Startups – Page 15 of 312

Oct 20, 2025, 10:00 AM

With latest AI voice features, WellSaid Labs bets on a careful approach in a buzzy industry

Bellevue-based WellSaid Labs is sharpening its focus on enterprise and regulated industries with new AI voice tools, including its next-generation Caruso model and redesigned Studio platform — taking a more measured approach than rivals chasing attention and controversy. Read More

Oct 18, 2025, 8:33 AM

‘Doctor in your pocket’: Xealth CEO Mike McSherry on selling to Samsung and the future of digital healthcare

When Mike McSherry set out to build a digital health startup, the veteran entrepreneur wanted to create a company that… Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 12:49 PM

Seattle studio One More Game scraps initial project and reboots itself for new alien world co-op

The team at Seattle-based game developer One More Game is finally sharing its first title with players, six years after… Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 10:59 AM

Fooda acquires Seattle office lunch delivery startup Peach

Chicago-based office lunch delivery company Fooda has acquired Peach, a Seattle startup that also built software to facilitate meal deliveries… Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 10:07 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave; F5 adds tech exec

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, an Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave, F5 names tech exec, and other job changes. Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 8:27 AM

Seattle startup bets on sodium batteries as cheaper, safer alternative to lithium

While most battery startups chase lithium, a new Seattle startup called Emerald Battery is betting on an abundant alternative: sodium. Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 7:00 AM

Startup Radar: Seattle founders use AI to tackle healthcare insurance, math education, cloud ops

Our latest Startup Radar features five new ventures using intelligent systems to help students launch companies, employees navigate healthcare, and enterprises manage data more effectively. Read More

Oct 16, 2025, 8:04 AM

Seattle startup Brook.ai raises $28M to expand remote care platform

Brook.ai, a Seattle-based health technology startup that uses AI to help clinical teams to deliver remote care, announced a $28 million Series B round led by UMass Memorial Health and Morningside. Read More

Oct 15, 2025, 11:50 AM

OfferUp hit with new round of layoffs as marketplace plans to simplify its offerings

The company did not disclose the number of employees affected or the number of remaining staff. The layoffs come less than a year after OfferUp cut 22% of its staff last December. Read More

Oct 15, 2025, 6:00 AM

LinkedIn’s list of top 50 U.S. startups includes three emerging companies from Seattle area

The list is based on metrics such as employee growth, job seeker interest, attraction of top talent, and engagement with the company’s LinkedIn page. Read More

Oct 15, 2025, 6:00 AM

Seattle startup led by brothers launches AI platform that lets workers query company data

Seattle entrepreneur Connor Folley has teamed up with his brother Maxwell Folley to build out Alkemi, an AI platform that aims to let employees query their organization’s data in plain English — without technical skills or risk to proprietary information. Read More

Oct 14, 2025, 4:41 PM

New frontier for Seattle startups: Space, fusion, and battery companies buoy region’s VC activity

Companies developing rockets, fusion energy, and next-generation batteries account for a large share of total venture capital raised in the Seattle region over the past several months, according to GeekWire’s regularly updated fundings list. Read More

Oct 14, 2025, 9:25 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps former British PM as advisor; Airtable hires OpenAI leader as new CTO; Oumi adds exec

Microsoft hires former British PM Rishi Sunak as a part-time advisor, while David Azose joins Airtable and Oumi names a new executive. Read More

Oct 14, 2025, 8:23 AM

Seattle recruiting tech startup Humanly acquires 3 companies to expand AI hiring platform

Seattle-based startup Humanly is buying three recruiting technology companies — Sprockets, Qualifi, and HourWork — as it aims to build… Read More

Oct 10, 2025, 12:38 PM

Between hype and hope: Seattle biotech leaders size up AI’s real impact on drug development

Seattle biotech companies are using AI to design new medical treatments, but scientists caution the tech holds enormous promise, but needs to stay grounded in reality. Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 1:09 PM

