🏔️ Seattle Startups

248+ free startup resources in Greater Seattle. Searchable. Filterable. No paywalls.

🌐 Browse Resources • ➕ Add a Resource • 🐛 Report Issue

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What's Here

Every free resource founders in Greater Seattle actually use:

Category	Examples
Accelerators	WTIA Founder Cohort, Techstars Seattle, SEA619, CoMotion Labs
Funding	Seattle Angel Conference ($150K prize), WA State grants, pitch competitions
Workspaces	AI House Seattle, TheLab@Everett (free), library business centers
Mentorship	SCORE (free), SBDC advisors, founder circles
Events	Startup Seattle, Pioneer Square pitch nights, demo days

Area Covered

Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Olympia, Bremerton, Lynnwood, Redmond, plus online/statewide programs.

Five counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston.

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Use It

Website: seattlestartups.info

Filter by city, category, audience (BIPOC, women, veteran founders), or search.

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Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/adambkovacs/seattlestartups.info.git
cd seattlestartups.info
hugo server
# → http://localhost:1313

Requires Hugo (extended version).

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Contribute

Add a Resource (5 minutes)

1. Fork this repo
2. Add entry to data/resources/{category}.yaml
3. Submit PR

# Example: data/resources/accelerators.yaml
- name: "Your Program Name"
  description: "One sentence. What founders get."
  organization: "Who runs it"
  website: "https://..."
  cost: "Free"
  city: "Seattle"
  counties:
    - "King"
  categories:
    - "Accelerators"

Requirements:

• Free or has free tier
• Serves Greater Seattle area
• Currently active

PR Review Process

Every PR runs automated checks:

1. YAML validation - syntax and required fields
2. URL format check - valid links
3. Duplicate detection - no redundant entries
4. Hugo build test - site compiles

PRs that pass get reviewed within 48 hours.

Report an Error

Open an issue with the resource name and what's wrong.

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Tech Stack

Component	What
Static site	Hugo
Styling	Tailwind CSS
Hosting	GitHub Pages (free)
CI/CD	GitHub Actions
Domain	seattlestartups.info

How It Works

data/resources/*.yaml     → Resource data (structured)
content/cities/*.md       → City landing pages
content/guides/*.md       → SEO guide articles
themes/startup-theme/     → Custom Hugo theme
.github/workflows/        → Build + deploy automation

Push to main → GitHub Actions builds Hugo → deploys to GitHub Pages. Zero cost.

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Data Structure

Resources stored in data/resources/:

File	Count
accelerators.yaml	22
mentorship.yaml	35
funding.yaml	28
spaces.yaml	31
events.yaml	24
government.yaml	42
libraries.yaml	23
universities.yaml	43

Each resource has: name, description, website, cost, city, counties, categories, and optional audience tags (bipoc, women, veterans, lgbtq).

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Support This Project

If you find this directory useful, consider buying me a coffee:

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License

MIT. Use however you want.

Resource data is community-contributed. No warranties on accuracy.

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_{Built for Seattle founders by Adam Kovacs. Zero paywalls. Zero gatekeeping.}