Taylor Soper

S. ‘Soma’ Somasegar, 1966-2026: Microsoft and Madrona leader was a champion of developers and startups geekwire.com/2026/s-soma-so… via @GeekWire

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@Taylor_Soper That's fantastic congratulations

I’ve spent more than a decade meeting startup founders in Seattle, learning about their businesses and sharing their stories. Now I’m ready to work alongside founders and help boost the next generation of technology startups at the AI2 Incubator as the new director of AI House.

@206andrew thanks!

@Taylor_Soper Congrats man!

@jamesfnewell thanks James

@Taylor_Soper The best news.

@victorshao thanks Victor!

@Taylor_Soper Has been fun to watch the geekwire journey - congratulations! Excited to see you help accelerate the AI ecosystem!

@CompellaSearch thanks Joyce

@Taylor_Soper Congratulations Taylor, you’ve been out front with leading stories and now building!

@boikej thanks James

@Taylor_Soper Wow wow wow Taylor, congratulations to you and the team you're joining! What a run!

@bfioca thanks Brian

@Taylor_Soper That's awesome, congrats!

@AndrewMitrak thanks Andrew

@Taylor_Soper Congrats Taylor!

@jdbt thanks Josh

@Taylor_Soper Congrats Taylor! Sounds very exciting. I sure hope the political clown show in Olympia and Seattle doesn’t scare away the next generation of startups away from the Seattle area.

@dtboyd thanks Dylan

@Taylor_Soper Amazing. Excited you you and AI2.

@CalebJohn24 thanks Caleb!

@Taylor_Soper Congrats Taylor!!

@PeterJ_Walker thanks Peter

@Taylor_Soper Congrats Taylor!

@jesseproudman thanks Jesse

@Taylor_Soper Congrats Taylor! Let me know how we can support. Excited for your next chapter.

We’re supported by AI2 Incubator, one of the world’s leading AI incubators that recently raised an $80M fund, and by a group of key corporate and community partners. I can’t wait to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into the next great tech companies — in Seattle, and beyond.

AI House is focused on helping founders learn the new startup playbook and navigate this technological shift. We host founder-focused programming in Seattle; connect entrepreneurs with seasoned operators with a Resident Expert program; and share AI-era startup insights.

@sudheenair @pablo_casilimas @161ventures @Tiny_Fish @Seahawks That was bold!

thanks to @pablo_casilimas and @161ventures for having me represent @Tiny_Fish at their #AI Seattle event. Yes, sitting on top of the the Columbia Center, I said I dislike the @Seahawks, and was able to walk out alive. geekwire.com/2026/silicon-v… thanks to @Taylor_Soper for the story on @geekwire

Silicon Valley tech vet, @Tiny_Fish CEO @sudheenair: ‘No better time to start companies than now’ geekwire.com/2026/silicon-v… via @GeekWire, reporting from @161ventures event in Seattle.