Startups – Page 47 of 314

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

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

Apr 15, 2024, 7:00 AM

Cybersecurity startup that helps companies secure industrial systems opens Seattle office

Josh Steinman spent four years working as a senior director inside the National Security Council at the White House. One… Read More

Apr 13, 2024, 9:02 AM

Tech Moves: Former DreamBox Learning CEO joins VC firm; First Fed hires Seattle entrepreneur

— Jessie Woolley-Wilson, former CEO at DreamBox Learning, joined Silicon Valley venture capital firm Owl Ventures as an operating partner. Woolley-Wilson… Read More

Apr 12, 2024, 7:00 AM

Top 10 funding deals in Q1 for Pacific Northwest startups

Startup fundraising activity didn’t budge much in the first quarter of 2024 across the U.S. as the venture capital slowdown… Read More

Apr 11, 2024, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: UiPath CTO lands at Talkdesk; Elastic hires AWS vet; ex-Redfin leaders join LLM startup

— Munil Shah, a former engineering leader at UiPath who previously spent 23 years at Microsoft, has joined San Francisco startup… Read More

Apr 10, 2024, 1:13 PM

Seattle studio Mega Crit reveals sequel to surprise indie-game hit ‘Slay the Spire’

Slay the Spire 2, a sequel to the hit 2019 video game, is planned for release next year via Steam… Read More

Apr 10, 2024, 12:53 PM

Seattle firm Curious makes first acquisition, buying infrastructure platform Convox

Curious, a new Seattle investment firm that looks to buy software startups with limited funding options, acquired Convox, a 10-year-old… Read More

Apr 10, 2024, 8:15 AM

Building a more mature Seattle startup ecosystem: A conversation with Peter Mueller of Breakwater

Seattle, with its tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, has the potential to be a top-tier startup ecosystem. However, according… Read More

Apr 10, 2024, 7:04 AM

This energy startup wants to make utility data more accessible — and spur creation of new companies

Seattle startup Bayou Energy has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round. The company has developed technology that pulls customer data… Read More

Apr 9, 2024, 11:46 AM

Workout training startup Volt Athletics acquires ZAMA Health

Seattle startup Volt Athletics announced the acquisition of ZAMA Health, a Washington D.C.-based company that provides mental health services to… Read More

Apr 9, 2024, 10:00 AM

Former Bungie directors lead new unit within Seattle-area game studio ProbablyMonsters

ProbablyMonsters, a game studio collective headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., announced Tuesday that it’s founded a new internal development team called… Read More

Apr 9, 2024, 8:29 AM

PairTree, a Seattle startup that facilitates adoptions, raises more cash to fuel expansion

PairTree, a startup that matches expectant moms with families who are eager to adopt, is expanding into a full-service platform… Read More

Apr 8, 2024, 8:38 AM

Health Innovation of the Year: 5 finalists at the GeekWire Awards use tech to improve healthcare

The five finalists for the Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards highlight the multitude of ways that… Read More

Apr 8, 2024, 8:21 AM

New study for early detection of Alzheimer’s shows promising results

A new test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease — potentially even before symptoms are present — show that… Read More

Apr 5, 2024, 9:51 AM

Seattle-area mental health startup focused on serving first responders is raising cash

Mental health challenges can be doubly difficult for first responders such as firefighters and police officers. Their jobs have higher-than-average… Read More

Apr 4, 2024, 1:57 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Smartsheet CMO lands at Conga; former Panopto CMO joins Valid8

— Andrew Bennett, the former chief marketing officer at Smartsheet, is now chief marketing officer at Conga, a Denver-area startup that… Read More

Apr 4, 2024, 9:02 AM

Seattle startup KredosAI raises more cash to help companies collect late payments

KredosAI, a Seattle-based enterprise software startup that helps companies collect late payments from customers, raised more cash to fuel growth.

Apr 3, 2024, 10:34 AM

Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

— Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm, the company’s new chief… Read More

Apr 3, 2024, 8:30 AM

Shift AI Podcast: Cultivating the next wave of AI startups, with Yifan Zhang of the AI2 Incubator

As the managing director of the AI2 Incubator, where she plays an active role in investing in the next wave… Read More

Apr 2, 2024, 2:54 PM

AI2 Incubator spinout Modulus sells cell therapy tech assets to Boston’s Ginkgo Bioworks

The news: Modulus Therapeutics, a Seattle-based cellular therapy company spun out of the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI2) Incubator,… Read More

Apr 2, 2024, 11:33 AM

Pollen Systems raises $2.4M and expands global reach of its crop analysis platform

New funding, new hires: Pollen Systems, a Seattle-area ag-tech startup, has raised $2.4 million in new capital and hired nine… Read More

Apr 2, 2024, 7:45 AM

Read AI raises $21M from Goodwater and Madrona, adds AI summaries for email and messaging

Artificial intelligence startup Read AI raised $21 million in new funding from Goodwater Capital and Madrona Venture Group, and expanded… Read More

Apr 2, 2024, 3:00 AM

Startup building tech for patient portals spins out of Providence incubator with $20M in funding

New startup, new funding: The Providence health tech incubator has spun out Praia Health as an independent company, and the… Read More

Apr 1, 2024, 1:39 PM

Vote for UX Design of the Year: Finalists help users across investing, data analysis and more

The finalists for UX Design of the Year at the 2024 GeekWire Awards are helping end users across home building,… Read More

Apr 1, 2024, 8:09 AM

Ag-tech startup TerraClear raises $15M to grow its end-to-end solution for ridding fields of rocks

TerraClear raised $15 million in new funding for its rock-mapping and picking technology solutions for farmers. The startup, based in… Read More

Mar 30, 2024, 8:49 AM

Seattle’s Soundry AI creates text-to-sample generator to help prompt enhanced music creation

The news: Seattle-based Soundry AI, a platform that uses generative artificial intelligence to help musicians create samples for songs, is… Read More

Mar 29, 2024, 8:52 AM

Vote for Workplace of the Year: Startups employ various methods in their commitment to culture

Respect. Inclusion. Satisfaction. Employee-centric. Our judges for the Workplace of the Year category at the 2024 GeekWire Awards used a… Read More