Pioneer Square Labs
TypePrivate
IndustryStartup Studio, Venture Capital Fund
FoundedOctober 1, 2015 (2015-10-01) in Seattle, WA[1]
Founders
  • Greg Gottesman
  • Ben Gilbert
  • Geoff Entress
  • Mike Galgon
Key people
Number of employees
19 (2018)
Websitepsl.com

Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) is an American startup studio and venture capital fund,[2] founded in 2015 and is based in Seattle, Washington. PSL develops and tests new business ideas and creates new companies out of the successful ones.[3] As of February 2021, Pioneer Square Labs was recognized as one of the top startup studios based on website traffic to its top 3 portfolio companies.[4]

Spinouts

  • LumaTax, a sales tax compliance tool for small business owners [5]
  • Ad Lightning, an advertising analytics platform for publishers [6]
  • JetClosing, a title insurance and escrow company [7]
  • Boundless Immigration, a tool for helping people navigate the United States immigration system [8]
  • Taunt, a company creating engaging experiences around live esports[9]
  • TraceMe, a fan engagement platform for athletes and celebrities [10]
  • Joon Care, a teletherapy practice providing mental health care for youth and young adults [11]

References

  1. ↑ Soper, Taylor. "Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new 'startup studio' Pioneer Square Labs". GeekWire.
  2. ↑ Soper, Taylor. "Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises new fund to bankroll more companies". GeekWire.
  3. ↑ Lerman, Rachel. "Pioneer Square Labs aims to turn ideas into businesses". The Seattle Times.
  4. ↑ Kronenberger, Craig (2021-02-23). "Top Startup Studios by Website Traffic". Medium. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  5. ↑ Levy, Nat. "Pioneer Square Labs spinout LumaTax raises $2M from Madrona, Greycroft". GeekWire.
  6. ↑ Stewart, Ashley. "Autoplay-ad-killing startup Ad Lightning raises $2M and hires ex-Cheezburger CEO". Puget Sound Business Journal.
  7. ↑ Soper, Taylor. "JetClosing raises $2.3M from Trilogy and Maveron to digitize the real estate closing process". GeekWire.
  8. ↑ Levy, Nat. "Startup led by ex-Amazon manager and Obama tech policy guru raises $3.5M to navigate the 'opaque, intimidating, and high-stakes' immigration process". GeekWire.
  9. ↑ Cooke, Sam. "Esports fan competition platform Taunt raises $1.75m". Esports Insider.
  10. ↑ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Russell Wilson Launches Mobile App To Connect Fans With Celebrities". Forbes.
  11. ↑ "Joon Care Raises $3.5 Million to Address the Urgent Need for Accessible Mental Health Care for Teens and Young Adults". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
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