Nicolas Hanauer

Second Avenue Partners LLC (Second Avenue Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2000 by Nicolas J.Hanauer, Pete Higgins, Mike B.Slade and Keith Grinstein. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Insitu, Inc. designs, develops, and produces unmanned aircraft systems. It offers miniature aircraft for offshore weather reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles and tools for commercial and defense reconnaissance purposes. The firm's technologies can be applied to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts in the defense sector, as well as the civil and commercial industries, such as environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, search-and-rescue, disaster relief, and mining operations. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bingen, WA.

Pacific Coast Feather Co. manufactures feather beds and pillows in the US. It offerings also include comforters, and protectors. The company was founded by Joseph Hanauer in 1884 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

FastStart Real Estate Services Holdco, Inc. provides marketing and technology solutions to the real estate industry. Its customers include individual agents and brokerage offices to which they market its services, both directly and in marketing partnerships with real estate franchise networks. The company was founded on May 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Alliance for Education provides public education services. The firm’s programs include Seattle teacher residency and school account services. It offers robust fiscal sponsorship services that enable individual schools and education–related organizations to expand the base of charitable support. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.