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Dec 29, 2022, 7:00 AM

Digital health leaders share predictions on what to expect in 2023

Funding for digital health startups and initiatives soared during the pandemic as entrepreneurs and consumers increasingly embraced telehealth, remote monitoring,… Read More

Dec 28, 2022, 9:39 AM

The 10 biggest funding rounds for Pacific Northwest startups in 2022

Venture capitalists slowed investments this year in response to the cooling economy. But some startups were still able to secure… Read More

Dec 28, 2022, 8:39 AM

The 4-day work week is good for business, according to these Seattle startups

When Seattle startup Uplevel adopted a four-day week in January, it was betting on the fact that employees would get… Read More

Dec 28, 2022, 7:30 AM

The first 10 calls every life science entrepreneur should make

William Canestaro has nurtured a lot of startups. As managing director of Washington Research Foundation and WRF Capital, the foundation’s… Read More

Dec 21, 2022, 3:59 PM

Tech Moves: Meta exec joins AI startup, Lyell Immunopharma hires new CEO; and more

— Claudiu Bulai is now chief innovation officer at Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Quantarium. Bulai previously spent five years at Meta,… Read More

Dec 21, 2022, 10:10 AM

Congrats, it’s a startup! Husband-and-wife team’s new baby is Bubbe, a high-tech feeding bottle

Plenty of founders have been known to regard a new startup as their “baby.” Some are even influenced by a… Read More

Dec 20, 2022, 7:30 AM

Legal tech startup Lexion is using GPT-3 to help lawyers write summaries and suggest edits

Seattle legal tech startup Lexion is the latest company to take advantage of GPT-3, the language model from OpenAI that… Read More

Dec 19, 2022, 7:36 AM

Co-CEOs? After Salesforce shakeup, startup duos explain how they make the model work

For more than a decade, Todd Schwartz and Evan Richman have been sitting directly across from each other in the… Read More

Dec 15, 2022, 9:00 AM

Seattle cybersecurity startup that aims to protect machine learning-based code lands $13.5M

Protect AI, a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity tech tailored to code that powers artificial intelligence and machine learning programs,… Read More

Dec 15, 2022, 8:05 AM

Tech Moves: Karat, Common Room, Aduro hire execs; longtime Microsoft cloud leader departs

— Karat, a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, hired two new executives. Karat raised a $110 million Series C… Read More

Dec 14, 2022, 11:17 AM

Seattle-area software services firm AFour Technologies acquired by ACL Digital

AFour Technologies, a Redmond, Wash.-based software engineering services company founded in 2007, was acquired by ACL Digital, another software services… Read More

Dec 14, 2022, 8:49 AM

After advising Starbucks’ NFT project, Seattle tech vets Adam Brotman and Andy Sack raise $10M for Web3 startup

Two longtime Seattle-area tech leaders are teaming up on a new startup that sells NFT-based customer engagement tech to consumer-facing… Read More

Dec 13, 2022, 10:31 AM

Historic fusion energy achievement will boost Pacific Northwest’s burgeoning startups

U.S. physicists have accomplished a feat the world has pursued for more than 60 years: producing more energy from fusion… Read More

Dec 13, 2022, 8:33 AM

Tech Moves: Qumulo co-founder returns; Allen Institute adds execs; and more

— The Allen Institute named two new executives: Helen Protheroe as executive director of global partnerships and philanthropy, and Arden… Read More

Dec 10, 2022, 8:00 AM

Sustainable shoes: This startup created baby shoes that can dissolve in water

Instead of throwing out used baby shoes, a Portland, Ore., startup want you to boil them. Woolybubs founders Jesse and… Read More

Dec 9, 2022, 10:35 AM

Toastmasters adopts AI-powered speech analytics technology from Seattle startup Yoodli

Can artificial intelligence strengthen human connections by improving public speaking? That’s the ambition of a new partnership between Toastmasters International… Read More

Dec 9, 2022, 10:11 AM

Seattle startup Banzai to go public via SPAC and acquire marketing tech company Hyros

Banzai, a Seattle marketing software startup, announced Thursday that it will go public after it agreed to merge with a… Read More

Dec 8, 2022, 10:45 AM

Rad Power Bikes lays off employees for the third time this year

Rad Power Bikes is conducting its third round of layoffs this year, citing an effort to reduce costs amid the broader… Read More

Dec 8, 2022, 7:56 AM

Fresh fuel: Seattle camper rental service Cabana lands $3M to expand fleet

Seattle-based Cabana is fueling up on cash to service growing demand, announcing Thursday that it landed $3 million to boost… Read More

Dec 8, 2022, 7:52 AM

Tech Moves: GitHub hires chief product officer; ex-RealSelf leader joins Oggvo; ex-Adaptive CFO lands at Capella Space

— Maureen Ezekwugo is now CEO of Oggvo, which develops customer review management software for small- to medium-sized businesses. Ezekwugo… Read More

Dec 7, 2022, 11:23 AM

Seattle startup Pebble, which helps create health benefit plans for small businesses, lands $12M

Seattle health benefits startup Pebble publicly launched Wednesday and announced $17.3 million in total funding, including a $12 million second… Read More

Dec 7, 2022, 10:36 AM

SPAC deal folds for Seattle biotech startup, months after IPO withdrawal

A deal to take Seattle biotech company Intrinsic Medicine public via a SPAC merger has fallen apart. The SPAC deal,… Read More

Dec 7, 2022, 8:00 AM

Keyplay, a new Seattle startup led by veteran entrepreneur Adam Schoenfeld, raises $3M

Keyplay emerged from stealth mode Wednesday, announcing $3 million in funding and the launch of its subscription-based platform that aggregates… Read More

Dec 6, 2022, 9:44 AM

Seattle public sector bidding startup DemandStar acquired by GTY Technologies

Holdings company GTY Technologies acquired DemandStar, a Seattle startup that offers a public sector bidding marketplace. “We’ve had quite a… Read More

Dec 5, 2022, 12:25 PM

OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot sparks excitement and concern from investors, entrepreneurs, researchers

“Extremely impressive.” “Incredibly rich.” “Super exciting.” That’s how tech leaders are describing ChatGPT, the new conversational chatbot model released last… Read More

Dec 5, 2022, 10:22 AM

A new firm founded by ex-Boeing leaders aims to boost health startups with diverse teams

Pier 70 Ventures, a new healthcare-focused venture firm led by managing partners with deep expertise in nurturing startups, is placing… Read More

Dec 5, 2022, 8:26 AM

Social giving startup Give InKind acquired by gift card company Wolfe

Give InKind, a Tacoma, Wash.-based startup that helps people create giving platforms to support their friends and family, was acquired… Read More

Dec 3, 2022, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Armoire, Esper and Smarsh add leaders; Dutchie hires Toast exec as CEO

— Online clothing rental startup Armoire added three new hires. Founded in 2016, Armoire has experimented to find the right… Read More

Dec 2, 2022, 7:43 AM

Former Starbucks and Amazon exec leading stealthy NFT search and discovery startup

A new Seattle startup is jumping into the nascent world of NFTs in an attempt to build a search and… Read More

Dec 1, 2022, 8:35 PM

Aizen acquires Kurvv, a Seattle startup that helps predict equipment failure

Bellevue, Wash.-based Kurvv, which sells AI tools that predict equipment failure, is being acquired by Aizen, an AI-focused fintech startup… Read More

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