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Pack Ventures

Micro-fund

USAI/MLHealthtechBio/PharmaDeep TechB2B SaaSEnterprise

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Investment thesis

Pack Ventures is a day-zero investor rooted in the University of Washington (UW) ecosystem, providing early-stage capital, hands-on support, and a world-class network to founders building transformative companies in AI, life sciences, and deep tech. The fund invests exclusively in pre-seed and seed stage startups founded by UW students, faculty, and alumni, leveraging a community of over 200 experienced UW alumni as LPs and mentors. Pack has formalized its role as the preferred venture partner of UW and its innovation hub CoMotion, and focuses on artificial intelligence, the convergence of AI and biotechnology, autonomous systems and robotics, and evolving compute and photonics technologies.

Notable quotes

"It was really a proof-of-concept fund."

Ken Horenstein · GeekWire, 'Pack Ventures raising $30M fund to back more startups with ties to University of Washington' · 2024-08-20

"We proved that we can build a relationship both with the university but also the broader ecosystem."

Ken Horenstein · GeekWire, 'Pack Ventures raising $30M fund to back more startups with ties to University of Washington' · 2024-08-20

"If you'd had a fund like Pack 10 years ago, there would be $30 billion-plus in exit value potential."

Ken Horenstein · GeekWire, 'Pack Ventures raising $30M fund to back more startups with ties to University of Washington' · 2024-08-20

Team

Ken Horenstein

Founder & General Partner

AI/MLDeep TechBio/PharmaB2B SaaS

Ti Zhao

Partner

HealthtechAI/MLEnterprise

Craig Philips

Founding Partner

Bio/PharmaHealthtech

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
HumanlySeed2026-03-30
Accipiter BiosciencesSeed$13m2025-11-06
HearvanaPre-Seed2025-11-05
Decycle BioSeed2025-01-24
SupioPre-Seed2024-08-27
WokeloSeed
Outbound AISeed
TurionSpaceSeed
ArchonBioSeed
EnosemiSeed

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