Startups – Page 87 of 312

Sep 23, 2021, 4:30 AM

Former Concur, Expedia execs back Spotnana, a startup aiming to rethink business travel software

It’s unclear if business travel will bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. But that isn’t stopping investors from betting on a… Read More

Sep 22, 2021, 9:25 PM

Remitly prices IPO at $43/share; Seattle fintech giant valued at nearly $7B

Remitly will be valued at nearly $7 billion when it goes public on Thursday. The Seattle company priced shares at… Read More

Sep 22, 2021, 12:53 PM

The most successful accelerator cohort ever: How this Techstars Seattle class produced 3 unicorns

In 2011, the world was still recovering from the financial crisis a couple of years earlier. The startup economy wasn’t… Read More

Sep 22, 2021, 5:00 AM

Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies manage solar assets

New funding: Seattle-based Omnidian announced a $33 million investment round today, bringing the climate tech company’s total funding to $53.4… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 8:57 AM

Inside the shakeup at 98point6: Board member explains abrupt CEO change at well-funded startup

The board of directors at fast-growing Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 let go of co-founder and CEO Robbie Cape last month… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 8:55 AM

‘Future of coffee’ arrives with release of Seattle’s Atomo, a first-of-its-kind molecular cold brew

The “future of coffee” has arrived — at least for the 1,000 or so people who will get a chance… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 6:00 AM

Glowforge cuts deal with Michaels to expand retail reach of its 3D laser printers

Glowforge has signed on with a new retail partner in a bid to get its 3D laser printers and other… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 6:00 AM

Why Ellen DeGeneres, Shaun White and others are backing a Seattle startup that’s cutting food waste

Shelf Engine is tapping the promotional power of celebrities to spread the word about the environmental and social impacts of… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 12:00 PM

‘Morale as a service’: How this startup went from facilitating dates to employee engagement

Mystery, the Seattle startup that launched two years ago with mystery dates, is riding the success of a pandemic-induced pivot… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 11:34 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle startup TomboyX names new CEO; T-Mobile appoints general counsel; and more

— Gender-neutral underwear maker TomboyX promoted COO Leslie Garrard to CEO. Co-founders Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez will continue to… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 6:00 AM

Membrion raises $3M for wastewater treatment tech and plans to double size of Seattle facility

Membrion, the Seattle startup that manufactures specialized membranes for treating wastewater, has added $3 million to an earlier Series A… Read More

Sep 18, 2021, 6:30 AM

‘They proved me wrong.’ Investor who passed on Seattle startup Remitly analyzes its upcoming IPO

Jason Stoffer was still early in his career at venture capital firm Maveron in 2012 when he declined an opportunity… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 10:32 AM

Real estate investment app Concreit launches with $6M in new funding

A new online investment platform is on the block, with an app launched this week and $6 million in new… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 9:47 AM

5G Open Innovation Lab adds new ag tech partner and names 12 startups in fourth cohort

The 5G Open Innovation Lab, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup program, has named the 12 startups selected to participate in its… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 9:00 AM

Seattle HR startup Humanly lands $4.2M to help companies automate parts of the interview process

Humanly has raised more cash to fuel growth for its HR software that helps companies screen job candidates, schedule interviews,… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 8:00 AM

Seattle investors back Battlesnake, makers of a growing game that turns coding into competition

Programmers looking to experiment or get better at the tools and technology that they use for their day jobs are… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 7:00 AM

Auto care giant Bridgestone invests in Seattle mobile car repair startup Wrench

In just four years, mobile car service Wrench has grown from a startup with 30 employees in Seattle to a… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 10:57 AM

Seattle-area startup Zenoti acquires salon management software maker SuperSalon

Seattle-area startup Zenoti has acquired SuperSalon, another company that builds software for salons and spas. Terms of the deal were… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 8:19 AM

Remitly aims to raise up to $332M at $6.5B valuation in IPO for Seattle fintech giant

Remitly set terms for its IPO on Tuesday. The fintech company expects to raise $284.6 million, or $332.6 million if… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 7:36 AM

Cloud automation provider SkyKick lands $130M, riding pandemic tailwinds from digital acceleration

The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation for companies across various industries. That’s good news for SkyKick, a Seattle startup that… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 7:00 AM

Seattle compliance automation startup Strike Graph raises $8M to fuel growth and expand services

Seattle compliance automation startup Strike Graph has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Tuesday.… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 6:00 AM

Former Zillow execs raise cash from SoftBank for vacation home startup Pacaso amid controversy in Wine Country

It’s been less than a year since Pacaso officially launched. But the fast-growing real estate startup has already hit a… Read More

Sep 11, 2021, 7:00 AM

Seattle startup Lalo is latest ‘death tech’ innovator, with an app to share and collect stories and more

Juan Medina first considered the idea for his new startup back in 2003, after the death of his father, when… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 4:20 PM

Seattle-area psychedelics startup CaaMTech raises $22M to advance to human testing

CaaMTech, a Seattle-area startup developing new psychedelic agents, has raised $22 million in funding, the company announced this week. The… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 3:28 PM

Seattle startup RareCyte raises $24M to advance new high-speed cell imaging platform

Seattle-based startup RareCyte announced $24 million in new funding on Thursday to advance its applications for the analysis of cells.… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 7:52 AM

Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes

When COVID-19 served up a global crisis that threatened to sink his startup, Keenan O’Leary shifted his plans to help… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 7:27 AM

Tech Moves: Bill-Gates backed Kymeta adds new co-CEOs; ex-Zillow exec joins Roofstock board

— Former Zillow and OfferUp executive Chloe Harford joined the board of directors at Oakland, Calif.-based Roofstock. She also currently… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 3:26 PM

Seattle startup Cyrus inks protein-design deal with immune biotech Selecta worth up to $1.5 billion

Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology is entering a protein engineering collaboration with Boston-based Selecta Biosciences that could pull in up to $1.5… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 5:30 AM

Seattle startup AccelByte raises $10M to help developers build multiplayer online games

Seattle-based startup AccelByte has raised $10 million. Founded in 2016, AccelByte is a backend tools provider for “live service” video… Read More

Sep 8, 2021, 8:43 AM

Shutterstock pays $110M to acquire PicMonkey, a photo editing and graphic design software maker

Publicly-traded photography giant Shutterstock has acquired PicMonkey, a Seattle startup founded nine years ago that provides online photo editing and… Read More