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We connect investors with investible early-stage startups that match your interests.
DISCOVER THE NEXT GENERATION OF STARTUP FOUNDERS
DISCOVER THE NEXT GENERATION OF STARTUP FOUNDERS
EarlyInvest connects angel investors with investible high-potential early-stage startups that match your interests while fostering collaboration, where founders, investors, and advisors can learn, grow, and succeed together.
Finding quality early-stage investment opportunities can be challenging. EarlyInvest helps bridge that gap by providing access to a growing pipeline of innovative startups across multiple industries, including fintech, software, AI, healthcare, consumer products, sustainability, and more.
Our goal is simple: make it easier for investors to discover founders with vision, evaluate emerging opportunities, and engage with startups before they become widely known.
WHAT EARLYINVEST OFFERS INVESTORSÂ
WHAT EARLYINVEST OFFERS INVESTORSÂ
As an EarlyInvest investor, you'll gain access to
• Curated introductions to promising early-stage startups
• Opportunities to participate alongside other angel investors and ecosystem partners
• Founder presentations, pitch events, and educational programming
• Direct engagement with entrepreneurs building innovative solutions
• A growing network of investors, operators, mentors, and startup supporters
EARLY-STAGE INVESTING IS MORE THAN CAPITAL
EARLY-STAGE INVESTING IS MORE THAN CAPITAL
Founders benefit from the experience, guidance, and connections that investors bring to the table. Through EarlyInvest, investors have the opportunity to help entrepreneurs navigate critical growth stages while building relationships that can create long-term value for everyone involved.
Whether you're an experienced angel investor or exploring startup investing for the first time, EarlyInvest provides a welcoming environment to discover opportunities, share insights, and support the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Join a community dedicated to helping great founders succeed and bringing promising startups together with the investors who can help accelerate their growth.
SOME STARTUPS IN OUR NETWORK
SOME STARTUPS IN OUR NETWORK
Alarmable (Security Tech / Seattle)
Alarmable (Security Tech / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue / Advanced Development
Pre-Revenue / Advanced Development
Produces a fashionable customizable bracelet with an instantly accessible 125 dB alarm, creating a safety solution people choose to wear every day and can rely on when it matters most.
Recent Traction:
Developed a prototype.
Secured a provisional utility patent for the prototype.
Secured a manufacturing partner to produce the prototype.
Conducted 200+ customer discovery interviews.
Secured a major distribution partner via a letter of intent from a large influential university.
Program: UW Dempsey Startup Competition (4th Place Prize)
Founders: Shruti Badrish, Sumedh Chinta, Kathryn Sestero, Ananya Tripathi
Anarice (Agritech, Logistfics Tech / Seattle)
Anarice (Agritech, Logistfics Tech / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
We make a portable scanner that reads the internal condition of fresh produce in seconds without cutting or damaging it, providing real-time biological data that shows the actual condition of food, letting the food industry manage inventory based on how fresh food really is, not just how old it is.
Program: UW Dempsey Startup Competition
Founders: Pumipat Chetpaophan (CEO), Tanish Vaidya (CFO), Wuihee Yap (CTO)
Centring (Software / Seattle)
Centring (Software / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
Program: Curinos Fintech Incubator, North American Fintech Coalition, UW CoMotion
Founders: Jacob Lee (CEO), Victor Fiz Real
Clubless (Event Tech / Seattle)
Clubless (Event Tech / Seattle)
Post-Revenue (ask us about 2026 YTD revenue growth!)
Post-Revenue (ask us about 2026 YTD revenue growth!)
Clubless is building the operating infrastructure for independent nightlife, giving venues and event creators one platform for ticketing, memberships, CRM, marketing, and operations.Â
Recent Traction:
Platform is live. (Click on the website below!)
Developed a growing venue partner network.
Added ticket sales processing.
Incorporated a liquor license.
Program: UW Dempsey Startup Competition
Founders: Alisa Emedi, Andrew Green, Josh Jinks-Chang, Rio RodriguesÂ
Cona (Retail, E-commerce / Seattle)
Cona (Retail, E-commerce / Seattle)
Echelor (Fintech / Detroit)
Echelor (Fintech / Detroit)
Elementrailer (Cleantech, Mobility Tech / Seattle)
Elementrailer (Cleantech, Mobility Tech / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue / Advanced Development
Pre-Revenue / Advanced Development
Elementrailer builds powered, connected utility trailers for commercial fleets. By integrating propulsion assist, regenerative braking, onboard battery power, jobsite energy export, load-aware controls, and telematics, we turn trailers from passive dead weight into software-defined energy and fleet assets.
