Category: Startups

Intel acquires Seattle-based deep learning startup Vertex.AI to bolster artificial intelligence efforts

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 at 2:41 pmComment

Intel has acquired Vertex.AI, a three-year-old Seattle startup whose tools let developers add deep learning capabilities to their software. Founded in 2015 by Choong Ng, Jeremy Bruestle, and Brian Retford, Vertex and… Read More

MirrorCache raises cash for smart hotel mirrors as hospitality industry uses more tech

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2018August 17, 2018 at 9:41 amComment

More and more technology is making its way into the hospitality industry, and Seattle startup MirrorCache is the latest example. The company is raising $750,000 to further develop its smart… Read More

Clobotics lands $11M to keep wind turbines spinning safely with drones and AI

by Lisa Stiffler on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 at 12:07 pmComment

Clobotics, a startup using robotics and artificial intelligence to capture and analyze images for energy and retail companies, has raised $11 million in a Series A round of funding. The… Read More

Y Combinator to open research lab in Seattle, hires former Microsoft exec Qi Lu for new China arm

by Taylor Soper on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 at 10:41 amComment

Y Combinator is extending its reach in both Seattle and China. The famed Silicon Valley startup accelerator announced today that it has hired former Microsoft and Baidu executive Qi Lu… Read More

Breaking News founders launch Factal, delivering real-time news and incident alerts to companies

by Taylor Soper on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 at 10:35 amComment

When NBC News shut down its popular Breaking News website and app in late 2016, the team heard not just from general news consumers but also from disappointed users at big… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Shop the Change sees purchases as ‘votes’ for companies and items you believe in

by Lisa Stiffler on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 at 2:24 pmComment

When you buy something, you’re voting with your dollar, giving your support to whatever brand you’re purchasing and the vendor you’re shopping with. And a startup called Shop the Change… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon’s Whole Foods grocery pick-up service, Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset, Ofo bike graveyard

by Starla Sampaco on August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 at 5:15 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon to offer Whole Foods drive-up grocery pickup for the first time, starting at two stores Hype turns into (mixed) reality as Magic Leap finally unveils its… Read More

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Startup Spotlight: Nori is creating a blockchain marketplace open to all to reverse climate change

by Lisa Stiffler on August 2, 2018August 3, 2018 at 10:29 amComment

Seattle-based startup Nori is hoping to deliver what Al Gore, the Paris climate accord and others have not: a market-driven solution to not only curb greenhouse gas emissions, but actually… Read More

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TLDR: Apple becomes a $1 trillion company, Starbucks & Alibaba launch delivery service, George Takei joins TraceMe

by Starla Sampaco on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 at 5:09 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Apple becomes first American public company to be worth $1,000,000,000,000 — briefly Starbucks and Alibaba to integrate apps and partner on delivery as coffee culture takes hold… Read More

Vicis lands $15M to boost production of high-tech football helmets and expand beyond gridiron

by Todd Bishop on August 2, 2018August 3, 2018 at 10:14 amComment

Vicis, the Seattle-based company known for high-tech helmets used in the NFL, NCAA, high school and youth football, has raised an additional $15 million, bringing its total funding to $70… Read More

Mindshare Medical launches AI cancer screening tech that can see data ‘beyond our perception’

by Clare McGrane on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 at 9:36 amComment

You might think diagnosing cancer is easy: Someone either has a cancerous tumor or they don’t. In practice, it’s much harder. Telling the difference between a deadly and a harmelss… Read More

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TLDR: Self-flying planes, Cat celeb Lil Bub lends poop to biotech startup, Facebook tool that tracks your time in the app

by Starla Sampaco on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 at 5:31 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft Cat celebrity Lil Bub lends poop to Seattle startup, leading to discovery of new kinds… Read More

How Arlan Hamilton turned her hustle and grit into a minority-focused VC fund investing millions

by Lisa Stiffler on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 at 5:07 pmComment

