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Funding

Cell therapy startup Immusoft lands deal with Takeda worth potentially more than $900M

Seattle-based cell therapy startup Immusoft will collaborate with pharma giant Takeda to develop treatments targeted to the central nervous system… Read More

Execs from GitHub and Microsoft Azure invest in new AI startup that helps devs build intelligent apps

The news: Spice AI, a new Seattle startup that aims to help developers quickly build AI-powered software applications, raised a $1… Read More

Cannabis tech startup Dutchie raises $350M to double valuation to $3.75B in less than a year

Dutchie is rolling in the green. The Bend, Ore.-based creators of technology to help facilitate legal cannabis orders has raised… Read More

Technical interviewing startup Karat reaches $1.1B valuation as another unicorn emerges in Seattle

The news: Karat, a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, raised a $110 million Series C round at a… Read More

Startup funding news: ‘Plaid for e-commerce,’ crop yield optimization, energy marketplace, more

Here’s a rundown on recent rounds raised by Pacific Northwest companies. FruitScout Yakima, Wash.-based FruitScout landed $4 million to develop… Read More

Former Kymeta CEO lands $6M to reimagine AI training with new Seattle-area startup Rendered.AI

There are a lot of potential problems with the way we train AI models. The datasets used to teach machines… Read More

For the love of gaming: Husband and wife co-founders raise $2.6M for social platform Game Jolt

Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders… Read More

Funding news roundup: Pandion’s parcel network, Copper’s banking app for teens, mentoring app Tribute, life navigator OwnTrail, and more deals

Pacific Northwest companies are raising venture capital dollars at a rapid clip — so much so that it’s hard to… Read More

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Want to improve your public speaking? This startup’s AI tool aims to give you a silver tongue

If you’re intimidated by the prospect of giving a speech, going through a job interview or doing a wedding toast,… Read More

Seattle startup wants to help B2B sellers fix ‘spray and pray’ strategy with more relevant messaging

A new Seattle startup led by veterans of Microsoft, LinkedIn, Apptio, Amperity, Skilljar and other companies landed a $1.5 million… Read More

DevOps for device fleets: Esper raises $60M to manage devices used in retail, healthcare, schools

Seattle-area startup Esper just raised a second round of investment in less than six months to support growth of its… Read More

Data Skrive, which sells content automation tech to news outlets and sportsbooks, raises $7M

Data Skrive, a Seattle startup that automates the creation of sports-related content, has raised $7 million in a round led… Read More

Read the room — virtually: Seattle startup lands $10M to analyze your face and voice on video calls

David Shim, Elliott Waldron, and Rob Williams helped build location analytics startup Placed, which was acquired by Snap for more… Read More

Archera lands $7M to help AWS and Azure customers cut costs and optimize usage

Archera, a Seattle startup formerly known as Reserved.ai, announced a $7 million Series A funding round. Founded in 2019, Archera… Read More

Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed

New funding: As wildfires continue to burn in the Western U.S., reforestation startup DroneSeed on Wednesday announced a $36 million… Read More

Vancouver, B.C.-based workflow automation company Conexiom raises $130M

Sales order and invoice automation software company Conexiom has raised $130 million, the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup announced today. The company… Read More

Pay-equity startup Syndio raises $50M as more companies broaden analysis of workplace fairness

In its quest to help companies treat all employees fairly, Seattle-based Syndio has raised $50 million in new funding, the… Read More

Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies manage solar assets

New funding: Seattle-based Omnidian announced a $33 million investment round today, bringing the climate tech company’s total funding to $53.4… Read More

Providence spinout Xealth raises $24M to expand digital health services

Xealth, which handles digital health strategies for more than 20 hospital systems, has raised $24 million in new funding, the… Read More

Why Ellen DeGeneres, Shaun White and others are backing a Seattle startup that’s cutting food waste

Shelf Engine is tapping the promotional power of celebrities to spread the word about the environmental and social impacts of… Read More

Membrion raises $3M for wastewater treatment tech and plans to double size of Seattle facility

Membrion, the Seattle startup that manufactures specialized membranes for treating wastewater, has added $3 million to an earlier Series A… Read More

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Real estate investment app Concreit launches with $6M in new funding

A new online investment platform is on the block, with an app launched this week and $6 million in new… Read More

Climate tech heats up in the Pacific Northwest as startups raise more than $1B since 2020

The Canadian company that has set the country’s record for going from launch to unicorn status in the shortest amount… Read More

Alpine raises $91M to fuel the Seattle biotech’s clinical trials for lupus and cancer

Alpine Immune Sciences will move a potential treatment for immune conditions into human testing and support its ongoing trials for… Read More

Seattle HR startup Humanly lands $4.2M to help companies automate parts of the interview process

Humanly has raised more cash to fuel growth for its HR software that helps companies screen job candidates, schedule interviews,… Read More

Seattle investors back Battlesnake, makers of a growing game that turns coding into competition

Programmers looking to experiment or get better at the tools and technology that they use for their day jobs are… Read More

Auto care giant Bridgestone invests in Seattle mobile car repair startup Wrench

In just four years, mobile car service Wrench has grown from a startup with 30 employees in Seattle to a… Read More

Cloud automation provider SkyKick lands $130M, riding pandemic tailwinds from digital acceleration

The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation for companies across various industries. That’s good news for SkyKick, a Seattle startup that… Read More

Seattle compliance automation startup Strike Graph raises $8M to fuel growth and expand services

Seattle compliance automation startup Strike Graph has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Tuesday.… Read More

Seattle startup Lalo is latest ‘death tech’ innovator, with an app to share and collect stories and more

Juan Medina first considered the idea for his new startup back in 2003, after the death of his father, when… Read More

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