Startup radar: 4 early-stage companies in Seattle | Flying Fish raising a new fund

Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish is raising a new “Opportunity Fund,” according to a regulatory filing we spotted, potentially signaling an effort to make follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies. Read more.

Tech Moves: Sen. Joe Nguyễn, a former Microsoft program manager, will become the next director of the Washington state Department of Commerce. Read more.

Hot Links:

• Ironic and absurd bumper stickers made by a Kent, Wash.-based company called Frog Mustard are grabbing attention in our meme-obsessed culture. (The New York Times)  

• Want to be Jeff Bezos’ neighbor? An empty, 1.8-acre plot of land on the South Florida island where he lives is listed for $200 million. (The Seattle Times)

• Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s wealth tax proposal was ripped by the The Wall Street Journal editorial board as a departing “insult” to the state. (WSJ)