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May 2, 2024, 8:00 AM

Meet the startups that just graduated from Creative Destruction Lab’s accelerator in Seattle

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs 13 startup accelerators across the world, just graduated another swath of early stage… Read More

May 1, 2024, 2:00 PM

New startup group in Seattle aims to support Black founders and investors

A computer programmer and laboratory scientist are teaming up to help boost the number of Black founders and investors in… Read More

May 1, 2024, 10:00 AM

Former Microsoft engineers raise $3M for cybersecurity startup StepSecurity

StepSecurity, a Seattle-area startup aiming to help developers secure their projects, raised a $3 million seed round led by Runtime… Read More

Apr 30, 2024, 8:30 AM

Seattle startup Rippl acquires Kinto to boost dementia care services

Rippl, a Seattle startup that supports dementia care, acquired Kinto, a Boston startup that provides coaching services to family caregivers.

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Apr 30, 2024, 6:00 AM

Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth with satellites that’ll be fired up by the sun

A Seattle-area startup called Portal Space Systems is emerging from stealth to share its vision for a type of satellite… Read More

Apr 29, 2024, 2:03 PM

Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. Puyallup… Read More

Apr 29, 2024, 12:00 PM

This startup just raised funding to turn wood pulp into sustainable, biodegradable plastics

A Vancouver, B.C.-based startup making biodegradable plastics out of wood pulp has raised up to $5 million from Brazil’s Suzano… Read More

Apr 29, 2024, 8:56 AM

Tech Moves: Matt Hulett steps down as PetMed Express CEO; Seattle startup Avante adds execs

Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech and startup scene, is stepping down as CEO and president of PetMed Express,… Read More

Apr 27, 2024, 8:00 AM

AI for AP: High school students create tool that acts as tech tutor for advanced placement courses

Frustrated by inadequate resources to help students study for advanced placement courses, two Seattle-area high school teens turned to technology,… Read More

Apr 26, 2024, 7:46 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Dave Parker named CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization

Veteran entrepreneur and startup advisor Dave Parker is taking over as CEO at global networking group Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Parker has… Read More

Apr 25, 2024, 3:51 PM

Seattle startup Dropzone AI raises $16.8M to develop autonomous agents for cybersecurity

Dropzone AI, a Seattle-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies boost their Security Operations Centers (SOC), raised a… Read More

Apr 25, 2024, 12:00 PM

Intrepid Oregon Fund launches with $4M from the state to invest in climate and tech startups

Portland Seed Fund managers announced the launch of the Intrepid Oregon Fund, which has $4 million to invest in early-stage… Read More

Apr 25, 2024, 11:28 AM

The UW’s Institute for Protein Design keeps boosting startups, fueling AI-powered science

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak. New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging… Read More

Apr 24, 2024, 3:15 PM

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, founders of podcast ‘Acquired,’ are raising an investment fund

The hosts of the popular business and technology podcast Acquired are raising a new fund to invest in growth-stage tech… Read More

Apr 24, 2024, 10:46 AM

Good riddance? Critics of non-competes say tech companies may ultimately benefit from FTC ban

Like it or not, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competition agreements could force a change in mindset inside the… Read More

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Apr 24, 2024, 5:00 AM

Former Amazon Prime Air employees raise $4.5M for stealthy solar airplane startup

Seattle-based Radical says it has raised $4.5 million to support the development of solar-powered, autonomous airplanes that can beam down… Read More

Apr 23, 2024, 2:46 PM

98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide… Read More

Apr 23, 2024, 1:53 PM

FTC bans all new non-compete clauses and strikes down most existing agreements

Goodbye, non-competes. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released its final rules addressing non-compete clauses by banning all future agreements.… Read More

Apr 23, 2024, 11:50 AM

Zillow and Grubhub vets launch new Seattle-based advisory firm to help growth companies

Longtime technology industry leaders Chad Cohen and Ryan Domyancic unveiled Scala Advisors, their new Seattle-based advisory firm designed to help… Read More

Apr 23, 2024, 5:00 AM

Outpost, which manages semi-truck parking facilities, raises $12.5M

Outpost, an Austin, Texas-based trucking parking facility operator that has an engineering center in Seattle, announced a $12.5 million Series… Read More

Apr 22, 2024, 8:27 AM

After personal experience with cyberstalking, tech founder launches startup battling deepfake content

In January, pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift were viewed by millions of people on X and other social media… Read More

Apr 22, 2024, 7:30 AM

Atomo opens new roastery in Seattle to produce its beanless coffee for cafes around the U.S.

Atomo, the Seattle-based beanless coffee maker, is marking Earth Day with the grand opening of a new roastery in its… Read More

Apr 19, 2024, 7:00 AM

Seattle tech vet calls rapidly growing ‘AI Tinkerers’ meetups the new ‘Homebrew Computer Club’ for AI

Seattle tech veteran Joe Heitzeberg remembers seeing a random, AI-related tweet in September 2022. “Still not enough tinkering happening, for… Read More

Apr 18, 2024, 4:27 PM

In-home health screening startup Reperio raises $14M, inks deal with Uber

Travis Rush grew up in the tiny seaside town of Gold Beach in Southern Oregon. With a population of only… Read More

Apr 17, 2024, 8:34 AM

Digital ad content generator and testing service Validated raises more cash

Validated, a Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies figure out what product features and messaging resonates with customers,… Read More

Apr 16, 2024, 4:19 PM

Washington Technology Industry Association names Kristen Forecki as new board chair

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) named longtime Seattle tech leader Kristen Forecki as the new chair of its board… Read More

Apr 16, 2024, 8:39 AM

Tech Moves: Avalara names president; Microsoft vet launches AI forum; Common Room adds product leader

— Seattle-based tax software company Avalara named Ross Tennenbaum as its new president. Tennenbaum joined Avalara in 2019 and became its… Read More

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Apr 15, 2024, 1:57 PM

Portland startup goes national with service that finds residential properties for team meetings

Radious, the Portland startup that runs a marketplace where residential properties can be used as collaborative workspaces, expanded its reach… Read More

Apr 15, 2024, 8:43 AM

Tech Moves: OpenAI hires former Amazon Web Services leader to lead new Tokyo office

Tadao Nagasaki, a longtime tech exec who led Japan-related operations for Amazon Web Services and F5, is joining OpenAI to… Read More

Apr 15, 2024, 8:00 AM

Former Facebook engineers lead Seattle-based investment firm backing data-focused startups

Back when Ravi Grover and his colleagues at Data Tech Fund were getting off the ground a few years ago,… Read More

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