Startups – Page 149 of 312

May 31, 2018, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Inspired by mother’s cooking, ex-Amazon engineer creates Indian food delivery startup

The unique workplace culture at Amazon provided Mitra Raman both the motivation to quit the technology giant and the engineering… Read More

May 31, 2018, 3:00 AM

FlyHomes raises $17M to purchase homes for buyers battling cash offers in hot housing markets

In Seattle, the nation’s hottest housing market for 19 straight months, frustrated buyers are losing out to all-cash offers left… Read More

May 30, 2018, 5:00 AM

Biomanufacturing company AbSci raises $12M to scale synthetic biology platform

Vancouver, Wash.,-based biotechnology company AbSci has raised a chunk of new money. The company announced Wednesday that it has just… Read More

May 29, 2018, 3:48 PM

Healthcare startup Qliance files for bankruptcy, lists more than 100 creditors — including CEO’s new company

Qliance Medical Management — a Seattle-based healthcare startup that was embroiled in controversy when it suddenly shut its doors last year — has officially… Read More

May 29, 2018, 2:51 PM

AppSheet’s new ‘Spec’ feature aims to make apps easier to build using natural language, without code

Since launching in 2014, Seattle-based AppSheet has focused on helping businesses develop their own data-based apps without requiring those businesses… Read More

May 29, 2018, 10:03 AM

Portland immunotherapy startup tops $10M in funding as it launches first clinical trial

In 2008, Emmanuel Akporiaye left a tenured position at the University of Arizona to move across the country and launch… Read More

May 28, 2018, 9:03 AM

Digital payments pioneer Lawrence Lerner bets on blockchain with $170M startup investment fund

Lawrence Lerner was working to integrate digital payments into our daily lives and build cryptocurrency before there was even such… Read More

May 26, 2018, 7:00 AM

Week In Geek Podcast: An epic week for startup funding, and the Space Needle gets a makeover

Seattle startups raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in the past week alone — for businesses as varied as… Read More

May 25, 2018, 10:45 AM

Pre-clinical drug screening startup A-Alpha Bio wins first place at Univ. of Washington Business Plan Competition

Pharmaceutical companies spend a lot of money and time developing new drugs. Now a new startup created by a group of… Read More

May 25, 2018, 10:09 AM

What entrepreneurs can learn from the journey of The Riveter CEO Amy Nelson

Throughout her career on Wall Street, in the courtroom, and at non-profits, Amy Nelson wondered where the women were. She… Read More

May 25, 2018, 7:00 AM

Chest-thumpers vs. executors: The difference between Seattle and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, according to this VC

There’s a difference between entrepreneurs from Seattle and those from Silicon Valley and it goes beyond stereotypes about hairstyles, clothing, and… Read More

May 24, 2018, 6:34 PM

Office lunch delivery startup Peach cuts 33% of staff; CEO cites failed ‘sales experiment’

Lunch delivery startup Peach has laid off a third of its staff, eliminating several sales and account management roles as… Read More

May 24, 2018, 4:44 PM

TLDR: How Europe’s new privacy law affects U.S. tech companies, Getaround expands to Seattle, ‘float’ above Seattle on the Space Needle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

May 24, 2018, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Education app from Bloomz gives parents a window into the classroom

When Chakrapani “Chaks” Appalabattula and his wife both got sick, their young children were stuck. There was no one to… Read More

May 24, 2018, 9:00 AM

Crowd Cow raises $8M from Ashton Kutcher, Joe Montana, Madrona and others to grow digital marketplace for craft meats

Three years after getting started with a plan to change how people shop for quality beef products, Seattle-based Crowd Cow… Read More

May 24, 2018, 6:00 AM

Once a startup runt, Rover laps up $155 million for tech-fueled pet care marketplace

When Rover started seven years ago, many in the startup community snickered. There was no real business model, they said. A… Read More

May 23, 2018, 4:24 PM

TLDR: Judge rules Trump can’t block critics on Twitter, backyard cottages & urban housing crisis, Russell Wilson’s new show on TraceMe

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

May 23, 2018, 6:00 AM

Smart lighting startup Deako unveils plug-and-play lighting system for home-builders, raises $4M

Seattle smart lighting startup Deako has raised $4 million as it begins to roll out a new “modular” system designed… Read More

May 22, 2018, 7:06 AM

Novel Effect raises $3M from Amazon and VCs for voice-enabled children’s storytelling app

Novel Effect is on a roll. After participating in the inaugural Alexa Accelerator, appearing on Shark Tank, and winning a… Read More

May 22, 2018, 4:35 AM

Madrona raises $300M venture fund, reveals strategy for investing in Pacific Northwest startups

Madrona Venture Group today announced a new $300 million investment fund, creating a fresh pool of capital that it will… Read More

May 22, 2018, 4:30 AM

Tango Card raises $35M to modernize how companies send out digital rewards

Update, Tuesday morning: Tango Card has officially confirmed the funding. Story updated with comments from CEO David Leeds and more… Read More

May 21, 2018, 10:50 AM

Sales automation startup Outreach raises $65M round led by Spark Capital to fuel growth

Outreach is adding more fuel to the fire with a $65 million funding round led by Spark Capital. It’s a… Read More

May 18, 2018, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Rubica defends against digital boogeymen with its team of cyber ops

“I try not to be a fear monger,” says Frances Dewing, CEO of Seattle-based cybersecurity startup Rubica. But then again,… Read More

May 18, 2018, 10:54 AM

Nuance buys Voicebox Technologies, scooping up speech-recognition and natural-language pioneer

Nuance Communications has quietly acquired Voicebox Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that was an early leader in speech recognition and natural… Read More

May 17, 2018, 10:29 AM

DigitalTown raises $2.4M to build blockchain tech for smart city software services

Blockchain technology is making its way into public government. Bellevue, Wash.-based DigitalTown today announced a $2.4 million investment from Pithia, a… Read More

May 16, 2018, 4:32 PM

TLDR: MLB’s streaming deal with Facebook, diversity on Amazon’s board, PicoBrew

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube,… Read More

May 15, 2018, 3:04 PM

Voyager Capital raising its fifth fund as firm targets B2B startups in Pacific Northwest

Voyager Capital is raising another fund as it looks to continue investing in B2B startups based in the Pacific Northwest.… Read More

May 15, 2018, 11:56 AM

Ventec Life Systems raises $13M to scale one-of-a-kind portable life support device into new markets

Ventec Life Systems, the Seattle-area creator of a unique portable life support device, has raised another $13 million to… Read More

May 15, 2018, 11:07 AM

Nohla Therapeutics raises $45M, gets new HQ as it moves novel leukemia treatment closer to market

Seattle startup Nohla Therapeutics has raised another huge funding round as it moves its novel leukemia treatment closer to being… Read More

May 15, 2018, 10:53 AM

Stats show drop-off in follow-on funding rounds for women-led startups compared to male peers

It’s a difficult funding environment for female entrepreneurs in today’s technology industry, where less than 3 percent of venture capital dollars went to… Read More