Arlan Hamilton, founder of the venture capital fund Backstage Capital, says that she’s come out twice. First, as a lesbian, then as an entrepreneur. “I used to think I was… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: It’s the era of giant funding rounds, and Seattle-area startups are benefiting

by Nat Levy on July 31, 2018August 6, 2018 at 10:38 amComment

It’s a good time to be raising venture capital in the Pacific Northwest, and startups on the GeekWire 200 are benefiting nicely from that trend. Investors poured $793 million into… Read More

Nintex acquires New Zealand process mapping company Promapp

by Tony Lystra on July 31, 2018August 3, 2018 at 8:00 am1 Comment

Bellevue, Wash.-based Nintex has acquired Promapp, a New Zealand firm that helps companies identify and automate their business processes. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. A spokeswoman… Read More

Real estate investment platform CrowdStreet raises $8M to develop new products and services

by Kaitlyn Wang on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 at 12:52 pmComment

Portland, Ore.-based CrowdStreet, the crowdfunding commercial real estate investment platform, has raised $8 million in a Series B funding round led by Grotech Ventures. CrowdStreet, founded in 2013, wants to… Read More

DreamBox Learning raises $130M, adds former U.S. Education Secretary to board

by Clare McGrane on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 at 3:08 pmComment

DreamBox Learning, the Bellevue, Wash., maker of an adaptive K-8 math education platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised a whopping $130 million. The funding comes exclusively from The Rise… Read More

Steth IO raises $1.23M to expand smartphone-based intelligent stethoscope to new markets

by Clare McGrane on July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 at 9:06 amComment

StratoScientific, the Seattle-based startup that makes the Steth IO smart stethoscope, has raised $1.23 million to expand the use of its device. A company spokesperson, who confirmed the funding to… Read More

Working Geek: Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin taps insights from Amazon to help run her startup

by Lisa Stiffler on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 at 2:41 pmComment

Sandi Lin left Amazon five years ago to launch her own startup, but her experience at the retail and cloud behemoth made a lasting impact. Lin is CEO and co-founder… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Profitable ad automation startup focuses on product development, not VC funding

by Lisa Stiffler on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 at 6:18 amComment

A lot of businesses outsource to cut costs. But the CEO of Seattle-based startup Advangelists says that keeping all of their operations in-house is what makes their digital advertising service… Read More

Horse-monitoring startup Magic AI acquires Victory Parade to bolster its machine learning stable

by Kurt Schlosser on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 at 12:01 pmComment

Magic AI, the startup using artificial intelligence to better understand and care for horses, is adding more talent to its stable with the acquisition of Victory Parade, another equine machine… Read More

Marketing vet Shauna Causey joins Madrona Venture Labs, heads up new kids clothing startup

by Taylor Soper on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 2:20 pmComment

Long-time Seattle marketing veteran Shauna Causey has joined Madrona Venture Labs. Causey will become a partner at the startup studio backed by Madrona Venture Group. She previously worked at Galvanize,… Read More

An inside look at Create33: Madrona’s new ‘founder center’ attempts to spark Seattle entrepreneurs

by Taylor Soper on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 10:44 am 3 Comments

Micah Baldwin answers quickly when asked about the vision for Create33, a new “founder center” opening next month on the floor below Madrona Venture Group’s downtown Seattle office. “The greatest… Read More

Ignition’s John Connors: Seattle is becoming the most important tech market behind Silicon Valley

by Taylor Soper on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 8:50 am1 Comment

Seattle’s tech scene has a lot of mojo going on right now. That’s the word from John Connors, managing partner at Ignition Partners who was previously Microsoft’s chief financial officer… Read More

Network monitoring giant Gigamon acquires Seattle security startup ICEBRG

by Taylor Soper on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 6:13 pmComment

Gigamon has acquired Seattle startup ICEBRG to strengthen its networking and security technology. Gigamon, previously a publicly-traded company that was acquired by Elliott Management in January, sells a network traffic… Read More

