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Nov 14, 2024, 1:02 PM

Osyte, a Seattle startup that helps multi-asset investors optimize portfolios, raises $4M

Seattle-based startup Osyte announced a $4 million seed round to fuel growth of its software used by investors who manage… Read More

Nov 14, 2024, 9:00 AM

Prenuvo opens Seattle clinic for full-body MRI scans pitched as a proactive health measure

Prenuvo, providers of full-body MRI screenings designed to detect cancer and other diseases early, announced the opening and location of… Read More

Nov 14, 2024, 7:51 AM

RealWear acquires augmented reality headset startup Almer

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of augmented reality headsets for enterprise customers, acquired Almer Technologies, a Switzerland-based startup that developed… Read More

Nov 14, 2024, 6:00 AM

Seattle startup TestSprite, which automates testing of APIs and web apps, raises $1.5M

Seattle-based startup TestSprite raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round to help automate software testing processes for front- and back-end… Read More

Nov 13, 2024, 9:27 PM

Seattle startup MIND raises $11M to help companies protect data and prevent leaks

MIND, a Seattle-based startup aiming to help companies protect their data, emerged from stealth mode and announced a $11 million… Read More

Nov 13, 2024, 1:37 PM

A proposed capital gains tax in Seattle draws mixed response from tech leaders and city lawmakers

The Seattle City Council on Wednesday debated a newly proposed 2% capital gains tax to support food and housing programs… Read More

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Nov 13, 2024, 12:28 PM

Starfish Space raises $29M to bankroll development of orbital servicing vehicles

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space today announced that it has raised $29 million to support the development of its first three… Read More

Nov 12, 2024, 1:25 PM

Startup Haven, born from a Seattle poker game in 2006, grows network for founders and investors

Bob Crimmins just wanted to play some poker. The longtime Seattle entrepreneur created Startup Haven back in 2006 to get… Read More

Nov 12, 2024, 10:20 AM

Seattle indie game studio Starform raises $6M to bolster aerial combat sim ‘Metalstorm’

Seattle-based video game developer Starform raised $6 million in a new funding round to continue work on its air combat… Read More

Nov 12, 2024, 9:00 AM

Meet Amperity’s new CEO: Former Salesforce exec takes reins at customer data startup

Tony Alika Owens, a longtime tech exec who previously spent a decade at Salesforce, was named CEO at Amperity, a… Read More

Nov 11, 2024, 10:17 AM

Tech Moves: iSpot’s new CTO; VMWare exec returns to Microsoft; Expedia CFO to resign

— Nipun Dureja is now chief technology officer for iSpot, a Bellevue, Wash., company that measures the impact of advertising… Read More

Nov 8, 2024, 7:45 AM

Startup radar: 5 early stage companies in Seattle that are raising cash and gaining traction

We’re back with another spotlight on startups making moves in Seattle. The latest batch includes: Govstream.ai, Integrate, Sound Games, Tamnoon,… Read More

Nov 8, 2024, 7:25 AM

As the AI era heats up, this startup has generated a novel way to cool data center microprocessors

The founders of GemaTEG Inc., a startup based in Bellevue, Wash., didn’t intend to make a system for precisely controlling… Read More

Nov 7, 2024, 8:02 AM

Taskrabbit takes over on-demand moving service Dolly in latest twist for former Seattle startup

Taskrabbit has quietly absorbed the operations of Dolly, a Seattle-based on-demand marketplace for moving services. Dolly’s hiring page says the… Read More

Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 AM

Carbitex, makers of carbon fiber materials for footwear, raises $3.3M

Carbitex, a Kennewick, Wash.-based maker of flexible carbon fiber composites for footwear and luggage, raised $3.3 million in a recent… Read More

Nov 6, 2024, 2:20 PM

Former Intellectual Ventures exec named CEO of startup destroying PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

After five years, four in-the-field clean-up demos, and more than a dozen lab tests, the “forever chemical” destruction startup Aquagga… Read More

Nov 6, 2024, 10:37 AM

Outreach cuts 9% of workforce in latest layoffs at Seattle sales automation startup

Outreach is trimming its headcount, laying off 9% of staff in another cost-cutting move. A company spokesperson confirmed the latest… Read More

Nov 6, 2024, 8:04 AM

Longtime Seattle engineering leaders raise $4.3M for new business automation AI startup Logic

A pair of veteran Seattle engineers raised $4.3 million for Logic, a new startup that aims to help companies integrate… Read More

Nov 5, 2024, 9:57 AM

Seattle breaks into top 3 in new ecosystem ranking for early stage software startup funding

A new ranking of top U.S. ecosystems based on early stage funding data reflects Seattle’s continued strength in software-related innovation.… Read More

Nov 4, 2024, 7:11 PM

‘Uber for ocean intelligence’ startup wins Bellingham Angel Investors pitch competition

Astraeus Ocean Systems, an ocean data startup that plans to field a fleet of autonomous boats to gather and analyze… Read More

Nov 4, 2024, 3:24 PM

Former Gates Foundation leader lands $1.8M for engineered bamboo building materials startup

Launching one’s first startup — maybe a domestic software company, for example — could certainly be daunting. But creating a… Read More

Nov 4, 2024, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Qualtrics taps Microsoft vet as CFO; F5 names innovation chief

— Qualtrics appointed Microsoft veteran Rachita Sundar as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team. Sundar… Read More

Nov 1, 2024, 1:37 PM

Want a house in a neighborhood that matches your politics? Flyhomes releases tool sharing voting info

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes has released a feature called NeighborVote that lets house hunters add politics to their search… Read More

Nov 1, 2024, 8:09 AM

The winning ideas at the UW computer science school annual research showcase

Some of the top computer science engineers at the University of Washington showed off their latest work this week at… Read More

Oct 31, 2024, 11:41 AM

Ex-Zipwhip leaders back Ambassador, a ‘conversational commerce’ software startup

Ambassador, a Seattle startup that helps brands acquire customers via “conversational commerce” software, recently added former Zipwhip leaders to its… Read More

Oct 30, 2024, 3:25 PM

Seattle home-inspection services startup Inspectify raises $5.3M

Seattle-based home-inspection services startup Inspectify raised $5.3 million in new funding. Founded in 2019, the company provides inspection software and… Read More

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Oct 30, 2024, 4:10 AM

Archon Biosciences emerges from stealth with $20M to create tiny ‘Antibody Cages’

Three weeks after University of Washington biochemist David Baker won a Nobel Prize, the latest venture to spin out from… Read More

Oct 29, 2024, 3:06 PM

Pizza robot maker Picnic raises $5M as Seattle investor Andy Liu joins board

Picnic, the food automation startup known for its pizza-making robot, has raised $5 million and attracted backing from Unlock Venture… Read More

Oct 29, 2024, 9:15 AM

‘I really want to fix this’: Microsoft vet launches Seattle startup to transform work visa applications

Priyanka Kulkarni loved her decade working at Microsoft. She believed she was contributing to meaningful projects, but they weren’t hers.… Read More

Oct 29, 2024, 2:00 AM

Inside the ‘Stranger Things’ house that a Seattle real estate startup bought and turned into an Airbnb

Want to spend a few nights in Hawkins, Ind., circa 1983? You can get there via the Atlanta area, 2024.… Read More

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