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Feb 12, 2019, 7:00 AM

Digital rewards startup Tango Card raises another $10M, acquires GiftCertificates.com

The GiftCertificates.com startup journey is making a return to Seattle. Founded back in 1997, GiftCertificates.com was one of the earliest… Read More

Feb 11, 2019, 1:30 PM

Tenta Browser wants the public to reclaim their digital identities through encrypted browsing

The founders of Seattle startup Tenta Browser want to help banish your digital doppelganger. Or least take control of it. People’s… Read More

Feb 11, 2019, 11:18 AM

Providence St. Joseph Health acquires Seattle blockchain startup that helps hospitals get paid

Health care provider Providence St. Joseph Health acquired Seattle startup Lumedic, which uses blockchain to collect payments more efficiently. The process… Read More

Feb 11, 2019, 7:00 AM

Q&A: Techstars Seattle leader reflects on a decade of accelerating startups, unveils 10th cohort

The Seattle tech ecosystem has changed plenty in the past decade. New startups have grown or died off; the investment… Read More

Feb 8, 2019, 12:07 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wizard World, board games, and lots of advice for startups

One of the biggest pop culture conventions in the Pacific Northwest is happening in Portland the weekend of Feb. 22.… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 11:42 AM

Don’t be bitter: Seattle startup Atomo has created a molecular, sustainable coffee — without the bean

Andy Kleitsch was pacing, sipping and talking rapidly during a phone conversation on Thursday morning. The Seattle entrepreneur had had… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 10:05 AM

Tax automation company Avalara acquires Seattle startup Indix to boost product description database

Seattle-based tax compliance company Avalara has acquired Indix, a Seattle startup that had accumulated vast amounts of data on product… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 7:18 AM

KenSci raises $22M to help healthcare companies predict when patients will get sick and lower costs

KenSci has raised an additional $22 million to fuel growth of its machine learning and AI-powered technology that helps health… Read More

Paul Stahura
Feb 7, 2019, 6:00 AM

Donuts founder leads $1.2M investment in Seattle startup that makes ‘price-stable cryptocurrency’

Cryptocurrency has yet to catch on with mainstream consumers, in large part due to its volatility. Bitcoin, for example, went… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 12:09 PM

Future of video? Watch our first interview shot with volumetric tech, with help from a Seattle startup

To rotate the figure click, hold, and drag. I need to sit up straight. That was my first reaction after… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 9:36 AM

Possible Finance raises another $4.3M to change how people get small dollar loans

When Tony Huang and his co-founders launched Possible Finance last year, the entrepreneurs originally thought they’d be competing with traditional… Read More

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Feb 6, 2019, 8:58 AM

Naveen Jain’s wellness startup Viome to acquire Habit nutrition service from Campbell Soup Co.

Viome, a health startup from Seattle-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has reached an agreement to acquire personalized nutrition service Habit from… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 10:16 AM

‘Batman’ tech: UW spins out new startup that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses

An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 7:00 AM

Debt collection tech startup Attunely spins out of Pioneer Square Labs with $3.7M seed investment

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs has spun out another company — its fourth this year — using the increasingly popular… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 10:28 AM

Consumer intelligence startup Element Data raises more cash, gets new leadership

Element Data, a Seattle-based startup that makes software to predict customer behavior, has raised about $2.7 million in additional funding and… Read More

Feb 3, 2019, 8:47 AM

Seahawks star Russell Wilson touts his new sports prediction app Tally at Super Bowl, with $250K prize available Sunday

Russell Wilson won’t suit up on Super Bowl Sunday but he’s still staying busy off the field in Atlanta this… Read More

Feb 3, 2019, 8:29 AM

‘Game Development the Musical’ is an entertaining take on the realities of working in video games

Working in the video game industry can be glorified by those who don’t understand the ins and outs of game… Read More

Feb 2, 2019, 3:00 PM

NFL player who survived shooting featured as part of new athlete-owned online storytelling platform

Life changed in an instant on November, 24 2015 for Stedman Bailey. The NFL wide receiver was shot in the… Read More

Feb 2, 2019, 12:12 PM

Seattle light therapy company wins 2nd place at NFL’s Super Bowl startup competition

The Seahawks aren’t playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but there’s another Seattle-area team doing its own type of… Read More

Feb 1, 2019, 3:30 PM

A beer with a farmer sparks Lonely Produce, a new marketplace that connects farmers to restaurants

Farm-to-table dining is a powerful movement. But it’s a challenge for local produce growers to get their spinach and peaches… Read More

Feb 1, 2019, 9:00 AM

Clean-energy Buds: Rising Seattle startup Drift teams with King of Beers in Super Bowl promotion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKDA2HVlgko Budweiser is back at the Super Bowl, as usual, with another high-profile commercial in the contest for eyeballs, clicks… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 11:06 AM

Sentinel Healthcare raises $2M to monitor hypertension in round led by PSL Ventures

Medical data startup Sentinel Healthcare has raised $2 million in funding round led by PSL Ventures, Pioneer Square Lab’s investment arm.… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 8:24 AM

Super surgeons: Proprio aims to bring computer vision and AI to the operating room

Seattle startup Proprio Vision wants to overhaul how surgeons see. At least, that’s the admittedly ambitious first step toward its… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 8:03 AM

Lighter Capital partners with Silicon Valley Bank to offer startups debt financing and banking services

Early-stage tech startups that want funding from Lighter Capital can now also gain easy access to banking services from Silicon… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 7:48 AM

Magnolia Medical raises $20M to cut down errors in blood tests

Medical device maker Magnolia Medical raised $20 million to expand its platform for sepsis testing accuracy and to develop new… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 4:53 PM

Q&A: The bootstrapping CEO of Killer Infographics on celebrating mistakes and why she sold her firm

When Killer Infographics began exploring a sale of the company last year, the Seattle-based visual communication agency got creative —… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 9:30 AM

Data startup Koverse uses NSA tech to spot risks in supply chains

You wake up, drink a cup of Colombian coffee, check a phone made of rare earth metals, and drive a… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 9:03 AM

‘This is a game changer’: Seattle startup attracts oil and gas giants with special high-performance metal

After more than a decade of testing and development, a Seattle startup is attracting the biggest names in the oil… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 12:59 PM

Calendar Picks: Seattle Opera and GeekWire present panel on the ‘flawed brilliance’ of Steve Jobs

Did you know Seattle Opera is getting ready to put on a show all about the late Apple co-founder Steve… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 12:34 PM

Agriculture startup Phytelligence cuts staff as CEO and co-founder depart

Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

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