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Mar 19, 2025, 12:30 PM

Seattle startup Workflow Labs raises $1M to help automate tasks for Amazon sellers

Seattle startup Workflow Labs raised $1 million in new investment to grow its platform that helps Amazon sellers reach customers… Read More

Mar 19, 2025, 9:08 AM

Contract management software company Icertis lands $50M

Bellevue, Wash.-based contract management software company Icertis raised $50 million in a new investment from existing backer B Capital, the company confirmed… Read More

Mar 19, 2025, 8:45 AM

As Madrona turns 30, longtime Seattle firm keeps investing in its backyard — and beyond

When four friends got together in 1995 to launch Madrona Investment Group, the internet was just getting started. After three… Read More

Mar 19, 2025, 7:43 AM

Tech Moves: Logixboard names new CEO; consulting vets launch Built for Leaders; and more

Agasthya Upadhya is the new CEO of Logixboard, a Seattle startup that sells software to freight forwarding companies. Upadhya was… Read More

Mar 18, 2025, 1:52 PM

Madrona backs Spangle, a new e-commerce company led by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla

Spangle wants to shake up digital shopping. The new startup, founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, came out of… Read More

Mar 18, 2025, 8:56 AM

UW’s CoMotion relaunches Seattle fintech incubator with new partner Curinos

The fintech incubator at the University of Washington is back. The UW’s CoMotion innovation arm announced Tuesday that it is… Read More

Mar 18, 2025, 8:00 AM

Ask the Expert: Comfortable but bored at a tech giant? Consider key risks before the startup leap

It’s not easy making the leap into the world of tech startups, especially when it comes to leaving a comfortable… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 4:40 PM

Flexport sues Freightmate, alleges that founders stole trade secrets to launch Seattle-area startup

A new lawsuit filed by logistics giant Flexport alleges that two of its former employees stole thousands of confidential files… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 9:49 AM

Shingles vaccine maker Curevo lands $110M, adds biotech vets to board

Curevo, a Seattle-based biotech startup developing a vaccine against shingles, raised $110 million in a Series B round. The fresh… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 8:00 AM

GeekWire Awards: Workplace of the Year finalists buck trends and create their own positive cultures

In the current zeitgeist, remote and flexible work are out. Corporate diversity and inclusion are taboo. And if your boss… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 5:00 AM

Seattle startup Gradial raises $13M for AI marketing tech that automates content operations

Gradial, a Seattle startup that uses AI agents to help marketing operations teams increase productivity, raised $13 million in new funding,… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 5:00 AM

This Seattle-area startup just raised $600K to capture carbon and turn it into graphite

Sustainable tech startup Homeostasis is capturing carbon in a form that the world has too much of — atmospheric CO₂… Read More

Mar 13, 2025, 1:04 PM

Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes names former Bartell Drugs leader Kathi Lentzsch as its new CEO

Seattle-based e-bike maker Rad Power Bikes named Kathi Lentzsch as its new CEO. Lentzsch previously ran Bartell Drugs as CEO… Read More

Mar 13, 2025, 12:55 PM

College students get a taste of startup life inside dynamic UW entrepreneurship class

Best class ever? That was my thought after watching eight teams pitch their startup ideas on Wednesday in Seattle, the… Read More

Mar 13, 2025, 7:30 AM

Founders: Forget about AGI and focus on building AI that works

Tech startup founders should ignore the noise on AGI and just focus on building products that provide value for customers… Read More

Mar 12, 2025, 8:00 AM

Private and uncensored AI: Seattle tech vet joins new startup taking on AI giants with a crypto twist

Seattle tech entrepreneur Jesse Proudman is taking another startup leap with Venice.ai, a new AI app focused on privacy and… Read More

Mar 12, 2025, 7:00 AM

GeekWire Awards: CEO of the Year finalists share tips on leading startups

Get close to your customers. Hire the right people. And stay optimistic. These are some of the tactics used by… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 7:01 PM

Filing: Seattle VC firm Founders’ Co-op is raising new fund

Seattle venture capital firm Founders’ Co-op is raising another fund, according to new SEC filings.

Mar 11, 2025, 6:00 PM

Tech Moves: Longtime Google leader Umesh Shankar joins Microsoft as new corporate VP

After nearly 19 years at Google, Umesh Shankar has joined Microsoft AI as a corporate vice president of engineering. Shankar,… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 10:31 AM

Seattle startup vets launch new company to rethink marketing for spas and beauty brands

Former Petabyte executives are bringing their data expertise and tech chops to Rhodium, a new Seattle-area startup focused on helping… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 6:00 AM

Ravel’s technology teases the spandex out of tossed apparel to enable enviro friendly recycling

As the sayings go, you can’t unscramble an egg or un-ring a bell. But Seattle startup Ravel has accomplished a… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 5:00 AM

Seattle startup takes a swing at enterprise search with new AI-fueled discovery tool

The ability to search across a corpus of internal enterprise data is not a new phenomenon. But to do it… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 5:00 AM

Digital mortgage startup Tomo lands $20M, adds Progressive as new investor

Tomo, a startup launched by former Zillow execs that aims to speed up the mortgage approval process, announced $20 million… Read More

Mar 10, 2025, 9:05 AM

Filing: Seattle VC firm Graham & Walker raising a new fund

Graham & Walker, a Seattle-based venture firm that invests in early stage tech companies across North America, is raising its… Read More

Mar 10, 2025, 8:17 AM

GeekWire Awards: Echodyne, Pulumi, Read AI, Statsig and Truveta in line for Next Tech Titan

The path from successful startup to big deal in the tech industry can be foreshadowed with one key prize at… Read More

Mar 10, 2025, 6:00 AM

Longtime tech leader Dawn Lepore named board chair at Seattle startup Amperity

Seattle-based customer data startup Amperity named veteran tech leader Dawn Lepore as its new board chair. Lepore has more than… Read More

Mar 7, 2025, 1:54 PM

Rad Power Bikes CEO Phil Molyneux is out in latest shakeup at Seattle e-bike maker

Phil Molyneux is no longer CEO of Rad Power Bikes, more than two years after the former Sony president took… Read More

Mar 7, 2025, 10:14 AM

Newborn jaundice detection tool wins grand prize at University of Wash. health innovation challenge

A trio of students from the University of Washington won the grand prize at the UW’s Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge… Read More

Mar 7, 2025, 7:53 AM

Seattle-based renewable energy startup Omnidian acquires Australia’s Solar Service Guys

Omnidian, a Seattle startup that manages solar power performance and services panels for commercial and residential installations, announced the acquisition… Read More

Mar 7, 2025, 7:00 AM

Startup Radar: Seattle tech companies tackle real estate, mental health, performance reviews

We’re back with another spotlight of up-and-coming Seattle tech startups. This edition features five companies building software to support therapists,… Read More

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