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Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s new fund makes first investment, backing Panda AI

Panda AI announced an investment from the new fund out of Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). GeekWire first reported… Read More

Seattle startup led by former K2 exec raises $950K to help you sleep better while camping

Aaron Ambuske was tired of getting poor sleep while camping. As a longtime outdoor industry product developer, he began tinkering… Read More

Founded in Seattle, fintech startup Routable raises $12M to streamline business payments

Routable, a fintech startup with Seattle roots, came out of stealth mode this week and announced a $12 million Series… Read More

New biotech startup GentiBio lands $20M, inks licensing deals with Seattle Children’s and BRI

Boston-based biotech startup GentiBio this week announced a $20 million funding round and licensing deals with two Seattle research institutions.… Read More

Seattle startup Xealth lands investment from Cerner as COVID-19 accelerates digital health adoption

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing hospital systems to adopt digital tools at record pace. They are getting help from startups… Read More

Life-and-career path platform OwnTrail raises $250K, builds ‘work from garage’ office space

Seattle-based OwnTrail launched in February, just before COVID-19 turned the world upside down — but the startup is weathering the… Read More

Seattle startup Minnow raises $2.2M to roll out contactless food delivery pickup stations

Seattle startup Minnow is hoping to capture some of the increased demand for contactless technologies as a result of the… Read More

JetClosing raises $8.5M as pandemic highlights demand for digital title and escrow service

Social distancing rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic are driving up demand for JetClosing‘s digital home closing service. The startup just… Read More

Another unicorn in Seattle: Digital remittance startup Remitly raises $85M at $1.5B valuation

The unicorns are sprouting up in Seattle. The latest newly-minted billion-dollar startup in the Emerald City is digital remittance platform… Read More

Bungie vets raise $9M for VR game studio Polyarc to pursue augmented reality development

Virtual and augmented reality have yet to catch on with mainstream consumers, but investors are still betting on the immersive… Read More

Seattle-area healthcare software company Edifecs lands private equity investment

Edifecs, a 24-year-old healthcare software maker based in Bellevue, Wash., today announced a fresh cash infusion from private equity firms… Read More

What is education actually worth? AstrumU raises $7.6M to help graduates and employers find out

A college grad who studied philosophy might make a great finance exec. A liberal arts major could excel as a… Read More

Tasso raises $17M for self-sample blood test; CEO says pandemic increases demand for at-home tests

Seattle startup Tasso closed a $17 million investment round to help grow its at-home blood collection platform. The company’s blood… Read More

Shelf Engine raises $12M to help Whole Foods, Target, Kroger manage orders and reduce waste

Food waste is a big problem amid the pandemic. Disruptions to the food supply chain and consumer purchasing changes have… Read More

Seattle-area medical device startup CurvaFix raises $10.7M for curved bone implant tech

Medical device startup CurvaFix raised $10.7 million to spur development of its technology that helps repair fractures in curved bones.… Read More

Portland cloud infrastructure automation startup Puppet raises $40M

Portland, Ore.-based cloud automation company Puppet today announced a $40 million funding round from BlackRock. Founded 15 years ago, Puppet… Read More

Salesforce Ventures leads $120M round in Auth0 as pandemic fuels Seattle-area startup’s identity tech

Auth0 is raising another big swath of cash as demand for its identity authentication software rises amid the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More

This startup is taking on Instacart by helping gig workers launch grocery delivery businesses

The coronavirus pandemic has made grocery and food delivery workers essential while exposing the inequities and shortfalls of an on-demand… Read More

The next X-ray? Seattle startup Proprio raises $23M to build high-tech surgical navigation system

Seattle startup Proprio has raised more cash to help build out its surgical technology that some investors believe will be… Read More

Outreach raises $50M as billion-dollar Seattle startup aims to capitalize on remote sales trend

Outreach is putting more fuel in the tank. The Seattle startup, one of a handful of “unicorn” companies in the… Read More

This VC firm just led a startup investment without meeting the founders in person — here’s how it went

Investing in a startup without meeting the founders in person — it’s the new normal amid a global pandemic. Version… Read More

Virtual care provider Conversa raises $12M as investors bet big on digital health startups

The latest digital health company to land funding is Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup that announced a $12 million… Read More

Seattle construction tech startup HeadLight raises $25M to grow photo-based inspection software

Construction technology startup HeadLight announced a $25 million investment round from Viking Global Investors to help scale its photo-based inspection… Read More

Zillow co-founder, Madrona, others invest in $4.5M round for new Seattle startup Zeitworks

Zeitworks, an under-the-radar early-stage Seattle startup, has raised a $4.5 million seed round. GeekWire uncovered the company last month. Zeitworks… Read More

Product placement and sales analytics startup Observa draws big-name investors with $725K round

Observa, a Seattle-based startup that uses AI to provide analytics on brick-and-mortar sales, has closed a $725,000 financing round. The… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Athira raises $85M to develop therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

The foundation of Athira Pharma began while Leen Kawas was earning her Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology at Washington State University nearly… Read More

Silver Lake makes another travel bet, leads $108M investment in vacation rental platform Vacasa

Silver Lake is betting big on the travel industry despite the ongoing global pandemic. The top Silicon Valley tech investment… Read More

Why these ex-DeepMind engineers picked Seattle to launch new AI startup Phaidra

Avocado toast meets red meat and potatoes. That’s not the most familiar way to describe Seattle, but it’s why Phaidra… Read More

Telemedicine startup Bright.md raises more cash as interest in virtual healthcare surges

Portland, Ore.-based startup Bright.md officially closed a $16.7 million investment round for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service. GeekWire previously reported… Read More

Seattle smart home startup Wyze raises $10M to launch new product categories and improve AI tech

Wyze Labs just raised $10 million as it expands its smart home product offerings and adapts to the COVID-19 crisis.… Read More

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