Nicolas Hanauer
Founder at Second Avenue Partners LLC
Profile
Nick Hanauer is a co-founder and partner in Seattle-based venture capital firm, Second Avenue Partners.
Second Avenue provides management, strategy, and capital for early stage companies.
Hanauer’s experience and perspective have produced an unusual record of serial successes.
Hanauer has managed, founded or financed over 30 companies, creating aggregate market value of tens of billions of dollars.
Some notable companies Include Amazon.com, Aquantive Inc., Insitu group, Market Leader.
Some other companies include Marchex, Newsvine, Qliance, Seattle Bank and Pacific Coast Feather Company.
Hanauer is actively involved in a broad variety of civic and philanthropic activities, In 2000, he co-founded the League of Education Voters (LEV).
He currently serves as Co-President of the LEV.
Additionally, Hanauer serves or has served a broad range of civic organizations including the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, The University of Washington Foundation, The Seattle Alliance for Education, and The MT Lemmon Science Center.
He currently serves as a Director for The Democracy Alliance and as a board advisor to the policy journal DEMOCRACY and recently founded Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility.
He also co-manages The Nick and Leslie Hanauer foundation with his wife.
In 2007, Hanauer published the national bestseller in politics “The True Patriot” with co-author Eric Liu.
IIn 2010 Liu and Hanauer published their second book, “The Gardens of Democracy”, also a national Best-seller in politics.
Hanauer had a degree in philosophy from the University of Washington.
He lives in Seattle Washington and is married with two children.
Nicolas Hanauer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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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 | 10/11/2010 |
| Museum Quality Discount Framing, Inc. | Founder | 11/05/2010 |
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. | Director/Board Member | 30/11/2000 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
Qliance Medical Management, Inc.
 Qliance Medical Management, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Qliance Medical Management, Inc. operates as a healthcare organization. It offers access to doctors, nurses, and medical teams who deliver comprehensive services to patients giving unparalleled attention and care. The firm's services include pediatric and urgent care, wellness education and ongoing chronic disease management solutions. The company was founded by Garrison Bliss, Norm Wu and Chapin Henry in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
| League of Education Voters | Founder | 31/12/2000 |
Democracy Alliance
 Democracy Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Democracy Alliance provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Nicolas Hanauer
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Pacific Coast Feather Co.
 Pacific Coast Feather Co. Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables 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. | Chairman | 30/09/2017 |
aQuantive, Inc.
 aQuantive, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services aQuantive, Inc. designs and develops digital marketing services and provides related online solutions. The company offers services such as online media buying and planning, ad campaign management, e-mail direct marketing, search engine optimization, and data warehousing and analysis. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA | Founder | 31/07/2007 |
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Training of Nicolas Hanauer
| University of Washington | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Retail Trade |
| MARCHEX, INC. | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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aQuantive, Inc.
aQuantive, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services aQuantive, Inc. designs and develops digital marketing services and provides related online solutions. The company offers services such as online media buying and planning, ad campaign management, e-mail direct marketing, search engine optimization, and data warehousing and analysis. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA | Commercial 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 |
Pacific Coast Feather Co.
Pacific Coast Feather Co. Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables 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. | Consumer Durables |
Gear.com
 Gear.com Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Part of Overstock.com, Inc., Gear.com is an online seller of sporting goods. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Gaylord M. Kellogg, Nick Eitel, Nicolas J. Hanauer. Gear.com was acquired by Overstock.com, Inc. on October 12, 2000. | Retail Trade |
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 |
| Museum Quality Discount Framing, Inc. | |
| University of Washington Foundation | |
Alliance for Education
 Alliance for Education Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 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. | Commercial Services |
| Cascade Land Conservancy | |
Qliance Medical Management, Inc.
Qliance Medical Management, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Qliance Medical Management, Inc. operates as a healthcare organization. It offers access to doctors, nurses, and medical teams who deliver comprehensive services to patients giving unparalleled attention and care. The firm's services include pediatric and urgent care, wellness education and ongoing chronic disease management solutions. The company was founded by Garrison Bliss, Norm Wu and Chapin Henry in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Health Services |
| League of Education Voters | |
Democracy Alliance
Democracy Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Democracy Alliance provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. | Commercial Services |
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