Startups

Gravity Payments invests $500K in Joe Coffee to help startup enhance service and take on Square

by Kurt Schlosser on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 at 9:28 amComment

Dan Price, the high-profile co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based credit card processing and financial services company Gravity Payments, has been thinking about coffee shops and fairness since his days growing… Read More

Supercast raises $2M to help podcasters make money, names new CEO

by Nat Levy on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 at 10:16 amComment

Supercast, the Vancouver, B.C., startup that helps podcast creators make money off premium subscriptions, just brought in a little cash of its own. The startup emerged from a beta testing… Read More

Sales engagement startup Outreach opens London office, doubling down on Europe expansion

by Nat Levy on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 at 8:46 amComment

Outreach, the billion-dollar Seattle sales engagement startup, is making a big bet on Europe. The company opened an office in London as part of an expansion in Europe, where it… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more

by Nicole Tanner on February 21, 2020February 24, 2020 at 11:04 amComment

— Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer of software so prevalent today that most people wouldn’t be… Read More

Source raises $2.5 million to expand its platform for commercial design nationwide

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 at 11:07 amComment

A Portland, Ore., startup that develops online tools for architects and designers just closed a $2.5 million fundraising round to take its platform national. Source, which rebranded from Krowdsourced, has… Read More

Etailz raises $25M in debt funding to help companies sell on big e-commerce platforms

by Nat Levy on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 at 4:37 pmComment

Spokane, Wash. e-commerce company etailz, which helps brands sell on huge platforms run by companies such as Amazon, Walmart and eBay, just raised $25 million. The cash infusion comes in… Read More

Cybersecurity startup Polyverse raises $8M to protect Linux open-source code from hackers

by Nat Levy on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 at 7:50 amComment

Polyverse raised $8 million to expand the reach of its cybersecurity technology that is used by government organizations and security-minded companies. The Bellevue, Wash. company — a member of CNBC’s… Read More

Backed by Concur co-founder, Seattle startup Center unveils expense management software

by Taylor Soper on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 at 2:24 pmComment

Expense software runs in the Singh family. Back in 1993, Steve Singh and his brother Raj Singh helped launch Concur, the Bellevue, Wash.-based travel expense giant that sold to SAP… Read More

Office lunch delivery startup Peach raises $5M — here’s how the company bounced back after layoffs

by Taylor Soper on February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 at 9:52 amComment

Investors are putting more juice behind Peach, the Seattle startup that delivers lunch to office workers. A new SEC filing shows $5 million raised of a larger round. Peach CEO… Read More

Seattle insurance tech startup n2uitive raises $1.3M

by Nat Levy on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 at 1:45 pmComment

Seattle startup n2uitive, which manages millions of hours of insurance claim interviews and statements, raised $1.3 million to bring more technology to what it calls an antiquated process with a… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the top funding deal amid a record 2019 for Pacific NW startups

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 at 11:34 amComment

Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs have long complained about the challenges of securing funding compared to nearby Silicon Valley, where venture capital flows more freely. But the finalists in our Deal of… Read More

DevOps for IoT device fleets: Ex-Microsoft, Amazon leaders raise $7.6M for Seattle-area startup Esper

by Taylor Soper on February 13, 2020February 12, 2020 at 9:51 pmComment

Seattle-area startup Esper today announced a $7.6 million Series A investment round led by Madrona Venture Group. Founded in 2018, Esper is a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets… Read More

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This Seattle startup gives big discounts on home rentals — but only if you agree to Airbnb a room

by Taylor Soper on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 at 12:49 pm 4 Comments

It seemed like a scam. When Hannah Exner and Sam Joselyn spotted an ad for a craftsman home in Seattle’s desirable Westlake neighborhood, the $1,000 per month rent rate was shocking.… Read More

Starting Over: Inside a serial startup founder’s quest to build the next great Seattle tech company

by Aaron Bird on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 at 1:03 pm 2 Comments

This is the first in a series of posts in which I’m going to share my journey building a tech company in Seattle. I’m excited (and a little nervous) to… Read More

Startup of the Year: Vote for the top early-stage Pacific Northwest company at the GeekWire Awards

by Taylor Soper on February 11, 2020February 13, 2020 at 11:13 amComment

There are a flurry of up-and-coming early-stage startups across the Pacific Northwest that are innovating, executing, and making a difference. It’s what makes the five finalists for Startup of the… Read More

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Australia-based video editing startup Clipchamp raises $9M, will open Seattle office

