Seattle - based venture fund “We think we have the biggest iceberg of talent in North America. Flying Fish has raised $ 27.8 m of an anticipated $ 100 m it intends to invest in the city 's artificial intelligence ( AI ) and machine - learning start - ups . General partner Heather Redman said Seattle was the " epicentre of talent for that technology " but its has suffered from chronic under - investment . Big companies such as Amazon , Microsoft , Tencent and Baidu have begun recruiting talent from the city , while Washington Square Labs also recently launched its own $ 80 m fund .
Seattle - based venture fund Flying Fish has raised $ 27.8 m of an anticipated $ 100 m it intends to invest in the city 's artificial intelligence ( AI ) and machine - learning start - ups . General partner Heather Redman said Seattle was the " epicentre of talent for that technology " but its has suffered from chronic under - investment . Big companies such as Amazon , Microsoft , Tencent and Baidu have begun recruiting talent from the city , while Washington Square Labs also recently launched its own $ 80 m fund .