Startups – Page 74 of 312

Jun 13, 2022, 6:00 AM

Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Echodyne, the radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is announcing its biggest influx of… Read More

Jun 12, 2022, 6:56 AM

Here’s what young entrepreneurs and investors think about crypto

Crypto has gone mainstream. Once an esoteric investment held by a select group of people on the internet, it’s now… Read More

Jun 11, 2022, 7:52 AM

Finance and tech vets target tech workers with new wealth management firm

A trio of technology and finance veterans are taking on large banks and multi-family offices with a new wealth management… Read More

Jun 10, 2022, 3:32 PM

Home repair service Keepe lays off staff as economic uncertainty spooks startups

Over the past year, home repair marketplace startup Keepe tripled its enterprise customer base and grew work order volume by… Read More

Jun 10, 2022, 7:11 AM

Boulder Care raises $36M to grow telehealth platform to treat opioid addiction

Boulder Care, the Portland startup using telehealth to treat people with substance use disorder, has raised $36 million in new… Read More

Jun 9, 2022, 5:45 PM

Convoy, which just raised $260M, lays off 7% of workforce in latest tech startup cuts

Convoy laid off 7% of its staff Thursday, becoming the latest tech company to slash headcount amid an uncertain economic… Read More

Jun 9, 2022, 10:55 AM

David Baker, head of Seattle’s Institute for Protein Design, launches London biotech startup

Prolific biotech co-founder and University of Washington scientist David Baker, head of the UW Institute for Protein Design, has launched… Read More

Jun 9, 2022, 9:48 AM

Industrial wearables maker RealWear acquires Genba and Seattle startup’s voice tech

RealWear, the Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of wearable assisted reality tech for industrial workers, has acquired Seattle-based Genba, whose software serves… Read More

Jun 9, 2022, 5:00 AM

Direct-to-consumer casket startup raises $3.5M to boost product line and shipping speeds

Titan Casket, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised $3.5… Read More

Jun 8, 2022, 12:23 PM

New venture fund aims to provide capital for entrepreneurs south of Seattle in Tacoma area

The news: Founded two years ago, Tacoma Venture Fund has made several investments in early-stage startups across the Pacific Northwest,… Read More

Jun 8, 2022, 9:26 AM

Fintech startup SecureSave, co-led by Suze Orman, raises $11M

SecureSave, the Seattle-area financial technology startup co-led by TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman, has raised $11 million in new… Read More

Jun 7, 2022, 8:19 PM

Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens

Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations… Read More

Jun 6, 2022, 3:06 PM

Inspired by scientist CEOs, Seattle startup lands $9.75M to build up drug discovery platform

A biotech startup born of an academic research project and inspired by emerging companies led by scientific founders is growing… Read More

Jun 6, 2022, 2:26 PM

Tech Moves: Former Expedia exec named Remitly CFO; Beckett hires Seattle exec as CEO; more

— Hemanth Munipalli, a longtime finance exec most recently at Expedia Group, joined Remitly as CFO effective July 18. Munipalli… Read More

Jun 6, 2022, 10:09 AM

Dutchie lays off 8% of workforce, citing ‘dramatic market shift,’ in latest cannabis tech company cuts

Dutchie, a Bend, Ore.-based software startup that serves cannabis retailers, has laid off 8% of its workforce. GeekWire confirmed the… Read More

Jun 4, 2022, 10:03 AM

‘Wild times’ for tech startups: Making sense of the uncertainty with Madrona’s Tim Porter

What the heck is going on in the economy, and how will the market gyrations impact startups and venture capital?… Read More

Jun 3, 2022, 6:15 AM

Q&A: Seattle startups may be insulated from the downturn, and other insights from VC Chris DeVore

With fears of an economic hurricane approaching the U.S. economy, venture capitalists are advising tech companies to cut expenses and… Read More

Jun 2, 2022, 11:28 AM

Founded less than a year ago, security startup Chainguard lands $50M

Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup founded in October, has raised $50 million. The startup, which is remote but has… Read More

Jun 2, 2022, 10:30 AM

ProfoundBio, led by Seagen veterans, raises $70M

ProfoundBio has raised $70 million to advance two of its oncology drug candidates into clinical trial. The company is developing… Read More

Jun 2, 2022, 7:08 AM

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swoops up YourMechanic

Wrench, a 7-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, has reeled in another competitor with the acquisition… Read More

Jun 1, 2022, 3:59 PM

RealWear, which builds head-mounted headsets for frontline workers, lands $23.5M

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells “assisted reality” smart devices used by frontline workers, closed a $23.5 million round.… Read More

Jun 1, 2022, 2:11 PM

Tech Moves: Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta; Qualtrics CTO retiring; and more

— Longtime Meta leader Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down this fall. Sandberg, chief operating officer and the No. 2 in… Read More

May 31, 2022, 10:20 AM

Seattle biotech startup backed by Gates Foundation launches trial for snail fever vaccine

The first patient has been dosed with a vaccine for the tropical disease schistosomiasis, developed by Seattle biotech company PAI… Read More

May 31, 2022, 8:58 AM

Tech Moves: Meta engineering director lands at Seattle startup Mason

Brian Hook joined Seattle startup Mason as chief technology officer after nearly eight years at Meta. Hook was most recently… Read More

May 28, 2022, 8:00 AM

Ex-golf pro links with Seattle-area AI experts on app that uses 3D motion analysis to improve game

Before you take yet another mulligan, consider that the tool to improving your golf game might not be found in… Read More

May 27, 2022, 12:32 PM

Seattle startup JetClosing, which launched in 2016 to digitize home closing process, is shutting down

JetClosing, a 6-year-old Seattle startup that digitizes the home closing process for buyers, sellers, and realtors, is shutting down, GeekWire… Read More

May 27, 2022, 11:21 AM

‘We’re going to produce a lot more startups’: Seattle University aims to boost entrepreneurship

Peter Rowan wants Seattle University to be more plugged into the local startup ecosystem. He became the executive director of… Read More

May 27, 2022, 10:45 AM

Fishery monitoring software wins $25K at Univ. of Washington student startup competition

A student team from Simon Fraser University developing a way to use artificial intelligence to monitor fishing activity took home… Read More

May 27, 2022, 10:39 AM

Robotic exoskeleton startup wins Oregon life and biosciences angel competition

Wearable robotics startup Biomotum took home $300,000 at the Angel Oregon Life and Bioscience grand final event Thursday in Portland.… Read More

May 27, 2022, 9:17 AM

Tech Moves: Elizabeth Scallon departs Amazon for HP; Fauna hires marketing exec; and more

Elizabeth Scallon, a Seattle tech veteran who was most recently at Amazon, is now at HP as director of Incubation… Read More