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More cash for Seattle startups: Local TiE network partners with Bay Area firm to create new fund

More cash is available for Seattle startups and it’s coming from a familiar place. TiE Seattle, a local non-profit startup… Read More

Top VC firms and Team Liquid owner invest in esports event management startup Matcherino

Investors continue putting more cash behind Matcherino, the Seattle startup that helps organize esports tournaments and manage prize pools. The… Read More

Fintech startup Switch raises more cash to manage online credit card info for consumers and merchants

Seattle fintech startup Switch has raised another $2 million as it continues to help merchants, card issuers, and consumers manage… Read More

Streem raises more cash for AR-powered home improvement tech, hints at larger vision

Investors are pouring more money into Streem, the Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops augmented reality technology for home service professionals and… Read More

Former MIT and Google researchers raise $5.3M for ‘artificial intelligence compiler’ startup Canotic

Canotic is a new artificial intelligence startup based in Seattle and Berlin that today announced a $5.3 million seed round… Read More

Indoor mapping startup Point Inside raises $3.5M to produce ‘spatial intelligence’ data for retailers, airports, others

Seattle-area startup Point Inside has raised a $3.5 million round led by Florida-based private equity investment firm Vestech Partners to… Read More

Project management company LiquidPlanner, now profitable, raises more cash, 12 years after launch

Since taking over as CEO of LiquidPlanner last year, Todd Humphrey has helped the 12-year-old project management company increase revenue… Read More

Seattle’s next unicorn? Valve and Disney vets raise $5M to build online VR games at BigBox VR

“I’m going to teach you how to fly.” This was no ordinary tech demo. I strapped on a headset, grabbed… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs picks clinical management startup Invio as first company in new accelerator

Invio, a Seattle startup that helps speed up clinical trials for biotech and pharmaceutical companies, announced this week that it is… Read More

U.S. Army vets and Harvard classmates raise cash for AI-powered threat response startup Stabilitas

Two former U.S. Army vets who were classmates at West Point and Harvard just raised more cash for their security… Read More

More funding for Pacific Northwest companies: Cascadia Capital will invest up to $500M via new ‘Investment Club’

Cascadia Capital will invest up to $500 million in Pacific Northwest companies with the creation of its new “Investment Club,”… Read More

Vancouver-based CryptoKitties maker Dapper Labs raises $15M from Google and Samsung VC arms

Tech giants are betting on CryptoKitties. Dapper Labs, a year-old Vancouver, B.C.-based startup behind the popular digital collectibles, today announced a… Read More

NFL star QB Aaron Rodgers invests in Vicis as high-tech helmet startup reaches $84M in funding

Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the company opens up sales of its high-tech football… Read More

Led by ex-Amazon advertising leader, Gradient raises $3.5M to help brands optimize presence on Amazon

Bobby Figueroa knows what brands should do to optimize their presence on Amazon’s marketplace, perhaps better than almost anyone. The product… Read More

Stealthy blockchain startup Core Scientific raising $100M, could reel in as much as $250M

Secretive Seattle-area blockchain startup Core Scientific is raising a big $100 million investment round that could grow to $250 million.… Read More

After struggling with their own drug addictions, these founders just raised $6M for a recovery app

Daniela Luzi Tudor and Murphy Jensen know all about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. After all, they went through… Read More

Fast-growing Vacasa raises another $64M as vacation rental company preps for IPO

Investors continue to bet big on Vacasa. The Portland-based vacation rental management company today raised another $64 million from existing… Read More

Version One Ventures raises $45M for third fund, keeps close eye on Seattle ecosystem

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the strategy Version One Ventures is employing with its third fund. The… Read More

Instacart valuation hits $7.6B after $600M round; Amazon removes Instacart branding at Whole Foods

Instacart’s valuation just spiked to $7.6 billion as the grocery delivery giant announced a fresh $600 million investment round on… Read More

Hubb raises $6.3M for tech conference and event management platform

Hubb is raising more cash to build out its tech-fueled hub for event organizers. The Vancouver, Wash.-based startup today announced… Read More

HBO vets raise cash from top VCs for immersive augmented reality startup Leaftail Labs

Top venture capital firms are making an early bet on a new Seattle startup that is pushing the envelope with… Read More

Here are the top 10 highest-valued startups in the Seattle area

Seattle-area companies continued raising cash at a record clip during the third quarter, raking in $855 million across 88 deals,… Read More

See ya, seed? Decline in seed-stage startup funding deals may impact venture ecosystem

A record amount of investment dollars are going to U.S. startups. But that doesn’t necessarily mean good news for founders… Read More

‘Cash bubble’: VC investments in U.S. startups on pace for new record, fueled by mega-rounds

Venture capitalists continue investing heavily in U.S. startups at levels not seen since the dot-com era. A new quarterly report from… Read More

Travel apartments startup Stay Alfred raises $47M to fuel nationwide expansion

Stay Alfred, a Spokane, Wash. startup that rents out downtown apartments and turns them into short-term rentals, has raised $47… Read More

Meet Karat: This startup has quietly conducted 20K technical interviews for MuleSoft, Intuit, Pinterest

Before Mo Bhende and Jeff Spector decided to go all-in on a startup idea, they took a little trip around… Read More

Mobile car repair service Wrench raises $12M to expand nationally, launch corporate benefit program

Wrench is putting its foot on the pedal as the mobile car repair marketplace continues to expand across the U.S.… Read More

Wireless headphone startup Human raises $21.2M, product still in development 4 years after launch

Human’s product is still under wraps, nearly four years after the company launched. But investors continue to bet big on… Read More

New Seattle-based VC firm aims to help startups bridge gap between seed and Series A rounds

As Series A investment rounds continue to get bigger and bigger, Mike Self and Devin Wade see opportunity to fill… Read More

iSpot raises $30M to accelerate growth of TV advertisement analytics technology

Seattle-area startup iSpot has raised more cash to fuel growth of its technology platform that measures TV advertisement performance. The… Read More

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