Startups – Page 55 of 312

Aug 19, 2023, 7:51 AM

Startups, AI, and productivity: The quest for real value, with Xembly CEO Pete Christothoulou

How can startups truly differentiate themselves in the new era of AI? We’ve been discussing that question recently on the… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 2:04 PM

Talus Bioscience lands $4.3M in grant funding for drug discovery platform

Seattle-based biotech startup Talus Bioscience landed $4.3 million in non-dilutive grants to boost development of its drug discovery platform that… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 7:58 AM

Seattle startup raises $1.3M to help Amazon sellers manage back-end tasks

Workflow Labs, a Seattle startup that helps Amazon sellers, recently raised a $1.3 million seed round. Founded last year by… Read More

Aug 18, 2023, 7:21 AM

Genomic testing startup Viome closes $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home kits

Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences closed a $86.5 million Series C round and announced a deal with CVS… Read More

Aug 17, 2023, 2:56 PM

Here’s what founders should consider when pitching their AI-focused startups

As a venture firm focused on artificial intelligence, Seattle-based Flying Fish looks for untapped areas where generative AI tools have… Read More

Aug 17, 2023, 6:00 AM

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins former colleagues to launch personal assistant AI startup

Spencer Rascoff, Anna Rodriguez, and Tony Small spent years figuring out how to help small businesses convert leads into transactions… Read More

Aug 16, 2023, 12:00 PM

Robotic coffee startup Artly raises more than $340K using crowdfunding platform StartEngine

Update: Artly has raised more than $518,000 as of Thursday morning. Seattle-based coffee robot barista startup Artly started trending on… Read More

Aug 16, 2023, 6:54 AM

Spectrum Effect, which uses machine learning to help mobile network operators, raises more cash

Kirkland, Wash.-based startup Spectrum Effect, which sells artificial intelligence-based network interference mitigation software for mobile networks, landed $1.9 million in… Read More

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Aug 15, 2023, 9:00 AM

Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 11:48 AM

Water purification startup Membrion raises $5.5M as it rolls out commercial projects

Seattle startup Membrion raised an additional $5.5 million from investors. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington,… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 10:10 AM

Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds CMO; Flexe appoints COO; Absci names CFO

— Hootsuite appointed Elina Vilk as chief marketing officer. Vilk previously worked as CMO at Woocommerce, an open-source e-commerce plugin… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 7:52 AM

Seattle company founded by Nobel Prize winner plans human tests for experimental COVID-19 drug

Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at… Read More

Aug 11, 2023, 7:30 AM

AI on the farm: Ag-tech startups help zap weeds, fertilize crops — but still face challenges with data

Engineers are bringing their talents in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the farm. The Pacific Northwest is home to… Read More

Aug 10, 2023, 2:01 PM

Tech Moves: Graham & Walker exec joins Seattle Storm; Union Bay founder lands new role

Rohre Titcomb scored a new role. Titcomb, previously COO and venture partner at Seattle venture capital firm Graham & Walker,… Read More

Aug 9, 2023, 8:34 AM

Former employee of Seattle startup accused of embezzling $2M in company funds

U.S. law enforcement authorities last week arrested a former employee of a Seattle startup who allegedly funneled more than $2… Read More

Aug 8, 2023, 11:20 AM

Washington state backs AI-driven cancer diagnostics and other startup projects

Seattle startup Phase Genomics will develop its platform to detect chromosomal aberrations in cancer with $2.5 million in new funding.… Read More

Aug 8, 2023, 10:30 AM

Seattle startup Dropzone AI, which develops autonomous AI security agents, raises $3.5M

Dropzone AI announced a $3.5 million seed round led by Decibel Partners, with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures Fund. Dropzone’s… Read More

Aug 8, 2023, 10:11 AM

Transportation data analytics provider INRIX lands $70M from Morgan Stanley

Inrix, a Kirkland, Wash.-based transportation software and data provider, raised $70 million in a credit facility from investment funds managed… Read More

Aug 7, 2023, 12:16 PM

Mobile car repair startup Wrench is raising more cash

Wrench, a 8-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, is raising more cash.

Aug 7, 2023, 9:55 AM

‘Virtual creature’ startup Windup Minds raises $1.6M in seed funding

A startup founded by gaming and tech industry veterans in cities including Seattle and Los Angeles has raised $1.6 million… Read More

Aug 3, 2023, 11:08 AM

How Seattle startups are ‘supercharging’ internal operations with AI

Generative AI is taking over startup pitches. “Nine out of the 10 meetings that I’m taking right now has something… Read More

Aug 3, 2023, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

— Kevin Dallas, a longtime Seattle-area tech and finance executive, was named CEO and board member of Bedford, Mass.-based enterprise… Read More

Aug 3, 2023, 7:20 AM

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform… Read More

Aug 2, 2023, 7:58 AM

Amazon and Microsoft vet launches fitness and meditation chatbot powered by GPT

As a busy tech manager and father, Gopi Prashanth had only about 30 minutes a day for workouts and meditation… Read More

Aug 1, 2023, 10:36 AM

Seattle sales software startup Outreach lays off employees again as it aims for profitability

Outreach laid off 5% of its staff, the third round of cuts in the past year for the Seattle sales software… Read More

Aug 1, 2023, 8:00 AM

Commercial furniture and equipment procurement platform Source snags $8.5M

Source, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps architectural and design firms procure interior design products for commercial real estate projects,… Read More

Aug 1, 2023, 7:30 AM

Seattle startup founders are using generative AI for coding, marketing, and more

Publicly traded tech companies can’t stop talking about AI. But what about smaller startups? I stopped by the opening party… Read More

Jul 29, 2023, 7:00 AM

Generative AI rush sparks new questions, concerns about music and intellectual property laws

When the popular file-sharing platform Napster received a court order to shut down in 2000, lawyers representing the recording industry… Read More

Jul 28, 2023, 7:00 AM

AI at the forefront of inaugural ‘Seattle Tech Week’ that spotlights city’s tech ecosystem

Seattle’s venture capital firms, startups, and tech leaders are gearing up for the inaugural Seattle Tech Week — a 4-day… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 10:37 AM

Meta and Microsoft vets land $2.2M for startup building ‘shared brain’ developer platform

A new artificial intelligence startup wants to help software development teams capture, store, and query their company data and knowledge.… Read More