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Silicon State Ventures

VC
Portland, ORWebsite

Silicon State Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Portland, OR investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing startups in the Pacific Northwest advancing semiconductors, wireless, and AI/compute infrastructure.

How Silicon State Ventures invests

Silicon State Ventures is a vc firm based in Portland, OR. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.

Silicon State Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Silicon State Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including 3D Silicon, ComputeWave.

Meet the Team

JC

Jason Cole

GP

Semiconductors
5G

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

3D

3D Silicon

Semiconductors
CO

ComputeWave

AI Infrastructure
How to pitch Silicon State Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jason Cole, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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