Pioneer Square Labs

Pioneer Square Labs

Company type	Private
Industry	Startup Studio, Venture Capital Fund
Founded	October 1, 2015;10 years ago (2015-10-01) in Seattle, WA [1]
Founders	Greg Gottesman Ben Gilbert Geoff Entress Mike Galgon
Key people	Greg Gottesman (Managing Director) Julie Sandler (Managing Director) Geoff Entress (Managing Director) Mike Galgon (Managing Director) Ben Gilbert (Managing Director)
Number of employees	19 (2018)
Website	psl.com

Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) is an American startup studio and venture capital fund, ^[2] founded in 2015 and is based in Seattle, Washington. PSL develops and tests new business ideas and creates new companies out of the successful ones. ^[3] As of February 2021, Pioneer Square Labs was recognized as one of the top startup studios based on website traffic to its top 3 portfolio companies. ^[4] In 2021, Pioneer Square Labs announced the launch of a US $100 million seed-stage fund for the Pacific Northwest, aiming to support both studio spin-outs and independent startups. ^[5] As of May 2023, PSL reported that its studio had spun out 33 venture-backed companies over eight years, reinforcing its position as one of the largest venture studios in the region. ^[6]

References

1. Soper, Taylor. "Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new 'startup studio' Pioneer Square Labs". GeekWire.
2. Soper, Taylor. "Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises new fund to bankroll more companies". GeekWire.
3. Lerman, Rachel. "Pioneer Square Labs aims to turn ideas into businesses". The Seattle Times.
4. Kronenberger, Craig (2021-02-23). "Top Startup Studios by Website Traffic". Medium. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
5. "Pioneer Square Labs raises $100M fund for venture arm to back Pacific Northwest startups" – GeekWire (March 4 2021)
6. "Introducing PSL Studio III" – Pioneer Square Labs (May 18 2023)