Startups – Page 4 of 312

May 28, 2026, 9:54 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon’s healthcare business gets new leader; Scott McFarlane leaves helm of Avalara

Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, is leaving his post after five years — capping a 15-year tenure at the tech giant as Dr. Roy Schoenberg steps into the role. Scott McFarlane, who co-founded Avalara 22 years ago on Bainbridge Island, Wash., is resigning as CEO and moving to an advisory role. Read More

May 28, 2026, 8:28 AM

Possible Finance rebounds, rebuilds, and reaches profitability as founders reunite for a new chapter

Seattle fintech Possible Finance hit a $125 million revenue run rate and its first annual profit after a pandemic-era stretch of flat growth and layoffs. The company is expanding its Seattle office and reuniting its founding team. Read More

May 27, 2026, 8:02 AM

CodeIntegrity raises $5M to put permanent guardrails on unpredictable AI agents

While companies rush to deploy autonomous AI tools, CodeIntegrity has raised new funding to build runtime guardrails needed to keep unpredictable models from leaking sensitive enterprise data. The startup’s co-founders recently relocated from the Seattle area to San Francisco. Read More

May 25, 2026, 2:05 PM

New tune for Code.org’s Hadi Partovi: CEO of piano education venture with unique method and big ambitions

The Code.org founder, who earlier this year handed off the CEO role at the nonprofit, announced this weekend that he is the new CEO of Payam Music, a Bothell, Wash.-based piano school that he plans to expand nationally with backing from a prominent group of investors. Read More

May 22, 2026, 4:26 PM

Robot pizza startup runs out of dough: Picnic shuts down, sells assets to mystery buyer

Picnic, the Seattle startup that raised about $50 million on a vision of robots churning out pizzas in restaurants, stadiums, and other high-volume venues, has shut down and liquidated its assets after it was unable to pay its debts. A buyer has already been found for the company’s assets and intellectual property. Read More

May 22, 2026, 12:04 PM

Tech Moves: Xbox names CTO; Smartsheet gets first AI chief; Amazon VP departs for DoorDash

Microsoft promoted Scott Van Vliet to Xbox CTO, while Smartsheet elevated Drew Gardner to the newly created role of chief AI officer. Amazon saw some departures and arrivals, including a VP’s exit for DoorDash. Read More

May 20, 2026, 11:38 AM

Former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new gig — startup CEO

Seattle-based Filium was started by apparel industry veterans Raj Shah and Akhil Shah in 2015, and makes technology that allows natural fabrics to repel odors, stains and liquids. Read More

May 19, 2026, 10:26 AM

Mistakes new startup founders should avoid — according to those who made them

At Seattle Flow Startup Day, founders shared lessons learned from the tough times. Their advice: build something you’d run into a burning building for, stay emotionally steady, hire high‑agency people, fundraise with discipline, question whether you need VC at all, and think about acquisition from day one. Read More

Screenshot of TerraByte AI's Earth Search Engine

May 19, 2026, 7:00 AM

TerraByte raises the curtain on its campaign to use AI to unleash the power of geospatial data

Microsoft veterans raise pre-seed funding for an AI platform that sifts through streams of satellite data in search of valuable insights. Read More

May 19, 2026, 5:16 AM

StitcherAI emerges from stealth with $3M and a different take on the AI spending problem

StitcherAI, founded by a pair of Seattle enterprise tech veterans, launched Tuesday with $3 million in pre-seed funding and a platform that pushes cost data into the tools where spending decisions are made, rather than relying on traditional dashboards. Read More

May 15, 2026, 2:16 PM

‘Lean Startup’ author reveals one regret about his bestselling book — and how his new one fixes it

“Lean Startup” author Eric Ries previewed his new book “Incorruptible” at Seattle Flow Startup Day, challenging founders to rethink how they define profit and structure their companies. Read More

May 15, 2026, 6:00 AM

Forget smart glasses: UW researchers put tiny cameras into earbuds for hands-free AI

VueBuds, a prototype developed by University of Washington researchers, have embedded a rice-grain-sized camera into each earbud of a standard pair of Sony wireless earbuds. Read More

May 14, 2026, 10:55 AM

Are we on a Road to Nowhere? Seattle’s growth masks deeper anxieties about its future

