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Alitheon

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

The latest GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups, reflects a shift toward companies building physical products — rockets, fusion reactors, robots and space-based data centers. Starcloud was the biggest mover, two new unicorns joined the list, and Helion held the No. 1 spot. Read More

‘Biometrics for things’: Alitheon raises $8M to expand its optical AI tech to ID physical objects

The Bellevue startup’s funding will accelerate its FeaturePrint technology, which uses optical AI to create a unique digital “fingerprint” for physical objects — no barcodes, tags, or labels required. Read More

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Alitheon gains traction with military and commercial applications for its ID system

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seven years after it came onto the Seattle area’s tech scene, a startup called Alitheon is making… Read More

Time’s 200 ‘Best Inventions of 2023’ list features innovative tech from Seattle-area companies

Time Magazine released its new list of the 200 Best Inventions of 2023, highlighting breakthrough technology that is changing how… Read More

BMW venture fund invests in Seattle-area startup combating counterfeits with authentication tech

Alitheon, a Seattle-area startup that uses images to create and manage unique identifiers for physical objects, raised $10 million. BMW’s… Read More

Electric aviation pioneer Roei Ganzarski plots a new course as CEO at Alitheon digital ID venture

Less than a month after announcing his departure from leadership roles at two electric aviation companies, Roei Ganzarski is embarking… Read More

The new barcode? Alitheon lands $11.6M for tech that assigns digital fingerprints to objects

Update, Jan. 9: Alitheon raised an additional $3.3 million as part of a $14.9 million round. Investors include BMW i Ventures,… Read More

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Alitheon’s ID system and Sleepbox’s nap pods make a splash in Airport Shark Tank

A stealthy company that’s been collecting data from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s baggage handling operation for the past 10 months has… Read More

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Stealthy startup Alitheon raises $2.8M for digital fingerprinting technology

A startup called Alitheon wants to teach computers to recognize objects, and it’s attracted $2.8 million in funding to do… Read More

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