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Geek of the Week: At 16, Nikolas Ioannou develops apps, goes to college and plans a health startup

Like many entrepreneurs, technology has played a significant role in the life of Nikolas Ioannou. It just so happens that… Read More

Seattle startup Tomorrow raises more cash to help people create free wills and trusts

Ask just about any financial advisor and they’ll tell you that you should have a will — but more than… Read More

Twistle raises $16M to automate how healthcare providers talk to patients

Health tech startup Twistle landed $16 million to fund a platform that makes it easier for hospitals to communicate with… Read More

Barking up the right tree? Wowzer, a dating app for dog-loving humans, launching in Seattle

Seattle can be rough when it comes to dating, we’ve heard. How ruff the city is clearly led to the… Read More

Insurance giant Humana invests $20M in healthcare tech company Accolade

Accolade, a Seattle-based company that operates a technology platform to help employees navigate healthcare, landed a $20 million investment from… Read More

Delta updates app with new features, including security wait times being tested at Sea-Tac

Travelers in airport security lines staring at their phones could very well end up learning how long they’ll be standing… Read More

Take a load off — temporary luggage storage startup Bounce launches its service in Seattle

Bounce, the San Francisco-based startup that provides short-term luggage storage solutions, has launched in Seattle. Catering to anyone who doesn’t… Read More

Amazon and Discovery cook up ‘Food Network Kitchen,’ a streaming service aimed at home chefs

Discovery and Amazon think they have the right ingredients to get food lovers to subscribe to yet another streaming service.… Read More

Amazon launches on-demand healthcare clinic for Seattle-area employees

Healthcare is getting the Amazon treatment. The tech giant today launched Amazon Care, a primary care service for its employees… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ben Mussi finds love in creating the Seattle Dating App, a localized tool for singles

Ben Mussi is single in Seattle, and hasn’t been dating much at all lately because he’s been busy building a… Read More

Navigating Cancer raises $26M, aims to change the patient experience for oncology care

Navigating Cancer, a Seattle startup that makes software to help providers and patients manage cancer treatment, landed $26 million in… Read More

Earn some green for greener travel: Transit agency teams with rewards app Miles to target commuters

Commuters looking for a reason to ditch the car and use alternate modes of transportation will be encouraged to do… Read More

Riding a telemedicine wave, docs trade white coats for the tech life, testing the limits of health care

Dr. Michael Grabinski walks into the room, but he can’t talk yet. “I just picked up a patient,” he said.… Read More

Joe Coffee, the mobile app for indie shops, raises $750K as it plans to bring Seattle buzz to L.A.

The buzz around Joe Coffee keeps building. The Seattle startup, which built a mobile order and rewards app for local… Read More

Starbucks teams with new restaurant tech platform, led by coffee giant’s former chief digital officer

Starbucks’ commitment to technology-powered retail solutions took another step forward on Monday as the company announced it is teaming with… Read More

Growing startup Lawn Love comes to Washington with an app intended to make yard work easier

Startups want to do all the driving, select your groceries, bring you your takeout, walk your dog, fold your laundry… Read More

Super concerned with Superhuman: Seattle tech vet takes issue with new email app ‘spying’ on users

Update, Monday, 3 p.m.: Mike Davidson has returned with another personal blog post about Superhuman, calling the startup’s privacy fixes… Read More

Microsoft and Slalom help King County develop new app to make it easier to report noxious weeds

King County residents concerned about noxious weeds have a new gardening tool to turn to when it comes to eliminating… Read More

Startup bets high-tech dog lockers will get shoppers to leave pups outside the grocery store

Yes, those new lockable kennels outside the grocery store really are meant for your dog. And the startup that provides… Read More

Geek of the Week: At 13, Pranav Karthik develops into true tech geek as he earns WWDC scholarship

Pranav Karthik was about 7 years old when he first got interested in coding, watching his mom work and being… Read More

Say what? University of Washington researchers create smartphone app to detect ear infections

Like dirty diapers and sleepless nights, ear infections are just one of those things that come with having a young… Read More

Banana standoff at Amazon used to promote ‘IGIST,’ a sci-fi novel and app created by Axon president

Away from his day job as president of Axon, makers of police body cameras and other products, Luke Larson has… Read More

Team of tech friends attract 55,000 players with their ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy league app

Plenty of television fans entertain themselves by trying to figure out what might happen week to week on HBO’s popular… Read More

Fancy rentable dog houses with air conditioning and a ‘puppy cam’ arrive in Seattle

The nation’s fanciest dog houses are coming to the most dog-friendly city in the U.S. DogSpot, the maker of shared… Read More

98point6 inks deal with health plan Banner|Aetna, expanding reach of virtual primary care service

Seattle startup 98point6 is bringing its virtual primary care solution to hundreds of thousands of new patients as part of… Read More

Sean Hsieh of Flowroute.

This startup wants to bring commercial real estate investing to the masses

Less than a year after selling his telecommunications startup, Flowroute founder Sean Hsieh has embarked on a new venture that… Read More

UW students rely on input from professor’s son to create prototype for app that eases panic attacks

A team of students at the University of Washington had the winning prototype during presentations in the school’s Neural Engineering… Read More

Hospitality startup Hello Alfred launches in Seattle, opens local office

Hello Alfred is ready to do Seattle’s laundry. And groceries. And cleaning. The hospitality startup this week expanded its on-demand… Read More

Alex Guirguis

Off the Record, a startup that helps drivers fight tickets, wins dispute brought by traffic attorneys

A Seattle startup that helps drivers fight traffic tickets is celebrating what it calls “a big win” this week in… Read More

What that meditation app you downloaded (and don’t use) can really do for you — and what it can’t

Jalice May is a busy mom who works almost full-time at her church. On Sundays, she oversees the nursery during… Read More

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