Second Avenue Partners
Second Avenue Partners
Innovative concepts with market disruptive opportunities
Corporate | United States of America | Income/Productivity Growth
Overview
Second Avenue Partners is a Seattle based provider of management strategy and capital for early stage companies in the Greater Puget Sound area. The firm looks to invest in promising teams and transformational ideas in a wide range of areas including internet consumer and social media software and clean energy but is open to a wider range of ideas. Our investment approach is to make early stage investments in promising ventures and build long term relationships actively assisting its portfolio companies in becoming market leaders. The firm seeks strong entrepreneurial teams innovative concepts with market disruptive opportunities and models that take advantage of cutting edge technologies. We also bring a new attitude towards investing which includes a mentoring relationship with portfolio companies. Second Avenue Partners was formed in February of 2000. The company is led by its founding partners Nick Hanauer Pete Higgins and Mike Slade. Our fourth founder Keith Grinstein sadly passed away on September 28 2008. Keith was instrumental in bringing the four of us together an integral part of our partnership a dear friend and constant source of laughter. The office is quieter and we miss him. Second Avenue Partners has funded companies such as Market Leader (NASDAQ LEDR) acquired by Trulia In Situ acquired by Boeing Azaleos acquired by Avanade Newsvine acquired by MSNBC.com Fan Nation acquired by Sports Illustrated Wavemarekt Audience Science Ice Energy Real Self Qliance Modumetal Inc. Seeq Corp Jenu WISErg Glassnetic Slope Front Desk Tree Ring Industrial Generosity Flexe Coolspotters Ink'd and Fantasy Moguls.
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Corporate | Other Legal Structure | Operating | 1-10 |
Portfolio
Jan, 2018
Joint $19,2M Series C + Other

WISErg
Capturing the nutrients in wasted food
The WISErg Corporation is a Pacific Northwest bio resource company...
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Food Security
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United States of America
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Headquarters :
1301 Second Avenue Suite 2850
Seattle
Washington 98101
United States of America