Anthony Bontrager

Managing Director, WestRiver Group

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
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Investor (PSL Studio III)
Jan 2023
Pioneer Square Labs is a Seattle-based studio that creates and launches technology startups. We are funded by 14 VCs and 50 angel investors from Seattle, Silicon Valley, Colorado and other parts of the country. Companies created: - LumaTax (http://lumatax.com) allows small business owners to file their sales tax with ease. - Ad Lightning (http://adlightning.com) has a complete set of Ad Quality tools to save time, improve page performance and eliminate costly user experience problems for Publishers and Ad Platforms. - JetClosing (http://jetclosing.com) uses technology to create a better, more human, real estate title and settlement experience. - Boundless (http://boundless.com) is a new technology company providing immigrants with the tools, information, and personalized support to navigate their immigration journey with confidence.
Investor / Advisor (MVL Fund III)
Nov 2018
We are Madrona’s incubation program, partnering with founders as co-builders, advisors, and their first investors. We represent an integral part in Madrona’s continuum of Day One for the long-run commitment to founders.
Investor / LPAC (Funds I & II)
Jul 2018
Energy Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies developing the next generation of technology to ensure abundant, clean, and accessible energy. We invest in founders and teams making significant impact through energy technology. To date, EIC has backed over 30 companies across three funds. From commercialization through early growth stages, we invest across the energy and energy-related landscape. We support founders and teams that we believe are developing innovation with a focus on three themes: energy transition, digital technologies, and sustainability. Our experience spans the spectrum of innovation transforming and decarbonizing energy, resource-intensive industries, and our world at large - from smart buildings and cities, AI and autonomy, infrastructure and grid modernization, distributed energy systems, to EV transportation, hydrogen economy, battery technology, carbon management, methane monitoring and beyond. Our team sits in San Francisco, Houston, Boston, and New York– the energy innovation and financial capitals of the world. Our team consists of multi-time CEOs and experienced technology investors, and we have collectively made over 150+ investments across energy tech. We believe our history in the energy business allows us to provide strategic and tactical advice and deep insights to founders. Our platform is further supported by extensive partner networks including executive advisors, operating partners and corporate partners. To learn more about Energy Innovation Capital visit www.energyinnovationcapital.com
Board Observer
Sep 2010
Social learning tools enabling a broad spectrum of capabilities where students, faculty, and administrators connect, share, and engage across campus life. We connect people to information; turn information into knowledge, and turn knowledge into sharable assets. We believe that contextual relevancy is important in an era of information overload. We enrich all aspects of the education process by helping educators deliver smart social solutions enabling students, faculty and administrators to connect across the campus life. We remove the word distance from distance learning so students can focus on learning and educators can focus on teaching. We offer a more collaborative, interactive, and mobile learning experience that constantly evolves. We deliver a more effective learning experience through online, blended, and mobile learning. iQ is smart social media. For more info contact us. You can also request a demo. Or, send us email at info@iq-technologies.com or call us at 253.514.6466.
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2023
Investor (PSL Studio III)
Jan 2023
Pioneer Square Labs is a Seattle-based studio that creates and launches technology startups. We are funded by 14 VCs and 50 angel investors from Seattle, Silicon Valley, Colorado and other parts of the country. Companies created: - LumaTax (http://lumatax.com) allows small business owners to file their sales tax with ease. - Ad Lightning (http://adlightning.com) has a complete set of Ad Quality tools to save time, improve page performance and eliminate costly user experience problems for Publishers and Ad Platforms. - JetClosing (http://jetclosing.com) uses technology to create a better, more human, real estate title and settlement experience. - Boundless (http://boundless.com) is a new technology company providing immigrants with the tools, information, and personalized support to navigate their immigration journey with confidence.
2018
Investor / LPAC (TSV Fund III)
Dec 2018
Two Sigma is a leading quantitative investment management and trading firm with more than $70 billion in assets under management. The company applies a scientific approach to investing, combining cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence, data science, and quantitative research with rigorous human inquiry to capitalize on market opportunities and deliver alpha for clients. Founded in 2001, Two Sigma employs over 1,700 curious minds at its headquarters in New York and in offices around the globe. For more information, visit twosigma.com. Two Sigma is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. The information presented in this profile is offered for recruiting purposes only and should not be used for any other purpose. As such, Two Sigma’s use of LinkedIn is not an offer to, or solicitation of, any potential clients or investors for the provision by Two Sigma of investment management, advisory or any other related services. No information posted by Two Sigma should be construed as investment advice, or as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or other instrument. All trademarks, logos, information and photos are ®/TM/© Two Sigma Investments, LP or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Important Notice: Fraudulent Schemes Impersonating Two Sigma Investments, LP. More information here: https://www.twosigma.com/important-notice/
Investor / Advisor (MVL Fund III)
Nov 2018
We are Madrona’s incubation program, partnering with founders as co-builders, advisors, and their first investors. We represent an integral part in Madrona’s continuum of Day One for the long-run commitment to founders.
Investor / LPAC (Funds I & II)
Jul 2018
Energy Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies developing the next generation of technology to ensure abundant, clean, and accessible energy. We invest in founders and teams making significant impact through energy technology. To date, EIC has backed over 30 companies across three funds. From commercialization through early growth stages, we invest across the energy and energy-related landscape. We support founders and teams that we believe are developing innovation with a focus on three themes: energy transition, digital technologies, and sustainability. Our experience spans the spectrum of innovation transforming and decarbonizing energy, resource-intensive industries, and our world at large - from smart buildings and cities, AI and autonomy, infrastructure and grid modernization, distributed energy systems, to EV transportation, hydrogen economy, battery technology, carbon management, methane monitoring and beyond. Our team sits in San Francisco, Houston, Boston, and New York– the energy innovation and financial capitals of the world. Our team consists of multi-time CEOs and experienced technology investors, and we have collectively made over 150+ investments across energy tech. We believe our history in the energy business allows us to provide strategic and tactical advice and deep insights to founders. Our platform is further supported by extensive partner networks including executive advisors, operating partners and corporate partners. To learn more about Energy Innovation Capital visit www.energyinnovationcapital.com
Managing Director
Jan 2018
WestRiver Group is a multi-sector investment company that invests in early and growth stage businesses and concepts across the global innovation economy. Our thesis is anchored by our transformation of the investment leadership model through diversity, purpose-driven leadership, and long-term capital.
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