Startups – Page 49 of 314

Mar 11, 2024, 8:42 AM

Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

Rick Bergman, former executive vice president at semiconductor giant AMD, joined Seattle-area mobile connectivity company Kymeta as its new CEO,… Read More

Mar 8, 2024, 7:39 AM

Irrigation tech startup led by farming experts blossoms with revenue growth and new cash

New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its… Read More

Mar 8, 2024, 7:30 AM

Cap Hill Brands, which buys e-commerce companies, merges with product developer Juvo+

Seattle-based Cap Hill Brands, which raised more than $250 million to acquire and grow e-commerce shops, has merged with Juvo+,… Read More

Mar 7, 2024, 8:00 AM

AI2 Incubator secures $200M in AI compute resources for portfolio companies

Companies building artificial intelligence models into their software products need a lot of computation power, also known as “compute.” But… Read More

Mar 7, 2024, 7:00 AM

Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic is growing its Seattle workforce

Anthropic, one of the most valuable privately held AI companies going head-to-head in the generative AI race with OpenAI, is… Read More

Mar 6, 2024, 12:59 PM

Seattle startup lands $6.4M to build AI medical model using smartphone and wearable data

PreemptiveAI came out of stealth mode this week, announcing $6.4 million in seed funding that will help the Seattle startup… Read More

Mar 6, 2024, 8:00 AM

Alliance of Angels raising new fund to back more startups in Seattle and beyond

Seattle-based investment group Alliance of Angels is gearing up to raise a new fund that will help support a new… Read More

Mar 5, 2024, 10:33 AM

Phase Genomics gets $1.5M grant from Gates Foundation to fight cow burp methane

Seattle biotech startup Phase Genomics is receiving $1.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund research into… Read More

Mar 5, 2024, 9:00 AM

Glowforge releases Spark, another low-priced 3D laser engraver to attract more home crafters

Seattle-based 3D laser engraver maker Glowforge is making another pitch to home crafters with another lower-priced machine, the company announced… Read More

Mar 5, 2024, 8:24 AM

Enzzo, a PSL spinout led by Seattle startup vet, raises $3M to use AI for hardware development

Building hardware is hard. It can be especially challenging in the early part of product creation, when designers need to… Read More

Mar 4, 2024, 11:31 AM

Peer-to-peer laundry startup Loopie acquires Bidbud, a gig economy job-bidding platform

Loopie, the Seattle peer-to-peer laundry service, announced the acquisition Monday of Bidbud, a gig economy platform that allows clients to… Read More

Mar 4, 2024, 8:00 AM

Why India’s thriving software talent base is important for the Seattle innovation ecosystem

Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Kellan Carter, founding partner at Bellevue, Wash.-based venture capital firm FUSE. On… Read More

Mar 4, 2024, 7:53 AM

Protein design pioneer David Baker on why sharing code is key to building biotech startups

The Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington is a startup factory, spinning out companies developing new protein-based… Read More

Mar 2, 2024, 8:00 AM

Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

With all the makings of a buddy road trip adventure, two longtime Seattle friends and tech veterans have teamed up… Read More

Mar 1, 2024, 8:38 AM

5 days in the office? Some tech startups are bringing workers together all week, every week

BELLEVUE, Wash. — At precisely 2 p.m. Pacific time on a recent Monday afternoon, employees of the technology startup Statsig… Read More

Mar 1, 2024, 8:34 AM

Tech Moves: AWS vet lands at health startup; Lumen hires longtime Microsoft GM; ex-Qualtrics exec joins Typeform board

— Harshit Shah, a former head of engineering at Amazon Web Services, is now chief technology officer at Boston, Mass-based… Read More

Feb 29, 2024, 12:21 PM

Seattle studio Ridgeline Games, led by ‘Halo’ co-creator, closes as part of EA cuts

A new wave of layoffs at video game mega-studio Electronic Arts has multiple impacts on the Pacific Northwest gaming industry,… Read More

Feb 29, 2024, 8:43 AM

Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the… Read More

Feb 29, 2024, 8:42 AM

Former AWS engineers raise $3M to take on tech giants with ‘world’s fastest spreadsheet’

When a spreadsheet gets big, your computer can get slow. Row Zero wants to help. The Seattle startup that describes… Read More

Cecilia Aragon at Women's Leadership Conference in Bellevue, Wash.

Feb 28, 2024, 10:08 PM

Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Three decades ago, Cecilia Aragon made aviation history as the first Latina to earn a place on… Read More

Feb 28, 2024, 9:13 AM

Glowforge gets in legal tangle with tech ‘activist’ who questions safety of startup’s laser engravers

Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has been tangled in a legal dispute with a Las Vegas man… Read More

Feb 28, 2024, 8:34 AM

Former Textio CEO Kieran Snyder dives into new research on how AI is impacting the workplace

Kieran Snyder, the co-founder and former CEO of Seattle-based Textio, has launched her next project, less than two months after… Read More

Feb 28, 2024, 8:09 AM

SpaceX and Microsoft vets raise $5.4M for Gradial, a Seattle startup using generative AI for marketing

Gradial, a new Seattle startup using generative AI to help marketing operations teams increase productivity, raised $5.4 million in a… Read More

Feb 28, 2024, 6:39 AM

Seattle after Techstars: Former managing director reflects on accelerator’s impact, looks ahead

Entrepreneur and investor Chris DeVore had an inside view of Techstars Seattle as one of the original leaders of the… Read More

Feb 27, 2024, 9:24 PM

Tech Moves: Instacart COO lands at Microsoft in AI product role; ZoomInfo accounting chief departs

Asha Sharma is headed back to Seattle full-time for a new role leading product for Microsoft’s AI platform. Sharma was… Read More

Feb 27, 2024, 8:00 AM

Former Snowflake and Microsoft execs back new data governance startup Codified

Venture capital firms and longtime tech execs are making a bet on Codified, a new startup out of Seattle that… Read More

Feb 26, 2024, 9:00 AM

Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs and Silicon Valley stalwart Mayfield form AI co-investing partnership

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) and esteemed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Mayfield are teaming up to fund… Read More

Feb 24, 2024, 7:35 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Techstars Seattle’s demise leaves a gap in the startup market

Techstars Seattle helped launch more than 160 startups over the past decade, partnered with the likes of Microsoft and Amazon… Read More

Feb 23, 2024, 7:30 AM

Flexport relaunches Convoy trucking marketplace after acquiring tech from Seattle startup

Convoy’s digital marketplace is back on the market following the demise of the Seattle startup and subsequent technology acquisition by… Read More

Feb 23, 2024, 6:32 AM

Seattle tech leaders lament departure of Techstars but remain bullish on new opportunities

Techstars Seattle is done. What does it mean for the city’s startup ecosystem? That’s a question on our minds in… Read More