Pipe-cutting software maker PypeServer raises $1.5M to streamline industrial manufacturing

by Nat Levy on February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 at 12:22 pmComment

PypeServer, a Seattle-area startup that makes software for industrial manufacturers that cut and weld huge amounts of pipe for commercial buildings, factories and ships, raised $1.5 million in fresh cash.… Read More

Cardiac Insight raises $8M as sales of its wearable heartbeat sensor spike 100%

by Nat Levy on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 at 6:59 amComment

Cardiac Insight, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes lightweight disposable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and software to monitor patients’ heartbeats, has raised $8 million in funding amid a period of rapid… Read More

AI document engineering startup Docugami raises $10M seed round in unusually large early stage deal

by Todd Bishop on February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 at 4:46 pmComment

Docugami, a startup aiming to reinvent the way businesses create and extract information from documents, has raised an extraordinary $10 million in seed funding led by Silicon Valley venture fund… Read More

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Finding your ‘why’: Accolade CEO Raj Singh shares lessons learned from his tech career journey

by Nat Levy on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 at 11:10 amComment

Raj Singh’s “why” guides his every move in the tech industry. Singh is the CEO of Accolade, a healthcare tech company that ranks No. 6 on the GeekWire 200 list… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Nintendo president speaks; D&D for a good cause; and more

by Nicole Tanner on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 at 1:57 pmComment

— Nintendo is on a roll. Though its current console, the Nintendo Switch, doesn’t boast the same type of processing power as Microsoft’s Xbox One or Sony’s PlayStation 4, it… Read More

High-tech homebrew appliance maker PicoBrew seeks buyer after failing to secure new funding

by Kurt Schlosser on February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 at 9:28 am 5 Comments

PicoBrew, the Seattle startup that has sought to revolutionize the way people brew beer and more at home, is looking for a buyer for its business built around high-tech appliances.… Read More

Startup advice for entrepreneurs who are raising capital and preparing for a potential downturn

by Taylor Soper on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 at 1:10 pmComment

With near-record amounts of venture capital dollars available to startups but a potential economic downturn on the horizon, founders and CEOs have some crucial decisions to make in 2020. Startup… Read More

News Brief

Gravity Payments invests $500K in Joe Coffee to help startup enhance service and take on Square

Supercast raises $2M to help podcasters make money, names new CEO

Sales engagement startup Outreach opens London office, doubling down on Europe expansion

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more

Source raises $2.5 million to expand its platform for commercial design nationwide

Etailz raises $25M in debt funding to help companies sell on big e-commerce platforms

Cybersecurity startup Polyverse raises $8M to protect Linux open-source code from hackers

Backed by Concur co-founder, Seattle startup Center unveils expense management software

Office lunch delivery startup Peach raises $5M — here’s how the company bounced back after layoffs

Seattle insurance tech startup n2uitive raises $1.3M

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the top funding deal amid a record 2019 for Pacific NW startups

This Seattle startup gives big discounts on home rentals — but only if you agree to Airbnb a room

Starting Over: Inside a serial startup founder’s quest to build the next great Seattle tech company

Startup of the Year: Vote for the top early-stage Pacific Northwest company at the GeekWire Awards

Australia-based video editing startup Clipchamp raises $9M, will open Seattle office

Pipe-cutting software maker PypeServer raises $1.5M to streamline industrial manufacturing

Cardiac Insight raises $8M as sales of its wearable heartbeat sensor spike 100%

AI document engineering startup Docugami raises $10M seed round in unusually large early stage deal

Finding your ‘why’: Accolade CEO Raj Singh shares lessons learned from his tech career journey

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Nintendo president speaks; D&D for a good cause; and more

High-tech homebrew appliance maker PicoBrew seeks buyer after failing to secure new funding

Startup advice for entrepreneurs who are raising capital and preparing for a potential downturn

Global tax and audit firm KPMG takes minority interest in startup LumaTax in $2M funding round

Rad Power Bikes raises $25M from Vulcan, others in rare VC bet on e-bike industry

Sue Bird-backed Seattle startup Vermouth acquired by OurMilitary.com publisher Valor Worldwide

Transparent Systems exits stealth mode with $22M in funding for blockchain-enabled instant payments

Seattle-based on-demand storage startup Livible merges with home transition company WayForth

Ex-Google Cloud engineers raise $8M for Seattle machine learning startup Kaskada

Element Data co-founder leads new holding company for customer loyalty marketing technology

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