Startups – Page 100 of 312

Feb 17, 2021, 10:34 AM

Notch Therapeutics raises $85M for cancer treatments and plans to open Seattle location

New funding: Notch Therapeutics has raised a $85 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $91 million. The… Read More

Feb 17, 2021, 6:00 AM

Ally raises $50M as remote work drives demand for goal-setting collaboration software

Investors are going all in on Ally. The Seattle startup just landed a $50 million Series C round led by… Read More

Feb 16, 2021, 5:00 AM

Fred Hutch biotech spinout Ozette raises $6M from Madrona, AI2, Vulcan

New funding: Ozette, a biotech company that last year spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and was… Read More

Feb 14, 2021, 10:00 AM

Seattle HR firm creates virtual program to meet surge in demand for diversity training

After the death of George Floyd, tech leaders came together last spring and summer to condemn police brutality and vowed… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 8:53 AM

Pet sitting marketplace Rover grabs a bone, valued at $1.3 billion in latest SPAC deal

Another day, another SPAC. Today, we’ve learned that Seattle online pet sitting marketplace Rover plans to join the public ranks… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell

— Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 6:00 AM

14 U.S. health systems form new Seattle startup, plan to pool data in search for breakthroughs

A group of 14 U.S. health systems, representing tens of millions of patients across 40 states, will pool their data… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 6:00 AM

Apptio makes another acquisition, buying enterprise agile planning startup Targetprocess

Cloud-based IT management company Apptio has acquired enterprise agile planning startup Targetprocess in a bid to bring together financial governance… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 4:00 AM

Fred Hutch, Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Ensoma launches with $70M in funding

New spinout: Boston-based biotech startup Ensoma launched Thursday and announced a $70 million Series A funding round. The company is… Read More

Feb 10, 2021, 3:06 PM

Led by ex-Amazon and Microsoft managers, Seattle startup Level raises $1.5M for flexible credit service

Seattle startup Level raised $1.5 million to fuel growth of its credit service targeted at independent contractors. The company partners… Read More

Feb 10, 2021, 8:00 AM

Seattle startup’s bright idea: High-tech crosswalk could signal a way to improve pedestrian safety

On a rainy, foggy night in Seattle, an incident in a crosswalk changed the path that Janie Bube was on.… Read More

Feb 9, 2021, 7:46 AM

Seattle-area startup Fabric raises $43M to help retailers keep up with online shopping boom

New funding: E-commerce startup Fabric has raised $43 million to help mid-market brands that are trying to keep up with… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 3:24 PM

Nuance acquires Seattle digital health startup Saykara to boost healthcare AI products

Nuance Communications has acquired Saykara, a Seattle health-tech startup that makes a voice assistant for clinicians. Nuance, based in Boston… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 6:17 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed startup Nautilus Biotechnology set to go public via SPAC at $900M valuation

Nautilus Biotechnology, a Seattle-based biotech startup led by Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel, is the latest company to go public using… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 1:29 PM

Carbon-capture company Svante raises $75M to trap emissions at their source

Vancouver, B.C.-based Svante has closed a $75 million funding round. The company calls it “the largest private investment into point… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 10:42 AM

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 3:12 PM

Techstars Seattle grad Insent raises $2M to take on Drift and Intercom with B2B marketing chatbot

Insent landed $2 million to help mid-market B2B companies improve how they identify and communicate with potential buyers. The Seattle-based… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 8:30 AM

Event marketing startup Banzai makes another acquisition, scoops up webinar platform Demio

Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, has acquired Demio, a Tampa, Fla.-based webinar platform. Terms of the… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 7:52 AM

Google’s AI-focused venture fund leads $5.4M investment for Seattle analytics startup Iteratively

Seattle startup Iteratively raised a $5.4 million round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund. Founded in 2019 by… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 7:27 AM

Sana joins Nasdaq with blockbuster $587M IPO

Sana Biotechnology raised $587.5 million in an initial public offering, a significant cash haul that the 3-year-old Seattle company will… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 7:00 AM

Ciara joins board of Seattle startup Amperity to help guide corporate social responsibility efforts

Amperity is adding some more star power to its board of directors. The Seattle-based customer data platform announced Thursday that… Read More

Feb 4, 2021, 6:00 AM

Rad Power Bikes raises massive $150M round to scale e-bike business across globe

After a pandemic year that spurred huge demand for its e-bikes, Rad Power Bikes is raising $150 million to fuel… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 2:29 PM

Seattle startup Pandion, led by Amazon Air founder, raises $4.9M to take on modern delivery challenges

An Amazon veteran who helped the tech giant take on the explosion in e-commerce retail deliveries is striking out on… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 8:48 AM

Sana Biotechnology boosts IPO range, looks to raise $517 million

Editor’s note: Sana Biotechnology priced shares on Wednesday evening, raising $587.5 million. See full story here. Sana Biotechnology —… Read More

Feb 3, 2021, 7:00 AM

Accounting software startup Lockstep raises $10M to help businesses better manage cash flow

Lockstep, a Seattle startup using software and the cloud to improve accounting practices, has raised $10 million in a Series… Read More

Feb 2, 2021, 12:30 PM

Seattle tutoring app founders learn to harness TikTok to build a huge base of potential users

The young founders of Seattle-based tutoring app Kadama have been learning for years how to launch and grow a startup,… Read More

Feb 2, 2021, 7:41 AM

Vicis unveils revamped high-tech helmet under new ownership following tumultuous startup journey

Vicis is back. The one-time Seattle startup darling that went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019 just debuted… Read More

Feb 2, 2021, 3:00 AM

Led by ex-Starbucks digital chief Adam Brotman, Seattle startup Brightloom raises $15M

Brightloom has raised $15 million as it aims to help companies turn their customer data into personalized marketing campaigns. Brightloom… Read More

Feb 1, 2021, 8:08 AM

Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

— Health benefits platform Accolade named Cindy Kent to its board of directors. Kent is currently EVP and president of… Read More

Jan 29, 2021, 6:00 AM

Convoy freight report for 2020 shows how effects of pandemic rippled through trucking industry

As COVID-19 sent a wave of shock through consumer habits in the early weeks of the pandemic, the effects also… Read More