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Funding

Rethinking referrals: Seattle startup Candidate raises more cash to help companies with hiring

New funding: Candidate launched out of beta on Wednesday and closed a $4 million seed funding round. The Seattle startup pays… Read More

Portland startup Candid lands $2M to help brands and retailers run their wholesale business online

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Candid raised $2 million to help retailers and other businesses run their wholesale efforts online.… Read More

Flyhomes raises $150M as it expands across U.S. and aims to change the way people buy homes

Editor’s note: The introduction to this story has been altered and this story has been updated. It did not meet… Read More

E-commerce boom lifts another startup as Shipium lands $8M to help retailers keep up with Amazon

Online shopping has surged amid the pandemic, forcing e-commerce companies to ramp up their fulfillment capacity. That’s good news for… Read More

Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $5.1M from GitHub co-founder, ex-Snowflake CEO for new startup Aserto

Gert Drapers and Omri Gazitt have more than six decades of experience working in engineering and product leadership roles at… Read More

Ex-Google and Amazon engineers raise $5M to help developers test and fix software bugs

New funding: Seattle startup YourBase landed a $5 million seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The 3-year-old company sells software… Read More

Fresh off ‘Next Tech Titan’ win at GeekWire Awards, Zenoti lands $80M, total funding up to $330M

New funding: Zenoti just reeled in $80 million to expand its enterprise software product used by more than 12,000 spas,… Read More

Vancouver identity tech startup Trulioo, an Auth0 competitor, raises $394M at $1.75B valuation

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Trulioo has raised $394 million at a $1.75 billion valuation for its identification technology service. The 11-year-old company… Read More

Portland startup Gabbi raises $1M to develop breast cancer risk assessment tool

New funding: Gabbi, a Portland-based health care startup, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round of funding. The company… Read More

Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following

New funding: Kadama, the Seattle-based tutoring app which seized on its quirky social media presence to attract millions of followers… Read More

Gut therapy: MicrobiomX raises $1M for stool collection and processing device, analysis service

New funding: MicrobiomX, a Seattle startup developing a device to collect and process stool samples for clinical use, has raised… Read More

Ganaz raises $7M for agriculture workforce software, will expand with new financial tools

New funding: Seattle-based Ganaz, a startup focused on bringing workforce management and financial tools to the agricultural sector, has raised… Read More

Factal, which alerts companies of breaking news events, raises $3.3M after doubling revenue in 2020

New funding: Factal, the Seattle startup which monitors breaking news to help companies assess risks to their business, has raised… Read More

Cremation services startup Solace raises $1.7M as interest grows in tech to disrupt funeral industry

New funding: Solace, the Portland-based startup that has added digital convenience to the process of planning and facilitating cremation services,… Read More

Former SpaceX employees raise $3M to build battery systems for fast-charging EV stations

New funding: Electric Era, a Seattle startup that is designing and building battery systems for electric vehicle charging stations, has… Read More

Oisín raises $5M to develop treatments for ‘zombie cells’ associated with age-related diseases

New funding: Seattle biotech startup Oisín Biotechnologies has raised a $5 million seed round. It’s currently developing preclinical therapies that… Read More

TerraClear raises $25M for its rock-picking farm tech as it sees fully autonomous version on horizon

New funding: TerraClear, the ag tech startup that’s using artificial intelligence and robotics to help farmers deal with costly and… Read More

Calendar assistant startup Reclaim.ai raises $4.8M, reports 4K companies using its platform

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based Reclaim.ai has raised $4.8 million in a seed funding round to help grow its calendar tool… Read More

Betacom lands $15M to manage private 5G networks after relocating from Florida to Seattle

The news: Betacom, a longtime telecommunications company, raised $15 million as it launches a fully-managed private wireless service called Betacom 5G-as-a-service.… Read More

Seattle neurology startup Eliem Therapeutics raises $60M, two months after landing $80M

New funding: Eliem Therapeutics raised $60 million to further development of its therapies for pain and depression. The fresh funding comes… Read More

Phaidra raises more cash from Mark Cuban and others to build the ‘future of industrial automation’

New funding: Phaidra, a startup that launched in 2019 and is building AI tech for industrial customers, raised $4 million.… Read More

2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

It’s been a tough year for people everywhere. But Thursday proved to be an inspiring day, as the 2021 GeekWire… Read More

Seattle startup Esper raises $30M to grow DevOps platform for IoT device fleets

New funding: Seattle startup Esper landed a $30 million investment to fuel its fast-growing technology that helps companies manage their cloud-based… Read More

Coding skill development startup Educative raises $12M; CEO says edtech ‘finally having its moment’

New funding: Seattle startup Educative landed a $12 million Series A round to grow its platform that helps employees at… Read More

Seattle startup Bean Box raises $2.4M as pandemic fuels demand for specialty coffee at home

New funding: Bean Box, the Seattle startup that delivers premium coffee from independent roasters, has raised $2.4 million in new… Read More

Recurrent lands R&D grant to bolster its battery data that helps used electric car shoppers

New funding: Recurrent, a platform for helping people make informed choices when buying used electric vehicles, was awarded a $256,000… Read More

Auto parts data platform PDM Automotive raises $4M after doubling revenue in 2020

New funding: PDM Automotive, a 3-year-old company that runs an automotive product data platform for manufacturers and receivers, raised a… Read More

How will that remodel help boost your home value? Seattle startup Plunk raises $6.5M to find out

New funding: Seattle real estate startup Plunk has closed a $6.5 million seed round led by Unlock Ventures. The tech: Plunk… Read More

BluePallet aims to disrupt industrial commerce with ‘decentralized’ marketplace for chemical products

New funding: BluePallet, a startup with roots in Seattle, has emerged from stealth mode with $4 million in new funding. The… Read More

Grandson of Jonas Salk raises cash to find ‘genetic needles in the haystack’

New funding: Gene-sequencing startup TwinStrand Biosciences raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Section 32, a California-based… Read More

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