Editor’s note: This is the fourth of five profiles of the finalists for Startup CEO of the Year ahead of the 2023 GeekWire Awards. Previously: Humanly CEO Prem Kumar; Rebellyous Foods CEO… Read More
Boulder Care, the Portland startup using telehealth to treat people with substance use disorder, has raised $36 million in new funding. The major influx of cash comes as Boulder Care… Read More
Amazon announced Wednesday that it will expand its Amazon Care healthcare service to non-Amazon employees, first in Washington state and then nationwide later this year. The telemedicine offering was previously… Read More
Sam’s Club members in three states will soon be able to see a physician right from their phones at any hour of the day for just $1 per session. The… Read More
Healthcare is getting the Amazon treatment. The tech giant today launched Amazon Care, a primary care service for its employees that combines telemedicine checkups, at-home or in-office doctor’s visits and… Read More
Dr. Michael Grabinski walks into the room, but he can’t talk yet. “I just picked up a patient,” he said. “There was someone in the waiting room.” It takes me… Read More
Genneve, a Seattle startup that runs a telemedicine service for women experiencing menopause, landed a $4 million seed round led by BlueRun Ventures. The fresh cash will be used to… Read More
Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once more with plans to double its staff and open new… Read More
Samir Manjure believes engineers at some of the world’s biggest tech firms are yearning for something more. “What I’m seeing is a lot of technical talent, especially in AI and… Read More
Peter Nelsen wants to get back to fishing. So he told some surprise visitors who stopped by his room at the Harborview Stroke and Neurology Center in Seattle on Friday.… Read More
Seattle-based startup advocate Rebecca Lovell was named chair of the board at the Center for American Entrepreneurship, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for public policies that are friendly to new businesses.… Read More
Amazon seems primed for a bold expansion into healthcare, after speculation in recent months that the Seattle-based company was interested in the industry. According to a report by CNBC on Tuesday,… Read More
The stethoscope has long been a symbol of medicine, but now the centuries-old device has new competition, with the launch of a smartphone-based intelligent stethoscope invented by a Seattle teen… Read More
Virginia-based telemedicine provider Avizia announced Tuesday that it has acquired Carena, a Seattle-based telemedicine startup that builds the technology behind virtual doctor’s visits. The companies did not disclose the terms of the… Read More
Think about the last time you saw a doctor. Chances are you had to wait days, weeks or months for an appointment. You probably had to fill out a clipboard… Read More
When you have the flu or a child with an earache, just getting into a doctor’s office can be an incredible hassle. But with the right technology, virtual doctor’s’… Read More
It’s a situation every parent faces at some point. Their child has a pinkeye infection for the fifth time. They know exactly what’s going on, and exactly which medication a doctor… Read More