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Venture Out
Venture Out is a Seattle-based organization that supports startup founders by providing a community for idea validation, advice, and networking. It connects entrepreneurs with resources to facilitate their startup journey.
Overview
What Venture Out does
What Venture Out is
Venture Out is a Seattle-based organization that supports startup founders by providing a community for idea validation, advice, and networking. It connects entrepreneurs with resources to facilitate their startup journey.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Venture Out elsewhere
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Capability profile
Venture Out as a community
Community overview
Venture Out is dedicated to supporting startup founders by creating a community that facilitates idea validation, networking, and access to valuable resources. Founded to address the challenges of building a startup network from scratch, especially for those balancing day jobs, Venture Out connects entrepreneurs with the necessary tools and networks to launch their companies successfully. The organization emphasizes collaboration among founders from diverse sectors, including Big Tech, Deep Tech, and New Tech, fostering an environment where members can learn from each other and expedite their startup journeys.
Community focus
Venture Out focuses on connecting entrepreneurs with essential resources and networks to aid in launching their startups. The organization promotes collaboration among founders from various sectors, aiming to minimize mistakes and accelerate the startup process. By fostering a supportive community, Venture Out helps members navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship more effectively.
Member value
Members of Venture Out gain access to a supportive community of fellow founders, valuable networking opportunities, and resources for idea validation and startup development. The organization provides a platform for collaboration, enabling members to learn from each other's experiences and insights.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Notable members
Notable members include Patrick Thompson (Co-Founder & CEO at Iteratively), Elena Zhizhimontova (CEO & Co-Founder at Spiral), Claudius Mbemba (Co-Founder & CTO at Neu), Janice Wilson (Founder & CEO at Diversity Decoded), Emma Rovit (Co-Founder & CEO at PetBiotix), Yavor Georgiev (Co-Founder & Head of Product at Fusebit), Brennan Keough (Co-Founder at Mystery), and Felix Livni (Founder and CEO at Schedulista).
Common questions
What to know about Venture Out
Upseed classifies Venture Out under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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