Startups – Page 93 of 312

Jun 14, 2021, 8:04 AM

Portland startup Candid lands $2M to help brands and retailers run their wholesale business online

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Candid raised $2 million to help retailers and other businesses run their wholesale efforts online.… Read More

Jun 13, 2021, 8:00 AM

Don’t give up: An entrepreneur’s journey to success in building affordable eco-friendly buildings

Arlan Collins figured that once his company designed and developed a ground-breaking technology for erecting cost-competitive, attractive, super environmentally friendly… Read More

Jun 11, 2021, 5:40 PM

Facebook acquires Seattle virtual reality gaming company BigBox VR, makers of Population: One

Seattle startup BigBox VR, the company behind multiplayer virtual reality game POPULATION: ONE, has been acquired by Facebook. Facebook was… Read More

Jun 10, 2021, 8:08 AM

Remitly files initial IPO paperwork as Seattle fintech company prepares to go public

Remitly is going public. The mobile remittance company said Wednesday it confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the SEC… Read More

Jun 10, 2021, 6:30 AM

Flyhomes raises $150M as it expands across U.S. and aims to change the way people buy homes

Editor’s note: The introduction to this story has been altered and this story has been updated. It did not meet… Read More

Jun 9, 2021, 7:30 PM

Sujal Patel-led Nautilus Biotechnology goes public as it tackles ambitious plan to analyze proteins

Nautilus Biotechnology is emerging as Seattle’s newest publicly traded company this week, taking advantage of the mania over SPACs to… Read More

Jun 9, 2021, 7:00 AM

E-commerce boom lifts another startup as Shipium lands $8M to help retailers keep up with Amazon

Online shopping has surged amid the pandemic, forcing e-commerce companies to ramp up their fulfillment capacity. That’s good news for… Read More

Jun 9, 2021, 5:00 AM

Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $5.1M from GitHub co-founder, ex-Snowflake CEO for new startup Aserto

Gert Drapers and Omri Gazitt have more than six decades of experience working in engineering and product leadership roles at… Read More

Jun 8, 2021, 7:42 AM

Version One raises $100M for two new funds, will continue focusing on Seattle as key geography

Version One Ventures has raised $100 million across two new funds: $70 million for its core Fund IV dedicated to… Read More

Jun 8, 2021, 6:00 AM

Ex-Google and Amazon engineers raise $5M to help developers test and fix software bugs

New funding: Seattle startup YourBase landed a $5 million seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The 3-year-old company sells software… Read More

Jun 8, 2021, 3:30 AM

E-commerce firm Stackline raises $130M in latest giant funding round for Seattle-area startups

New funding: E-commerce startup Stackline landed $130 million from TA Associates as part of a Series B round. It comes… Read More

Jun 8, 2021, 12:01 AM

Seattle cybersecurity startup ExtraHop to be acquired by private equity firms in $900M deal

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital will acquire cybersecurity startup ExtraHop for $900 million. It’s one of the… Read More

Jun 7, 2021, 6:00 PM

Fresh off ‘Next Tech Titan’ win at GeekWire Awards, Zenoti lands $80M, total funding up to $330M

New funding: Zenoti just reeled in $80 million to expand its enterprise software product used by more than 12,000 spas,… Read More

Jun 7, 2021, 10:48 AM

Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold invest in new fund to back metamaterials tech startups

New fund: MetaVC Partners is raising its first fund to invest in early-stage startups in the metamaterials space. Bill Gates… Read More

Jun 7, 2021, 10:31 AM

Vancouver identity tech startup Trulioo, an Auth0 competitor, raises $394M at $1.75B valuation

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Trulioo has raised $394 million at a $1.75 billion valuation for its identification technology service. The 11-year-old company… Read More

Jun 7, 2021, 10:15 AM

Portland startup Gabbi raises $1M to develop breast cancer risk assessment tool

New funding: Gabbi, a Portland-based health care startup, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round of funding. The company… Read More

Jun 7, 2021, 9:00 AM

Former Seattle Sounders star Brad Evans has a new goal – to help charities with online auction startup

Brad Evans, the onetime Seattle Sounders FC star, said he never experienced any nerves in his years playing professional soccer.… Read More

Jun 7, 2021, 8:00 AM

Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following

New funding: Kadama, the Seattle-based tutoring app which seized on its quirky social media presence to attract millions of followers… Read More

Jun 4, 2021, 10:14 AM

SEO software startup Moz acquired by iContact Marketing Corp., 17 years after launching in Seattle

SEO software startup Moz has been acquired by email marketing company iContact, a subsidiary of J2 Global. Terms of the… Read More

Jun 3, 2021, 2:57 PM

Gut therapy: MicrobiomX raises $1M for stool collection and processing device, analysis service

New funding: MicrobiomX, a Seattle startup developing a device to collect and process stool samples for clinical use, has raised… Read More

Jun 3, 2021, 9:00 AM

Ganaz raises $7M for agriculture workforce software, will expand with new financial tools

New funding: Seattle-based Ganaz, a startup focused on bringing workforce management and financial tools to the agricultural sector, has raised… Read More

Jun 3, 2021, 8:26 AM

Unisys to acquire Seattle-area startup Unify Square for $152.5M

Publicly traded IT services company Unisys announced that it will acquire Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Unify Square for $152.5 million in… Read More

Jun 2, 2021, 6:00 PM

Factal, which alerts companies of breaking news events, raises $3.3M after doubling revenue in 2020

New funding: Factal, the Seattle startup which monitors breaking news to help companies assess risks to their business, has raised… Read More

Jun 2, 2021, 2:13 PM

Sumo Logic to acquire Portland open source cloud monitoring startup Sensu

Cloud management and monitoring company Sumo Logic announced that it plans to acquire Sensu, a Portland, Ore. startup that offers… Read More

Jun 2, 2021, 10:19 AM

Outreach lands $200 million, pushing valuation of sales software startup to $4.4 billion

Outreach just landed $200 million in venture capital that the 10-year-old software company will use to help more sales professionals close… Read More

Jun 2, 2021, 9:30 AM

Cremation services startup Solace raises $1.7M as interest grows in tech to disrupt funeral industry

New funding: Solace, the Portland-based startup that has added digital convenience to the process of planning and facilitating cremation services,… Read More

Jun 1, 2021, 2:32 PM

Seattle-area’s Swift HR Solutions acquires Colorado-based Summit HR Solutions

Swift HR Solutions, a 17-year-old Seattle-based company that provides HR services for startups and mid-sized companies, has acquired Colorado-based Summit… Read More

Jun 1, 2021, 9:04 AM

Former SpaceX employees raise $3M to build battery systems for fast-charging EV stations

New funding: Electric Era, a Seattle startup that is designing and building battery systems for electric vehicle charging stations, has… Read More

May 28, 2021, 4:21 PM

Tech Moves: Andy Sack joins Payability board; Puppet adds execs; LevelTen Energy names CCO

— Longtime Seattle startup leader and investor Andy Sack joined the board of Payability, a New York City-based fintech startup.… Read More

May 28, 2021, 4:16 PM

Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

A team of University of Washington students whose mission is to simplify planning and transactions related to burial plots, has… Read More