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Sep 8, 2021, 8:04 AM

Former Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Sorgen joins Tola Capital as venture partner

Phil Sorgen, a former Microsoft corporate vice president who was most recently chief revenue officer at RingCentral, is joining Seattle-area… Read More

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Sep 8, 2021, 5:00 AM

University of Washington spinout A-Alpha Bio snags $20M for protein-discovery platform

A-Alpha Bio will build lab space in downtown Seattle and beef up its machine learning team with $20 million in… Read More

Sep 7, 2021, 3:56 PM

Study: Blood self-collection device from a Seattle startup accurate for COVID-19 antibody samples

A self-administered device to collect blood yields high-quality antibody samples and works successfully in a high proportion of users, according… Read More

Sep 7, 2021, 3:04 PM

Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital has its eye on Pittsburgh for SPAC acquisition target

Pittsburgh’s tech scene is getting some more love from Seattle. Cascadia Capital, a Seattle-based investment banking firm founded more than… Read More

Sep 7, 2021, 10:13 AM

Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down

Opendoor, the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com… Read More

Kymeta-OneWeb test rig
Sep 7, 2021, 6:00 AM

Kymeta teams up with OneWeb to test mobile satellite broadband service

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp., the mobile connectivity company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has joined forces with OneWeb to… Read More

Sep 6, 2021, 8:00 AM

‘Nick is still with me’: A year after loss of friend and co-founder, Pebblebee CEO pushes ahead at startup

Startup founders face plenty of challenges when it comes to building a company and achieving success. For more than a… Read More

Sep 4, 2021, 6:30 AM

Finding startup opportunities in the pandemic; Windows 11 launch; Defending the Blue Yeti mic

A global pandemic might seem like the wrong time to pursue a new startup idea, given all the uncertainties, but… Read More

Sep 1, 2021, 3:10 PM

98point6 CEO Robbie Cape is no longer with the company in abrupt shakeup at telemedicine startup

98point6 CEO Robbie Cape is no longer working at the heavily-funded virtual healthcare company he helped start in 2015, GeekWire… Read More

Sep 1, 2021, 10:58 AM

Seattle-area video game company ProbablyMonsters raises $200M to build studios

ProbablyMonsters, a video game company headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., announced on Tuesday that it has raised $200 million in a… Read More

Sep 1, 2021, 9:00 AM

Textio brings inclusive writing guidance to LinkedIn, and Seattle startup bounces back after pandemic

Seattle-based augmented writing startup Textio has always sought to help people better communicate where they do their work, whether it’s… Read More

Sep 1, 2021, 7:35 AM

Tech Moves: Azure GM joins Madrona; Microsoft promotes chief scientist; Esper adds exec; more

— Microsoft Azure General Manager and COO Aseem Datar is joining Madrona Venture Group as a partner. The Seattle investment… Read More

Sep 1, 2021, 6:00 AM

AI-powered weed destroying startup harvests $27M round, farmers say laser-blasting machine saves time and cuts pesticide use

Investors are putting more cash behind the self-driving weed-zapping machines made by Carbon Robotics that are attracting attention from farmers… Read More

Aug 31, 2021, 2:34 PM

Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke Kanies, is shutting down

Clickety, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that aimed to help CEOs and managers keep record of their relationships and conversations with… Read More

Aug 31, 2021, 7:51 AM

Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more

— Starbucks Senior Vice President of Technology Wouleta Ayele has departed the Seattle coffee retailer to join California fast-casual restaurant… Read More

Aug 31, 2021, 7:00 AM

Fundraising startup Snap Raise raises $90M as it expands digital platform to aid high school teams

Talk about reaching your fundraising goal. Snap Raise, the Seattle-based startup that helps high school teams and clubs with digital… Read More

Aug 30, 2021, 3:02 PM

Money transfer startup Remitly reveals financial results in preparation for upcoming IPO

Seattle-based money remittance company Remitly disclosed key financial results on Monday afternoon in its Form S-1 registration statement, a key… Read More

Aug 30, 2021, 1:46 PM

Moz co-founder’s venture fund for women-led initiatives makes its first investment

Gillian Muessig isn’t angry about the gender gap in venture capital. She’s just done waiting around for change. “I have… Read More

Aug 30, 2021, 6:00 AM

Uber and Convoy vets land $5.3M for new startup Solo that helps gig workers make more money

Gig economy companies such as Uber, Instacart, goPuff and others have given workers a new way to earn money on… Read More

Aug 27, 2021, 7:15 AM

Toyota, Casio, Shell and others are using this Seattle startup to train their employees

Companies today face a skilled worker shortage. The pandemic has also forced employers to rethink how they train employees. These… Read More

Aug 26, 2021, 8:31 AM

Diagnostics startup ID Genomics snags NIH grant to develop rapid test for COVID-19 variants

Diagnostics startup ID Genomics will accelerate its development of a quick test for variants of the COVID-19 virus with a… Read More

Aug 26, 2021, 8:18 AM

This legal writing startup is using AI to spot misrepresentations in litigation docs

Clearbrief is attracting more investor interest for its AI-powered software that gives legal professionals a way to automatically spot misrepresentations… Read More

Aug 25, 2021, 11:26 AM

Invention network company Xinova to shut down, 5 years after spinning out of Intellectual Ventures

Xinova, a Seattle company that operated a network of inventors, is winding down operations, GeekWire has learned. Xinova spun out… Read More

Aug 25, 2021, 6:00 AM

Real estate startup Flyhomes aims to address homebuyer’s remorse with new guarantee

A remedy for homebuyer’s remorse: Real estate startup Flyhomes today unveiled a new offering called Flyhomes Guarantee for Buyers that gives… Read More

Aug 25, 2021, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Siblings at Seattle startup swap roles; Microsoft CVP departs to focus on DEI; and more

— IoT startup Mason announced that founder and current CEO Jim Xiao will be swapping roles with his sister and… Read More

Aug 25, 2021, 5:00 AM

Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms

Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation… Read More

Aug 24, 2021, 2:23 PM

Seattle-area expense management software startup Center raises $50M

Center, the Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that makes expense management software, has raised $50 million in new funding, the company confirmed… Read More

Aug 24, 2021, 7:44 AM

Zulily co-founders Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon invest in ID verification tech startup Vouched

Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, has landed $4.5 million from investors including Darrell Cavens and Mark… Read More

Aug 24, 2021, 7:30 AM

On The Dyrt road: Co-founders of camping app gain valuable startup insight while living remote vanlife

Caught up in the grind of running their startup for the past several years, Sarah Smith and Kevin Long lost… Read More

Aug 23, 2021, 4:02 PM

Booster Fuels tests consumer offering with mobile gas service at Safeway parking lots in Seattle

Gas and groceries: Booster Fuels is expanding with a new consumer service that features its mobile gasoline trucks in Safeway parking… Read More

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