Stealthy Carewave Medical raises cash for pain relief device using ‘Pulsed Heat Technology’

by Clare McGrane on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 10:35 amComment

Carewave Medical, a stealth mode startup backed by big names in Seattle’s biotech industry, has raised just over $3 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. Carewave co-founder… Read More

Clinical drug screening startup A-Alpha Bio awarded Small Business Innovation Research grant

by Clare McGrane on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 10:08 amComment

A-Alpha Bio, a startup aiming to speed up the development of new drugs, announced Tuesday it has won a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The funding brings… Read More

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RFP response automation software startup RFPIO raises $25M

by Taylor Soper on July 24, 2018July 23, 2018 at 5:49 pmComment

RFPIO, a Beaverton, Ore.-based startup that develops request-for-proposal response automation software, has raised a $25 million funding round from K1 Investment Management. Founded in 2015, RFPIO streamlines the RFP response… Read More

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On-demand storage startup and WeWork partner Livible raises $16M to expand nationwide

by Taylor Soper on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 at 6:09 pmComment

Seattle-based startup Livible has raised an additional $16 million in funding to fuel a nationwide expansion of its storage service. The Series A round was led by Global Logistics Properties,… Read More

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Artificial intelligence startup DefinedCrowd raises more cash

by Taylor Soper on July 23, 2018July 31, 2018 at 7:23 amComment

DefinedCrowd is raising more investment for its artificial intelligence training platform used by Fortune 500 enterprises across the world. The Seattle-area startup has reeled in $10.8 million, according to a… Read More

Startups

Intel acquires Seattle-based deep learning startup Vertex.AI to bolster artificial intelligence efforts

MirrorCache raises cash for smart hotel mirrors as hospitality industry uses more tech

Clobotics lands $11M to keep wind turbines spinning safely with drones and AI

Y Combinator to open research lab in Seattle, hires former Microsoft exec Qi Lu for new China arm

Breaking News founders launch Factal, delivering real-time news and incident alerts to companies

Startup Spotlight: Shop the Change sees purchases as ‘votes’ for companies and items you believe in

TLDR: Amazon’s Whole Foods grocery pick-up service, Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset, Ofo bike graveyard

Startup Spotlight: Nori is creating a blockchain marketplace open to all to reverse climate change

Vicis lands $15M to boost production of high-tech football helmets and expand beyond gridiron

Mindshare Medical launches AI cancer screening tech that can see data ‘beyond our perception’

How Arlan Hamilton turned her hustle and grit into a minority-focused VC fund investing millions

GeekWire 200 update: It’s the era of giant funding rounds, and Seattle-area startups are benefiting

Nintex acquires New Zealand process mapping company Promapp

Real estate investment platform CrowdStreet raises $8M to develop new products and services

DreamBox Learning raises $130M, adds former U.S. Education Secretary to board

Steth IO raises $1.23M to expand smartphone-based intelligent stethoscope to new markets

Working Geek: Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin taps insights from Amazon to help run her startup

Startup Spotlight: Profitable ad automation startup focuses on product development, not VC funding

Horse-monitoring startup Magic AI acquires Victory Parade to bolster its machine learning stable

Marketing vet Shauna Causey joins Madrona Venture Labs, heads up new kids clothing startup

An inside look at Create33: Madrona’s new ‘founder center’ attempts to spark Seattle entrepreneurs

Ignition’s John Connors: Seattle is becoming the most important tech market behind Silicon Valley

Network monitoring giant Gigamon acquires Seattle security startup ICEBRG

Stealthy Carewave Medical raises cash for pain relief device using ‘Pulsed Heat Technology’

Clinical drug screening startup A-Alpha Bio awarded Small Business Innovation Research grant

RFP response automation software startup RFPIO raises $25M

On-demand storage startup and WeWork partner Livible raises $16M to expand nationwide

Artificial intelligence startup DefinedCrowd raises more cash

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