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Startup Spotlight

Startup Spotlight profiles tech startups in the Pacific Northwest.

Mar 25, 2020, 5:00 AM

Hyperproof raises nearly $3M to help companies maintain data and privacy compliance as remote work and telehealth soar

Hyperproof, a Northwest startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection laws, has raised nearly… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 2:16 PM

It’s about time: Portland startup ReclaimAI helps users prioritize their work and personal calendars

Chances are you’ve asked yourself, likely more than once, the largely rhetorical question: “Where does the time go?” Portland-based startup… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 2:00 PM

Y Combinator startup Humanly helps companies screen job candidates at scale, with the help of AI

Automation may be a means to replacing humans in specific types of jobs. But for Humanly, automation is a better… Read More

Feb 11, 2020, 3:00 PM

Education startup helps students who are pursuing liberal arts get skills to compete in tech industry

College students who want to pursue the liberal arts subjects they’re passionate about can still get the technical training they… Read More

Feb 5, 2020, 3:00 PM

Seattle-area startup Zeacon takes on tech giants with community-driven events and experiences app

Kris Naidu looks back fondly on an age before the rise of digital technology at a time when in-person experiences… Read More

Jan 16, 2020, 3:30 PM

Flight Live matches users with trainers for online, on-demand personal workouts

When it comes to exercising, motivation can be the toughest hurdle for many people. At least that was true for… Read More

Jan 8, 2020, 3:00 PM

Seattle startup Supporti helps people achieve goals, leveraging insights from public health research

Many people ring in the new year with ambitious resolutions, perhaps striving to lose weight, get more exercise, look for… Read More

Dec 27, 2019, 10:00 AM

Startup Style-At-Iz helps shoppers create and purchase personalized wardrobes and outfits

U.S. clothing sales generate $357 billion in revenue, according to Statistica. But clothes shopping remains an often inefficient and uninformed… Read More

Dec 23, 2019, 2:00 PM

Inspired to help parents manage kids’ use of internet, this startup monitors data flow on devices

To make the pitch for her Seattle-based startup, Yuan Karppanen poses some basic questions for our tech-enhanced world: Do you… Read More

Dec 16, 2019, 1:00 PM

A new tool creates ‘shopping flash cards’ to help consumers comparison shop more easily

Online shopping is supposed to be about convenience. But the four-man team behind Seattle-startup Hippidy found it was anything but.… Read More

Dec 5, 2019, 3:30 PM

Rock Paper Coin vows to make wedding planning easier with its payment and contract platform

Elizabeth Sheils has a confession to make. If she had known before launching Rock Paper Coin what she knows now,… Read More

Nov 28, 2019, 3:30 PM

Seattle startup gives employees an anonymous space for voicing workplace concerns

Seattle-based Inyore, a startup that lets employees anonymously share their concerns with employers, grew out of a disagreement between two… Read More

Nov 21, 2019, 4:00 PM

‘Amazon Go for the factory’: Xemelgo ramps up after winning top prize at Seattle Angel Conference

Xemelgo, a Seattle-based startup that brings IoT and cloud technology to manufacturing, is cranking up. Last week, the business won… Read More

Nov 14, 2019, 3:30 PM

Software development startup DjangoForce wins clients by pulling back the curtain on coding

DjangoForce, a software development company, is by all measures a tech startup. But the CEO of the Boise-based business attributes… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 3:30 PM

Feather helps new friends flock by making it easy to participate in small group meetups

When someone is seeking a romantic partner, it’s generally expected that they’re going to be pretty choosy, building detailed, curated… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 3:20 PM

‘Google Analytics for brick-and-mortar’: Observa helps physical retailers find their marketing edge

As Amazon drives online sales skyward, a 4-year-old startup in the tech behemoth’s backyard is helping brick-and-mortar retailers fine-tune their… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 3:30 PM

Small startup Geniuslink solves big e-commerce problems and grabs a bigger Kit to add to toolbox

Jesse Lakes was a whitewater “raft-guide bum” working in Colorado when he left for a job at Apple in Silicon… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 3:00 PM

BizPappa helps spur entrepreneurship with a platform for buying and selling small businesses

When Shan Sundaram tried to purchase a boutique consulting shop, he was frustrated by how inefficient and outdated the process… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 3:42 PM

No soliciting for your inbox: Groota helps keep the promotional emails you want — and ditches the rest

Rushin Liu likes panning for digital gold, sifting through and reading promotional emails and newsletters for nuggets of useful information.… Read More

Oct 3, 2019, 3:00 PM

Intentionalist helps consumers ‘spend like it matters’ to support community and diversity

It’s admirable to support community through philanthropy and volunteering, but Laura Clise wants to show people another path to building… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 4:16 PM

This advertising analytics startup helps big brands manage their deals with agencies

When it comes to brands working effectively with advertisers, Agency Mania Solutions co-founder Bruno Gralpois literally wrote the book. Or… Read More

Sep 19, 2019, 3:07 PM

Spruce Up pairs AI and stylists to create a curated, online home-decorating experience

Spruce Up founder and CEO Mia Lewin has a vision for what she calls “the next generation of commerce.” She… Read More

Sep 12, 2019, 3:00 PM

Inspired by the Amazon Dash button, this startup is using tech to help special needs students

Nikody Keating launched mytaptrack because his first-grade son needed help. Keating’s son has autism and their family and educators were… Read More

Sep 6, 2019, 3:30 PM

Corrio aims to reduce recidivism with messaging technology for incarcerated people

Life without readily available cell, text and email communication is unimaginable for most of us. But for people who are… Read More

Aug 30, 2019, 12:45 PM

Y Combinator grad Preclusio automates how companies comply with tech privacy regulations

The scary truth about many technology companies is that for years they’ve been vacuuming up vast quantities of personal data… Read More

Aug 15, 2019, 3:00 PM

‘Stripe for international shipping’: FlavorCloud helps e-commerce companies ship across borders

If you want to buy a shirt directly from a merchant in China, the customs hurdles will vary depending on… Read More

Aug 8, 2019, 3:00 PM

Snack Video offers bite-sized tutorials for info-hungry, time-crunched startups

Startup founders and employees have a reputation for working outlandishly long hours as they race to build their business before… Read More

Aug 2, 2019, 12:01 PM

Google Cloud vets launch Seattle startup Kaskada to bolster machine learning tech with real-time data

After spending several years working at Google Cloud, Davor Bonaci and Ben Chambers saw an opportunity to help companies take… Read More

Jul 26, 2019, 3:32 PM

Startup Spotlight: YouScript warns doctors of ‘metabolic traffic jams’ caused by prescription drugs

Modern drugs are lifesavers. But they can — and frequently do — cause more harm than good. Here’s a staggering… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 1:00 PM

Laundry haters meet laundry doers through Loopie, a peer-to-peer service that’s cleaning up in Seattle

John Vincent Lee doesn’t like the term “entrepreneur.” The co-founder and CEO of Loopie, a peer-to-peer laundry service in Seattle,… Read More

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