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title: 'Portland Seed Fund and TechStars Seattle alum Vizify lands $1.2 million'
date: '2012-01-03T17:55:34-08:00'
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# Portland Seed Fund and TechStars Seattle alum Vizify lands $1.2 million

The funding environment for Portland startups ended the year on a strong note. And now it’s beginning on a strong note as well.

TechCrunch is reporting that [Vizify](http://vizify.com "Vizify")—a Portland startup that did parallel accelerator stints at [Portland Seed Fund](http://portlandseedfund.com/ "Portland Seed Fund") and [TechStars Seattle](http://techstars.org "TechStars Seattle")—has [landed $1.2 million in funding](http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/vizify-raises-1-2-million-to-help-you-make-a-great-first-impression-online/ "Vizify raises 1.2 million").

> Vizify, a social tool for creating a great first impression online and a recent grad of TechStars‘ Seattle accelerator program, is announcing today that it has raised $1.2 million in seed funding from a group of entrepreneurs and investors, which includes Picnik Founder Jonathan Sposato, Founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tim Draper, Bill McAleer of Voyager Capital, and Co-founder of Feedburner Matt Shobe, among others. Vizify is also a member of the inaugural class of the Portland Seed Fund, a seed fund and 90-day accelerator program that invests $25,000 in six to eight Oregonian companies every six months.

For more information, visit [Vizify](http://vizify.com "Vizify").