Startups – Page 5 of 312

May 1, 2026, 7:57 AM

‘Exclusion compounds’: Women in tech push to shape AI before it’s too late

Speakers at the Women in Tech Regatta in Seattle said AI is at risk of repeating longstanding patterns of exclusion, from biased hiring tools to gaps in who’s shaping AI strategy. Read More

May 1, 2026, 7:15 AM

Tired of talk that goes nowhere? This Seattle startup is using AI to turn civic debate into action

Convexus is a mother-daughter led civic technology platform designed to help local governments, nonprofits, and community groups move past fragmented debate and toward coordinated action. Read More

Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 AM

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft VP to lead Inteum; Veeam, mpathic add execs; past Tune CEO’s new role

Angus Norton, a former exec from Microsoft and Amazon, is CEO of IP transfer company Inteum, while Veeam and mpathic name two new leaders and Peter Hamilton shares details on his tech move. Read More

Apr 29, 2026, 9:59 AM

How a Seattle VC firm broke into the $1.1B seed round for a DeepMind legend’s superintelligence startup

Flying Fish Partners, a Seattle-based VC firm with less than $250 million under management, broke into the $1.1 billion seed round for Ineffable Intelligence, the new startup from AlphaGo creator David Silver. Here’s how they got in. Read More

Apr 29, 2026, 6:31 AM

Zap Energy’s nuclear double play: Fusion startup adds traditional fission to its lineup, in industry first

Fusion startup Zap Energy is adding fission to its quest for nuclear power, naming Zabrina Johal as CEO to lead the new dual-purpose effort. Read More

Apr 28, 2026, 9:00 AM

Truveta launches AI research tool to get quick insights from big database of U.S. clinical data

Bellevue, Wash.-based health data company Truveta announced Truveta Intelligence, a new AI-powered tool that lets researchers ask natural language questions and get answers drawn from de-identified clinical records covering more than 130 million patients. Read More

Apr 28, 2026, 7:36 AM

Seattle’s Sniffies lands $100M investment from Match Group in major bet on sex-positive tech

Sniffies, a Seattle-based meetup platform for gay, bisexual and sexually curious men, has landed a $100 million investment from Match… Read More

Apr 27, 2026, 6:09 AM

Late-night name drop: Seattle startup Tin Can achieves cultural milestone

Jimmy Kimmel casually referenced Tin Can’s screenless phone for kids during his monologue last week, shortly after the startup landed a glowing NYT Wirecutter review. The company has grown to 30 employees and sold hundreds of thousands of phones. Read More

Apr 24, 2026, 8:48 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia names CFO; former Tune CEO leaves Roku; Amazon and Microsoft departures

Expedia Group named Derek Andersen as its new CFO; Peter Hamilton left Roku for an upcoming CEO role; and more tech moves. Read More

Apr 24, 2026, 6:10 AM

Seattle HR leader’s candid book offers practical insights for building a business without losing yourself

Mikaela Kiner’s “The Reverb Way” draws on 15 years at Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks and a decade running her own firm to offer practical advice for founders and business owners, while being honest about the personal struggles, health challenges, and hard lessons along the way. Read More

Apr 23, 2026, 6:08 AM

Iridius, led by Microsoft and AWS vets, raises $8.6M to crack AI’s regulatory compliance bottleneck

Seattle startup Iridius, founded by former Microsoft and AWS leaders, is building software that embeds regulatory compliance into AI systems as they run. Accenture is both an investor and a strategic partner. Read More

Apr 22, 2026, 7:10 AM

Brev raises $3.3M for AI agents that keep companies on track with goals

Brev, a startup with roots in Seattle’s tech scene, has raised $3.3 million in pre-seed funding for AI tools that automatically track how companies are performing against their goals. The company’s AI agents join meetings, update goals, flag risks, and track follow-through on action items. Read More

Apr 21, 2026, 7:48 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft quantum lead joins IonQ; Heptio co-founder now CTO at Stacklok; Amazon departure

Longtime Microsoft exec and former quantum lead Jeff Henshaw takes a role at IonQ while Heptio co-founder Joe Beda joins Stacklok. Read More

Apr 20, 2026, 9:56 AM

Seattle-area billboard takes a page from Bay Area playbook: ‘Startup energy should be more visible’

Tech company billboards are a big part of the landscape in Silicon Valley. Summation CEO Ian Wong said the Seattle/Bellevue area “has world-class technical talent, but the scene here has always been understated.” Read More

Apr 16, 2026, 9:42 AM

SeekOut’s Anoop Gupta steps down as CEO, hands reins of AI recruiting company to tech vet Sean Thompson

