Symbiosys, a two-year-old advertising tech startup that is rethinking how retailers and product brands work together, raised a $9 million Series A round led by Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse.… Read More
Seattle-based Charmed plans to launch a new AI-powered game design tool this month, which allows for rapid generation of 3D character models from scratch. It’s also raised over $500,000 in… Read More
Flexe is trimming its headcount again in another round of layoffs. The Seattle-based startup cut 38% of its workforce, CEO Karl Siebrecht confirmed Monday. Update: A new filing from the… Read More
Cabana, the Seattle-based startup that rode the pandemic-fueled “vanlife” travel craze to more than $16 million in funding, shut down at the end of 2023 as economic and manufacturing conditions… Read More
Startup investor Nancy Wang sees the potential for generative artificial intelligence to change the balance of power in fields such as cybersecurity, which is one of her areas of focus,… Read More
Nothing like a little tech investor college football trash talk before the big game. As the Washington Huskies take on the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoff championship on… Read More
OctoML is now OctoAI. The Seattle startup this week revealed the slight but notable tweak to its name. The change reflects a growing product suite, according to CEO and co-founder… Read More
The Washington State Dept. of Commerce will lead a delegation of companies to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking place in Las Vegas next Tuesday through Thursday. The delegation… Read More
Be curious. Communicate openly and honestly. Maintain capital efficiency with a focus on growth. Those are some of the top tips for founders heading into 2024, according to Seattle-area tech… Read More
Yuzi founder Stephiney Foley graduated from West Point and worked for the U.S. Army for more than seven years, serving as a platoon leader in Afghanistan and Hawaii and a… Read More
The pace of AI-related innovation accelerated, to say the least, in 2023. Expect the same this year — or even more. That’s the word from a group of Seattle-area tech… Read More
Tech startup investments continued to retreat in 2023 as venture capitalists tightened their belts and companies trimmed costs amid uncertainty about the broader economy. Total funding to Pacific Northwest startups… Read More
A new Seattle startup led by co-founders with experience in health tech is aiming to automate communication processes for healthcare clinics with its software platform. Olamedi is a year-old company… Read More
“Nobody cares about your AI…customers don’t care about your AI. They care about the problem that you’re solving and that you’re doing it 10 times better or 10 times more… Read More
If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help out the busiest guy on the planet. Fixie, a Seattle-based… Read More
Startup and small business owners take note: if your company has 20 or fewer full-time employees and gross annual sales of less than $5 million, there’s a new federal filing… Read More
Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck is expanding its nest with two new leadership hires. Frances Perry has taken the role of engineering manager. She was previously at Google for 16… Read More
Three former executives of the climate friendly housing technology company Green Canopy NODE have left to create Cambia Capital, a sustainability-focused real estate investment firm. Aaron Fairchild, Andy Wolverton and… Read More
Strike Graph, a Seattle startup and Madrona Venture Labs spinout that helps companies with their security-related compliance and certification, raised $1.5 million in additional funding. The new cash adds to… Read More
Ted and Chris Ackerley are on the hunt for companies at the forefront of sports and media innovation. The Seattle business leaders recently announced the Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), a… Read More
Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has laid off 30 employees, co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro confirmed to GeekWire on Friday. “We’ve had to make some tough calls… Read More
Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes has conducted another round of layoffs as the company faces what it calls “persistent and worsening industry headwinds.” Flyhomes shared the news in a post… Read More
Marketing tech company Banzai rang the opening bell at Nasdaq on Friday as the Seattle firm officially became a public company. Founded in 2016, Banzai announced a year ago that… Read More
Standd, a Washington D.C. startup that builds software to help lawyers and investors review deals, won the top investment prize at a new competition created by Seattle firm First Row… Read More
Shelpful, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that combines artificial intelligence and human empathy to help people stay on task and get stuff done, has checked a major item off its to-do… Read More
Lassen Peak, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup developing a handheld concealed weapon detection system, has raised $6 million from Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group. The cash infusion announced Thursday extends a Series… Read More
Parse Biosciences. a Seattle biotech startup developing single cell sequencing products used by more than 1,000 labs worldwide, raised $50 million as part of a Series C equity round and… Read More
Editor’s note: William Canestaro is managing director at Seattle venture capital firm WRF Capital and leads the biotechnology investment team. Seagen’s sale to Pfizer would have seemed unthinkable a few… Read More
It’s been a wild past several days for Zulily. As we’ve reported, the online retailer is shutting down three offices, including its Seattle headquarters, and laying off more than 800… Read More