Startups – Page 129 of 312

Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

How this startup vet plans to create a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs in Eastern Washington

Startup accelerator Ignite Northwest is getting a facelift under the direction of Tom Simpson, a well-known angel investor and co-founder… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 6:00 AM

Former Microsoft exec Stefan Weitz wants to build authentic startups, and he’s starting with probiotics

Stefan Weitz is untroubled by long odds. As a former Microsoft director, he was the one who the company turned… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 12:44 PM

Electricity marketplace WattBuy is the latest Seattle-area energy startup to raise funding

Another Seattle-area clean energy startup is raising cash. This time it’s WattBuy, which just reeled in a $1.2 million seed… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 10:08 AM

Industrial IoT startup Balena raises $14M to help developers build edge computing apps

As more companies deploy fleets of IoT devices, Seattle startup Balena is helping them manage their edge computing needs. The… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 10:25 AM

High-flying Indian budget hotel startup Oyo hires ex-Uber GM to lead new Seattle office

Oyo, a six-year-old hotel startup that has already grown to dominate the budget hospitality scene in India and China, is… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 9:29 AM

The Riveter launches 2020 presidential speaker series, hosting Buttigieg, Harris, and Gillibrand

Since launching in Seattle two years ago, The Riveter has been steadily opening new female-focused co-working spaces in cities around… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 5:00 AM

Isaac Kato, who led MightyAI to Uber acquisition, joins Techstars Seattle as managing director

Fresh off helping guide MightyAI to its acquisition by Uber, Isaac Kato is taking on another challenge as the new… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 1:00 PM

Laundry haters meet laundry doers through Loopie, a peer-to-peer service that’s cleaning up in Seattle

John Vincent Lee doesn’t like the term “entrepreneur.” The co-founder and CEO of Loopie, a peer-to-peer laundry service in Seattle,… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 9:00 AM

Analysis: Seattle startup fundings rise in Q2, spurred by big rounds for Outreach, Auth0, others

Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are bucking national trends for startup funding. The flow of venture capital dollars to U.S.… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 6:00 AM

Allen Institute spinout Lexion lands $4.2M to help companies manage legal contracts with AI

Where there are lawyers, there are paper contracts — lots of them. A Seattle startup has come up with a… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 3:31 PM

Growing startup Lawn Love comes to Washington with an app intended to make yard work easier

Startups want to do all the driving, select your groceries, bring you your takeout, walk your dog, fold your laundry… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 9:50 AM

Workday buys Trusted Key in first exit for Seattle’s Kernel Labs, and a proof point for startup studios

Business cloud software giant Workday has acquired Seattle-based Trusted Key in a deal that shows how the startup studio model… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 9:25 AM

Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season

Some startups go up, others go down. We’re back for another season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch video series, where entrepreneurs… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 4:30 AM

Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round

Icertis, welcome to the unicorn club. The Bellevue, Wash. contract management startup today announced a whopping $115 million investment, the… Read More

Jul 16, 2019, 5:15 PM

Months after significant layoffs, Joule cooking device maker ChefSteps acquired by Breville

Less than three months after cutting a significant portion of its staff, Seattle startup ChefSteps was acquired Tuesday by kitchen… Read More

Jul 16, 2019, 12:04 PM

Veteran Seattle entrepreneurs raise cash for secretive advanced analytics startup Lamda

Brian Lent and David Bluhm are teaming up again on another startup. The veteran Seattle entrepreneurs who previously sold Medio… Read More

Jul 15, 2019, 1:26 PM

Data analytics startup Versium pivots to business-to-business marketing with new service

The explosion of consumer data — made possible by the rise of e-commerce and social media — completely changed how… Read More

Jul 15, 2019, 4:00 AM

Amperity raises $50M to take on Salesforce, Adobe, Oracle and others with its customer data platform

With tech giants such as Adobe, Salesforce, and Oracle entering the ring, Seattle startup Amperity is raising more investment dollars… Read More

Jul 13, 2019, 11:31 AM

How Microsoft became a secret startup ingredient, and what the trend says about the tech world

Would you have guessed that nearly 25 percent of the Seattle region’s top tech startups are led by CEOs with… Read More

Jul 12, 2019, 3:38 PM

Hearing-loss drugmaker Sound Pharmaceuticals posts strong clinical results, eyes a $100M IPO

Sound Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle-based drugmaker that is creating a first-of-its-kind treatment for hearing loss, recently reported encouraging top-line results from… Read More

Jul 11, 2019, 3:30 PM

Seattle’s Shared unveils a moped-like e-vehicle for ride sharing – and plans to make it self-driving

Seattle startup Shared is cruising into the tumultuous bike-and-scooter sharing space with a “micro-vehicle” of its own design, a sort… Read More

Jul 11, 2019, 7:53 AM

Fresh off $135M round, Remitly CEO and early investor dish on startup journey and offer advice

Before it served more than one million customers, before it helped process $6 billion in remittances last year, and before… Read More

Jul 11, 2019, 6:00 AM

Here are the most popular programming languages used by the world’s largest unicorn startups

Software development tools are the backbone of today’s startups. That’s why it’s worth a look at the most-used programming languages,… Read More

Jul 10, 2019, 10:14 AM

What happened to Utrip? Abrupt end to Seattle travel startup blindsides investors and clients

When Gabrielle Andrews arrived for work at the ATL Airport District Convention & Visitors Bureau in Georgia on May 7,… Read More

Jul 9, 2019, 11:12 PM

Remitly raises $135M and inks $85M credit line to grow remittance service, launch new products

TransferWise. WorldRemit. And now Remitly. Seattle-based Remitly announced a $220 million cash infusion late Tuesday, becoming the third mobile remittance… Read More

Jul 5, 2019, 9:00 AM

With its mentor-matching app, Tribute aims to be ‘the Bumble of corporate mentorship’

Professional conferences and leadership gurus are always urging people, particularly women and underrepresented minorities, to find a mentor to help… Read More

Jul 3, 2019, 8:00 AM

Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb

Amazon Web Services revolutionized the way that companies run their business online, allowing them to pay for as much compute… Read More

Jul 2, 2019, 8:08 AM

Techstars Seattle grad raises cash to record meetings and build a ‘personal memory bank’ for users

A Techstars Seattle grad that wants to create a “personal cloud-based memory bank” for its users has the attention of… Read More

Jul 1, 2019, 6:00 AM

Vicis expands helmet line with new soft ‘cap’ for practices, 7-on-7 and flag football

High-tech football helmet maker Vicis today announced a soft helmet for use during practices, 7-on-7 and flag football. The Ultim… Read More

Jul 1, 2019, 5:32 AM

RealWear raises $80M from Teradyne, Qualcomm, others for industrial augmented reality headset

The concept of an augmented reality heads-up display didn’t quite catch on with consumers when Google Glass debuted six years… Read More