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Sep 22, 2020, 2:00 PM

Seattle startup Resonance AI raises $2.2M to analyze dialogue, mood, music in video content

TV news broadcasters, productions studios, and others are using technology from a Seattle startup to analyze their video content and… Read More

Sep 22, 2020, 9:53 AM

IAC-owned Dotdash buys Serious Eats and Simply Recipes sites from Seattle-area startup Fexy Media

Seattle-area startup Fexy Media sold two of its food-related web properties — Serious Eats and Simply Recipes — to IAC-owned Dotdash… Read More

Sep 22, 2020, 6:30 AM

Bamboo launches English learning voice app for Alexa, partners with TAF to help kids in need

Seattle startup Bamboo Learning today launched its first voice-based education app for English Language Arts and announced partnerships to help… Read More

Sep 22, 2020, 5:00 AM

Pure Watercraft raises $23.4M to power increased interest in boating with its electric outboard motor

Just after pulling away from the waterfront headquarters for Pure Watercraft in Seattle, CEO Andy Rebele was greeted by a… Read More

Sep 22, 2020, 5:00 AM

Mark Cuban, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashton Kutcher, others invest in tree-free toilet paper startup

Cloud Paper, the Seattle-based makers of tree-free toilet paper, has attracted a host of high-profile investors and raised $3 million… Read More

Sep 22, 2020, 4:00 AM

Sam’s Club partners with Seattle startup 98point6 to offer customers telehealth service

Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery… Read More

Sep 21, 2020, 1:57 PM

Faithlife acquires LifeWay’s Wordsearch product to bolster its bible software

Bellingham, Wash.-based church technology company Faithlife has acquired Wordsearch Bible, a similar software product built by LifeWay Christian Resources. Wordsearch… Read More

Sep 21, 2020, 8:13 AM

Seattle-based startup investment firm Flying Fish is raising a new fund

Flying Fish, a Seattle-based venture capital firm formed in 2018 that invests in Pacific Northwest startups, is raising its second… Read More

Sep 19, 2020, 2:00 PM

Seattle startup Level sees growth for flexible credit service used by independent contractors

Millions of independent contractors are making money in the gig economy, but many don’t have access to financial credit services… Read More

Sep 18, 2020, 10:26 AM

Athira Pharma raises $204M in IPO, reaching ‘big milestone’ in fight against Alzheimer’s and other diseases

More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and the number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million by… Read More

Sep 17, 2020, 6:43 PM

Athira Pharma prices IPO at $17/share, will raise $204M in third Washington state IPO of 2020

Athira Pharma will raise at least $204 million as the Seattle biotech startup becomes a public company on Friday. Athira… Read More

Sep 17, 2020, 12:01 AM

Workforce collaboration platform Zuper raises $1.1M to help companies manage field teams

Seattle startup Zuper raised a $1.1 million seed round and hired a longtime Microsoft manager as its new CEO. The… Read More

Sep 16, 2020, 1:18 PM

Snowflake stock soars in largest software IPO ever; Madrona among earlier venture investors

Snowflake came out with a bang in its public debut, raising $3.4 billion in the largest software IPO ever. The… Read More

Sep 16, 2020, 9:55 AM

Sironix raises $1.8M to ramp up production of its plant-based, eco-friendly cleaning chemicals

Seattle-based clean-tech startup Sironix Renewables has raised $645,000 in a seed funding round and $1.15 million from the U.S. Dept.… Read More

Sep 16, 2020, 9:19 AM

Bulletproof raises $13M to fuel growth of ‘high performance’ food and beverage products

Bulletproof 360, makers of food and beverage items designed to fuel a healthier lifestyle, has raised $13 million in a… Read More

Sep 16, 2020, 8:44 AM

Seattle-area cybersecurity startup Polyverse raises $16M

Bellevue, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup Polyverse raised another $16 million to help sell its software used by government organizations, defense companies,… Read More

Sep 16, 2020, 12:01 AM

5G Open Innovation Lab, backed by corporate giants, reveals 16 startups in second cohort

The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a startup program funded by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA, today revealed its… Read More

Rahul Sood at Startupday 2015
Sep 15, 2020, 1:39 PM

eSports betting startup Unikrn to pay $6.1M in SEC settlement over unregistered initial coin offering

Seattle startup Unikrn will pay a $6.1 million fine and disable its UnikoinGold (UKG) cryptocurrency to settle Securities and Exchange… Read More

Wrench
Sep 15, 2020, 6:00 AM

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires Lemon Squad to boost its vehicle-inspection services

Mobile car repair startup Wrench is diving deeper into services that go beyond vehicle maintenance. The Seattle-based company has acquired… Read More

Sep 14, 2020, 3:36 PM

Cisco’s VC arm invests in Seattle-based manufacturing analytics software startup Seeq

Seeq raised another $28 million for its analytics software used by industrial manufacturers to collect and analyze data. Founded in… Read More

Sep 14, 2020, 8:35 AM

Seattle biotech Athira Pharma sets terms for IPO, aims to raise up to $170M

Athira Pharma plans to price its stock at $15 to $17 per share and raise up to $170 million in… Read More

Sep 12, 2020, 8:38 AM

Seattle entrepreneurs lead new digital health platform DexCare, incubated at Providence

Providence’s Digital Innovation Group is adding two Seattle entrepreneurs and former colleagues to lead its newest incubated health tech startup,… Read More

Sep 9, 2020, 7:04 AM

New startup Recurrent brings transparency to EV batteries, reducing risk in used car shopping

Used electric vehicle buyers can kick the tires and look under the hood of potential purchase, but what they really… Read More

Sep 8, 2020, 3:18 PM

Seattle health tech startup Optimize.health raises $15.6M for remote patient monitoring service

Seattle startup Optimize.health raised $15.6 million to help meet demand for its remote patient monitoring technology as investor interest in… Read More

Sep 8, 2020, 10:46 AM

Seattle startup’s ‘TalkSocket’ combines Alexa and PopSockets, launches on Kickstarter for $49

A Seattle startup is partnering with PopSockets to turn the popular smartphone grip into a miniature Amazon Alexa device. Known… Read More

Sep 6, 2020, 8:00 AM

Dating app Charmr invites users to ‘push the paw’ to find pet-loving potential partners

Instead of swiping right, a new dating app asks lonely hearts to “push the paw” to find a potential match.… Read More

Sep 3, 2020, 12:05 PM

E-commerce surge and economic uncertainty is a boon for on-demand warehousing startup Flexe

Online sales are skyrocketing as people stay home amid the pandemic. E-commerce as a share of total U.S. retail sales… Read More

Sep 3, 2020, 11:03 AM

Seattle startup Cloudentity raises $13M to expand identity and authorization tech

Seattle startup Cloudentity announced a $13 million Series A investment round to grow its security software. The startup helps Fortune… Read More

Sep 3, 2020, 9:00 AM

X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4M to help online retailers see through packages

Seattle startup ThruWave just raised a $6.4 million round for its futuristic technology that uses millimeter waves to see through… Read More

Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015
Sep 3, 2020, 7:59 AM

Commentary: Why are there so few women-led IPOs? The numbers are stacked against us

Editor’s note: Kristen Hamilton is a Seattle entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Koru and Onvia, helping to lead the latter… Read More

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