Recent Traction:
Adjusted customer focus based on customer discovery.
Redesigned the prototype into a true MVP.
Acquired a letter of intent for a customer paid pilot.
Secured a provisional international patent.
Secured suppliers for manufactured parts.
Planned a demo day for a group of potential customers.
Programs:
UW Dempsey Startup Competition 2026 (Top 16)
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge 2025 (Reimagine Prize)
UW Science and Technology Showcase 2025 (2nd Place Prize, Pack Ventures Best Pitch Prize)
UW Dempsey Startup Competition 2026 (Best Business-to-Business Idea Prize)
Net Zero Tech International Contest in Taiwan (Zero Carbon Vanguard Award)
Founders: Frank Lin (CEO), Ian Adelman (CTO), Julisa Cruz (COO)
Empathium (Health Tech / Seattle)
Empathium (Health Tech / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
An AI simulation platform designed to help health professionals practice high-stakes human conversations. We eliminate the operational cost of relational friction for health care providers.
Programs:
Venture Black Pitch Competition (Spring 2026)
Founders: Andrea Jordan (CEO)
Enteronova (Medtech / Seattle)
Enteronova (Medtech / Seattle)
Fix-It Bay (Auto Tech / Portland, OR)
Fix-It Bay (Auto Tech / Portland, OR)
Groforma (Fintech, Property Tech / Seattle)
Groforma (Fintech, Property Tech / Seattle)
Post-Revenue
Post-Revenue
Program: North American Fintech Coalition, WTIA Founder Cohort Accelerator
Founders: Rachel Wilka (CEO), Debo Aderibigbe (Chief Product Officer), Robert Britton (COO)
HuddleUp (Sports Retail, E-commerce / Seattle)
HuddleUp (Sports Retail, E-commerce / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
Connects sports fans with nearby bars showing their specific game, automatically matching fans to the right bar in real time.
Program: UW Dempsey Startup Competition
Founders: Enwei Chau, Kerem Odabasi
Kiro Money (Fintech / San Francisco)
Kiro Money (Fintech / San Francisco)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
Programs: CAFE Fintech Accelerator, North American Fintech Coalition
Founders: Alisha Chowdhury (CEO), Connor McGowen (CTO)
Moola (Fintech / London)
Moola (Fintech / London)
OUInvest (Fintech / Seattle)
OUInvest (Fintech / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
Through financial literacy, accessible technology, and culturally relevant solutions, OUInvest empowers individuals to take control of their financial futures and build wealth on their own terms.
Recent Traction:
Performed customer discovery by running a regular video seminar.
Programs: North American Fintech Coalition, Venture Black (pitch competition first prize winner).
Founder: Bridge Jackson (CEO)
Prismm (Fintech / Birmingham, AL)
Prismm (Fintech / Birmingham, AL)
Post-Revenue
Post-Revenue
Programs: CAFE Fintech Accelerator, North American Fintech Coalition
Founders: Martha Underwood (CEO), Shella Sylla (COO)
Remynt (Fintech / San Francisco)
Remynt (Fintech / San Francisco)
Post-Revenue
Post-Revenue
Programs: Berkeley SKYDECK Accelerator, CAFE Fintech Accelerator, North American Fintech Coalition
Founder: Gwyneth Borden (CEO), Max Zakopailov (CTO)
Syfon Medical (Medtech / Seattle)
Syfon Medical (Medtech / Seattle)
TerraCity (Transportation Tech / Seattle)
TerraCity (Transportation Tech / Seattle)
Pre-Revenue
Pre-Revenue
TerraCity builds AI-powered transportation planning software that helps cities and transportation agencies make smarter infrastructure decisions. Its platform models how people move through communities, enabling planners to evaluate projects faster and with greater confidence.
Recent Traction:
Secured $1.5 million in federal R&D funding to develop its AI-powered multimodal travel demand model.
Beta product currently in use by planners from cities, MPOs, DOTs, and private engineering firms nationwide.
20+ transportation planners onboarded to the private beta in the last two months.
Received strong early customer feedback from beta users.
Commercial launch planned for late 2026.
Program: UW CoMotion
Founders: Josh Rands (CEO), Trace DeLange (CTO), John Featherstone (CSO)
Truth Beauty AI (Beauty Tech, E-commerce / Seattle)
Truth Beauty AI (Beauty Tech, E-commerce / Seattle)
Vytalwatch (Medtech / Seattle)
Vytalwatch (Medtech / Seattle)
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