Seattle Startup Now: Building and Scaling a GenAI Startup
The Seattle Startup Now community is for builders, founders, operators, and researchers to meet each other and share experiences.
Have been thinking about leaving your Big Tech job to start or join a startup?
Are already building something new?
If you answered yes to either/both of the above, we have an event for you during Seattle Tech Week 2025! At our gathering, we will host a panel, and conversation will focus on learnings from building and scaling a GenAI startup.
Who's hosting?
👋 Jake Nibley, Vice President at Tola Capital
👋 Aviel Ginzburg, Co-Founder at Foundations and General Partner at Founders' Co-op
About the panel
We will feature perspectives from Seattle-based AI leaders, including:
Yinhan Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, FlickBloom
Kevin Coleman, Co-Founder, Ravenna
Diego Oppenheimer, Head of Product, Hyperparam
Patrick Ellis, Co-Founder and CTO, Snapbar
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About Tola Capital (based in Seattle):
Tola Capital is a venture capital firm that believes in the power of software, data, and AI to transform the way the world works. Founded in 2010 by experienced software operators at the forefront of cloud computing’s rise, the firm backs early-stage founders who are building disruptive, industry transforming, enterprise solutions with exceptional and diverse teams.
About Tola Capital Magnet:
Tola Capital Magnet attracts a distinguished community of people, ideas and resources in enterprise and AI software.
About Foundations (based in Seattle):
Foundations is an invite-only community of tech founders dedicated to shaping a more vibrant startup ecosystem in Seattle. Anchored in a 5,000-square-foot Capitol Hill space, it provides structured programs, peer mentorship, and a supportive network of veteran leaders. Through its benefit corporation model and shared ownership, Foundations nurtures deep relationships, knowledge sharing, and long-term sustainability for the region’s most ambitious entrepreneurs.