Startups – Page 32 of 312

Dec 23, 2024, 8:57 AM

Ask the Expert: How should I monetize AI agents?

Hello, GeekWire readers. We launched our new business advice column earlier this month, featuring different experts from the Pacific Northwest… Read More

Dec 23, 2024, 8:12 AM

Early Microsoft leaders go all in on AI with Seattle-area startup Total Neural Enterprises

Rich Tong has seen multiple technological revolutions. He believes we’re at the beginning of another one. Tong, a former Windows… Read More

Dec 20, 2024, 1:42 PM

Seattle startup Tribute shuts down as founder reflects on her entrepreneurial journey

Tribute, a Seattle startup fostering workplace connections, weathered the pandemic, won the top prize at the 2020 Seattle Angel Conference,… Read More

Dec 19, 2024, 2:25 PM

Tech Moves: Expedia names CFO; former Microsoft AI VP leads new startup; Avante gets sales VP

Expedia Group has appointed Scott Schenkel as its new chief financial officer, effective in early February. Schenkel was at eBay… Read More

Dec 19, 2024, 9:13 AM

Wealth tax proposal in Washington state reignites debate over taxes and tech talent migration

Follow-up: Nick Hanauer, critic of income inequality, calls proposed Washington wealth tax ‘impractical’ Do taxes that target wealthy residents drive… Read More

Dec 19, 2024, 8:38 AM

RealSelf layoffs: Cosmetic procedure review company cuts staff

RealSelf, a Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review and resource platform, laid off part of its workforce last week. The layoffs affected… Read More

Dec 19, 2024, 7:51 AM

Ex-Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani is amped about building startups with his latest venture

It’s been nearly three years since Kabir Shahani stepped aside as the CEO of Amperity, the Seattle-based customer-intelligence startup he… Read More

Dec 18, 2024, 10:20 AM

Perplexity acquires Carbon, a Seattle startup that helps developers connect data sources to LLMs

Perplexity, an OpenAI rival valued at $9 billion, acquired Carbon, a Seattle startup that helps companies connect external data sources… Read More

Dec 16, 2024, 1:59 PM

Joylux lands $4.5M to grow women’s sexual health product company backed by Halle Berry

Joylux, a Seattle-based company selling electronic devices that can help women improve their vaginal health, raised $4.5 million in new… Read More

Dec 16, 2024, 6:00 AM

Seattle aviation startup Nimbus Aerospace flies demonstrator model for planned electric jet

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that Nimbus has been based in the Seattle region since its inception,… Read More

Dec 12, 2024, 1:09 PM

Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a ‘very big deal’ for Washington startup

Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical test stand at the company’s Moses Lake, Wash., facility… Read More

Dec 12, 2024, 11:40 AM

Seattle-area startup Modern Hydrogen raises $25M to fuel clean energy efforts

Woodinville, Wash.-based clean tech startup Modern Hydrogen raised $25 million in new funding. The company confirmed the new investment after… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 11:50 AM

OfferUp cuts 22% of headcount as it aims to expand beyond used goods — read CEO’s memo to staff

OfferUp, the Seattle-area company behind a popular used goods marketplace, is cutting 22% of its headcount in a bid to… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 11:47 AM

Lumen Orbit, a Seattle-area startup that wants to put data centers in space, raises $11M

Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup founded earlier this year, raised $11 million to fuel plans to put data centers in… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 11:40 AM

Marketing tech company Banzai to acquire video creation platform OpenReel in $19.6M deal

Seattle-based marketing technology company Banzai International, which went public last year on the Nasdaq, announced an agreement this week to… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 8:26 AM

Cloudflare VP joins Statsig as chief revenue officer at fast-growing Seattle startup

William da Cunha, a longtime tech exec who was most recently a vice president at Cloudflare, joined Seattle startup Statsig… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 7:00 AM

Interview with new Outreach CEO Abhijit Mitra on how AI will impact salespeople

Sales automation software company Outreach launched more than a decade ago, has raised nearly $500 million, sells to more than… Read More

Dec 11, 2024, 4:00 AM

CarbonQuest partners with Icelandic venture to boost deployment of carbon capture and storage

Spokane, Wash.-based startup CarbonQuest announced a partnership with Iceland-based Carbfix, a global leader in carbon storage, to team up in… Read More

Dec 10, 2024, 10:49 AM

Former Amazon leader’s supply chain tech startup Auger names 11 execs after $100M Series A round

Dave Clark isn’t fooling around. Auger, the supply chain technology startup founded by the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, named… Read More

Dec 10, 2024, 9:10 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Expedia as new product chief; Avanade names president

Shilpa Ranganathan is back at Expedia Group as its new chief product officer. Ranganathan spent the past 16 years at… Read More

Dec 10, 2024, 8:00 AM

Protect produce: New startup in Seattle aims to make food last longer with high-tech fridge

Buying fresh produce and cooking at home can be a healthy proposition, but storing food in the fridge can lead… Read More

Dec 10, 2024, 6:00 AM

Vacasa founder raises $10.1M for new startup that targets vacation rental property owners

The founder and former CEO of Vacasa is leading a new, Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental platform called Fairly, which emerged… Read More

Dec 9, 2024, 8:19 PM

For Nobel Prize winner David Baker, it’s back to the lab as protein pioneer helps launch more startups

Life is a little different for these days for David Baker, given that he won a share of this year’s… Read More

Dec 6, 2024, 8:30 AM

Seattle-area fintech startup Finagraph merges with LeaseCrunch

Finagraph, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that develops financial data analysis software, merged with LeaseCrunch, a Milwaukee, Wi.-based company that sells… Read More

Dec 6, 2024, 7:45 AM

Ask the Expert: What are my career options at a slow-growing software-as-a-service company?

Hello, GeekWire readers. I’m excited to announce that we’re launching a new business advice column, featuring different experts from the… Read More

Dec 5, 2024, 7:36 AM

Tech Moves: F5 and Esper hire marketing leaders; Amperity adds chief revenue officer

— Seattle-based networking and security giant F5 hired John Maddison as chief product marketing and technology alliances officer. Maddison was… Read More

Dec 5, 2024, 7:14 AM

Inflection, a Seattle startup that automates marketing for B2B companies, raises $7.6M

Seattle-based startup Inflection confirmed that it raised $7.6 million in new funding from existing investors to supercharge its software that… Read More

Dec 5, 2024, 4:00 AM

A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences

Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a $4 million funding round and sealed a strategic deal with Accor, one of… Read More

Dec 4, 2024, 7:00 AM

A list of logistics startups in Seattle, a ‘world-class’ hub for supply chain software talent

Buoyed by longtime logistics giants such as Amazon and the rapid rise of trucking startup Convoy, the Seattle region has… Read More

Dec 3, 2024, 9:07 AM

A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup

When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on… Read More