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John Connors

Samir Bodas, 1964-2026: Icertis leader put personal values at the center of company culture

Samir Bodas, co-founder of contract management software company Icertis, passed this week following a battle with cancer. He was 61. Friends and colleagues remember a leader who put culture and values at the center of one of the region’s most successful startups. Read More

Making a lot of money won’t make you more happy, secure, and centered — according to this VC

It’s not all about the money. That’s what John Connors wishes he would have known before starting his career, one… Read More

Five venture capitalists share feelings on Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and the state of the country amid a charged political season

The country is at a crossroads. Some see the political landscape as soiled, unsalvageable with two presidential candidates who are… Read More

Ignition looking to raise $200 million venture capital fund

Ignition, the Bellevue venture capital firm led by former Microsoft executives Frank Artale and John Connors as well as Silicon… Read More

Jason Stoffer at Startupday 2015

Top Seattle VCs: Bootstrap first, then come to us

There are plenty of headlines these days about eye-popping rounds of venture funding for tech startups. But a group of… 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

Ignition’s John Connors: Here’s what Seattle can learn from Silicon Valley

You may be sick and tired by now of hearing about the rivalry between Seattle and Silicon Valley — with… Read More

Former Microsoft CFO John Connors named to Midas List for top investors

John Connors, a venture capitalist at Bellevue-based Ignition Partners who previously served as CFO of Microsoft, was named to Forbes’ 2013… Read More

Former Microsoft CFO John Connors joins board of INRIX

INRIX continues to add horsepower to its board, as the Kirkland provider of traffic data preps for an initial public… Read More

Ignition backs Parse, another hot San Francisco startup

Another day, another investment by Ignition Partners in the Bay Area. The Bellevue venture capital firm, which earlier this week… Read More

Ignition-backed Splunk eyes IPO

Splunk, a fast-growing business intelligence company backed by Ignition Partners and others, is considering an initial public offering that could… Read More

Morning Radar: Web site wants your Amazon rants; Connors on Cook; and more

Amazon.com is starting to get a bit of a PR black eye when it comes to the sales tax issue,… Read More

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