Startups – Page 30 of 312

Jan 30, 2025, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: F5’s first chief digital officer; Seattle-area EV charging startup acquired; and more

— Alvina Antar is the first chief digital officer for Seattle-based networking and security giant F5. Antar comes to the… Read More

Jan 30, 2025, 5:00 AM

Flexport, Amazon vets raise $5M to automate data and document processing for freight forwarders

Freightmate, a Seattle-area startup that aims to streamline how freight forwarders process documents and data, raised $5 million in a… Read More

Jan 29, 2025, 1:35 PM

Oregon legal tech startup raises $22M to fuel AI platform that speeds research, drafting and more

Paxton, a Bend, Ore.-based legal tech startup, raised $22 million to fuel growth of its AI-powered platform, the company announced… Read More

Jan 29, 2025, 8:30 AM

Hardware-focused startup studio Conduit Venture Labs expands reach to support outside companies

Conduit Venture Labs, a Seattle startup lab founded in 2022 to help incubate and launch hardware-focused companies, has expanded its… Read More

Jan 29, 2025, 7:00 AM

3D-modeling startup Canvas, led by former Moz CEO Sarah Bird, lands $10M

Canvas, a startup providing technology for 3D measurements and modeling used in architecture, interior design and construction, today announced $10… Read More

Jan 28, 2025, 6:00 AM

Cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raises $45M to help companies secure their infrastructure

Eclypsium, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps Fortune 500 companies and government agencies strengthen the cybersecurity of their technical infrastructure,… Read More

Jan 28, 2025, 4:00 AM

Sam Altman, SoftBank invest in $425M round for Helion, a Seattle-area startup chasing fusion power

Helion Energy announced a $425 million funding round that will help the Seattle-area fusion company chase the “Holy Grail” of… Read More

Jan 27, 2025, 1:41 PM

Who will win in AI? DeepSeek’s breakthrough stirs questions around value capture

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Ben Hallen, a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the Foster… Read More

Jan 27, 2025, 11:05 AM

DeepSeek’s new model shows that AI expertise might matter more than compute in 2025

Editor’s note: This post first appeared on Jon Turow’s Substack newsletter. Turow is an investor at Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Jan 27, 2025, 9:01 AM

Tech Moves: T-Mobile names COO; Algorithmia co-founders team up again; and more

— T-Mobile announced Srinivasan Gopalan as its new chief operating officer beginning March 1. Gopalan is a telecom vet who… Read More

Jan 27, 2025, 7:00 AM

Seattle software startup led by cybersecurity vet lands $5.7M to create virtual security engineers

Staris, a new Seattle-based application security startup founded by technology industry veterans, raised $5.7 million in a seed round led… Read More

Jan 24, 2025, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: IMDb taps new CEO; Tagboard adds COO; SingleFile gets CFO; and more

— IMDb, the juggernaut of entertainment information, has a new CEO. Nikki Santoro has taken the helm from founder Col… Read More

Jan 24, 2025, 7:00 AM

Startup radar: Seattle founders tackle city permits, medical records, estate planning, cybersecurity

We’re spotlighting four new startups in Seattle that are looking to shake up various business processes with help from AI… Read More

Jan 23, 2025, 10:01 AM

Madrona raises $770M for new funds — here’s what the Seattle VC firm is betting on

Madrona, the largest venture firm in the Pacific Northwest, raised $770 million for two new funds as the longtime Seattle-based… Read More

Jan 23, 2025, 7:00 AM

Former Google VP raises $10M for new startup building AI agents for retail businesses

A onetime Seattle startup founder who went on to lead engineering teams at Google, Meta, Yahoo, Tinder and LinkedIn, is… Read More

Jan 22, 2025, 8:59 AM

Fortive invests in Glue, a startup led by former Tektronix exec that automates hardware testing

Glue announced a $2 million pre-seed round led by industrial giant Fortive that will help the new Seattle startup bolster… Read More

Jan 21, 2025, 8:44 AM

‘The best AI has the best data’: Highspot, new GeekWire 200 leader, taps AI to boost sales teams

Highspot CEO Robert Wahbe believes AI will accelerate the value proposition for some sales tech companies and dilute the value… Read More

Jan 20, 2025, 2:21 PM

Here’s how AI graded President Trump’s inauguration speech

President Trump had clear messaging and a well-paced delivery during his inauguration speech Monday, but he could have been 36%… Read More

Jan 17, 2025, 3:04 PM

Tech Moves: ExtraHop’s new CEO; Gates Foundation shuffles its C-suite; Amazon vet joins CreatorsAGI

— Rob Greer is now CEO of Seattle cybersecurity company ExtraHop. Greer is ExtraHop’s third CEO since Patrick Dennis took… Read More

Jan 17, 2025, 7:00 AM

Meet the Seattle-based CEO leading Mozi, a new social app she launched with Twitter co-founder

Bucking the conventional wisdom around most new products, Molly DeWolf Swenson‘s goal with her new app is for people to… Read More

Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 AM

Seattle-area firm launches program to back new space ventures with million-dollar bets

Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse wants to light a spark for entrepreneurs focusing on the final frontier, and it’s willing… Read More

Jan 16, 2025, 3:18 PM

Augmented writing startup Textio lays off more employees, will invest in ‘different mix of roles’

Textio laid off 15 employees on Wednesday, the company confirmed, citing a restructuring at the Seattle augmented writing startup. The… Read More

Jan 16, 2025, 10:24 AM

AI2 Incubator moving offices to Seattle waterfront at the former home of MTV’s ‘Real World’ show

The AI2 Incubator is getting new digs. The startup incubator is moving from its current space near Gas Works Park… Read More

Jan 16, 2025, 9:03 AM

Canadian startup giving EV batteries a second life lands $15M from Amazon and others

Moment Energy, a startup turning used batteries from electric vehicles into energy storage systems, announced a $15 million round co-led… Read More

Jan 16, 2025, 6:00 AM

Technical talent evaluation startup Karat makes third acquisition, swooping up Byteboard

Seattle startup Karat is boosting its technical talent platform with the acquisition of Byteboard, a San Francisco-based company that also helps companies… Read More

Jan 15, 2025, 2:32 PM

Beanless coffee maker Atomo raises $7.8M to fuel collaborations with new partners

Seattle-based beanless coffee maker Atomo raised $7.8 million in new funding to expand sales efforts and fuel expansion of the… Read More

Jan 15, 2025, 10:28 AM

WellSaid’s new AI voice tech will introduce ‘emotional directing’ for inflection and tone

A new AI model from WellSaid Labs will let users guide the emotions, pitch, and pace of AI-generated voice clips… Read More

Jan 15, 2025, 8:45 AM

Tech Moves: Outreach adds CMO and CRO to C-suite; AWS vet joins Synthesia; and more

— Seattle sales automation company Outreach added two leaders to its C-suite: Chief Revenue Officer Nadia Rashid and Chief Marketing Officer… Read More

Jan 15, 2025, 8:13 AM

Stoke Space brings in $260M for further development of its fully reusable rocket

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s raised $260 million in a new founding round to finish the development of its… Read More

Jan 14, 2025, 10:32 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet and Zillow add VPs; Zenoti hires CFO; Meta taps product leader

Eva Schoenleitner joined enterprise software giant Smartsheet as vice president of partner. Schoenleitner has extensive experience working in Europe and… Read More