If there’s a single good window for would-be gaming investors at the moment, it may come from the necessity for next-generation data analytics, according to a new gaming sector report… Read More
DreamBox Learning, the Bellevue, Wash., maker of an adaptive K-8 math education platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised a whopping $130 million. The funding comes exclusively from The Rise… Read More
StratoScientific, the Seattle-based startup that makes the Steth IO smart stethoscope, has raised $1.23 million to expand the use of its device. A company spokesperson, who confirmed the funding to… Read More
Carewave Medical, a stealth mode startup backed by big names in Seattle’s biotech industry, has raised just over $3 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. Carewave co-founder… Read More
News Brief: EndoGastric Solutions, a Seattle area biotechnology company, has raised $30.5 million to scale its commercial efforts. Existing investors Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), Canaan Partners, Canepa Healthcare, Chicago Growth… Read More
Agriculture startup Phytelligence is getting another infusion of cash as it continues to grow. The company raised an additional $9.85 million in its series B round, GeekWire has learned, bringing… Read More
Seattle startup Aminex Therapeutics announced $10 million in new funding Wednesday, alongside the first clinical trial of its immunotherapy drug. The drug will be studied as a treatment for multiple… Read More
Portland, Ore., company Owl Insights has raised $2.2 million in new funding, GeekWire has learned. The additional funding brings the company’s Series A round to more than $4.7 million, according to… Read More
Health technology startup MDMetrix has raised its first venture capital funds. The company raised just over $758,000 in seed funding, according to an SEC filing. MDMetrix CEO and Co-founder Dan… Read More
Seattle startups raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in the past week alone — for businesses as varied as pet sitting tech and a revolutionary leukemia treatment. What’s behind… Read More
Say so-long to Q-tips and those huge, awkward water syringes. If Seattle startup SafKan Health gets its way, antiquated ear cleaning devices will be a thing of the past. The… Read More
Medical device company Carewave Medical is looking to raise $1 million to support its wearable pain relief technology, according to an SEC filing. The Seattle-based company has already raised $150,000… Read More
Wiserg is making a big bet on a big problem for the U.S. — food waste. The startup has built a device that turns food scraps into a nutrient-rich liquid that… Read More
Sexual health, and particularly women’s sexual health, can often be overlooked by the medical industry. Seattle-based startup Joylux is hoping to change that with its “intimate wellness” device that helps… Read More
We all love a splash of color in our lives, but we seldom realize the technology that goes into the dye in a favorite sweater or the precise coloring in… Read More
Arzeda does work that sounds out of this world — or maybe straight out of science fiction. The company uses fermentation, the same process that gives us beer, to invent completely… Read More
Mavupharma, a biotech startup based in Kirkland, Wash., announced Wednesday that it has raised a $20 million Series A funding round to develop a unique class of drug that enables… Read More
The U.S. healthcare system faces a myriad of challenges today, including uncertainty over federal regulation and shifting payer systems. You might expect that environment to give pause to many investors.… Read More
If you could write a medical wish-list of futuristic technologies, regenerating tissue would be pretty high up there. It could do things like treat a variety of inflammatory conditions and… Read More
We often think about global health as a philanthropic endeavor, something addressed by nonprofits and NGOs. But there is a real opportunity for businesses tackling global health challenges, something Portland,… Read More
Two years ago, genomics pioneer Leroy Hood and tech executive Clayton Lewis launched a unique enterprise: Arivale, a scientific wellness startup that uses data-like genetic information to help customers manage… Read More
There is no end to pressing needs in the healthcare industry. That’s one of the first things that tech veterans and former Swype leaders Mike McSherry and Aaron Sheedy learned when… 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
Conversa, a digital health startup based in San Francisco, announced an $8 million funding round Wednesday. The new funds will go toward developing the company’s doctor-to-patient communication platform and scaling… Read More
Ever feel like there’s just too much information out there? New York-based Agolo is hoping so. The startup is developing a program that summarizes large amounts of information using artificial intelligence… Read More
Imagine for a moment that your spouse, parent or child has been diagnosed with a life-changing condition. They need constant support from a ventilator to breathe. Traditionally, that means they… Read More
One of the first things we do when deciding where to buy a house or what company to work for is look at independent rankings. But we rarely do that when making… Read More
Consumer wearables, like smart watches and Fitbits, are becoming ever more popular. But wearable medical technology has remained somewhat absent from the scene, despite huge potential for improving patient care… Read More
This event goes out to all the financial geeks! A few months ago, GeekWire reported that Voyager Capital’s Seattle office had brought on James Newell, a Seattle native who was fresh off eight years… Read More