Startups

Techstars grad Logixboard raises $4.2M to transform freight logistics after moving from Florida to Seattle

by Nat Levy on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 at 10:26 amComment

Logixboard wants to help companies better manage and control their freight operations, and it just raised $4.2 million to do it. The startup, a member of the 2019 Techstars Seattle… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Witchcraft and neuropsychology; Jet City Comic Show; and more

by Nicole Tanner on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 at 12:47 pmComment

— Halloween is just a couple weeks away and the Pacific Science Center is celebrating the holiday with a spooky event focused on a Scottish king who was immortalized in… Read More

Female Founders Alliance Demo Night: 8 women-led startups pitch their businesses

by Taylor Soper on October 18, 2019November 7, 2019 at 9:40 pm1 Comment

Workwear for women. Sustainable spirits. Tools for podcasters, car insurance, major life events. An arousing chatbot. A creative intellectual property platform. And underwear for all sizes. The businesses ran the… Read More

Analysis: Seattle startup ecosystem poised for unprecedented acceleration of company creation

by Jacob Colker & Oren Etzioni on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 at 10:49 am 3 Comments

[Editor’s note: This guest post was co-written by Oren Etzioni and Jacob Colker of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) in Seattle.] We’ve reached a tipping point for our… Read More

Cigna-owned Express Scripts buys Seattle-area health tech startup Verity Solutions

by James Thorne on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 at 4:12 pmComment

Verity Solutions, a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that sells drug pricing software, was snapped up by Express Scripts, a large pharmacy benefit manager that is part of health insurance giant Cigna.… Read More

BizPappa helps spur entrepreneurship with a platform for buying and selling small businesses

by Lisa Stiffler on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 at 1:14 pmComment

When Shan Sundaram tried to purchase a boutique consulting shop, he was frustrated by how inefficient and outdated the process was. Likewise when Aravind Namasivayam was trying to buy a… Read More

Bayer G4A partners with Seattle startups Litesprite and Prevencio on digital health efforts

by James Thorne on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 at 12:22 pmComment

Two Seattle-area startups were hand-picked by Bayer for a competitive program to create novel digital health solutions. It’s an endorsement of the region’s growing life science industry and of the… Read More

Startup secrets from the Seattle Storm: Hear from CEO Alisha Valavanis at GeekWire’s Playbook event

by Todd Bishop on October 17, 2019November 1, 2019 at 6:39 amComment

If you’re looking to build a great team, take on world-class competitors and perform at the top of your field, the world of sports offers no shortage of lessons and… Read More

Cascade Seed Fund raising sixth fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

by Taylor Soper on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 at 10:08 amComment

Early-stage entrepreneurs in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have a new source of funding available. Cascade Angels Fund today announced that it is rebranding as Cascade Seed Fund, which just… Read More

Remitly opens 2nd U.S. office in Spokane, 300 miles east of Seattle HQ

by Nat Levy on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 at 8:59 amComment

International money transfer heavyweight Remitly is opening its second U.S. office, and it didn’t have to stray far from home for a location. Remitly announced plans for a new office… Read More

Startup returns analysis shows Seattle as the ‘most overlooked innovation market’ in North America

by Taylor Soper on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 at 3:33 pmComment

Early stage startup investors looking for strategic advantages should pay attention to Seattle. That’s one takeaway from an analysis of historical investment returns for markets across North America over the… Read More

Women’s clothing rental service Armoire continues expansion with new popup store in Seattle area

by Taylor Soper on October 12, 2019October 14, 2019 at 7:55 amComment

Armoire is expanding its physical footprint with a new popup location east of Seattle in Kirkland, Wash. The Seattle-based women’s clothing rental service this week opened a 1,000 square-foot brick-and-mortar… Read More

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Singapore investor ST Telemedia will buy majority stake in Seattle-based cloud provider 2nd Watch

by Taylor Soper on October 12, 2019October 14, 2019 at 8:02 amComment

Singapore-based investor ST Telemedia has agreed to take a majority stake in 2nd Watch, a 9-year-old Seattle cloud services startup. Founded in 2010, 2nd Watch helps companies migrate to the… Read More

Cadence Neuroscience raises $15M for epilepsy treatment created at Mayo Clinic

by James Thorne on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 at 8:45 amComment

Medical device startup Cadence Neuroscience raised $15 million to develop a therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. The Series A round was led by Jazz Venture Partners, and the company… Read More

No soliciting for your inbox: Groota helps keep the promotional emails you want — and ditches the rest

by Lisa Stiffler on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 at 3:42 pmComment

