Startups – Page 68 of 312

Oct 19, 2022, 3:27 PM

Seattle tech vet Linden Rhoads appointed to Univ. of Washington Board of Regents

Linden Rhoads, a longtime Seattle tech leader and former vice provost of commercialization at the University of Washington, will join… Read More

Oct 19, 2022, 10:35 AM

Group14 awarded $100M by Dept. of Energy as part of effort to expand U.S. battery manufacturing

Group14 Technologies, the Woodinville, Wash.-based maker of advanced silicon battery technology, has been awarded $100 million as part of President… Read More

Oct 19, 2022, 8:07 AM

Unified Women’s Healthcare acquires Seattle menopause health startup Gennev

Florida-based women’s health company Unified Women’s Healthcare announced Wednesday that it acquired Seattle startup Gennev for an undisclosed sum. Gennev,… Read More

Oct 18, 2022, 11:01 AM

Meet the new managing director of Techstars Seattle

Techstars Seattle has a new leader: Marius Ciocirlan. The serial entrepreneur and advisor will head up the longstanding Seattle-based accelerator,… Read More

Oct 15, 2022, 10:24 AM

Naveen Jain’s microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome is raising more cash

Seattle-area microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences is raising more cash, according to a new regulatory filing. The filing… Read More

Oct 13, 2022, 1:21 PM

Smart shopping cart maker Veeve adds $6.7M to its basket to reach more grocery stores

Smart shopping cart maker Veeve has added more cash to its basket. The Seattle-based startup raised $6.7 million in new… Read More

Oct 13, 2022, 7:00 AM

Seattle startup launches Bumble-like app for expectant moms and families looking to adopt

Seattle startup PairTree on Thursday announced the launch of an app to more easily connect expectant mothers with families from… Read More

Oct 12, 2022, 3:41 PM

Seattle entrepreneur turns investor rejection letters into NFTs

Ever wonder how investors craft their “rejection letters” to startup founders? You can now find out — via a non-fungible token.… Read More

Oct 12, 2022, 9:00 AM

Kubernetes co-founder, Microsoft Azure CTO invest in new Seattle startup Diagrid

Diagrid, a Seattle startup that offers a fully managed Dapr on Kubernetes service, announced a $20 million Series A round… Read More

Oct 11, 2022, 12:57 PM

Seattle startup Deako lands $13.4M to sell more smart light switch tech

Deako Lighting, a Seattle-based maker of smart light switch technology, raised $13.4 million, according to a new regulatory filing. Deako… Read More

Oct 11, 2022, 8:43 AM

Led by Cisco vets, new Seattle networking startup Hedgehog comes out of stealth

A new Seattle startup called Hedgehog wants to make it easier for companies to use the SONiC operating system for… Read More

Oct 7, 2022, 11:25 AM

TwinStrand CEO and co-founder steps down from Seattle biotech startup amid reported layoffs

TwinStrand Biosciences’ co-founder Jesse Salk has stepped down from the CEO role, according to a statement issued by the Seattle… Read More

Oct 7, 2022, 9:00 AM

Why a slowdown in VC funding might be a good thing for some startups

Last year, venture capitalists went on a spending spree, funneling a dizzying amount of capital into startups with ambitious growth… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 7:00 PM

Elevator Pitch winner Strella Biotechnology has a ripe idea for solving major food waste problem

The ride to the top had a celebratory stop at the GeekWire Summit on Thursday, as the finale of the… Read More

Oct 5, 2022, 7:05 AM

ServiceNow to acquire Seattle data observability startup Era Software

Silicon Valley tech giant ServiceNow announced that it plans to acquire Era Software, a Seattle startup that helps developers manage… Read More

Oct 4, 2022, 3:19 PM

Tech Moves: Wizards of the Coast hires Microsoft exec to lead D&D; Absci adds innovation chief

Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based gaming company owned by Hasbro, hired Dan Rawson for a new role as… Read More

Oct 4, 2022, 10:00 AM

Eclypsium, a Portland security startup that protects device supply chains, raises $25M

Portland, Ore.-based cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raised $25 million to expand its efforts to secure hardware, firmware and software for its… Read More

Oct 4, 2022, 9:30 AM

Seattle startup Xembly raises $15M for AI ‘chief of staff’ that automates tedious conversational tasks

Seattle-based Xembly, makers of an artificial intelligence “chief of staff” designed to automate tedious tasks such as meeting notes, scheduling,… Read More

Oct 4, 2022, 6:00 AM

QorusDocs, which helps companies create and manage sales proposals, raises $10M

Bellevue, Wash.-based software startup QorusDocs raised $10 million in a round led by WestRiver Group. Founded in 2012, the 70-person… Read More

Oct 3, 2022, 7:50 AM

After selling startup to Baidu, tech vets launch company building AI tools for call centers

After selling their last startup to Baidu, a pair of tech vets are jumping back into the crowded space of… Read More

Oct 1, 2022, 10:06 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch: Analyzing the four winning pitches in advance of the live finale

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hear the pitches made by four startup CEOs in the 32 seconds it… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 3:52 PM

Tech Moves: Techstars Seattle leader Isaac Kato steps down after leading accelerator for 3 years

Isaac Kato has stepped down as managing director of Techstars Seattle after leading the startup accelerator program for the past… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 3:22 PM

Why this Microsoft vet quit and launched an EV smart charging startup

In 2014, Brian Grunkemeyer was a Microsoft principal software engineer with a passion for fighting climate change. That year he… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 12:54 PM

Portland Trail Blazers end jersey sponsorship with Seattle crypto startup StormX

The Portland Trail Blazers are ending the team’s jersey sponsorship with Seattle crypto startup StormX. The jersey deal was originally… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 9:49 AM

‘Inventions We Love’ will showcase four Seattle startup innovations at GeekWire Summit

Next week’s GeekWire Summit will showcase a host of technology leaders and innovations impacting the way people live, work, and… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 7:49 AM

Real estate property management software giant RealPage to acquire Seattle startup Knock

Knock, a Seattle software startup that helps apartment property managers, will be acquired by RealPage, a real estate giant backed… Read More

Sep 29, 2022, 4:20 PM

Promising data from large Alzheimer’s study bodes well for this Seattle startup

Alzheimer’s disease researchers were buoyed by positive data released Tuesday from a large clinical trial of an experimental therapy being… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 3:20 PM

Startup developing a hand-held ultrasound tool for the bedside lands $57M

EchoNous, which markets a compact, AI-powered ultrasound tool, has raised $57 million. The funding was noted in a recent regulatory… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 8:30 AM

Mental health startup focused on seniors launches with $32M, backing from Arch Venture Partners

The news: Rippl, a Seattle startup focused on the mental health of seniors, launched Wednesday with $32 million in seed… Read More

Sep 27, 2022, 12:30 PM

Former aQuantive exec launches BaseHubs, an app to connect military personnel to communities

Jeff Lanctot is reenlisting in his quest to use technology to help military personnel and their families. Lanctot has launched… Read More