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Sep 18, 2018, 3:26 PM

Lessons from Amazon: How working at the tech giant helped this founder shape his new company

Amazon DNA flows deeply within Perfect Loop. The Seattle startup, which helps match job candidates with employers, was founded in… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 10:20 AM

Here are more than 50 women VCs and angel investors backing startups in Seattle and Portland

Studies show that women-led startups outperform their male counterparts in revenue. Other research indicates that companies with more gender diversity… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 12:01 AM

Dolly expands moving app across U.S., hits $1M in monthly revenue and 100K customers

After browsing online for hours on Sunday, Mike Howell finally found a refrigerator he liked. There was one problem, however.… Read More

Sep 16, 2018, 12:24 PM

Book excerpt: Former Yahoo chairman and eBay exec Maynard Webb shares advice for founders

From his early days as a security guard to launching startups and leading world-class tech giants, Maynard Webb has learned a… Read More

Sep 15, 2018, 7:00 AM

Startup success stories from two winners of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

You’ve just founded a new company and it’s time to start pitching to investors. What do you do? Pitching the… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 3:40 PM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 7: Augmented reality and virtual reality startups face off

Check out our latest episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in a historic elevator… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 2:00 PM

Alexa, can you understand me now? Seattle startup helps translate voice apps into other languages

The whole point of Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and other voice-activated assistants is being able to talk to them conversationally.… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 9:15 AM

Saykara raises $5M as its AI voice assistant cuts time doctors spend on paperwork by 70%

If you are a doctor in the U.S., chances are you spend a lot of time doing paperwork — sometimes double… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 8:00 AM

Domicile raises $5M for business travel lodging from high-profile Seattle investors

Seattle startup Domicile raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by L.A. investment firm CrossCut Ventures. Big names… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 4:00 AM

Seven Peaks Ventures raises $28M fund, will invest in 25 early stage startups across Pacific Northwest

Seven Peaks Ventures has raised $28 million for its second fund and will continue investing in early-stage startups across the… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 4:09 PM

Backed by former Google China leader Kai-Fu Lee, OneClick is building an ‘Excel for AI’

Equipped with an experienced founding team and investment from a renowned artificial intelligence expert, OneClick.AI is on a mission to… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 10:14 AM

Farm data analytics startup Growers raises $5M, creates second headquarters in Seattle

Growers is growing. The Raleigh, N.C.-based farm data analytics startup today announced a $5 million Series A investment round and… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 10:00 AM

Smartsheet CEO to share startup tips and leadership lessons at new GeekWire event series for entrepreneurs

Mark Mader knows a thing or two about leadership. Mader joined Smartsheet when it was a 6-person startup. In the… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 8:17 AM

Female Founders Alliance reveals 8 startups in new ‘Ready Set Raise’ accelerator program

Female Founders Alliance today announced the eight companies participating in its inaugural Ready Set Raise program designed to help women entrepreneurs… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 6:00 AM

Add3 acquires Point It as Seattle digital marketing firms join forces

Seattle digital marketing firm Add3 today announced the acquisition of fellow Seattle marketing agency Point It. Founded in 2003, Add3 specializes in search,… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 5:00 AM

Fast-growing Heroclip keeps hooking investors as gadget secures $1.1M in new funding

Investors clearly want to hang with Heroclip. The unique hybrid gear clip that is part carabiner and part utility hook… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 8:53 AM

OncoResponse raises $40M to start clinical trials of antibody-based cancer immunotherapies

OncoResponse, a Seattle biotech company creating antibody-based treatments for cancer, has raised a $40 million Series B round to advance… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 8:00 AM

Cool beans! In coffee-crazy Seattle, a startup wants to make sure you have a fresh, Bottomless cup

Every pot I make and every cup of coffee I drink at home is made with stale coffee beans. That’s… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 4:35 PM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 6: Watch real estate startups try to close the deal on ride to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 3:45 PM

How a weekly Seattle startup gathering turned into a global entrepreneurial community

Nick Hughes hosted the first Feature Friday event back in March 2014 as a way to help early-stage entrepreneurs pitch… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 9:22 AM

Andy Liu’s Unlock Venture Partners becomes latest early-stage firm to invest in Seattle startups

Unlock Venture Partners is the latest early-stage investment firm that sees big opportunity in Seattle. Co-led by longtime Seattle-area entrepreneur… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 8:00 AM

Univ. of Washington spinout Membrion raises $1.8M for molecule filter technology

From winning the University of Washington Business Plan Competition to raising investment dollars, it’s been a busy past year-and-a-half for… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 5:00 AM

Enterprise and Hyundai invest in $9M round for ‘Netflix of transportation’ app Migo

Seattle startup Migo is raising more cash to help grow its transportation search engine app across North America. The company… Read More

Sep 9, 2018, 7:30 AM

How this startup is helping borrowers escape payday lending pitfalls

Around 70 million Americans have bad credit scores, which makes it expensive and often even impossible for them to get… Read More

Sep 6, 2018, 10:45 AM

One Seattle company cracks the top 25 in LinkedIn’s new list of most sought-after startups

Outreach is on a roll. The enterprise software startup raised $65 million this spring, announced it was moving into a… Read More

Sep 3, 2018, 12:00 PM

Future of sports collectibles? Player Tokens brings together blockchain and baseball cards

Player Tokens Inc. is betting that digital assets and blockchain technology will reshape the way sports fans buy and sell… Read More

Sep 1, 2018, 1:00 PM

PackageRoute wants to make sure FedEx-delivered packages make it to your door

Amazon recently announced a program to encourage independent delivery drivers, but what many people don’t know is that one of… Read More

Sep 1, 2018, 7:20 AM

Funding trends reveal how Seattle startups are starting to rival their Silicon Valley counterparts

Seattle is sometimes called the younger sibling of Silicon Valley when it comes to startups, and it’s true that Seattle’s… Read More

Aug 31, 2018, 6:00 AM

Bay Area universities, MIT, Harvard top startup ranking for grads who raise venture capital

Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT continue to pump out more entrepreneurs than any other universities across the U.S. Seattle-based investment database… Read More

Aug 30, 2018, 11:20 AM

University of Washington spin-out raising cash for more accurate DNA sequencing technology

  TwinStrand Biosciences, a spin-out of the University of Washington, is raising cash to commercialize DNA sequencing technology that it… Read More

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