Anoop Gupta is stepping down as CEO of SeekOut, the Bellevue-based recruiting startup he co-founded in 2017, handing the reins to enterprise software veteran Sean Thompson. Co-founder Aravind Bala will remain as CTO. Read More

Apr 16, 2026, 8:29 AM

GeekWire Awards: From AI safety to robotic ultrasounds, meet the Startup of the Year finalists

The finalists are: mpathic, ElastixAI, Dropzone AI, Dopl Technologies, and Loopr AI. Read More

Apr 15, 2026, 3:17 PM

Bigger checks, fewer bets: Seattle startup deal count drops to lowest level since 2020

The Seattle area ranked seventh in the U.S. by venture capital invested but 10th by deal count in the first quarter of 2026, as funding concentrated into fewer, larger rounds, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. Read More

Apr 15, 2026, 6:42 AM

Tech Moves: Hootsuite founder returns as interim CEO; Scowtt adds CFO; new role for former Edifecs CEO

Ryan Holmes returns to Hootsuite as interim CEO; Scowtt adds a CFO; and Edifecs’ Venkat Kavarthapu takes new CEO role. Read More

Apr 14, 2026, 11:29 AM

AI-powered hiring startup Humanly acquires Anthill to boost employee engagement

Humanly said that the acquisition adds “post-hire engagement capabilities” to its offerings, which include helping organizations attract, screen, and interview job candidates. Read More

Apr 14, 2026, 9:01 AM

Seattle startup Ambassador acquires ad platform Humming, eyes more deals amid AI shakeout

Seattle customer engagement startup Ambassador has acquired the operating assets of Tacoma-based programmatic ad platform Humming, part of a roll-up… Read More

Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 AM

Does AI even know you exist? Seattle startup Parsnipp helps brands find out, and do something about it

Seattle startup Parsnipp launched a platform to help brands track and improve how they show up in AI-generated answers from chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, entering the fast-growing field known as Generative Engine Optimization, or GEO. Read More

Apr 13, 2026, 12:27 PM

Can AI revive democracy? Former Amazon product manager builds tool to spark civic engagement

A former Amazon product manager is using AI to turn dense city council agendas and meeting minutes into plain-language briefings, with alerts tuned to each user’s interests, aiming to inspire people to show up to local government meetings. Read More

Apr 10, 2026, 9:55 AM

Tech Moves: Syndio names 7 execs; avante and Tanium add to C-suite; Amazon leaders depart

Pay equity startup Syndio name seven new years while two Amazon leaders depart, and avante and Tanium add to their C-suites. Read More

Apr 10, 2026, 9:44 AM

Non-compete ban stirs optimism and uncertainty in Washington state — here’s what it means for tech

A new state law wipes out nearly all non-compete agreements in Washington, sparking debate across the tech ecosystem about innovation, talent mobility and employer rights. Read More

Illustration: Portal's Starburst and Supernova space vehicles in orbit

Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 AM

Portal Space Systems raises $50M as it gets set to launch its first orbital vehicle made for rapid maneuvers

Startup gears up to build Starburst and Supernova spacecraft for defense and commercial applications at facilities in Bothell. Read More

Apr 8, 2026, 3:54 PM

Seattle startups combine: Inflection.io acquires Keyplay, reuniting longtime entrepreneurs

Inflection.io, led by CEO Aaron Bird, has acquired Keyplay, reuniting Seattle founders who have known each other for 15 years and invested in each other’s companies. Keyplay CEO Adam Schoenfeld joins as CMO. Read More

Apr 8, 2026, 9:25 AM

Avalanche Energy lands share of $5.2M DOD award to develop long-lasting ‘nuclear batteries’

Forget charging your laptop — fusion startup Avalanche Energy is part of a team developing a roughly 10-pound nuclear battery designed to provide continuous power for months. Read More

Apr 8, 2026, 8:15 AM

Humanly raises $25M to put AI to work for job seekers, not just the companies hiring them

The company, which has built AI-powered interviewing tools for employers, is using its new funding to reposition itself, as CEO Prem Kumar says, to not just give recruiters tools to find candidates, but deliver pre-vetted, ready-to-hire job seekers on demand. Read More

Apr 7, 2026, 10:26 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft leader jumps to Anthropic; Tagboard gets new CEO; Expedia names tech VP

— Longtime Microsoft leader Eric Boyd announced today that he has joined Anthropic to lead its infrastructure team. “I’ve been… Read More

Apr 7, 2026, 9:37 AM

Former Tableau product chief launches Golden Analytics, using AI to challenge the BI old guard

Francois Ajenstat, who spent 13 years at Tableau including more than seven as chief product officer, is launching Golden Analytics with $7M in seed funding to build an AI-native business intelligence platform. Read More