Startups – Page 38 of 314

Oct 8, 2024, 6:00 AM

Siteimprove to acquire content marketing strategy firm MarketMuse

Siteimprove, a platform that helps companies improve website functionality, agreed to acquire MarketMuse, a Boston-based content planning and optimization software… Read More

Oct 7, 2024, 3:00 PM

As Americans lose billions of dollars to digital scams, startups turn to AI for solutions

It was a scam you may have heard of. The caller claimed to be a relative in trouble — in… Read More

Oct 7, 2024, 8:47 AM

Seattle Kraken owner Samantha Holloway leans on tech startup experience to lead NHL franchise

You can’t exactly grow an up-and-coming professional hockey franchise in the same way that you’d scale an early stage software… Read More

Oct 4, 2024, 7:30 AM

How venture capital could ‘fundamentally change’ over the next decade

Venture capital as we know it today may look quite different in the near future. “I think venture capital, over… Read More

Oct 4, 2024, 7:00 AM

Former SeaChange investors form new angel group in Seattle backing early stage startups

A trio of Seattle-area angel investors recently launched a new group called VentureUs that aims to make pre-seed and seed… Read More

Oct 3, 2024, 5:00 AM

Seattle startup Vieu raises $11M to reimagine B2B sales outreach, with help from AI

Goodbye, cold calls. Hello, warm introductions. That’s the promise of Vieu, a Seattle startup that wants to help companies boost… Read More

Oct 2, 2024, 5:27 PM

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower Isotopes produces rare, radioactive ingredient sought for cancer drugs

Nearly a decade ago, radio chemists at the nuclear power startup TerraPower saw a promising opportunity in radioactive waste from… Read More

Oct 2, 2024, 9:06 AM

Inventory-tracking startup Augmodo raises $5.3M to monitor store shelves via wearable tech

Augmodo, the Seattle-based startup that wants to make it easier for retailers to keep track of inventory, raised $5.3 million… Read More

Oct 2, 2024, 8:09 AM

Dementia care startup Rippl lands $23M to expand virtual services into more states

Rippl, a Seattle startup providing virtual health care for patients with dementia, announced $23 million in new funding. The company… Read More

Oct 2, 2024, 7:23 AM

As stolen bikes are hawked online, cyclists call out digital marketplaces and run crime-fighting efforts

On a fall day in 2021, Erin Dallin locked his cherished baby blue bicycle to a rack near the University… Read More

Oct 2, 2024, 6:26 AM

This new ‘business performance OS’ startup uses AI to manage productivity, automate reporting

Chris Pitchford, a Seattle tech veteran who previously co-founded Shyft and was vice president of sales at Ally, is leading… Read More

Oct 1, 2024, 5:54 PM

Tech Moves: Flexe taps new CTO; Talus adds head of biology; Vouched names a sales VP

— Pirasenna Thiyagarajan joined Seattle warehousing logistics and shipping startup Flexe as its chief technology and product officer. Thiyagarajan in… Read More

Oct 1, 2024, 10:12 AM

This $250 wearable head device aims to train your brain with games

Consumers use all types of wearable gadgets to monitor physical activity. But what about measuring our brains? A Seattle-area startup… Read More

Sep 30, 2024, 3:25 PM

Deepfake detection startup Loti raises investment from Khosla Ventures

Seattle startup Loti announced that it raised new investment from Silicon Valley mainstay Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2022, Loti helps public figures… Read More

Sep 30, 2024, 3:23 PM

Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy gets new CEO; more C-suite changes at Outreach

Tina-Marie Gulley is now CEO for Ada Developers Academy after serving as interim chief executive since April. “Her passion for… Read More

Sep 30, 2024, 7:55 AM

Seattle’s startup ecosystem could use more ‘low-conviction check writers,’ according to this VC

Seattle needs more angel investors who are more comfortable with risky startup bets. That’s the take from James Newell, a… Read More

Illustration: Otter spacecraft and another satellite in orbit

Sep 30, 2024, 6:00 AM

Starfish Space brings in new funding as it gears up for orbital inspection and docking

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space is bringing in more funding after announcing several agreements to use its Otter spacecraft for missions… Read More

Sep 27, 2024, 7:00 AM

Inside the new ‘serendipity factory’ trying to spark the startup scene in Seattle

Foundations hosted a lively launch party Thursday evening at its space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, where the organization hopes… Read More

Sep 26, 2024, 1:46 PM

Tech Moves: GE healthcare exec joins startup; Nautilus taps new CMO; WRF investor steps down

— Symbl, a generative AI startup for conversation analysis, is reshaping its leadership ranks. Selvan Senthivel is the new chief… Read More

Sep 26, 2024, 9:13 AM

Zillow adds climate risk data to its real estate listings

Real estate listings on Zillow now include details about a property’s climate risks and whether natural disaster insurance is critical… Read More

Sep 25, 2024, 4:12 PM

Chip giant Nvidia acquires OctoAI, a Seattle startup that helps companies run AI models

OctoAI, a Seattle software startup that sells tools to help build and run generative AI models more efficiently, has been… Read More

Sep 25, 2024, 2:18 PM

Women’s sexual health startup Joylux gets celebrity boost with new Halle Berry partnership

Joylux, a Seattle startup selling electronic devices that can help women improve their vaginal health, this week announced a partnership… Read More

Sep 25, 2024, 11:22 AM

LinkedIn’s top 50 startups list: 3 Seattle-area companies make the cut

LinkedIn released its annual list of Top 50 startups, and three Seattle-area companies made it: Chainguard, Truveta, and Statsig. Read… Read More

Sep 25, 2024, 10:09 AM

Freeze! Comments about the social dynamic in Seattle’s startup scene draw a chilly response

Nothing like a mention of the “Seattle Freeze” to heat up the conversation about the city’s startup ecosystem and what… Read More

Radian Aerospace prototype plane at airfield in UAE

Sep 25, 2024, 5:15 AM

Radian Aerospace completes its first round of ground testing for prototype space plane

Seattle-based Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground taxi testing for a prototype aircraft that’s meant to blaze… Read More

Sep 24, 2024, 4:35 PM

How the Seattle Freeze and ‘celebration of pessimism’ hurts the city’s startup scene

Follow-up: Freeze! Comments about the social dynamic in Seattle’s startup scene draw a chilly response Lack of angel investors. The… Read More

Sep 24, 2024, 6:00 AM

Freight fintech startup Outgo raises $15M to help trucking carriers access cash quickly

Outgo, a Seattle-based startup that sells banking services to freight carriers, revealed that it raised $15 million in an investment… Read More

Sep 24, 2024, 5:00 AM

This new Seattle marketplace startup wants to change how B2B companies scale sales

SoundGTM, a new Seattle startup led by tech veterans Jenn Steele and Kevin Boehm, announced public availability of its marketplace… Read More

Sep 23, 2024, 2:59 PM

The winning ideas from AI Tinkerers’ human-in-the-loop AI agent hackathon in Seattle

A hackathon in Seattle this past weekend provided a glimpse of how AI systems can effectively work with humans in… Read More

Sep 23, 2024, 10:33 AM

GM-backed electric boating startup Pure Watercraft selling assets as part of receivership process

Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of electric outboard motors that hoped to revolutionize the pleasure boating industry and raised investment… Read More