Seattle-based mental health startup Joon Care was acquired by Handspring Health. The companies both launched to provide online care for youth and young adults. Read More
Now in its third year, GeekWire’s “Uncommon Thinkers” — in partnership with Greater Seattle Partners — recognizes the inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change in the world. Read More
A group of veteran tech operators with ties to Seattle are launching a new investment firm aimed at what they see as two of the biggest opportunities in today’s economy: AI and cyber intelligence. Read More
Internet Backyard, a new startup building billing software for data centers and GPU providers, announced a $4.5 million pre-seed round led by Basis Set Ventures. Read More
Tech veteran Aniket Naravanekar is one of the directors working to bring back “local mentors, local partners, sponsors, investors and in-person meetups and events.” Read More
Scowtt, a Seattle-based startup that wants to reshape how advertisers optimize paid campaigns, raised $12 million in Series A funding round led by New York venture firm Inspired Capital. Read More
Does everyone in Seattle hate AI? That’s one of the surprising topics to arise this week in response to a spicy blog post penned by a former Microsoft engineer. Read More
A 2020 spinout of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, SecureSave was co-founded by CEO Devin Miller, CTO Bassam Saliba, and TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman. Read More
Washington names a Broadband Office director; Rebecca Lovell is interim president/CEO of Greater Seattle Partners; and a Microsoft GM departs. Read More
Otto was founded by longtime travel industry veterans and is built to learn and understand an individual’s travel habits — airline and hotel preferences, seat choices, loyalty programs, and more. Read More
Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio today announced $10 million in new funding. The company enables the screening of new drugs using 3D tissue models. Read More
The co-founder and CEO of Seattle’s Vercept was a standout student in Iran before moving to the U.S., getting her PhD at the University of Washington and launching into a career solving for real-world use of AI. Read More
Expedia nabs Xavier Amatriain from Google to serve as its first chief artificial intelligence officer and data officer while Textio’s Kieran Snyder takes a role at Microsoft. Read More
The longtime tech leader left the NHL franchise earlier this year to embark on a new adventure: Highmark Sports Group, his own consultancy aimed at helping sports teams, leagues, and companies boost their operations. Read More
In Armoire’s first big AI splash, the company recently launched a virtual stylist to support customers in their search for the perfect tops, pants, jackets and dresses. Read More
Before he became the CEO of Portal Space Systems, Jeff Thornburg worked for two of the world’s most innovative space-minded billionaires. Now he’s working on an idea those billionaires never pursued: building a spacecraft powered by the heat of focused sunlight. Read More
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said some Rad batteries “can unexpectedly ignite and explode,” but the e-bike maker disputed the agency’s findings. Read More
Seattle founders are hard at work trying to improve space communication, hiring, restaurant marketing, jewelry sustainability, and finding a great bottle of wine. Read More
