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Nov 4, 2022, 9:00 AM

Why veteran entrepreneur Jane Park chose crowdfunding to raise capital for her latest startup

When Jane Park launched Julep Beauty back in 2007, she needed to raise capital the old fashioned way: pitching to… Read More

Nov 3, 2022, 2:54 PM

Why big data is not a priority anymore, and other key AI trends to watch

Artificial Intelligence models that generate entirely new content are creating a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs. And engineers are learning… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 5:02 PM

Tech Moves: Syndio and Porch Group hire CFOs; Meta exec joins Absci board; and more

Seattle startup Syndio hired Milan Parikh as its new chief financial officer. Parikh is a longtime finance leader and was… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 4:18 PM

LeadScorz, which uses AI to analyze sales leads, lands $5.6M

LeadScorz, an AI-based marketing tool that analyzes digital sales leads, landed $5.6 million in a Series A round to fuel… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 9:26 AM

Flickr CEO, Intuit CTO invest in new cloud infrastructure startup led by ex-AWS engineers

Seattle-area startup Momento came out of stealth mode Wednesday, announcing a $15 million seed round led by Bain Capital that… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 8:48 AM

Seattle-area startup developing Web3 mobile numbers that mint as NFTs raises cash

3NUM, a new Seattle-area startup led by cybersecurity and gaming vets, just raised a pre-seed round to help develop a… Read More

Nov 2, 2022, 7:36 AM

Health informatics startup Truveta unveils search engine to probe data from 70M patients

More than two years after its founding, health data startup Truveta released a platform Tuesday that provides access to information… Read More

Nov 1, 2022, 2:53 PM

Portland startup raises $5.5M for tech that monitors reliability of cloud products

Metrist, a Portland-based startup designed to monitor the reliability of cloud services and products from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure… Read More

Nov 1, 2022, 12:22 PM

Court filings: CommerceIQ to buy assets of Seattle’s Ideoclick as Amazon agencies face tough market

CommerceIQ, a Silicon Valley e-commerce company that helps retailers boost online sales on Amazon and Walmart, is set to acquire… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 1:58 PM

Netflix acquires Seattle game studio Spry Fox

Netflix on Monday announced the acquisition of Seattle-based game development studio Spry Fox, which will become the streaming giant’s sixth… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 12:00 PM

Seattle entrepreneur acquires Sook, a tool to take on Amazon and boost small business discovery

To satisfy his desire to help shoppers better discover products from small businesses and to help those businesses compete against… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 10:58 AM

Seattle startup developing therapies based on human milk to go public via SPAC merger

Seattle startup Intrinsic Medicine plans to go public through a merger with a shell company, Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. The… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 9:57 AM

Univ. of Washington is 24th in ranking of top 100 colleges based on startup founders

The University of Washington is ranked No. 24 in a new list of the top 100 universities in the world… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 8:11 AM

Meet the 12 startups in the newest Techstars Seattle class

Techstars Seattle on Monday unveiled the startups participating in its latest cohort, as another round of companies gets ready to… Read More

Oct 31, 2022, 6:00 AM

Another logistics startup emerges in Seattle: Convoy vets land $2.4M to tackle trucking analytics

New funding: Seattle-area trucking analytics startup GoodShip raised $2.4 million in a round led by Fuse, with participation from Cercano… Read More

Oct 29, 2022, 11:10 AM

Virtual care startup aiming to improve rural health via headsets raises cash

Hippo Technologies, a Vancouver, Wash.-area startup developing tech to connect patients in rural areas with specialists, raised seed funding from… Read More

Oct 28, 2022, 11:47 AM

Healthcare startup Gabbi lands $4.4M to help women assess breast cancer risk and take action

Gabbi, a Portland, Ore.-based startup building a tool to help women assess their risk for breast cancer, raised $4.4 million.… Read More

Oct 28, 2022, 10:43 AM

Seattle-area health data analytics company Advata lays off employees

Seattle-area health data analytics provider Advata, recently formed from the merger of six companies, is the latest tech company in… Read More

Oct 27, 2022, 6:00 AM

Reclaim, a calendar software startup that creates schedules for teams, raises more cash

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based Reclaim.ai raised an additional $3.2 million. The 16-person company launched in 2019 and has raised $9.5… Read More

Oct 26, 2022, 6:00 AM

Needl, a YC startup based in Seattle, raises $2.5M to build ‘a search bar for your entire life’

Needl, a Seattle startup building a personal search product that pulls information from across different web apps, raised $2.5 million.… Read More

Oct 26, 2022, 6:00 AM

Expense management startup Center lands $15M, adds Clear co-founder to board

Bellevue, Wash.-based expense management software startup Center raised an additional $15 million to help fuel growth. Center targets mid-market companies… Read More

Oct 25, 2022, 10:22 AM

Contract lifecycle management company Icertis is raising more cash

Update, Oct. 31: Icertis issued a press release noting $150 million in new capital, including a revolving credit facility and… Read More

Oct 25, 2022, 6:30 AM

Portland fintech startup that targets wedding industry lands $2.3M

Rock Paper Coin, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that aims to streamline payments for wedding vendors, raised $2.3 million. The company… Read More

Oct 24, 2022, 2:59 PM

Seattle startup and U.S. universities land $3.77M USDA grant to develop AI tech for indoor farming

The news: Seattle-based indoor agriculture startup Koidra will share a $3.77 million research grant with Ohio State University, Rutgers University,… Read More

Oct 24, 2022, 2:25 PM

Convoy lays off more employees as part of reorganization at Seattle trucking startup

Seattle-based trucking marketplace startup Convoy is doing another round of layoffs. It’s the latest tech company to trim headcount amid… Read More

Oct 24, 2022, 10:53 AM

Tech Moves: Madrona hires former Bezos technical advisor; Seattle Children’s names COO

— Seattle-based firm Madrona Venture Group appointed Wei Gao as venture partner and Anna Baird as operating partner. Gao was… Read More

Oct 24, 2022, 8:24 AM

Ex-Nike COO invests in Seattle-area startup led by K2 vets that helps companies build mobile apps

Jigx, a Seattle-area mobile software development company founded in 2020, just landed new funding from former Nike COO Erik Sprunk,… Read More

Oct 22, 2022, 9:02 AM

Why this Seattle venture capitalist moved to a farm — and the startup lessons learned along the way

Aviel Ginzburg has been splitting time between taking calls from startup founders and tending to his farm. The software engineer,… Read More

Oct 20, 2022, 10:53 AM

Lithos, a Seattle agtech startup that uses basalt rocks to help farmers remove carbon, lands $6.3M

Lithos, a Seattle startup applying carbon capture technology in an agricultural setting, announced Thursday that it raised a $6.29 million… Read More

Oct 20, 2022, 9:06 AM

Life sciences entrepreneurs offer advice on launching and building startups

The University of Washington recently hosted a panel of five entrepreneurs to discuss what it takes to launch a life… Read More

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