Primary Job Title Co-Founder Primary Organization 
Curious Office Partners
Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage Number of Exits
Adrian is the majority owner of The Seattle Sounders professional soccer club of the United
Soccer League, and a part of the ownership group recently granted a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in
Seattle (beginning play the 2009 season). He is among the largest shareholders in the Cambridge United Football
Club and has promoted
numerous international soccer matches. Outside of soccer, Adrian has more than 15
years of business success in a variety of industries, and has invested in numerous early stage technology
companies in advertising, infrastructure, and wireless communications.
He recently co-founded technology
incubator Curious Office Partners, which has invested in or developed multiple technology companies. He owns
one of the largest picture framing chains in the United States, a chain of pizza restaurants and, with his family,
owns the nation's largest manufacturer of pillows and bedding products.
Adrian was an early investor in
Amazon.com and a seed stage investor in aQuantive Inc, the largest interactive advertising company recently
acquired by Microsoft for US$6 billion. He was also an early investor in Amazon.com.
Adrian is involved in many
organizations in Seattle and sits on the advisory board of The University of Washington Intercollegiate Sports
Master's Degree Program. He also is on the Board of Trustees for the Museum of History and Industry.
