Pete Higgins
Founder en Second Avenue Partners LLC .
Perfil
Pete Higgins is a founding partner of Second Avenue Partners, one of Seattle’s most experienced teams providing management, strategy and capital to early-stage companies.
Prior to founding Second Avenue Partners, Mr. Higgins spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation.
Mr. Higgins was a member of the Office of the President, reporting to CEO Bill Gates.
He was group vice president of the Interactive Media Group at Microsoft from 1996 to 1998.
As head of the Interactive Media Group, he was responsible for Microsoft’s online, consumer software, and hardware businesses.
Mr. Higgins joined Microsoft in 1983.
From 1995 to 1996, he was group vice president of Applications and Content, responsible for Microsoft Office consumer and online applications, desktop finance, hardware and Microsoft Research.
From 1992 to 1995, he was senior vice president of the Desktop Applications division, where he was responsible for developing, marketing and localizing Microsoft Office.
From 1988 to 1992, he was general manager and then vice president of the Analysis Business Unit, leading the rise of Microsoft Excel to the leadership position in the personal computer spreadsheet market.
Mr. Higgins is the chairman of SEEQ Corporation and a director of WISErg Corp.
He is the former chairman of Market Leader (OTC: LEDR), Insitu Corporation, Modumetal, and director of ADIC Corp.
Mr. Higgins serves on the board of trustees for The Brookings Institution and the advisory boards for the Woods Institute for the Environment, and Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University, and the Stanford Athletics Board.
He is a former Trustee of Stanford University.
Mr. Higgins holds an MBA and undergraduate degrees in economics and history from Stanford University.
Cargos activos de Pete Higgins
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Second Avenue Partners LLC
Second Avenue Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance 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. | Founder | 01/01/2000 |
Advanced Digital Information Corp.
Advanced Digital Information Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Advanced Digital Information Corp. provides automated tape libraries. It also provides tape drives to back up and archive electronic data. The company designs, markets, sells and supports hardware and software products that helps businesses and governmental organizations to store, manage, access and protect large-scale data. Advanced Digital Information is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Stanford University | Director/Board Member | - |
Seeq Corp.
Seeq Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Seeq Corp. develops software services that transform industrial process data into useful information. Its Seeq Decision Support Environment, which features an HTML-based client application and server-based platform, is the application designed specifically for accelerating insight into time series data.. The firm?s platform also provides interactive, visual tools to accelerate discovery and investigation within industrial process data. The company was founded by Jon Peterson, Mark Derbecker, Steven M. Sliwa and Brian Parsonnet in May 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Chairman | - |
WISErg Corp.
WISErg Corp. Environmental ServicesIndustrial Services WISErg Corp. develops organic fertilizer using compostable waste. It provides a solution for managing urban-generated organics. The firm offers Harvester that uses a technology to intercept nutrients from food scraps before they become waste. The company’s Harvester is an oxidative conversion solution to refine food waste into a liquid fertilizer for organic crop production. The company was founded by Larry LeSueur and Jose Lugo in 2009 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Bocada LLC
Bocada LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Bocada LLC provides backup reporting and oversight services. The firm serves healthcare, financial, cloud backup and public sectors. The company was founded by Mark Silverman and Cory Bear in 1999 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | - |
TernPro, Inc.
TernPro, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services TernPro, Inc. creates videos for organizations through the point of view of their participants. The firm helps organizations to capture and create videos by engaging and utilizing the people participating in the organization's activity, event or expedition. The company was founded by Brian Bosché and Daniel Bloom in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Iota Software, Inc.
Iota Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IOTA Software, Inc. is a company that specializes in data visualization. The company is based in Durham, NC. The company's focus is on connecting people, assets, and manufacturing processes. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Formación de Pete Higgins.
Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
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Advanced Digital Information Corp.
Advanced Digital Information Corp. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Advanced Digital Information Corp. provides automated tape libraries. It also provides tape drives to back up and archive electronic data. The company designs, markets, sells and supports hardware and software products that helps businesses and governmental organizations to store, manage, access and protect large-scale data. Advanced Digital Information is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Electronic Technology |
Bocada LLC
Bocada LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Bocada LLC provides backup reporting and oversight services. The firm serves healthcare, financial, cloud backup and public sectors. The company was founded by Mark Silverman and Cory Bear in 1999 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA. | Technology Services |
Azaleos Corp.
Azaleos Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Azaleos Corporation provides a set of remotely managed email, collaboration and unified communications services available in private cloud, on-premise or mixed deployment architectures.The company was founded in 2004 and it is headquartered in Seattle, WA | Technology Services |
FastStart Real Estate Services Holdco, Inc.
FastStart Real Estate Services Holdco, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services 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. | Technology Services |
Insitu, Inc.
Insitu, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology 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. | Electronic Technology |
Modumetal, Inc.
Modumetal, Inc. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Modumetal, Inc. manufactures nanolaminated metals with applications across a range of industries including energy, aerospace, automotive, and construction. Its products include corrosion resistant, structural, thermal barrier, and custom alloys. The company was founded by Christina Ann Lomasney and John David Whitaker in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Non-Energy Minerals |
JeNu Biosciences, Inc.
JeNu Biosciences, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology JeNu Biosciences, Inc. develops skincare medical devices. Its active-youth skincare system helps refine the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and crow's feet; helps in skin hydration; and diminish the look of skin discoloration and dark spots. The firm's products include ultrasound-based wand, eye treatment, and lip serum. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Health Technology |
WISErg Corp.
WISErg Corp. Environmental ServicesIndustrial Services WISErg Corp. develops organic fertilizer using compostable waste. It provides a solution for managing urban-generated organics. The firm offers Harvester that uses a technology to intercept nutrients from food scraps before they become waste. The company’s Harvester is an oxidative conversion solution to refine food waste into a liquid fertilizer for organic crop production. The company was founded by Larry LeSueur and Jose Lugo in 2009 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Industrial Services |
Seeq Corp.
Seeq Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Seeq Corp. develops software services that transform industrial process data into useful information. Its Seeq Decision Support Environment, which features an HTML-based client application and server-based platform, is the application designed specifically for accelerating insight into time series data.. The firm?s platform also provides interactive, visual tools to accelerate discovery and investigation within industrial process data. The company was founded by Jon Peterson, Mark Derbecker, Steven M. Sliwa and Brian Parsonnet in May 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Second Avenue Partners LLC
Second Avenue Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance 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. | Finance |
Long Live the Kings
Long Live the Kings Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Long Live the Kings restores wild salmon and steelhead to the waters of the Pacific Northwest and support sustainable fisheries. It helps those who make decisions about salmon by pursuing projects and partnerships that compel scientifically-credible and transparent changes to harvest, hatchery, and habitat management to protect and restore wild salmon. The company was founded by Jim Youngren in 1986 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Commercial Services |
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Rubicon Interactive, Inc.
Rubicon Interactive, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Rubicon Interactive, Inc. provides internet based marketing programs. Its product includes PACE that provides advertising opportunities in the markets. The company is located in Woodinville, WA | Technology Services |
TernPro, Inc.
TernPro, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services TernPro, Inc. creates videos for organizations through the point of view of their participants. The firm helps organizations to capture and create videos by engaging and utilizing the people participating in the organization's activity, event or expedition. The company was founded by Brian Bosché and Daniel Bloom in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Commercial Services |
Iota Software, Inc.
Iota Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services IOTA Software, Inc. is a company that specializes in data visualization. The company is based in Durham, NC. The company's focus is on connecting people, assets, and manufacturing processes. | Technology Services |
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