Startups – Page 60 of 312

Apr 19, 2023, 8:00 AM

After tripling revenue in 2022, Lexion lands $20M to expand AI-powered contract management software

Lexion gained a foothold by using artificial intelligence to help legal departments manage contracts. But now it’s taking aim at… Read More

Apr 18, 2023, 1:12 PM

Digital health startup 98point6 raises more cash to fuel new era as a software licensor

Healthcare company 98point6 landed additional investment to support its transition to a licensor of virtual care solutions, following a move to… Read More

Apr 18, 2023, 1:01 PM

Seattle startup SpecterOps, which helps companies detect cyberattacks, raises $25M

Cybersecurity company SpecterOps nabbed $25 million in new funding to support the rollout of its tools that analyze cyberattack paths… Read More

Apr 18, 2023, 12:40 PM

Design platform Figma opens Seattle office with plans to boost engineering presence

Figma, the San Francisco startup that makes cloud-based design collaboration software, has opened a small engineering hub in Seattle. The… Read More

Apr 18, 2023, 8:02 AM

Protein design to precision health: Vote for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

This year’s nominees for the Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards showcase a wide range of innovations… Read More

Apr 18, 2023, 8:02 AM

GeekWire Awards: Fake chicken with a real purpose: CEO of Seattle food tech startup aims to make a lasting difference

Editor’s note: This is one of five profiles of the finalists for Startup CEO of the Year ahead of the 2023 GeekWire… Read More

Illustration: Three spacecraft planned by companies in AWS Space Accelerator program

Apr 18, 2023, 2:00 AM

Amazon Web Services gets set to ignite space accelerator program’s third stage

The 14 startups selected for Amazon Web Services’ third annual AWS Space Accelerator program include a company that’s building 3D-printed… Read More

Apr 14, 2023, 3:23 PM

Here’s how startups can position themselves against big tech in the generative AI race

Startups in the early stages of building generative AI tools should concentrate on specialized verticals such as healthcare, biotech, and… Read More

Apr 13, 2023, 10:10 AM

GeekWire Awards: How this startup CEO adapted to the pandemic, economic downturn and his own fatigue

Editor’s note: This is one of five profiles of the finalists for Startup CEO of the Year ahead of the… Read More

Apr 13, 2023, 8:33 AM

This generative AI startup wants to help content creators in the storyboarding process

What would Marcel the Shell look like in Balenciaga shoes? That’s one prompt a startup developing generative artificial intelligence tools… Read More

Apr 13, 2023, 6:00 AM

This AI understands doctor’s notes: Truveta’s new model finds meaning in messy healthcare data

Healthcare data holds great potential to improve medicine, but mining it is not easy. To get to the gold, Truveta… Read More

Apr 12, 2023, 10:21 AM

Vancouver, B.C., tissue ‘bioprinting’ company inks $75M deal with Novo Nordisk for diabetes, obesity

Vancouver, B.C.-based biotech company Aspect Biosystems inked a partnership worth potentially more than $2.6 billion with Danish biopharma giant Novo… Read More

Apr 11, 2023, 10:25 AM

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

— Mark Adams is stepping down as chief operating officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, the company said today in a regulatory… Read More

Apr 11, 2023, 10:09 AM

Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists at the GeekWire Awards share their entrepreneurship tips

The finalists for the GeekWire Awards Young Entrepreneur of the Year category are at the cutting edge of their respective… Read More

Apr 11, 2023, 7:40 AM

Industrial headset company RealWear and Seattle’s Cascadia Capital terminate SPAC deal

A SPAC deal to take Vancouver, Wash.-based industrial headset company RealWear public has fallen apart. Cascadia Acquisition Corp., the special… Read More

Apr 11, 2023, 6:00 AM

Carbon Robotics lands $30M to sell more weed-destroying machines powered by AI

Turns out that farmers like using lasers to kill weeds. Seattle startup Carbon Robotics raised $30 million to fuel growth… Read More

Apr 10, 2023, 12:58 PM

Carbon removal startup Nori lays off 10 employees, citing market concerns

Nori, a Seattle startup that sells carbon credits to individuals and businesses to offset carbon emissions, laid off 10 employees… Read More

Apr 10, 2023, 11:09 AM

Cannabis company POSaBIT calls off plans to acquire three compliance software firms

POSaBIT announced Friday plans to abandon its acquisition of three cannabis compliance software firms after a third-party proposal resulted in… Read More

Apr 10, 2023, 8:36 AM

Tech Moves: Halo leader departing; Remitly adds board directors; drone vet lands at Rantizo

— Seattle-based fintech company Remitly added two new board members: Ryno Blignaut and Phyllis Campbell. Blignaut is an investor with Silicon… Read More

Apr 10, 2023, 8:00 AM

Amazon and SpaceX vets apply their AI and satellite skills to new carbon accounting startup

Corporations worldwide are committing to shrinking their carbon footprints. But it can get complicated when companies try to calculate how… Read More

Apr 10, 2023, 7:35 AM

Los Angeles venture firm Bonfire eyeing Seattle for B2B startup investments

Another out-of-town venture firm is looking at Seattle for new startup investments. Los Angeles-based Bonfire has backed three Seattle-area startups… Read More

Apr 9, 2023, 3:50 PM

After acquisition by Environ Energy, Seattle startup Scope 5 looks to boost ESG reporting platform

The world of sustainability has changed quite a bit since Scope 5 first got off the ground more than a… Read More

Apr 7, 2023, 2:25 PM

Winning team at UW pitch competition wants to disperse fertilizer on farms via autonomous planes

A group of students at the University of Washington are launching a startup that helps farmers monitor and upkeep their… Read More

Apr 6, 2023, 5:30 AM

Robotics data startup led by former Amazon drone engineers emerges from stealth, raises $4.8M

Benji Barash and Yves Albers-Schoenberg experienced the challenges of robotics development while working on Amazon’s ambitious drone project. Now the… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 2:23 PM

Energy startup CTFusion folds as co-founders land at rival Zap

CTFusion, a spinoff from the University of Washington, has flipped off the reactor and folded up shop. But the startup’s… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 1:43 PM

AI makes its mark in ‘Innovation of the Year’ category at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

If there’s any doubt that 2023 is the Year of Artificial Intelligence, this should put it to rest. Novel and… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 12:54 PM

Tech leaders form alliance to help fuel robotics work in the Pacific Northwest

A trio of tech leaders joined forces to promote the creation of robotics startups in the Pacific Northwest, encouraged by… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 8:12 AM

Minh Le, former Silicon Valley Bank leader in Seattle, joins Stifel Bank as managing director

Longtime Seattle-area tech mainstay Minh Le has joined Stifel Bank as managing director, following a 14-year career with Silicon Valley… Read More

Apr 5, 2023, 7:51 AM

Payscore, a startup that helps property managers and car dealerships verify income, raises $2.2M

Property managers and consumer lenders are dealing with a reported increasing amount of application fraud. A Seattle startup wants to… Read More

Apr 4, 2023, 9:06 AM

Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

The five finalists for CEO of the Year in the 2023 GeekWire Awards are taking on a broad and important… Read More