Startups – Page 84 of 312

Nov 30, 2021, 3:00 PM

Cannabis analytics startup Headset, led by Leafly founders, raises more cash

The news: Cannabis analytics company Headset on Tuesday announced that it raised $8.6 million in funding. That includes $3 million… Read More

Nov 30, 2021, 2:35 PM

GeekWire 200 update: Deal mania shakes up rankings of top PNW startups

This year’s “deal mania” shook up the ranks of companies on the GeekWire 200, our index of the Pacific Northwest’s… Read More

Nov 26, 2021, 6:00 AM

This startup is helping Microsoft and others figure out how to cut their carbon footprint

People can’t see or smell carbon dioxide or methane gas. But saving the Earth from the worst effects of a… Read More

Nov 24, 2021, 8:28 AM

Tech Moves: Accolade appoints execs; Vacasa adds board member ahead of SPAC deal; and more

— Health benefits platform Accolade hired Carolina Lobo as chief marketing officer and Eve Stacey as chief customer officer. Lobo… Read More

Nov 23, 2021, 8:00 AM

Cloud governance software startup Corestack lands $30M

The news: Seattle-area startup CoreStack raised a $30 million Series B round led by Avatar Growth Capital. The gist: CoreStack sells “cloud… Read More

Nov 23, 2021, 7:39 AM

We asked seven venture capitalists if the metaverse is the next big thing or just a lot of hype

What is the metaverse? How far off is it? And will this represent a tectonic technological platform shift — along… Read More

Nov 22, 2021, 2:12 PM

Funding roundup: Nick Hanauer’s Second Avenue backs gift-box venture; support for Alzheimer’s app

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — Online gift-giving startup Knack announced a… Read More

Nov 22, 2021, 9:07 AM

GM acquires 25% stake in Seattle’s Pure Watercraft to accelerate future of electric powerboating

A Seattle startup with a vision for electric powerboating is joining forces with a legacy automaker that is shifting its… Read More

Nov 19, 2021, 7:58 AM

Funding news: Angel conference backs brain device startup, weapons detection company lands $10M

The news: Five startups jostled for $200,000 in funding in the final round of the Seattle Angel Conference, with new… Read More

Nov 18, 2021, 5:00 PM

Seattle appraisal startup Aloft lands $20M from real estate heavyweights

The news: Seattle-based real estate startup Aloft raised $20 million to grow its software platform used for home appraisals. The… Read More

Nov 18, 2021, 3:44 PM

Here are the Washington state companies that made Deloitte’s annual list of fastest-growing firms

Seattle’s reputation as a technology and innovation hub was further cemented by the release of Deloitte’s 2021 “North American Technology… Read More

Nov 18, 2021, 11:39 AM

Spam smackdown: Hiya claims ‘massive step forward’ using AI against illegal phone calls

Seattle-based tech company Hiya says it has achieved a new milestone in the battle against spam phone calls, using artificial… Read More

Nov 18, 2021, 10:19 AM

Washington Dept. of Commerce helps launch ‘Equitable Innovations Accelerator’

A new program aims to provide early-stage funding for Washington state tech startups founded by entrepreneurs who are Black, women,… Read More

Nov 18, 2021, 10:13 AM

BitTitan hit with layoffs following Idera acquisition

Idera is laying off BitTitan employees following its acquisition of the Bellevue, Wash.-based cloud service provider. A new WARN filing… Read More

Nov 17, 2021, 4:14 PM

Real estate startup Place comes out of nowhere with $100M round, led by Goldman at $1B valuation

Real estate technology and services company Place just raised the first outside capital in its history: a $100 million Series… Read More

Nov 17, 2021, 2:29 PM

Funding news: AI-fueled drug discovery startup and auto safety company raise cash

The news: Variational AI, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new small molecule drugs, has raised… Read More

Nov 17, 2021, 1:21 PM

Portland’s peer-to-peer adventure van renter GoCamp acquired by leading vehicle modifier

GoCamp, a Portland-based company whose platform enables camper van owners to rent their vehicles to other adventurous types, has been… Read More

Nov 17, 2021, 8:52 AM

Q&A with James Gwertzman, Seattle gaming vet who just joined Andreessen Horowitz as an investor

Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz is bringing on its first-ever general partner based in the Seattle region. The famed… Read More

Nov 16, 2021, 4:08 PM

Seattle startup calls Meta’s VR glove prototype ‘substantively identical’ to its own patented tech

Meta made a big announcement Tuesday about how it hopes to bring touch to the virtual world through the use… Read More

Nov 16, 2021, 10:53 AM

Tech Moves: Payscale CEO steps down; a16z adds Seattle-based partner; Madrona hires investor

— Scott Torrey stepped down as CEO of compensation data company Payscale. A SAP Concur veteran, Torrey took over as… Read More

Nov 15, 2021, 11:42 PM

Univ. of Washington spinout aims to detect eye and body movement using sensors embedded in paper

A new company out of the University of Washington launched this week with technology to sense human gestures, body functions… Read More

Nov 15, 2021, 8:00 AM

Andreessen Horowitz leads $5M round for new blockchain gaming startup led by Microsoft vets

A new Seattle startup led by longtime entrepreneur Rahul Sood is combining a flurry of the latest tech trends — NFTs,… Read More

Nov 15, 2021, 6:37 AM

Modumetal founder Christina Lomasney takes tech transfer role at Pacific Northwest National Lab

Christina Lomasney, the co-founder and former CEO of high-tech metal startup Modumetal, has joined The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL),… Read More

Nov 12, 2021, 7:00 AM

Funding news: New crypto firm; a real estate investing platform; hydrogen fuel; B2B marketing

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — Seattle-based real estate investment platform Cash Flow Portal… Read More

Nov 11, 2021, 9:00 AM

How this Seattle startup is helping shift HR diversity efforts from ‘touchy-feely’ to data driven

The news: Seattle startup Included raised a $1.9 million pre-seed round from FlyingFish, SignalFire and Ascend. Putting data in DEI: In the… Read More

Nov 11, 2021, 8:08 AM

New ‘rolling’ investment fund led by Seattle tech vets targets startups capitalizing on 5G

Seattle-area tech veterans Jim Brisimitzis and Kevin Ober are leading a new investment fund targeting startups that go through the 5G Open… Read More

Nov 10, 2021, 2:40 PM

Tech Moves: OfferUp adds diversity chief; Convoy engineering VP departs; ex-Twitter VP joins Kraken

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp announced Melinda Starbird as the company’s first chief people and diversity officer. Starbird previously was VP… Read More

Nov 10, 2021, 12:39 PM

Rapid COVID-19 test maker Anavasi Diagnostics lands funding from National Institutes of Health

The gist: Woodinville, Wash.-based startup Anavasi Diagnostics will advance the commercialization of its rapid COVID-19 test with $14.9 million in… Read More

Nov 10, 2021, 6:00 AM

Gut health startup Viome raises $54M to develop cancer diagnostics and sell microbiome kits

Viome Life Sciences has raised $54 million. The funding will bolster the company’s efforts to develop cancer diagnostics and support… Read More

Nov 10, 2021, 3:00 AM

Seattle-area startup Inventprise gets backing from Gates Foundation for pneumonia shot

Inventprise has been slowly growing in Redmond, Wash., expanding into four research and manufacturing facilities to support early development of… Read More