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Sep 25, 2020, 11:25 AM

Seattle gene therapy biotech startup Immusoft raises $4.5M

Seattle-based biotech startup Immusoft raised another $4.5 million and landed a $467,000 NIH grant to help further development of its drugs… Read More

Sep 24, 2020, 7:00 AM

Seattle startup Attunely raises $6M to help debt collection agencies collect payment

Attunely is raising more cash to support increasing demand for its machine learning platform used by debt collection agencies. The… Read More

Sep 23, 2020, 4:47 PM

More than words: Diversity Window helps companies take action on diversity and inclusion

Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and the resulting protests worldwide, tech companies and leaders… Read More

Sep 23, 2020, 3:57 PM

Outreach founders lift the hood on their stealthy new remote work startup

Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton are sharing a little more about their secretive new company. The entrepreneurs left Outreach over the… Read More

Sep 23, 2020, 1:56 PM

Shares of Laird Hamilton’s ‘superfood’ company nearly double on first day of trading

Laird Superfood stock doubled Wednesday before ending up at $40 per share on the first day of trading for the… Read More

Sep 23, 2020, 7:34 AM

Amazon vets raise $4M from Madrona, Bezos Expeditions, others for AI2 spinout WhyLabs

Company leaders know they need to implement artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies within their businesses to stay ahead of… Read More

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

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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

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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

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