Startups – Page 50 of 312

Dec 20, 2023, 7:49 AM

Shift AI Podcast: AI investing in Seattle with Ascend’s Kirby Winfield

“Nobody cares about your AI…customers don’t care about your AI. They care about the problem that you’re solving and that… Read More

Dec 19, 2023, 1:20 PM

Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help… Read More

Dec 19, 2023, 7:49 AM

Rules targeting financial criminals will require new filings for startups and small businesses

Startup and small business owners take note: if your company has 20 or fewer full-time employees and gross annual sales… Read More

Dec 18, 2023, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Google leaders join Seattle startup MotherDuck; Humanly adds a VP; and more

Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck is expanding its nest with two new leadership hires. Frances Perry has taken the role… Read More

Dec 18, 2023, 7:58 AM

PNW climate tech execs launch real estate investment firm focusing on mass timber projects

Three former executives of the climate friendly housing technology company Green Canopy NODE have left to create Cambia Capital, a… Read More

Dec 18, 2023, 6:00 AM

Compliance software startup Strike Graph raises more cash

Strike Graph, a Seattle startup and Madrona Venture Labs spinout that helps companies with their security-related compliance and certification, raised… Read More

Dec 15, 2023, 12:59 PM

Ackerley brothers, fresh off Leeds United stake, launch new investment arm for sports and tech

Ted and Chris Ackerley are on the hunt for companies at the forefront of sports and media innovation. The Seattle… Read More

Dec 15, 2023, 12:54 PM

Glowforge lays off 30 employees as maker of 3D laser engravers gets ‘ready for what’s next’

Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has laid off 30 employees, co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro confirmed to… Read More

Dec 15, 2023, 10:49 AM

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes conducts more layoffs amid ‘worsening industry headwinds’

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes has conducted another round of layoffs as the company faces what it calls “persistent and… Read More

Dec 15, 2023, 9:15 AM

Seattle marketing company Banzai goes public, rings opening bell at Nasdaq following SPAC deal

Marketing tech company Banzai rang the opening bell at Nasdaq on Friday as the Seattle firm officially became a public… Read More

Dec 15, 2023, 7:58 AM

Startup that helps law firms and VCs review deals wins new First Row Partners competition

Standd, a Washington D.C. startup that builds software to help lawyers and investors review deals, won the top investment prize… Read More

Dec 15, 2023, 5:00 AM

Sam Altman’s venture fund invests $3M in startup using humans and AI to keep people on task

Shelpful, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that combines artificial intelligence and human empathy to help people stay on task and get… Read More

Dec 14, 2023, 7:00 AM

High-tech pat-downs: Startup lands $6M to develop handheld device for detecting concealed weapons

Lassen Peak, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup developing a handheld concealed weapon detection system, has raised $6 million from Seattle-based Madrona… Read More

Dec 14, 2023, 5:00 AM

Parse Biosciences raises $50M for single cell sequencing tech

Parse Biosciences. a Seattle biotech startup developing single cell sequencing products used by more than 1,000 labs worldwide, raised $50… Read More

Dec 13, 2023, 10:24 AM

How Pfizer’s $43B acquisition of Seagen may impact Seattle and broader biotech market

Editor’s note: William Canestaro is managing director at Seattle venture capital firm WRF Capital and leads the biotechnology investment team. … Read More

Dec 13, 2023, 7:58 AM

Field operations software startup Zuper raises $32M

Zuper, a Seattle startup that sells software to help companies with field workers, raised a $32 million Series B round… Read More

Dec 11, 2023, 2:10 PM

Zulily has seen better days: Co-founder Mark Vadon shares startup lessons from the online retailer

It’s been a wild past several days for Zulily. As we’ve reported, the online retailer is shutting down three offices,… Read More

Dec 8, 2023, 7:36 AM

Seattle startup Carbon raises $1.3M to help developers manage external data for LLMs

Carbon, a Seattle startup that helps companies connect external data sources to their large language models, raised a $1.3 million… Read More

Dec 7, 2023, 8:06 PM

LevelTen, which helps facilitate clean energy deals, adds $10M to Series C round

Seattle’s LevelTen Energy has raised $10 million to support its platform that facilitates the development of new clean energy projects.… Read More

Dec 7, 2023, 9:12 AM

Seattle founder Vetri Vellore, who sold last startup to Microsoft, raises $26M for new AI company

Seattle tech veteran Vetri Vellore is launching a new startup with a big vision to help companies improve their productivity… Read More

Dec 7, 2023, 8:00 AM

Music-licensing startup Audiosocket hits play on effort to get more digital creators using its products

TikTok videos posted by Charli D’Amelio, Miss Universe, and the Philadelphia Eagles are quite different from one another, but they share something in common… Read More

Dec 6, 2023, 9:22 AM

Carbon Robotics raises additional $8M as maker of AI-powered weed zapper eyes new ag-tech product

Carbon Robotics, makers of a weed-zapping machine powered by artificial intelligence and computer vision technology, has raised an additional $8… Read More

Dec 6, 2023, 8:00 AM

Airship AI, a Seattle-area edge computing company that never raised investment, set to go public

No VC, no problem. Airship AI, an under-the-radar tech startup that didn’t raise a single dime of investment, will soon… Read More

Dec 6, 2023, 6:00 AM

Read AI expands beyond single meeting analysis with scheduling, project management, audio recap

Read AI, a Seattle startup that applies artificial intelligence to online meetings, is expanding beyond its automated recaps of single… Read More

Dec 5, 2023, 5:00 AM

Center lands $30M to bolster corporate expense software, explore potential bank partnerships

Center has found a formula for its expense software business, offering a corporate credit card with a real-time analytics platform… Read More

Dec 5, 2023, 4:00 AM

Seattle Children’s spins out BrainChild Bio, a startup developing therapies for incurable brain cancers

Seattle Children’s is spinning out BrainChild Bio, a biotech startup tackling cancer in the central nervous system with an initial… Read More

Dec 4, 2023, 4:16 PM

Walmart tech vet, AI2 research scientists are behind new Seattle startup Spiffy

A group of “LLM hipsters” are behind a new AI startup in Seattle emerging from stealth mode and aiming to… Read More

Dec 4, 2023, 8:41 AM

Seattle startup Joon raises $6M to expand online mental health therapy for youth

Teletherapy startup Joon Care raised $6 million from investors to extend the company’s runway as it grows its mental health… Read More

Dec 1, 2023, 12:13 PM

Levanta, which connects influencers and Amazon sellers for affiliate partnerships, raises $1M

Seattle-based startup Levanta announced a $1 million funding round to help Amazon sellers ink affiliate partnerships with creators and influencers.

Dec 1, 2023, 7:30 AM

Why this enterprise software investor is bullish on AI — and how she’s assessing new startups

Sheila Gulati spent the past decade as managing director of Tola Capital immersed in cloud transformation, investing in cutting-edge enterprise… Read More