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Long Way Ventures

Cascade Seed Fund becomes Long Way Ventures

After more than a decade operating under the Cascade name — first as Cascade Angels, then as Cascade Seed Fund — our strategy, investments, and opportunities have moved beyond a regional brand. We continue to prioritize investments in the greater Cascade region anchored by Portland and Seattle, but over the last few years have added investments in cities like Nashville, Austin, New York, Los Angeles and beyond. The name Long Way Ventures reflects the long journey we're all on as early believers.

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Upward

Fintech Innovator Upward Secures $8 Million Seed+ Round

Cascade Seed Fund announces continued support for Upward as they close an $8M Seed+ round and announce a strategic Mastercard partnership.

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Digs

Digs Raises $5M Led by SPLY Capital

Seattle startup Digs raised $5M in pre-Series A funding to grow its software for homebuilders, with participation from Cascade Seed Fund.

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Hest

Hest Closes $2.7M Series A to Scale Outdoor Gear Line

Premium outdoor sleeping gear maker Hest raises $2.7M in Series A funding, reporting a 50% increase in sales year over year.

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FlexPoint

FlexPoint Secures $12M to Revolutionize B2B Payments for MSPs

FlexPoint raises $12M Series A for its partner-led B2B payments network, focusing on AI-driven automation and same-day ACH capabilities.

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Hubly

Docupace Boosts Wealth Management Innovation with Hubly Acquisition

Docupace acquires Hubly — a cutting-edge workflow management platform and Cascade Seed Fund portfolio company.

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DeepSurface

AttackIQ Acquires DeepSurface to Bolster Cybersecurity Offerings

AttackIQ acquires DeepSurface to expand its Adversarial Exposure Validation capabilities with security posture management.

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Platformr

Platformr Secures $2.5M Seed to Accelerate AWS Cloud Migration

Cascade Seed Fund joins Oregon Venture Fund in a $2.5M seed round for Platformr's CloudOps platform simplifying migration to Amazon Web Services.

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