# Montlake Capital

> Montlake Capital is a VC fund in Seattle backing SaaS and Software. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Aug 2009
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/montlake-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/montlakecap
- Website: http://www.montlakecapital.com

Montlake Capital is a leading growth equity firm with extensive investing and operating experience. The Montlake team has helped build successful companies with a combined market value of over $10 billion, and have realized investment returns through more than a dozen IPO and M&A transactions.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 22% |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| Medical | 1 | 11% |
| Big Data | 1 | 11% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 33% |
| Series C | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Series D | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Dale | Managing General Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-dale |
| Gary Craig | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-craig |
| Artie Buerk | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artie-buerk |
| Dale Vogel | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dale-vogel |
| Karen Cameron | Controller | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-cameron |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ClearAccess | ClearAccess offers advanced broadband CPE management solutions based on the TR-069 standard that address the growing need for automatic subscriber activation, remote CPE management, and new incremental revenue streams. The ClearVision Management System decreases operational expenses and customer churn by offering greater WAN/LAN supportcapabilities as well as increasing profitability through the delivery of new data services. | $6M | Series B | Aug 18, 2009 |  |
| Wellpartner | Wellpartner is a nationally recognized provider of pharmacy distribution solutions for health plans, Medicaid programs, and safety net organizations throughout the country. Dedicated to lowering the cost of medications, we offer innovative approaches that improve pharmacy care for individuals through the use of retail contract pharmacy services. Weare the largest independent provider of contract pharmacy program services in the nation. | $16.1M | Series D | Aug 05, 2008 |  |
| Max-Viz | Max-Viz is the only company in the world dedicated solely to the design, development and manufacture of Enhanced Vision Systems for the aviation industry.Driven by an extremely passionate and experienced team of scientists, engineers and business partners, Max-Viz maintains a clear vision of its mission: increased safety for all civilian andmilitary aviation. | $3M |  | Jan 01, 2008 |  |
| Payscale | Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Itssuite of solutions — Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle — empower top companies in the U.S. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. | $10.3M | Series C | Jul 01, 2007 |  |
| Wellpartner | Wellpartner is a nationally recognized provider of pharmacy distribution solutions for health plans, Medicaid programs, and safety net organizations throughout the country. Dedicated to lowering the cost of medications, we offer innovative approaches that improve pharmacy care for individuals through the use of retail contract pharmacy services. Weare the largest independent provider of contract pharmacy program services in the nation. | $7.5M | Series C | Mar 27, 2007 |  |
| Payscale | Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Itssuite of solutions — Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle — empower top companies in the U.S. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. | $7M | Series B | Oct 01, 2005 |  |
| Vanson HaloSource | In the spring of 2002, Vanson, Inc. and HaloSource Corp. merged to form Vanson HaloSource, Inc. in order to expand opportunities for product commercialization by capitalizing on manufacturing facilities, distribution channels and intellectual property. Vanson’s cGMP certified manufacturing facility, located in Western Washington accommodates theproduction of most of Vanson HaloSource's products. The management team and a talented pool of chemists, biochemists and microbiologists are working together to create and expand the Company’s broad spectrum of applications. Today the Company holds dozens of patents and patents pending on a broad range of products that are distributed to the pool and spa, wastewater treatment, and biomedical industries. The Company has a substantial pipeline of proprietary new products in research and development, and a growing number of strategic alliances with prestigious companies to manufacture and market value-added chitin/chitosan-based and antimicrobial products. | $5M | Series B | Mar 17, 2005 |  |
| Payscale | Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Itssuite of solutions — Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle — empower top companies in the U.S. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. | $3.2M | Series A | Oct 01, 2004 |  |
| Max-Viz | Max-Viz is the only company in the world dedicated solely to the design, development and manufacture of Enhanced Vision Systems for the aviation industry.Driven by an extremely passionate and experienced team of scientists, engineers and business partners, Max-Viz maintains a clear vision of its mission: increased safety for all civilian andmilitary aviation. | $7.8M |  | Nov 18, 2002 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fluke Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fluke-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Madrona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madrona-venture-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [3i Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3i-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alexander Hutton Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-hutton-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OVP Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ovp-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Trinity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trinity-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Montlake Capital invest in?

Montlake Capital invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Montlake Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Montlake Capital?

The team at Montlake Capital includes Andy Dale (Managing General Partner), Gary Craig (Managing Director) and Artie Buerk (Founder), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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