Rushin Liu likes panning for digital gold, sifting through and reading promotional emails and newsletters for nuggets of useful information. But even when the messages were automatically sequestered into a… Read More

Blue Canoe raises $2.5M to help people learn spoken English with the assistance of artificial intelligence

by Nat Levy on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 at 12:22 pm1 Comment

Blue Canoe, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes an app for learning English, just raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Lots of tools help people learn English, but Blue Canoe… Read More

How the WeWork saga is forcing startup investors ‘to look around the curtain’

by Taylor Soper on October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 at 9:09 pm1 Comment

WeWork isn’t quite working out as some expected. The once high-flying startup canceled an IPO; forced its founder to step down; and is now reportedly laying off one-third of its… Read More

Billion-dollar startup founders share advice on how to build teams, establish values, scale, and more

by James Thorne on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 at 6:38 pmComment

Manny Medina may be the head of a billion-dollar startup, but when asked what mythical creature represents the company, it’s not a unicorn — it’s the mythical flying horse Pegasus.… Read More

Chatbox raises $4.5M to help businesses communicate with customers through texting, chat

by Nat Levy on October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 at 8:20 amComment

Enterprise messaging startup Chatbox raised $4.5 million to help businesses communicate with customers. Founded by professional poker veteran and long-time entrepreneur Phil Gordon, Seattle-based Chatbox makes software that allows companies to… Read More

Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud

by Nat Levy on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 at 11:21 amComment

About three years ago, Matt Wells and Scott Schwan had a huge task ahead of them. They were charged with bringing coffee giant Starbucks into the public cloud for the… Read More

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Led by Blue Origin and Intellectual Ventures alum, on-demand clothing startup Komposite raises cash

by James Thorne on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 at 11:22 amComment

Seattle startup Komposite is setting out to change the way we make clothes and has raised $500,000 to get off the ground. The new venture is led by Pablos Holman,… Read More

Voyager Capital raises $100M for fifth fund as it doubles down on the Pacific Northwest

by Taylor Soper on October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 at 11:30 am1 Comment

Voyager Capital is ditching California and doubling down on the Pacific Northwest — with a new interest across the border up north. The Seattle-based venture capital firm has closed its… Read More

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Techstars grad Logixboard raises $4.2M to transform freight logistics after moving from Florida to Seattle

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Witchcraft and neuropsychology; Jet City Comic Show; and more

Female Founders Alliance Demo Night: 8 women-led startups pitch their businesses

Analysis: Seattle startup ecosystem poised for unprecedented acceleration of company creation

Cigna-owned Express Scripts buys Seattle-area health tech startup Verity Solutions

BizPappa helps spur entrepreneurship with a platform for buying and selling small businesses

Bayer G4A partners with Seattle startups Litesprite and Prevencio on digital health efforts

Startup secrets from the Seattle Storm: Hear from CEO Alisha Valavanis at GeekWire’s Playbook event

Cascade Seed Fund raising sixth fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

Remitly opens 2nd U.S. office in Spokane, 300 miles east of Seattle HQ

Startup returns analysis shows Seattle as the ‘most overlooked innovation market’ in North America

Women’s clothing rental service Armoire continues expansion with new popup store in Seattle area

Cadence Neuroscience raises $15M for epilepsy treatment created at Mayo Clinic

No soliciting for your inbox: Groota helps keep the promotional emails you want — and ditches the rest

Blue Canoe raises $2.5M to help people learn spoken English with the assistance of artificial intelligence

How the WeWork saga is forcing startup investors ‘to look around the curtain’

Billion-dollar startup founders share advice on how to build teams, establish values, scale, and more

Chatbox raises $4.5M to help businesses communicate with customers through texting, chat

Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud

Led by Blue Origin and Intellectual Ventures alum, on-demand clothing startup Komposite raises cash

Voyager Capital raises $100M for fifth fund as it doubles down on the Pacific Northwest

Textile tech startup Evrnu raises $9.1M; early partners include Levi’s, Adidas, Target, others

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The science of fear; trends in AI; ‘Embrace Your Weird’; and more

Who is Maven? Seattle-based media company under microscope after Sports Illustrated layoffs

Software for the farm: Barn2Door raises $3.4M to help farmers connect directly with customers

Intentionalist helps consumers ‘spend like it matters’ to support community and diversity

Univ. of Washington spinout Icosavax raises $51M to fight viruses with computer-designed vaccines

Washington State Univ. spinout Dewey Scientific raises $1.25M to cultivate better cannabis buds

Fred Hutch spinout SEngine raises $5.1M to test cancer treatment drugs against a patient’s tumors

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