For three decades, Seattle’s tech industry has been an extraordinary economic engine, transforming the region into a global center for cloud computing, e-commerce and artificial intelligence. But are cracks beginning to form in that foundation? Read More

May 14, 2026, 9:00 AM

Can AI replicate an army of associates? These lawyers are betting their new firm on it

Talairis Law Group is built around the idea that AI can handle much of the work that associates at big law firms have traditionally done — and that startups shouldn’t have to pay big law prices for it. Read More

May 13, 2026, 4:10 PM

Cowboy Space raises $275M as it seeks 40-60 employees for new satellite and rocket hub in Seattle

Of its 41 open positions, 18 are based in Seattle, spanning roles in avionics, mechanical engineering, spacecraft design, and software. Read More

May 13, 2026, 10:29 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft AI leader jumps to OpenAI; former AI2 exec joins Meta; and more

A senior director of AI at Microsoft left to join OpenAI; a former AI2 leader has taken a role at Meta and other Pacific Northwest tech moves. Read More

May 13, 2026, 9:07 AM

Anduril lands $5B as defense giant builds autonomous warship operation in Seattle

Anduril, which has established operations along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, said the financing will fuel aggressive investments in manufacturing capacity, R&D and infrastructure needed to produce advanced defense systems. Read More

May 12, 2026, 10:48 AM

Big Tech’s new hiring hurdle: Why bringing international talent to Seattle is now more expensive

New data from Seattle startup Boundless shows how H-1B visa reforms are favoring high-earners while creating a $100,000 barrier for startups and rural employers. Read More

May 12, 2026, 8:00 AM

Students pitch startups in regional TiE Young Entrepreneurs finals, vying to three-peat in global contest

This year’s Seattle-area cohort included students across 20 teams, pitching ventures in industries including artificial intelligence, children’s nutrition, ocean plastic recycling, mental health and healthcare. Read More

May 12, 2026, 6:00 AM

Leading AI chatbots avoid harm but fall short in high-risk conversations, startup’s new benchmark finds

Seattle-based mpathic released mPACT, a clinician-led benchmark that evaluates how leading AI models handle conversations involving suicide risk, eating disorders, and misinformation. Read More

May 11, 2026, 8:28 AM

UW DubHacks Next startup incubator produces 20 new student ventures in latest batch

University of Washington students pitched 20 startups at Demo Day for DubHacks Next, a 16-week incubator that has produced 68 startups since 2022. Projects range from a manufacturing design automation tool already live in three plants to an AI audio plugin builder and a web accessibility suite. Read More

May 11, 2026, 7:47 AM

Startup building portable AI data centers for remote operations grows Seattle-area hub to 120 people

Armada’s customers include the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which uses its technology for wildfire connectivity, and oil and gas companies operating in remote locations. The company has also expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Read More

May 6, 2026, 10:45 AM

XBOW, the unicorn with a Seattle mailbox, raises another $35M for its autonomous hacking platform

XBOW, the cybersecurity startup founded by GitHub Copilot creator Oege de Moor, added $35M from NVIDIA, Samsung, SentinelOne, and others, bringing its Series C to $155M. The billion-dollar company lists Seattle as its HQ — but its address is a mailbox at a Pioneer Square coworking space, and its founder lives in Malta. Read More

May 6, 2026, 9:27 AM

Tin Can launches program to help schools and neighborhoods go smartphone-free together

Wednesday’s launch comes as parents across the country have been organizing collective efforts to delay smartphone adoption — a movement built on the idea that individual decisions only go so far. Read More

May 6, 2026, 8:20 AM

Early Amazon engineer and serial founders raise $15M to keep AI agents in the loop

As AI agents move from writing code to joining the team, Seattle-based SageOx has raised $15 million to ensure they don’t get left out of the conversation. Read More

May 6, 2026, 7:33 AM

PSL’s T.A. McCann is running a startup again, as the CEO of Lev — an ‘AI co-founder’ for startups

After eight years as managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, serial entrepreneur T.A. McCann is becoming CEO of Lev, an AI-powered co-founder platform for early-stage founders. PSL is spinning out Lev as a standalone company with McCann at the helm. Read More

May 5, 2026, 12:13 PM