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Feb 17, 2022, 11:41 AM

Cosmetic review platform RealSelf cuts 13% of workforce, names permanent CEO

Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf last month slashed 13% of its workforce, or about 40 employees, the company confirmed. It… Read More

Feb 17, 2022, 9:00 AM

Democratized diagnostics: Uh-Oh Labs develops tech for accurate COVID home tests and beyond

Biotech startup Uh-Oh Labs wasn’t so much bootstrapped in its early days as it was deadlifted. Founder and CEO Cameron… Read More

Feb 17, 2022, 6:50 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon product vet joins IoT startup; Amazon comms leader moves to Lyft; Doxo adds execs; and more

— San Diego, Calif.-based company Wiliot named Manish Bansal as chief product officer. He joins the IoT startup from Amazon,… Read More

Feb 16, 2022, 2:50 PM

Acumatica names former Unify Square leader John Case as new CEO; Jon Roskill shifts to EQT role

Business technology company Acumatica, maker of cloud-based enterprise resource planning software, named John Case as its new CEO effective March… Read More

Feb 16, 2022, 9:00 AM

Temporal is a unicorn: Developer productivity startup lands $103M at $1.5B valuation

The news: Temporal, a Seattle startup that helps companies write and run cloud applications, has reached unicorn status. The 55-person… Read More

Feb 16, 2022, 7:00 AM

Veteran video game developers, visual effects experts launch new Vancouver B.C. studio Blinkmoon

An Emmy-winning visual effects artist has joined an industry colleague and a veteran video game producer to found a new… Read More

Feb 16, 2022, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Accolade HR chief departs; Seattle startup Membrion adds advisor; and more

— Seattle HR executive Britt Provost departed health benefits platform Accolade and joined marketing software company Siteimprove as its first… Read More

Feb 15, 2022, 3:02 PM

Real estate startup Showdigs raises $7.4M as it looks to grow team and expand across U.S.

Showdigs, a Seattle real estate technology startup, has raised $7.4 million in new funding. Founded in 2018, the company makes… Read More

Feb 14, 2022, 4:23 PM

Video chat startup Zipcan acquired by Teamwork Commerce spinout Hi Touch

Zipcan, a Bend, Ore.-based startup that helps companies embed video chat directly within their existing website or app, has been… Read More

Feb 14, 2022, 8:00 AM

Proxi morphs from trick-or-treating tool to an ambitious mapping startup that just raised $1.2M

Melinda Haughey and other parents were desperate for safe trick-or-treating in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. They began… Read More

Feb 14, 2022, 7:00 AM

Kevala lands $12.1M to address worker shortages for healthcare companies

Seattle-based Kevala, which helps healthcare facilities find and manage workers, has raised $12.1 million. The startup supports staffing, compliance and… Read More

Feb 11, 2022, 1:26 PM

Tech Moves: Indeed hires Zillow economist; Impinj names COO; Amazon vet joins Fabric; more

— Former Zillow Chief Economist Svenja Gudell is now chief economist at Indeed, leading the job search engine’s research team.… Read More

Feb 11, 2022, 10:48 AM

Vaccine startup Curevo takes on pharma giant GSK, raises $60M for trial of shingles shot

Curevo has raised $60 million to develop a new vaccine for shingles, an often-painful condition caused by reactivation of the… Read More

Feb 11, 2022, 10:32 AM

Amperity’s ex-CEO also left board in abrupt departure from billion-dollar Seattle tech startup

Kabir Shahani, who left his position as CEO of Seattle-based marketing tech startup Amperity without public explanation last week, is… Read More

Feb 10, 2022, 9:27 AM

Perfect pivot: Mystery hits $100M valuation after shift from date facilitator to employee engagement

Seattle-based Mystery pivoted during the pandemic to a B2B event-facilitation model intended to boost employee engagement and morale at companies.… Read More

Feb 10, 2022, 8:00 AM

Seattle startup Yardstick launches app for structured job interviews, better hiring decisions

Anyone who has interviewed job applicants by winging it knows the routine: questions in a free-form document, notes on the… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 1:31 PM

Funding news: Materials maker lands $14M, cybersecurity startup raises $4.5M, and more

Here’s a roundup of recent funding news from Pacific Northwest startups: Modumetal, a Seattle-area industrial startup that makes coating technologies,… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 12:58 PM

This Seattle startup just raised $2.2M for an app that detects ear infections

The news: Wavely Diagnostics, a Seattle-based startup developing a smartphone app to detect ear infections, has raised $2.2 million to… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 8:16 AM

Energy-efficiency startup Allumia lands $7.5M to offer no-money-down commercial upgrades

New funding: Seattle-based Allumia has raised $7.5 million. The “Series A2” round was led by existing investor JW Asset Management… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 7:30 AM

Betterment gets into crypto with acquisition of Seattle startup Makara

Investment advisor Betterment has agreed to acquire Makara, a Seattle startup that helps people invest in cryptocurrency. “Makara is to… Read More

Feb 7, 2022, 12:06 PM

Seattle VC says this startup is the ‘fastest growing company I’ve seen’ in 23 years of investing

Weeds may be a fast-growing headache for farmers, but a startup building machinery powered by artificial intelligence to zap them… Read More

Feb 4, 2022, 10:57 PM

Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani steps down

Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani has relinquished the CEO title at the fast-growing Seattle startup, a move that comes seven months… Read More

Feb 4, 2022, 2:37 PM

Cannabis marketplace Leafly closes SPAC merger deal and will go public on Monday

Nearly six months after announcing plans to go public via a SPAC merger, Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace Leafly has sealed the… Read More

Feb 4, 2022, 9:16 AM

Have we hit peak unicorn?

As of this week, there are now more than 1,000 startup unicorns scattered across the globe — a group of… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 1:00 PM

‘The darkest, most bottomless pit in healthcare’: Goodbill raises $3.4M to tackle medical billing

If you dare, try searching online for “hospital bill nightmares.” The query will yield page after page of terrifying, outrageous… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 9:14 AM

Rose Health wins Cambia Grove startup competition for its mental health platform

Mental health company Rose Health took home the crown Wednesday at the annual TRAILS startup competition hosted by Seattle healthcare… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 8:00 AM

The GeekWire Awards return: Nominations now open, table sponsorships available

It has been nearly three years since we gathered the community in-person for the annual GeekWire Awards. But we are… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 7:30 AM

Former Intellectual Ventures leaders launch new startup Tangibly, which helps manage trade secrets

A group of experienced tech execs are leading and backing Tangibly, a new Seattle software startup that launched Thursday with… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 5:00 AM

Flush with cash: Bezos and big-name celebs get behind tree-free toilet paper startup with $5M

The news: Cloud Paper, the Seattle startup that makes toilet paper and paper towels from bamboo in an effort to… Read More

Feb 2, 2022, 9:35 AM

Brightcove acquires video audience insights startup Wicket Labs

Wicket Labs, a Seattle startup that provides audience data to online video providers, has been acquired by publicly traded video… Read More

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