Startups – Page 92 of 312

Jun 29, 2021, 5:00 AM

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and teen daughter cook up a new food-focused social media startup

Sophia Rascoff and her dad, Zillow co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff, like to take on new dishes in the… Read More

Jun 27, 2021, 7:00 AM

How a Seattle fintech entrepreneur built a network of support through multiple organizations

Seattle is home to a handful of fintech companies, notably money transfer startup Remitly, but it isn’t known as a… Read More

Jun 26, 2021, 8:00 AM

Book excerpt: What makes a great startup idea? Lessons from a veteran entrepreneur

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a new book written by Shirish Nadkarni, a Seattle tech veteran who… Read More

Jun 26, 2021, 7:00 AM

What’s the deal with all the deals? Why the market for IPOs, venture capital and acquisitions is red hot

Another day, another deal. Keeping up with the flurry of acquisitions, IPOs, SPACs and venture capital these days is no… Read More

Jun 24, 2021, 1:44 PM

E-commerce startup Sendle raises $35M to connect small biz with unused space in delivery trucks

Sendle, an Australian e-commerce shipping company which opened a Seattle headquarters in 2019, raised $35 million in a Series… Read More

Jun 24, 2021, 6:00 AM

Providence spinout Tegria acquires Seattle healthcare AI startup KenSci

Tegria, a health services company spun out of healthcare giant Providence, has acquired Seattle-based KenSci, which uses machine learning and… Read More

Jun 24, 2021, 5:00 AM

Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’

Dorothy Li, a 23-year Amazon vet who helped launch game-changing innovations such as Prime to Kindle, is the latest experienced… Read More

Jun 23, 2021, 4:31 PM

Former Pivotal Software colleagues raise $4.7M for Seattle code remediation startup Moderne

New funding: Moderne landed $4.7 million for its software that helps developers save time by automating code migration and fixes. The… Read More

Jun 23, 2021, 10:00 AM

PairTree, a platform facilitating adoptions, raises $2.25M to help launch a matching app

New funding: PairTree, a platform facilitating adoptions, has raised a $2.25 million seed round. The site went live in July… Read More

Jun 22, 2021, 4:05 PM

VCs back ‘vanlife’ as Seattle travel startup Cabana raises $10M for its camper rental service

Seattle-based startup Cabana is riding interest in “vanlife” travel and just landed $10 million to fuel growth of its service… Read More

Jun 22, 2021, 10:01 AM

Live video platform Videon lands $7.3M, hires new CEO and plans to open co-HQ in Seattle

Videon, a live streaming video infrastructure company, has raised $7.3 million in funding and hired a new Seattle-based CEO as… Read More

Jun 22, 2021, 7:39 AM

Seattle tech vet Amit Mital takes new cybersecurity job role at the White House

Amit Mital picked a heck of a time to take an appointed cybersecurity job at the White House. The Seattle… Read More

Jun 21, 2021, 9:01 PM

Why NBA superstar Steph Curry just invested in Seattle pay equity startup Syndio

Seattle pay equity startup Syndio has scored more than $30 million in funding in its four years, but a new… Read More

Jun 21, 2021, 1:15 PM

This startup is getting ready to launch running shoes based on how fast you run a mile

Vimazi, a Portland, Ore.-based shoe startup which pairs runners with shoes that match their running pace, has raised $600,000 in… Read More

Jun 18, 2021, 12:05 PM

After years of shifting gears, online car sales platform Tred settles on model and lands $3M

If making customers happy was the only secret to success, Grant Feek would have been an entrepreneurial winner years ago.… Read More

Jun 18, 2021, 10:49 AM

Immunotherapy startup Umoja lands $210M, less than a year after raising $53M

New funding: Just seven months after announcing a $53 million Series A round, Umoja Biopharma has raised an additional $210… Read More

Jun 18, 2021, 10:15 AM

Tech Moves: Adriane Brown joins KKR board; AI2 adds HR exec; Ossia and LevelTen hire CFOs; more

— Adriane Brown, managing partner at Seattle VC firm Flying Fish, joined the board of global investment firm KKR. This… Read More

Jun 18, 2021, 9:11 AM

Q&A: In CEO shuffle at OfferUp, two leaders offer up what’s working, what’s next for mobile marketplace

Todd Dunlap has experience launching new products and scaling businesses. In a long career at Microsoft, Dunlap got the original… Read More

Jun 18, 2021, 8:55 AM

Neiman Marcus will acquire Stylyze, a Seattle startup that helps online home and fashion retailers

Luxury retail giant Neiman Marcus Group this week announced that it will acquire Stylyze, a Seattle startup that sells “merchandising-as-a-service”… Read More

Jun 17, 2021, 3:31 PM

Seattle marijuana startup Leafly raises $23M as recent legalization boosts cannabis market

Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace Leafly has closed $23 million in new funding, GeekWire confirmed with the company. The fresh cash infusion… Read More

Jun 17, 2021, 2:18 PM

Seattle’s Recompose is raising more cash as human composting startup plans locations in other states

Recompose is rebounding after some trying times during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seattle-based startup which turns human remains into soil… Read More

Jun 17, 2021, 10:47 AM

OfferUp hires former Booking.com managing director Todd Dunlap as new CEO

Seattle-area startup OfferUp has a new CEO. The popular mobile marketplace hired former Booking.com managing director Todd Dunlap to lead… Read More

Jun 17, 2021, 9:00 AM

Silicon Valley firm Khosla Ventures makes a rare Seattle investment, leading $11M round for Lexion

Lexion is on a roll. The Seattle startup that helps legal teams use AI to sift through contracts has quadrupled… Read More

Jun 17, 2021, 8:53 AM

Mouse brains and more in 3D: Seattle microscopy startup lands $4M to visualize medical specimens

New funding: Lightspeed Microscopy, a Seattle startup spun out of the University of Washington, raised $4 million in a Series… Read More

Jun 16, 2021, 2:23 PM

Pioneer Square Labs pairs with Dance Church to build out Seattle company’s on-demand platform

Pioneer Square Labs is trying out some new moves when it comes to spinning a company out of the Seattle… Read More

Jun 16, 2021, 11:16 AM

Coinme, a Seattle startup that is ‘crypto-enabling’ legacy financial services, raises $10M

Seattle-based cryptocurrency startup Coinme raised $10 million in new funding from existing investors, the company confirmed to GeekWire. Coinme allows… Read More

Jun 16, 2021, 7:30 AM

Invest in a rental home for $100/share: VC arms of Bezos, Benioff back Seattle startup Arrived

New funding: Seattle startup Arrived Homes raised $10 million in equity and $27 million in debt financing to help scale its… Read More

Jun 16, 2021, 7:00 AM

‘Data process automation’ startup Super.AI lands $12M to help companies supercharge AI efforts

New funding: Super.AI, a “data process automation” startup led by veterans of MIT, AWS, Google, Microsoft, and SAP, raised $12 million… Read More

Jun 16, 2021, 6:00 AM

Rethinking referrals: Seattle startup Candidate raises more cash to help companies with hiring

New funding: Candidate launched out of beta on Wednesday and closed a $4 million seed funding round. The Seattle startup pays… Read More

Jun 15, 2021, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle AI experts join national task force; Boundless co-founder departs; and more

— DefinedCrowd founder and CEO Daniela Braga and Allen Institute for AI CEO Oren Etzioni are part of the newly… Read More