Startups – Page 34 of 314

Dec 26, 2024, 8:40 AM

Buyer beware: OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model is an entirely different beast

Editor’s note: This guest commentary by Anthony Diamond of Seattle-based Pioneer Square Labs originally appeared on PSL’s blog. TL;DR: OpenAI’s new… Read More

Dec 26, 2024, 8:25 AM

Startup led by Seattle doctors gets FDA approval for virus-killing, surgical mask technology

COVID-19, at the moment, might feel safely in the rearview mirror. But other respiratory viruses and bacterial-caused walking pneumonia are… Read More

Dec 24, 2024, 3:05 PM

Certivo, a new PSL spinout led by Seattle tech vet, brings AI to compliance management

Longtime Seattle tech leader Kunal Chopra is heading up a new spinout from Pioneer Square Labs called Certivo, which is… Read More

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