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Seattle startup Scowtt raises $12M to turn CRM data into better ad campaigns

Scowtt, a Seattle-based startup that wants to reshape how advertisers optimize paid campaigns, raised $12 million in Series A funding round led by New York venture firm Inspired Capital. Read More

Seattle-area startup Govstream.ai raises $3.6M to improve city permitting processes using AI

The company says its technology answers questions, checks documents, compares plan sets, and helps move applications through review faster. Read More

Seattle startup Gradial raises $35M to boost agentic tools that automate enterprise marketing

Seattle startup Gradial raised a $35 million Series B round to expand its AI platform that automates the behind-the-scenes work… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio lands $10M to expand its R&D support for drug discovery

Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio today announced $10 million in new funding. The company enables the screening of new drugs using 3D tissue models. Read More

AI roleplay startup Yoodli raises $40M, reports 900% revenue growth

Yoodli is on a roll. The Seattle startup, which sells AI-powered software to help people practice real-world conversations such as… Read More

Seattle startup Desk raises cash to automate real estate contract work with ‘better-than-human’ AI

AI won’t replace real estate agents completely. But it will accelerate how they do their work. That’s part of the… Read More

This Seattle startup is rethinking spreadsheets for CPG brands — and giving away its product for free

The decision to forgo a traditional subscription fee came from a simple realization: “We’re competing with spreadsheets… and spreadsheets are free,” the company noted in a recent post. Read More

Seattle startup Meadow AI emerges from stealth with $6M to help physical retailers monitor operations

Seattle-based Meadow AI is emerging from stealth with a multimodal AI platform designed to give restaurants and retailers real-time visibility… Read More

PowerLattice, a new semiconductor startup backed by former Intel CEO, raises $25M

PowerLattice says its “power delivery chiplet” can more than halve energy needs while enabling higher chip performance by delivering power directly inside the processor package. Read More

Disrupting focus groups: Seattle AI startup BluePill raises $6M to help brands simulate consumer behavior

Founded earlier this year, BluePill helps marketers test ideas, products, and ads in minutes using artificial intelligence instead of traditional focus groups. Read More

Seattle entrepreneur Stefan Kalb launches Super Labs to help mid-market businesses tap into AI

Kalb said the idea for Super Labs emerged after he kept getting calls from people who run “non-tech businesses” and wanted to figure out how to implement AI. Read More

Bezos-backed real estate startup Arrived raises $27M to help fuel new ‘stock market’ for rental properties

Arrived lets people buy fractional shares of single-family rental homes and vacation rentals for as little as $100. It’s pitched as an alternative way to gain exposure to real estate without taking on a full mortgage or managing a property. Read More

Seattle security startup Oleria lands $19M in latest funding round

Oleria, a Seattle-based cybersecurity startup that manages employee access to applications and data, raised $19 million in a new round… Read More

Upward, a Seattle fintech startup led by former Remitly execs, raises $8M and partners with Mastercard

Seattle startup Upward raised $8 million and announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to make it faster and simpler for… Read More

Real estate startup Digs raises $5M to boost software platform for residential builders

Founded in 2022, Digs’ software helps residential homebuilders streamline various aspects of their workflows including document organization, communication, and other tasks. Read More

Seattle startup Accipiter Bio emerges with $12.7M and big pharma deals for AI-designed proteins

A Seattle biotech startup born from a Nobel laureate’s lab has landed $12.7 million and partnerships with pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Kite Pharma by using AI to design proteins that mount a multi-pronged attack on diseases. Read More

Seattle startup Hearvana raises $6M for AI-powered sound enhancement

The company was launched by University of Washington computer science researchers, including co-founder Shyam Gollakota, a renowned tech inventor and researcher. Read More

Seattle VC firm Founders’ Co-op raises $50M for new fund to back more Pacific Northwest founders

Founded in 2008, Founders’ Co-op was an early backer of billion-dollar companies such as Remitly, Outreach, and Auth0. Read More

Seattle startup TestSprite raises $6.7M to become ‘testing backbone’ for AI-generated code

In the era of AI-generated software, developers still need to make sure their code is clean. That’s where TestSprite wants to help. Read More

Tim Chen was deemed ‘too nerdy’ for venture capital. Now he runs one of the hottest startup funds in tech.

When Tim Chen tried to break into venture capital six years ago, multiple firms in Seattle turned him down. “Nobody wanted to hire me,” he recalled in an interview with GeekWire. “I was too technical, they said. Too nerdy.” Read More

Chainguard lands $280M to help scale cybersecurity startup’s open source software protections

The new funding comes just six months after a Series D round pulled in $356 million for the Kirkland, Wash.-based company. Read More

Seattle startup Hyphen AI raises $5M to automate cloud deployments with generative AI

Hyphen AI, a new Seattle-based startup using generative AI to help developers deploy cloud applications, raised $5 million in a… Read More

Outdoor sleeping gear maker Hest raises $2.7M as product line and partnerships drive growth

Hest continues to experience significant growth with a 50% increase in sales this year. The startup expects to turn an operating profit for the first time. Read More

Seattle startup Silkline raises $4M to expand AI tools for manufacturing supply chains

Founded in 2023, Silkline’s technology is designed to help reduce production delays by making it easier and more cost-effective to source materials from multiple suppliers. Read More

Omada, a new startup led by serial entrepreneur Pete Christothoulou, gives SMBs an ‘AI marketing team’

A new Seattle startup is betting that artificial intelligence can take marketing off the plate of small business owners. Omada.ai,… Read More

AI2 Incubator spinout Casium raises $5M to simplify work visa filings

Casium was launched by founder and CEO Priyanka Kulkarni, a former Microsoft scientist who wanted to fix a problem that she herself experienced while applying for an EB-1 visa. Read More

Seattle startup Brook.ai raises $28M to expand remote care platform

Brook.ai, a Seattle-based health technology startup that uses AI to help clinical teams to deliver remote care, announced a $28 million Series B round led by UMass Memorial Health and Morningside. Read More

New frontier for Seattle startups: Space, fusion, and battery companies buoy region’s VC activity

Companies developing rockets, fusion energy, and next-generation batteries account for a large share of total venture capital raised in the Seattle region over the past several months, according to GeekWire’s regularly updated fundings list. Read More

NewDays raises additional $4.5M for platform that uses generative AI to treat people with dementia

The startup offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with frequent, personalized conversations with an AI companion called Sunny. Read More

Aarden AI emerges from stealth with $4M to help landowners navigate data center, clean energy deals

Seattle startup Aarden AI is coming out of stealth with $4 million and an AI platform to help landowners navigate deals from developers. Read More

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