Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week is Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech community and the author of the new book, Unlock: 5 Questions to Unleash Your… Read More
DigniFi, the Kirkland, Wash.-based tech platform that helps drivers finance auto repairs and services, has raised $14 million. The Series A funding was led by BuildGroup and Exor Seeds. Neuberger… Read More
New funding: Seattle-based MontyCloud brought in $2.85 million for its AI-driven software platform that helps companies work across multiple cloud computing providers. Lead investor: Madrona Venture Group led the seed… Read More
New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Yor Labs raised $3.3 million to fund the development of a lightweight ultrasound system powered by artificial intelligence, according to a regulatory filing. Company background:… Read More
New funding: Woodinville, Wash.-based Quantivate, which sells software for risk management and compliance, raised an undisclosed amount of money. Lead investor: San Francisco-based private equity firm Luminate Capital Partners was… Read More
Seattle startup Picnic, which makes robots for the restaurant industry, raised $5 million in a seed round led by Creative Ventures with returning investors Flying Fish Partners and Vulcan Capital.… Read More
Marketing verification startup SheerID just raised $64 million of fresh funding in a round led by CVC Growth Partners with participation from existing investors Centana Growth Partners and Seattle firm… Read More
Koan, a startup founded by former Jive Software executives, has raised $3 million to build software that helps business leaders keep their teams on track. The company plans to use… Read More
Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased Sports Illustrated earlier this year, has raised $20 million and revealed more of its strategy for the iconic sports publication, as well as… Read More
The Seattle-born electronic signature company DocuSign released a list on Wednesday of some of the more prominent individual investors the company has picked up over the years. It revealed for the first time backers… Read More
Lighter Capital, which specializes in revenue-based loans to small businesses, said that it has increased its capital base to $17 million. The Seattle firm also recently completed its 50th loan,… Read More
TalentWise has spun off from Naveen Jain’s Inome in a $25 million financing round led by an undisclosed Seattle area private equity firm. The Bothell-based company, which employs more than… Read More
Hydrovolts, a Seattle startup that developed turbines to generate clean power from canals, is hemorrhaging cash and is on the brink of liquidation, GeekWire has learned. Founder and former CEO Burt… Read More
The Keiretsu Forum Northwest today announced that it invested $20.1 million in 34 companies last year, backing startups such as iCapEquity, Journey Gym, Minetta Brook and Puralytics. All but three… Read More
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, also known as the JOBS Act, was signed into law by President Barack Obama six months ago. The measure was supported by many in… Read More
Generally speaking, venture capitalists and startup CEOs are kind of half-glass-full kind of folks. But even these optimistic groups are uncertain about the economic environment in 2012. According to the… Read More
Ready, set, invest. By August 31, Lighter Capital will pump $500,000 into a new business no matter how awful the investment opportunity. The Seattle firm, formerly known as RevenueLoan and… Read More
Stealth software startup iTegris, founded by former Microsoft VP Kurt Kolb and former Microsoft GM Tom Phillips, has raised more than $4.6 million in equity funding, according to an SEC… Read More
Guest Commentary: Breathtaking, front-page news in the Wall Street Journal this morning. Securities and Exchange Commission chief Mary Schapiro has sent Representative Darrell Issa a letter stating that the SEC… Read More