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Jul 27, 2022, 10:29 AM

Startup’s ‘Likewise Arcade’ taps into ‘Wordle’-style popularity to gamify streaming TV and movies

The guessing game is coming to Likewise, the Seattle-area startup that offers personalized picks for movies, TV series and other… Read More

Jul 27, 2022, 8:45 AM

We asked Seattle startups about the economy and its impact on their business

Tech startups are impacted by the shaky economy. But some are feeling it more than others. That was the takeaway… Read More

Jul 27, 2022, 6:30 AM

Seattle startup making it easier to manage single-family rental properties raises $16.7M

The news: Latchel, a platform that facilitates maintenance requests from rental property tenants, raised $16.7 million.  The product: Founded in… Read More

Jul 26, 2022, 9:00 AM

Amazon vets launch Unwrap, a new AI2 spinout that aggregates and analyzes customer feedback

The news: Unwrap, an AI-powered natural language processor that aggregates and analyzes user feedback, raised $3 million after going through… Read More

Jul 26, 2022, 8:59 AM

‘AWS for the travel industry’: Spotnana, backed by Madrona, lands $75M

New York City startup Spotnana announced a $75 million Series B round led by Durable Capital Partners LP. Founded by Sarosh… Read More

Jul 21, 2022, 2:03 PM

Health care startup 98point6 lays off 10% of workforce, but says it’s still in ‘growth mode’

Seattle-based 98point6 recently laid off 10% of its workforce, but the telemedicine startup remains in “growth mode,” according to a… Read More

Jul 21, 2022, 10:10 AM

Rad Power Bikes cuts about 10% of staff, citing economic uncertainty and rising operating costs

Rad Power Bikes is laying off 63 employees, citing an effort to be a more “self-sustaining business” amid the broader… Read More

Jul 21, 2022, 9:41 AM

Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf lays off 11 employees

RealSelf, the Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform, laid off 11 employees, or about 4.7% of its workforce this week. Chief… Read More

Jul 21, 2022, 6:32 AM

Seattle-area cybersecurity startup led by former Amazon principal engineer lands $3.5M

The news: Strac, a software startup building tech that plugs into a company’s website or mobile app to secure sensitive… Read More

Jul 20, 2022, 1:50 PM

Online media vets launch The Cool Down, a platform aspiring to be America’s go-to climate site

Dave Finocchio, co-founder and CEO of the popular sports media outlet Bleacher Report, and Anna Robertson, an ABC and Yahoo… Read More

Jul 20, 2022, 11:25 AM

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes cuts 20% of staff, citing ‘uncertain economic conditions’

Flyhomes is the latest tech startup to cut jobs. The Seattle real estate company laid off approximately 20% of its… Read More

Jul 20, 2022, 7:56 AM

Seattle startup aims to make it easier to invest in social or environmental impact companies

A former finance executive and a veteran software engineer are teaming up to build a platform that allows users to… Read More

Jul 19, 2022, 12:54 PM

Startup building software that helps airlines upsell customers raises $25M

Gordian Software, which builds tech that helps airlines and travel websites upsell customers with add-on features, raised $25 million. The… Read More

Jul 19, 2022, 7:28 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow’s former longtime economist returns; GoFundMe hires Xbox vet; ex-Nike president joins Funko board

— Dr. Skylar Olsen is back at Zillow Group. Olsen spent eight years at the real estate giant, most recently as… Read More

Jul 18, 2022, 3:35 PM

Phaidra, which sells AI tech to industrial customers, raises $25M from DeepMind co-founder, others

Phaidra, a startup building artificial intelligence tools for industrial customers ranging from vaccine manufacturers to paper mills, raised $25 million.… Read More

Jul 18, 2022, 2:08 PM

BC’s green construction unicorn Nexii raises $35M, opens U.S. manufacturing site

New funding: Nexii — a Vancouver, B.C. startup with the distinction of being Canada’s fastest company to ascend from launch… Read More

Jul 14, 2022, 7:06 AM

GeekWire 200 update: Check out which Pacific Northwest startups are moving up the rankings

The latest update to the GeekWire 200 rankings shows four newcomers to the top 10 and several startups making big… Read More

Jul 13, 2022, 9:01 PM

Buyers wanted: Exit opportunities for venture-backed startups sharply decline amid downturn

It’s getting harder for an early-stage company to find a buyer.  The exit value for U.S. venture capital-backed startups in… Read More

Jul 13, 2022, 6:51 AM

Uplevel, a Seattle startup that measures engineer productivity, raises $20M

The news: Seattle startup Uplevel landed $20 million to fuel growth. The 5-year-old company helps engineering teams analyze the effectiveness… Read More

Jul 12, 2022, 8:15 AM

Spinning out science startups: UW’s Institute for Protein Design brings research beyond ivory tower

The Institute for Protein Design is an innovation factory. Since launching a decade ago, the University of Washington institution has… Read More

Jul 11, 2022, 8:36 AM

How remote work is changing tech pay: Seattle startup comp equals Silicon Valley, study says

Remote work is equalizing tech startup pay across the country, with Silicon Valley and San Francisco as the benchmark, and… Read More

Jul 10, 2022, 7:00 PM

Q&A with former NFL star Doug Baldwin about his new role as CEO of a Seattle healthcare startup

Since retiring from the NFL in 2019, former Seattle Seahawks star Doug Baldwin has dipped his toes in the tech… Read More

Jul 8, 2022, 8:00 AM

Seattle startup raises $14M to fuel ambitious plan for a social network built on the blockchain

Metaverse. Web3. Cryptocurrency. Blockchain. NFTs. Peer’s got it all. The new Seattle-based startup riding all the latest tech trends recently… Read More

Jul 7, 2022, 8:53 AM

National and regional VC numbers show Seattle faring better than the rest of the country … so far

Venture capital investments in the U.S. declined more than 23% to $62 billion in the second quarter, from $82 billion… Read More

Jul 6, 2022, 10:36 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft economist joins DOJ antitrust team; AWS director lands at StackOverflow

— Stanford professor Susan Athey, a former consulting chief economist at Microsoft, will join the U.S. Department of Justice as… Read More

Jul 6, 2022, 9:03 AM

Four fintech startups join incubator run by Seattle-area credit union and Univ. of Washington

Four startups outside the Pacific Northwest won the fourth annual BECU Fintech Incubator Competition. The incubator supports fintech startups and… Read More

Jul 6, 2022, 6:00 AM

Flexe is Seattle’s newest unicorn: Warehousing startup lands $119M, reaches $1B valuation

The news: Flexe is the latest to join Seattle’s unicorn club. The 9-year-old company just raised a $119 million Series… Read More

Jul 5, 2022, 9:08 AM

Advantage, bootstrappers: Why avoiding VC funding is helping this Seattle startup amid a downturn

Startups that didn’t raise cash from venture capitalists in recent years might be in a better position to control their… Read More

Jul 2, 2022, 8:29 AM

Supple steaks and tasty veggies: Xerox PARC spinout keeps food fresh at freezing temperatures

A new startup aims to change how food is preserved and stored, using tech that keeps meat, fish and produce… Read More

Jul 1, 2022, 10:11 AM

Startup funding cooldown: Here are the stats for Seattle and the Pacific NW for the first half of 2022

Tech startups in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest raised less than $4 billion in funding in the first half of… Read More

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