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PNW startups raised more than $1B in Q3 — here’s why investors are still making bets amid pandemic

Startups in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest continue raising gobs of money even amid an ongoing economic and health… Read More

Seattle startup Genemod raises $1.7M to help researchers with lab management software

Genemod raised $1.7 million to help life sciences companies and researchers with its cloud-based inventory software. The Seattle startup aims… Read More

Cybersecurity vets raise $8.25M for enterprise ecosystem security startup Cyberpion

Cyberpion came out of stealth mode Tuesday and announced a $8.25 million seed round to fuel growth of its cybersecurity… Read More

Pizza-making robot startup Picnic raises $3M as pandemic puts spotlight on food automation

Seattle startup Picnic raised an additional $3 million from existing investors as it gears up for a commercial rollout of its… Read More

Seattle startup Skilljar raises $33M as pandemic sparks demand for its customer education software

The third time really has been a charm for Sandi Lin and Jason Stewart. The entrepreneurs began their startup journey… Read More

Seattle startup HDT Bio raises $3M to support development of COVID-19 vaccine

[Update 2/16/21: HDT Bio announced an additional $3 million in seed financing, bringing the round, led by Zoic Capital, to… Read More

Madrona leads $3.9M seed round for cybersecurity compliance startup Strike Graph

Seattle startup Strike Graph raised a $3.9 million seed round led by Madrona Venture Group. The company, founded less than a… Read More

Boost Sport raises $1.3M to help basketball teams win more games with video analysis tech

Boost Sport, a Seattle startup that helps basketball teams analyze their performance with video analysis technology, raised a $1.3 million… Read More

Portland-based hardware security startup Eclypsium raises $13M

Portland, Ore.-based startup Eclypsium raised $13 million to help expand its enterprise hardware security technology. Founded in 2017, the company… Read More

Seattle-area startup Cardiac Dimensions raises $17.5M for heart-valve repair device

Kirkland, Wash.-based Cardiac Dimensions raised a $17.5 million Series C round. The company will use the fresh cash to help… Read More

Global trade platform Intelage raises $3.5M to connect agricultural suppliers, buyers, partners

Seattle-area startup Intelage raised another $3.5 million to grow its software platform that helps suppliers, buyers, and partners manage commodities businesses.… Read More

Vancouver-based online course education startup Thinkific raises $22M

Thinkific, a Vancouver, B.C.-based online education startup, today announced a $22 million round led by Vancouver firm Rhino Ventures. Founded… Read More

Portland startup DeepSurface Security raises $1M to help companies assess vulnerabilities

Portland, Ore.-based startup DeepSurface Security raised $1 million to help companies analyze vulnerabilities on their enterprise networks. Led by security… Read More

Techstars Seattle grad and Vancouver-based Olive raises $1M for IT procurement software

Olive announced a $1 million seed round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies streamline IT procurement. The… Read More

Seattle gene therapy biotech startup Immusoft raises $4.5M

Seattle-based biotech startup Immusoft raised another $4.5 million and landed a $467,000 NIH grant to help further development of its drugs… Read More

Seattle biotech Silverback Therapeutics raises $85M, just six months after raising $78.5M

Seattle biotech startup Silverback Therapeutics continues to raise capital to support development of its therapies for cancer, fibrosis, and other conditions.… Read More

Seattle startup Attunely raises $6M to help debt collection agencies collect payment

Attunely is raising more cash to support increasing demand for its machine learning platform used by debt collection agencies. The… Read More

Amazon vets raise $4M from Madrona, Bezos Expeditions, others for AI2 spinout WhyLabs

Company leaders know they need to implement artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies within their businesses to stay ahead of… Read More

Seattle startup Resonance AI raises $2.2M to analyze dialogue, mood, music in video content

TV news broadcasters, productions studios, and others are using technology from a Seattle startup to analyze their video content and… Read More

Workforce collaboration platform Zuper raises $1.1M to help companies manage field teams

Seattle startup Zuper raised a $1.1 million seed round and hired a longtime Microsoft manager as its new CEO. The… Read More

Seattle-area cybersecurity startup Polyverse raises $16M

Bellevue, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup Polyverse raised another $16 million to help sell its software used by government organizations, defense companies,… Read More

Cisco’s VC arm invests in Seattle-based manufacturing analytics software startup Seeq

Seeq raised another $28 million for its analytics software used by industrial manufacturers to collect and analyze data. Founded in… Read More

Seattle health tech startup Optimize.health raises $15.6M for remote patient monitoring service

Seattle startup Optimize.health raised $15.6 million to help meet demand for its remote patient monitoring technology as investor interest in… Read More

Seattle startup Boundless raises $7.5M to acquire rival RapidVisa and grow online immigration tools

Earlier this year, Xiao Wang was playing defense. His Seattle startup, online immigration service Boundless, went line-by-line through its expenses,… Read More

Former Amazon, Microsoft engineers raise $120K for Seattle cloud startup Cloudshim

A new startup out of Seattle called Cloudshim just raised $120,000 to help grow the company’s self-serve cloud management platform.… Read More

KitoTech raises $3M as demand soars for its at-home no-stitch wound closure kit

Seattle healthcare startup KitoTech Medical faced a challenge at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was difficult to pitch… Read More

Headset raises $3.2M to grow marijuana data platform as cannabis sales surge amid pandemic

Seattle startup Headset just raised an additional $3.2 million as the 5-year-old company expands its business intelligence platform used by… Read More

Barn2Door raises $6M as demand rises for its software used by farmers to sell food online

The pandemic is increasing demand for grocery and food delivery. Seattle startup Barn2Door is riding this trend and just raised… Read More

Madrona leads $4.9M round for Stratify, a new fintech startup that aims to automate budgeting

Stratify came out of stealth mode and announced a $4.9 million seed investment round led by Madrona Venture Group. The… Read More

Led by former Convoy exec, new Seattle recruiting startup Candidate lands $1M to rethink referrals

A new Seattle startup is gaining traction and investor attention for its business idea that rethinks the job candidate referral… Read More

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