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Rainier Partners

VC
Portland, ORWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Rainier Partners focuses on backing seed-stage companies building enterprise and GovTech solutions leveraging AI/ML for regulated or high-stakes environments.

Meet the Team

JT

James Taylor

Managing Partner

AI/ML
Enterprise Software
GovTech
BD

Bruce Dickinson

Vice President

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
AI / ML
Enterprise
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SP

Spatial Analytica

GovTech
How to pitch Rainier Partners
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Taylor, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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