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Fred Hutch leaders raise $10M for new AI startup aiming to expedite drug discovery

The Seattle-based biotech company aims to make new drug discovery faster and cheaper by using AI to simulate the results from hypothetical lab tests. Read More

‘Commerce is entering the agentic era’: Envive raises $15M to build AI agents for online retailers

Envive, a Seattle-based startup that builds AI agents for online retailers, raised $15 million in a Series A round led… Read More

Seattle startup raises $2.5M to analyze retail worker conversations using AI and microphones

Ethosphere, a new Seattle startup building voice AI for retail operations, raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by… Read More

Ex-Apple PhDs raise $10M, choose Seattle to build an AI foundation model that understands emotion

One of the more intriguing aspects of Nuance Labs is that the nascent startup with big dreams decided to build in Seattle. Read More

Agtech startup launched by brothers in rural Washington raises cash to grow its irrigation tech

FarmHQ, an agtech startup based in rural Burlington, Wash., has raised $500,000 from investors to grow its irrigation technology business,… Read More

Orchard Robotics, an agtech startup using AI to solve farming’s data problem, raises $22M

Orchard Robotics, an agtech startup using artificial intelligence to deliver precise data on farm operations, has raised $22 million from… Read More

ID verification startup Vouched raises $17M as it builds AI tools for ‘new future of identity’

Vouched, the Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies verify identity, raised $17 million in new funding. The Series… Read More

Amazon and Google alums land $7M to build a personal AI therapist for people with dementia

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

Grin and gadget: Can a startup’s $120 electric flosser finally change my dental habits?

I’ve been told by dentists and dental hygienists for the better part of my life that I could do a… Read More

How a frustrated salon owner sparked a pivot to 911 call centers for this Seattle software startup

From searching your files to scheduling haircuts to supporting emergency response — it’s been a heck of an entrepreneurial journey… Read More

EV charging startup Electric Era raising fresh cash amid industry headwinds

Seattle startup Electric Era is raising more cash to fund its DC fast-charging systems that include giant batteries to help… Read More

After public ask for funding, B.C.’s General Fusion lands $22M from investors

More than three months after announcing layoffs and issuing a public letter asking for money, General Fusion today shared that… Read More

B.C. healthy longevity company Molecular You raises $5M to expand biomarker testing

Molecular You, a Vancouver, B.C., healthy longevity company, announced today that it has raised $5 million from investors. The company… Read More

TeamSense, a Seattle-area startup that helps track employee absences, raises more cash

Seattle-area startup TeamSense, a software platform used by employers for absence reporting and employee communications, is raising fresh investment. The… Read More

Battery company Group14 raises $463M, bolsters global footprint amid clean tech headwinds

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies today announced $463 million of new funding. The Woodinville, Wash.-based company has raised more… Read More

Seattle startup Havium raises fresh cash as it evolves platform for single-family rental ownership

Havium, a Seattle startup that helps people invest in and own single-family rental properties, raised $550,000 in a recent funding… Read More

Freight logistics startup GoodShip opening new Bellevue office after raising $25M

GoodShip, a software startup that helps companies manage shipping logistics data, raised $25 million and announced plans for a new… Read More

Seattle entrepreneurs raise cash for new startup aiming to democratize thematic portfolio investing

A new startup founded earlier this year is building a marketplace for high-performance model portfolios, aiming to give everyday investors… Read More

Seattle startup Loopr raises cash for AI software that aims to boost quality control in manufacturing

Loopr, a Seattle-based startup that sells computer vision quality control software to manufacturing firms, raised a new round of cash.… Read More

Qbeast, led by Azure and AWS vet, raises $7.6M to optimize analytics on open data platforms

Qbeast, a data optimization startup based in Bellevue, Wash., raised a $7.6 million seed round led by Peak XV’s Surge… Read More

Frazier Life Sciences raises $1.3 billion for latest fund

Frazier Life Sciences announced Thursday that it raised $1.3 billion for its 12th fund — its largest to date —… Read More

Seattle-area real estate startup Flyhomes raises $15M as it pivots to ‘Buy Before You Sell’ model

Seattle-area real estate company Flyhomes announced a $15 million investment round to help support its shift from a consumer-facing real… Read More

B.C. company with mushroom-picking robots lands $29M

A British Columbia ag tech company offering robots that harvest and package mushrooms has raised $29 million from investors. 4AG… Read More

Can Seattle own the AI era? We asked 20 investors and founders to weigh the city’s startup potential

Throw a dart at the GeekWire 200 and you’ll hit a fast-growing AI company. Stop by a Seattle Tech Week… Read More

Seattle startup Dropzone AI raises $37M to supercharge its ‘AI SOC analyst’ security software

Security teams have trouble handling a daily flood of alerts. AI bots can help. That’s the premise behind Dropzone AI,… Read More

Seattle startup bets on new chip technology to tackle AI’s soaring energy use

A Seattle startup is developing a processing chip that is predicted to be orders of magnitude more energy efficient than… Read More

RFID startup Xemelgo lands new funding from Zebra Ventures

Xemelgo, a Seattle-based startup that sells RFID tracking sensors for inventory management, raised fresh cash from Zebra Ventures, the corporate… Read More

Portrait of Sam Heidari

Semiconductor startup Lumotive boosts Series B round with help from Amazon

Lumotive, a Redmond, Wash.-based startup that manufactures semiconductor chips tailored for 3D sensors, added $14 million to its Series B… Read More

Vancouver insurance tech startup Quandri raises $12M

Quandri, a Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that offers AI-fueled software for insurance brokerages and agencies, raised $12 million in a new… Read More

Filings: AI2 Incubator raises third fund to back more early stage startups

AI2 Incubator, the Seattle-based startup organization and venture firm, has raised about $80 million for its third investment fund, according… Read More

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