Longtime Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Venture) is rebranding to Threshold Ventures, Axios reported on Wednesday. The three people who co-founded DFJ— Tim Draper; John Fisher; and… Read More
There’s a difference between entrepreneurs from Seattle and those from Silicon Valley and it goes beyond stereotypes about hairstyles, clothing, and choice of gadgets. Speaking at a pitch clinic hosted by… Read More
Two decades ago, Bill Gates Sr., Tom Alberg and Tom Cable jointly sent a letter to friends and colleagues with an important ask. The trio of prominent Seattle business leaders… Read More
(Updated at 11:45 a.m. to clarify and add comments from Gov. Inslee’s campaign). Bill Bryant says he has a plan to promote innovation in Washington state. To call the Republican… Read More
Bill Bryant was talking with a close friend recently, whose mother is a lifelong Democrat. She told her daughter that even though she’d never voted for a Republican before, she’d… Read More
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed companies such as SpaceX, Twilio and Yammer, announced this week that it raised its twelfth fund, consisting of $350 million… Read More
The technology industry is in constant motion occasionally undergoing tectonic shifts, altering the landscape and crowning new winners and losers. The industry is in the midst of one of those… Read More
Venture capitalist Bill Bryant is back in Seattle, and he’s got some money to toss around to hard-charging entrepreneurs who want to change the world. DFJ’s Bryant moved to London… Read More
—Jez Humble has joined Chef as the company’s Engineering Vice President. Prior to joining Chef, Humble was a principal at ThoughtWorks, where he led product and consulting efforts focused on team collaboration… Read More
Even though it’s cheaper than ever to get a software or Internet company off the ground these days, money still matters. But the best investors bring more to the table… Read More
Seattle angel investor and venture capitalist Bill Bryant has been around the block a few times in the tech industry, estimating that he’s met some 5,000 entrepreneurs in the past… Read More
Guest commentary from Bill Bryant: I have been in the software business for more than 20 years now, spanning some 25 companies (including such notables as Netbot, Visio, Qpass, Isilon,… Read More
Banyan Branch, the Seattle-based social media marketing firm whose clients include Hartz, Porsche and Gilt Groupe, has raised $1.7 million from a prominent group of angel investors that includes former… Read More
Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a better place to grow up, and everyone I know loves… Read More
Varolii, which helps airlines, utilities, banks and other companies send automated alerts to customers, has raised $8 million and named Seattle venture capitalist Bill Bryant and former FileNet CEO Lee… Read More