Articles about Bill Bryant

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Venture) rebrands to Threshold Ventures; Bill Bryant transitions to venture partner

Longtime Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Venture) is rebranding to Threshold Ventures, Axios reported on Wednesday. The… Read More

Chest-thumpers vs. executors: The difference between Seattle and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, according to this VC

There’s a difference between entrepreneurs from Seattle and those from Silicon Valley and it goes beyond stereotypes about hairstyles, clothing, and… Read More

Alliance of Angels still helping entrepreneurs take flight, 20 years after initial spark from Tom Alberg, Bill Gates Sr. and Tom Cable

Two decades ago, Bill Gates Sr., Tom Alberg and Tom Cable jointly sent a letter to friends and colleagues with… Read More

Q&A: Washington state gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant on CS education, tech jobs, and trade

(Updated at 11:45 a.m. to clarify and add comments from Gov. Inslee’s campaign). Bill Bryant says he has a plan… Read More

Will the real Bill Bryant please stand up? Seattle VC gets confused with gubernatorial candidate — a lot

Bill Bryant was talking with a close friend recently, whose mother is a lifelong Democrat. She told her daughter that… Read More

Venture capital powerhouse DFJ Raises $350 million, plans to pump portion of funds into Seattle startups

Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed companies such as SpaceX, Twilio and Yammer, announced this… Read More

Cloud lovers: Here’s why two Seattle VCs are so bullish on the future of IT

The technology industry is in constant motion occasionally undergoing tectonic shifts, altering the landscape and crowning new winners and losers.… Read More

This Seattle VC just returned from London, and now he’s got $50 million burning a hole in his pocket

Venture capitalist Bill Bryant is back in Seattle, and he’s got some money to toss around to hard-charging entrepreneurs who… Read More

Tech Moves: Chef names new VP of Engineering, Lyft COO leaves after tension with founders; and more

—Jez Humble has joined Chef as the company’s Engineering Vice President. Prior to joining Chef, Humble was a principal at ThoughtWorks, where… Read More

Startup Awards: Vote for Seattle’s Investor of the Year

Even though it’s cheaper than ever to get a software or Internet company off the ground these days, money still… Read More

Angel investor Bill Bryant: Here’s what I look for in startup entrepreneurs

Seattle angel investor and venture capitalist Bill Bryant has been around the block a few times in the tech industry,… Read More

The inside story of how a Seattle angel investor discovered Swype

Guest commentary from Bill Bryant: I have been in the software business for more than 20 years now, spanning some… Read More

Social media agency Banyan Branch takes root with $1.7M

Banyan Branch, the Seattle-based social media marketing firm whose clients include Hartz, Porsche and Gilt Groupe, has raised $1.7 million… Read More

Commentary: Why we had to leave Seattle to build Box.net

Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a… Read More

Varolii lands $8 million, names Bill Bryant, Lee Roberts to the board

Varolii, which helps airlines, utilities, banks and other companies send automated alerts to customers, has raised $8 million and named… Read More