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ZINO Invests: October 2011
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Monday, October 24, 2011. Melt This: Prosperity Organics. Meg Carlson, President and CEO of Prosperity Organics. I don't know about you, but I try to be as health-conscious. As possible and limit the amount of saturated fat I eat. Which, sadly, means almost never using butter. But thanks to Meg Carlson and Prosperity Organics. I can now use Melt, a butter substitute made of healthy fats and oils. According to Meg, Prosperity Organics "was born from an authentic need. Seattle folks, look for it at QFC.
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ZINO Invests: UW's Fluke Hall Incubator is Open for Business!
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Thursday, February 9, 2012. UW's Fluke Hall Incubator is Open for Business! UW C4C's Linden Rhoads cuts the ribbon on Fluke Hall. Yesterday UW's Fluke Hall. That will be run by the Center for Commercialization. And all the possibilities. C4C's New Ventures. Group began lining up fledgling UW companies for wet lab, dry lab and office space months before the opening. I hope the companies with whom I used to work will find an inspired home at Fluke. In my current role as Dealflow Manager at ZINO. I am looki...
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ZINO Invests: ZINO Roundtable Forums: Connecting Ideas with Investors
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011. ZINO Roundtable Forums: Connecting Ideas with Investors. Clay Young of Inovus Solar. Wants to help us skip the power. Bill by investing in solar power. Seattle Sensor Systems,. Represented by Tom Skillman has. Created food safety testing kits. We held ZINO's final Roundtable investment forum of 2011 at the impressive Russell Investments Center. GR Silicate Nano-Fiber and Carbonate, Lacuna Systems. And Seattle Sensor Systems Corp. Gary Schare's Browsium is. I highly agree with...
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ZINO Invests: A Well Managed and Governed Company is a Good Investment
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012. A Well Managed and Governed Company is a Good Investment. Kate's note: my colleague Chuck Roxin, Managing Director of ZINO Business Development Services is guest blogging on my site for a few posts. A well managed and governed company is a good investment.". That is the motto of ZINO Business Development Services. We’d like to improve the odds even further. ZBDS picks up the story when companies begin to experience traction. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). UWs Fluke Hall...
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ZINO Invests: May 2010
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Monday, May 17, 2010. Introduction and May 2010 happenings! My name is Kayla Villnow, and fairly recently I joined ZINO Society as an intern - throughout the course of the next ten months or so, I'll be working with our COO, Rob Brown, to manage all entrepreneurial programs here at ZINO. When I am not working at ZINO, I attend the University of Washington Foster School of Business where I am pursuing my MBA. Silver Planet, Inc. Aminex Therapeutics, Inc. And Scayl, Inc. For sign up details.
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ZINO Invests: ZINO Alum Cadence Biomedical Closes $1.1MM Round
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Friday, May 4, 2012. ZINO Alum Cadence Biomedical Closes $1.1MM Round. We're pleased and excited to see that ZINO Society alumnus Brian Glaister. Has closed a $1.1MM round of A2 financing. With the help of several angel groups. Brian presented Cadence to ZINO at last September's ZINO Zillionaire Investment Forum. Cadence's concept is wonderful and innovative- a device that helps people with disabilities walk unaided while increasing leg strength. Full details from Puget Sound Business Journal.
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ZINO Invests: April 2012
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Monday, April 9, 2012. One of the many hidden dangers to early start up success is the need, at some point, to change the way the company is managed. The first stage, sometimes called ‘growth through creativity’ is exhilarating. 1 Growth through Creativity. 2 Growth through Direction. After the next spurt of growth, key employees may eventually tire of the leaders’ vision being the only vision. People with independent vision and technical abilities may leave. They may start their own compan...Just in tim...
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ZINO Invests: Size of Angel Funding Rounds Up
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Size of Angel Funding Rounds Up. In case you needed another reason to pitch your deal at an upcoming ZINO investment forum. From INC. Wire. Today, a new report breaks down angel funding in 2011 - and it looks like good news for startups. The size of median angel funding rounds grew 40% in 2011 to $700,000, according to a report from Silicon Valley Bank. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Zino Showcase. What we write about. Size of Angel Funding Rounds Up.
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ZINO Invests: December 2011
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Under these rocks I will find the deals I need! People often ask me where I find the companies. Who present at ZINO investment forums. And I liken the search to turning over rocks on the beach looking for little crabs. Every rock in my path will be pried up and flipped in my search for fledgling companies. No place is too odd or unlikely. To find startups in need of investment capital, key connections and mentoring. And thus my search is unending. I stay in touch with my net...
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ZINO Invests: March 2012
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Size of Angel Funding Rounds Up. In case you needed another reason to pitch your deal at an upcoming ZINO investment forum. From INC. Wire. Today, a new report breaks down angel funding in 2011 - and it looks like good news for startups. The size of median angel funding rounds grew 40% in 2011 to $700,000, according to a report from Silicon Valley Bank. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Zino Showcase. What we write about. Size of Angel Funding Rounds Up.
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