 2016 | MetaProp NYC | Buildpulse | Seed | — |
| Aug 2016 | 500 Global | Pillsy | Seed | — |
| Jun 2016 | HAX | Pillsy | Seed | $100K |
| Aug 2015 | Johnson ControlsLED | Optimum Energy | Series C | $10.2M |
| Aug 2015 | Navitas CapitalLED | Optimum Energy | Series C | $10.2M |
| Aug 2015 | Edison EnergyLED | Optimum Energy | Series C | $10.2M |
| Aug 2015 | Columbia Pacific AdvisorsLED | Optimum Energy | Series C | $10.2M |
| Nov 2014 | 9Mile Labs | Buildpulse | Seed | $35K |
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