Startups – Page 51 of 312

Nov 30, 2023, 8:02 AM

Manufacturing software startup Retrocausal raises $5.3M to help workers assemble products

Retrocausal, a Seattle-area software startup using AI technology to help manufacturers and their employees, announced a $5.3 million investment round.… Read More

Nov 30, 2023, 6:36 AM

Uncommon Thinkers: Blake Resnick finds a larger purpose in tech, making drones for public safety

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series profiling “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

Nov 29, 2023, 8:50 AM

Tola Capital raises $230M for third fund to help Seattle firm back enterprise software startups

Seattle-based investment firm Tola Capital raised $230 million for its third fund that will provide capital for 25-to-30 early stage… Read More

Nov 28, 2023, 2:28 PM

Expense management software company Center is raising more cash

Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Center is reeling in additional cash, according to a new SEC filing.

Nov 22, 2023, 9:00 AM

Download for the holidays: New app aims to help gift givers and receivers make a better connection

If you’re headed out to start your holiday gift shopping on Black Friday, or you’re excited about what gifts might… Read More

Nov 21, 2023, 7:24 AM

Expanso, a distributed data processing startup led by Google and Microsoft vets, raises $7.5M

Seattle startup Expanso raised a $7.5 million seed round co-led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures to fuel growth of… Read More

Nov 17, 2023, 7:59 AM

Startup tips from Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel on product-market fit, recruiting, hiring, scrappiness

Sujal Patel knows a thing or two about tech startups. The veteran Seattle entrepreneur co-founded Isilon Systems in 2001, helped… Read More

Nov 16, 2023, 10:21 AM

No new unicorns in Seattle: The billion-dollar startup milestone is harder to reach these days

The unicorn stampede in Seattle has screeched to a halt. During venture capital boom times in the midst of the… Read More

Nov 15, 2023, 6:00 AM

Seattle data infrastructure startup led by Fabric co-founder emerges from stealth with $4M

Former executives at Seattle e-commerce software startup Fabric, including co-founder Ryan Bartley, are leading a new company coming out of… Read More

Nov 9, 2023, 5:24 PM

Rad Power Bikes closing retail store in New York in latest cutback for Seattle e-bike maker

Rad Power Bikes is closing its retail store location in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Seattle-based e-bike maker confirmed Thursday, citing the… Read More

Nov 9, 2023, 2:12 PM

AI meets M&A: How these former management consultants are upending due diligence

If one promise of artificial intelligence is to minimize mind-numbing business tasks, look no further than the drudgery of doing… Read More

Nov 9, 2023, 8:16 AM

With fresh funding, agtech startup Aigen ramps up production of solar-powered farm robots

Seattle-area agtech startup Aigen is aiming to scale up production of its weed-destroying robots and broaden its footprint on farms… Read More

Nov 8, 2023, 8:00 AM

Seattle-area startup Zuplo lands $9M to help companies launch and manage their APIs

Zuplo, an API management startup founded by former engineering leaders at Microsoft and Auth0, announced a $9 million seed round… Read More

Nov 7, 2023, 10:22 AM

Seattle firm Curious raises $16M to buy software startups running out of money

Curious, a Seattle-based investment firm led by former Bitly CMO Andrew Dumont, raised $16 million in funding it will use… Read More

Nov 6, 2023, 11:46 AM

Seattle fintech startup aims to help everyday investors sell call options

A new Seattle-based startup has raised $300,000 to build out an app that aims to democratize access to Wall Street… Read More

Nov 6, 2023, 11:22 AM

Porsche invests in Seattle startup KeySavvy, which aims to safeguard used car sales

Seattle startup KeySavvy announced a $2 million seed funding round from Porsche Ventures, the VC arm of auto giant Porsche,… Read More

Nov 6, 2023, 8:18 AM

Building a startup in the age of AI: John Stanton on capital markets, regulation, and consolidation

There’s a lot of talk about a downturn in venture capital funding these days, but John Stanton pushes back on… Read More

Nov 3, 2023, 11:05 AM

Substance over style: Seattle startups facing fewer down rounds than Bay Area, NYC counterparts

Seattle startups are facing fewer down rounds than companies in the Bay Area and New York City, signaling a slightly… Read More

Nov 3, 2023, 9:22 AM

Brinc delivers first Lemur 2 drones to U.S. public safety agencies

Seattle-based public safety technology startup Brinc this week delivered the first production units of its Lemur 2 drones to police… Read More

Nov 2, 2023, 6:39 AM

Gut microbiome startup Viome buys digital wellness startup Naring Health

Viome Life Sciences, the Seattle-area health tech startup that sells gut microbiome tests, acquired Naring Health, another company developing “personalized… Read More

Nov 1, 2023, 1:56 PM

Flexport buys Convoy’s tech; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, other employees to join freight company

Freight company Flexport has acquired technology and a few dozen employees from Convoy, the one-time giant of the Seattle startup… Read More

Nov 1, 2023, 8:14 AM

Seattle-area startup Chainguard raises $61M to help companies secure open source software

Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup, raised $61 million in a Series B round. The 2-year-old startup aims to help… Read More

Nov 1, 2023, 7:06 AM

Shift AI Podcast: ‘Chill work’ as the path to productivity, with Rand Fishkin of SparkToro

“My whole hope for the AI revolution … is that AI should make it so people have to work less,… Read More

Oct 31, 2023, 9:49 AM

Workplace training content provider Media Partners rebrands as Atana and raises $6M

Media Partners, a Seattle-area company that builds workplace training content, has rebranded to Atana Inc., and raised $6 million in… Read More

Oct 30, 2023, 8:59 AM

AI-powered ‘VC pitch coach’ from Yoodli helps startup founders prepare to face investors

A new feature from Seattle startup Yoodli uses artificial intelligence to help startup founders prepare to pitch their businesses to… Read More

Oct 27, 2023, 9:28 AM

Flexport reportedly working on deal to acquire Convoy’s trucking tech

More details are emerging about where Convoy’s assets may end up. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Flexport is… Read More

Oct 26, 2023, 8:44 AM

Tech vets, NFL legend Dan Marino invest in Seattle chatbot startup Direqt

Seattle startup Direqt raised $4.5 million to boost its AI chatbot that aims to help publishers engage with consumers.

Oct 26, 2023, 8:15 AM

Blockchain-based developer Neon raises more cash for its Web3 game ‘Shrapnel’

Neon Machine, a Seattle-based startup building a Web3 game called Shrapnel, announced a $20 million Series A round.

Oct 26, 2023, 7:10 AM

Convoy hit with class action lawsuit alleging violation of WARN Act

Trucking marketplace startup Convoy is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from a former employee, less than a week after… Read More

Oct 25, 2023, 6:07 PM

Turning a setback into an acquisition: One founder’s AI startup journey

[Editor’s Note: This essay is an update from Kirill Zubovsky, a startup founder with ties to the Seattle region, who… Read More