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Spectrum Effect raises $9.5M for machine learning tech that helps mobile operators avoid interference

Spectrum Effect, a Seattle-area startup that sells analytics software to mobile operators, has raised $9.5 million to fuel growth. Founded… Read More

Data compliance startup Hyperproof raises $4M as pandemic puts spotlight on security and privacy

Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection laws, has raised… Read More

Omnivor raises $2.7M as pandemic spurs interest in holographic media from Nike, T-Mobile, others

Investors are putting more fuel behind Omnivor, a Seattle startup gaining traction with its 3D holographic content media production platform.… Read More

Madrona Venture Group raises $345M for 8th fund, its largest ever, and $161M for 2nd later-stage fund

Madrona Venture Group has raised more than $500 million in fresh capital that the 25-year-old Seattle venture capital firm will… Read More

Seattle startup Symbl raises $4.7M from Amazon and others for ‘conversational AI’ enterprise tech

Symbl has raised more cash to fuel growth of its enterprise software that helps companies transcribe real-time conversations and pull… Read More

Zenoti hits $1B valuation, raises $160M to build enterprise software for salons, spas, yoga studios

The Seattle startup ecosystem has a new unicorn. Zenoti just reeled in a $160 million Series D round to help… Read More

New venture capital firm looks to invest at intersection of 5G, edge networks and AI

A new venture capital firm is taking shape in Seattle with a name suitable for this rain-soaked city. Cloud City… Read More

Koan raises $1M for ‘OKR’ collaboration software platform, acquires Portland design studio

Portland, Ore.-based startup Koan raised $1 million from BMNT and acquired fellow Portland company Horrible Design Co to help fuel… Read More

Vouched raises $3M as pandemic drives demand for its ID verification tech

The pandemic is driving more business for Vouched, a Seattle startup that just raised $3 million to fuel growth. Vouched… Read More

Freespira raises $10M for tech platform that aims to ease panic attacks and PTSD

In a year rife with anxiety, a Seattle-area startup called Freespira has raised $10 million to support its efforts to… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineer raises $500K to grow voice tech platform used by Whirlpool, LG, others

Vancouver, B.C. startup Picovoice raised a $500,000 investment from Seattle-based Founders’ Co-op for its platform that lets companies build their… Read More

Agriculture tech startup iUNU raises $7M for greenhouse computer vision system

Seattle startup iUNU raised another $7 million to help grow its AI and computer vision tech used in greenhouses. The… Read More

PreAct raises $1.6M from Sony, others to help prevent road traffic crashes with vehicle-sensing tech

Road traffic crashes kill about 1.35 million people worldwide each year. Despite more advanced collision warning systems now built into… Read More

CoreStack raises $4M to help companies manage cloud infrastructure cost, compliance, consumption

Seattle-area startup CoreStack raised another $4 million as the company sees demand increase for its cloud governance software. It follows… Read More

Former Sumo Logic and Auth0 exec raises $2M for stealthy new security startup ZeroWall

Longtime cybersecurity leader Joan Pepin just raised $2 million for a new Portland, Ore.-based startup that aims to rethink how… Read More

Seattle startup Flexe raises $70M as e-commerce rise fuels demand for flexible warehousing platform

Flexe is raising more capital ahead of schedule as the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom spurs faster-than-expected growth for its warehousing technology… Read More

A SPAC called FLAC? Seattle venture capital firm to launch $100 million ‘blank check’ company

One of Seattle’s biggest and longest active venture capital firms is looking to jump into the SPAC arena. Frazier Healthcare… Read More

Seattle-area IoT software startup Elevāt raises $9.5M for manufacturing machine monitoring tech

Mukilteo, Wash.-based startup Elevāt raised $9.5 million to fuel growth of its IoT software used by industrial manufacturers to monitor and… Read More

Former Z2 employees raise $3.3M for new Seattle game development studio Lightfox Games

A group of gaming industry vets just raised $3.2 million for a new Seattle studio called Lightfox Games. Founded last… Read More

E-commerce intelligence platform Stackline raises $50M from Goldman Sachs as online retail booms

Stackline raised $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity to fuel its online retail intelligence platform as the e-commerce industry… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Umoja Biopharma raises $53M as it tackles unique approach to immunotherapy

Umoja Biopharma raised $53 million to expand development of its CAR T-cell immunotherapy treatments for blood-based and organ-based tumors in… Read More

This smart camera startup helps companies meet COVID-19 cleaning standards by detecting dirtiness

Cleanliness took on a whole new meaning in 2020. The pandemic is forcing airlines, hotels, universities, and other organizations to… Read More

With pandemic taking a toll on mental health, Joon Care raises $3.5M to help teens and young adults

The pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, but teens in particular are seeing increased anxiety and depression. Joon Care… Read More

Vimly Benefit Solutions raises $6.7M to help healthcare companies manage employee benefits

Vimly Benefit Solutions raised $6.7 million to help scale its benefits administration software platform. The Seattle-area company provides enrollment, eligibility,… Read More

Techstars grad WattBuy raises $3.25M to help households shop for electricity providers

WattBuy raised $3.25 million to expand its database tool that collects and shares energy rates in unregulated states where residents… Read More

Graph analytics startup Trovares, led by ex-Cray CEO, raises $1.35M

Seattle startup Trovares has raised another $1.35 million to help boost its graph analytics business. The 9-person company launched in… Read More

Brandlive founder launches new startup that embeds video chat into websites and apps

Video conferencing has exploded amid the pandemic. Companies like Zoom and Microsoft are seeing huge growth with their tools. Now… Read More

After $30M round, Bumped launches app that gives people free stock after spending with brands

Buy from a brand, get some of their stock. That’s the pitch from Bumped, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that launched… Read More

Seattle startup vets raise $1M and reveal more details about home valuation platform Plunk

Will that bathroom remodel increase your home’s value by more than $20,000? What about replacing the floors or adding a… Read More

After pandemic speed bump, Airbnb cleaning startup Neu bounces back and raises $700K

Neu was in trouble when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year. The company’s business, which provides cleaning services to… Read More

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