WTIA’s State-of-the-State on Venture Capital in Washington

Want an inside look at the state of the local VC market? What’s hot? What’s not? Interested in hearing what VC’s look for as they evaluate companies to invest in? Want to pick the brain of some local Venture Capitalists? Then join your peers for breakfast on September 9th as the WTIA introduces its Urban Leadership Series with a “State of the State” on the venture capital industry in Washington. Ken Myer, President & CEO, WTIA, will moderate a candid discussion with local venture capitalists and analysts including, John Cook, Reporter, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Matt McIlwain, Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group, and Chad Waite, Managing Director, OVP Venture Partners. Cost in advance is $25 for WTIA members, $45 for non-members. To register online, click here.

Author: Luke Timmerman

Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.