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Funding

Another logistics startup emerges in Seattle as former Amazon, Flexport execs reveal Freightmate

The list of Seattle-area logistics startups continues to grow with the addition of Freightmate.ai, a new company that came out… Read More

Loti, a Seattle startup that helps public figures spot and squash deepfakes, raises $5.1M

Seattle startup Loti raised $5.1 million to grow its technology platform that helps public figures scour the internet for fake… Read More

Data warehousing startup SDF, led by Microsoft and Meta vets, comes out of stealth mode

SDF Labs, a Seattle startup aiming to help software developers manage their enterprise data warehouse systems, this week announced public… Read More

Clearbrief, which uses AI to help lawyers find and verify facts in legal docs, raises $4M

Seattle legal tech startup Clearbrief is raising more cash to boost its technology aimed at helping lawyers find, summarize, and… Read More

Topicflow raises $1.8M to rethink performance reviews, with help from AI

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Topicflow raised $1.8 million from Seattle venture capital firms Founders’ Co-op and Ascend to fuel growth of… Read More

Digital youth safety startup k-ID raises $45M to help developers comply with age regulations

k-ID, a startup headquartered in Singapore and Seattle that’s building tools for online youth safety, announced Tuesday that it raised… Read More

Former Amazon colleagues raise $2.8M to help equipment rental companies run online stores

BoxedUp, a startup founded by ex-Amazon employees to help equipment rental companies set up and run online stores, raised $2.85… Read More

Butterflies takes flight with $4.8M, launches social media platform combining AI and human content

Butterflies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based social media platform that combines human and AI-generated content, launched Tuesday after raising $4.8 million in… Read More

What’s missing from Seattle’s startup ecosystem?

More operators. More sizzle. More founders investing in each other. And making the city a better place to live. Those… Read More

Seattle cooking startup raising more cash to help fuel ‘culinary medicine’ vision

Seattle chef Joel Gamoran is raising more money to fuel his passions in the kitchen, including his dream of creating… Read More

AI startup lands $10M seed round from Madrona, Point72 Ventures to automate complex workflows

A new startup out of Seattle called Tektonic AI has raised $10 million to fuel development of its software that… Read More

Seattle-based B2B marketing startup Inflection is raising more cash

Inflection, a Seattle startup aiming to help automate marketing tasks for B2B companies, is raising more capital, according to a… Read More

Seattle startup with unique approach to carbon reductions lands $2.5M

Seattle-based Climate Vault Solutions, a startup working to reduce carbon emissions, has raised $2.5 million in new investments. The business… Read More

This Spokane startup catches carbon dioxide at the source, before it escapes to the environment

CarbonQuest wants to take a bite out of carbon emissions at its source — before the greenhouse gases escape into… Read More

TraceAir, a construction software startup targeting land development projects, raises $25M

Seattle-based startup TraceAir announced a $25 million Series B funding round to boost its project management software used by home… Read More

Salesforce, Microsoft vets raise $8M for new AI cybersecurity startup

A new Seattle-area startup is using artificial intelligence to help overwhelmed security teams identify high priority security flaws and mitigate… Read More

Opioid and alcohol addiction care startup Boulder Care raises $35M

Boulder Care, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that provides telehealth treatment for people with opioid and alcohol use disorder, raised $35… Read More

Seattle startup Abett lands $11.6M to help companies manage healthcare expenses

Abett, a Seattle-based startup that helps large employers manage and analyze health plan data, raised $11.6 million in a Series… Read More

A-Alpha Bio lands $14.5M from Department of Defense to prep for future biological threats

A-Alpha Bio will receive $14.5 million from the Department of Defense (DOD) to expand a project with a national lab… Read More

YC grad Manifold Freight raises $1.9M for trucking logistics software

Manifold Freight, a new Seattle-based trucking software startup aiming to help aggregate spot freight opportunities for carriers, raised a $1.9… Read More

Tidal Vision, a startup turning crab shells into a green industrial chemical, is raising fresh cash

Tidal Vision, a green chemistry company founded by a former Alaska fishing boat captain, is raising more investment to fuel… Read More

QuickBooks for legal docs: Seattle startup Aerial raises $2M to help companies organize key data

Seeking to untangle the mess of documents and data that companies hold onto and wade through, Seattle startup Aerial raised… Read More

NVIDIA invests in AI-powered weed zapping ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics

Seattle ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics has a new investment from NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, to fuel the… Read More

Former Microsoft engineers raise $3M for cybersecurity startup StepSecurity

StepSecurity, a Seattle-area startup aiming to help developers secure their projects, raised a $3 million seed round led by Runtime… Read More

Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. Puyallup… Read More

This startup just raised funding to turn wood pulp into sustainable, biodegradable plastics

A Vancouver, B.C.-based startup making biodegradable plastics out of wood pulp has raised up to $5 million from Brazil’s Suzano… Read More

Seattle startup Dropzone AI raises $16.8M to develop autonomous agents for cybersecurity

Dropzone AI, a Seattle-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies boost their Security Operations Centers (SOC), raised a… Read More

In-home health screening startup Reperio raises $14M, inks deal with Uber

Travis Rush grew up in the tiny seaside town of Gold Beach in Southern Oregon. With a population of only… Read More

Digital ad content generator and testing service Validated raises more cash

Validated, a Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies figure out what product features and messaging resonates with customers,… Read More

Top 10 funding deals in Q1 for Pacific Northwest startups

Startup fundraising activity didn’t budge much in the first quarter of 2024 across the U.S. as the venture capital slowdown… Read More

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