NewDays raises additional $4.5M for platform that uses generative AI to treat people with dementia

The startup offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with frequent, personalized conversations with an AI companion called Sunny. Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 11:30 AM

Seattle startup’s FDA-approved, virus-neutralizing mask lands on Amazon

The virus-fighting startup Singletto has U.S. Department of Defense support, closed a $10 million round, and is selling its pathogen-killing face masks on Amazon. Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 10:39 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon leaders depart; Starbucks, Acumatica, Yoodli add execs; Seattle Children’s new CEO

Two Amazon leaders are departing; Seattle Children’s names its new CEO; and Starbucks, Acumatica, Yoodli add executives in the latest tech moves. Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 AM

Aarden AI emerges from stealth with $4M to help landowners navigate data center, clean energy deals

Seattle startup Aarden AI is coming out of stealth with $4 million and an AI platform to help landowners navigate deals from developers. Read More

Illustration: Second stage of Stoke Space Nova rocket in orbit

Oct 8, 2025, 12:59 PM

Stoke Space raises a whopping $510M to accelerate work on its fully reusable Nova launch system

Stoke Space, one of the brightest stars of Seattle’s space industry, says its latest funding round has nearly doubled total capital raised. Read More

Oct 8, 2025, 7:41 AM

Fresh off $30M round, Seattle startup Lumen Bioscience adds Microsoft vet Jeff Raikes to board

Seattle-based biotech startup Lumen Bioscience raised a $30 million Series C extension and announced several leadership updates. WestRiver Group led… Read More

Oct 7, 2025, 9:41 PM

Seattle tech vets Marco Matos and Kabir Shahani rethink marketing for big brands with new AI startup

Adora, a new Seattle-based marketing technology startup co-founded by former Pinterest executive Marco Matos and serial entrepreneur Kabir Shahani, emerged… Read More

Oct 7, 2025, 2:58 PM

Seattle startup Membrion raises $20M to deploy industrial wastewater treatment units

The company has raised $40 million since spinning out of the University of Washington in 2016. Read More

Oct 7, 2025, 2:31 PM

Stoke Space reportedly raising another massive round of funding for its Nova rocket program

The Seattle-area space venture will use the mega-funding round to get its fully reusable rocket off the ground, according to The Information. Read More

Oct 7, 2025, 2:27 PM

How a scrappy biotech startup backed by Microsoft’s co-founders set the stage for two Nobel winners

The groundbreaking immunology research behind two Nobel Prizes awarded this week traces back to a largely forgotten biotech startup backed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Read More

Oct 7, 2025, 10:12 AM

AI2 Incubator launches $80M fund as it doubles down on real-world AI applications in Seattle and beyond

The Seattle-based startup organization — known for spinning out companies at the intersection of AI and real-world applications — has closed an $80 million third fund to support about 70 new tech ventures over the next four years. Read More

Oct 7, 2025, 8:43 AM

Fresh off $50M round, this Seattle startup cuts data center cooling energy and eyes a bigger prize

Data centers spend one-third of their energy on cooling their electronics. Phaidra’s AI cuts that by 25% — and has bigger plans. Read More

Oct 6, 2025, 12:55 PM

Startup Radar: Seattle founders build AI tools for leadership training, spatial reasoning, vibe coding

Our latest Startup Radar spotlights Seattle-area companies building software for everything from insurance commissions to leadership training. Read More

Oct 3, 2025, 3:15 PM

Boundless Immigration cut staff days before it announced acquisition of European competitor

Boundless Immigration laid off an undisclosed number of employees shortly before announcing its acquisition of a Europe-based competitor. Read More

Oct 3, 2025, 2:19 PM

Remitly co-founder ready to build next ‘big company’ — helping leverage AI in sports and live events

Shivaas Gulati has been learning the intricacies of operating a sports venture as part of the ownership group for an English soccer team and as a technical advisor to Seattle Sounders FC. Read More