Articles about Venture capital – Page 13 of 69

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

Furniture rental startup Fernish raises $15M from Khosla, Jeff Wilke, Spencer Rascoff, others

A group of top Silicon Valley investors and veteran tech executives are putting more cash behind Fernish, a Los Angeles-based… Read More

Seattle startup DefinedCrowd lands $50M to help Mastercard, BMW, others improve their AI services

Artificial intelligence services require mountains of reliable data to reach their full potential. Seattle startup DefinedCrowd is filling that need… Read More

Good Therapeutics raises $11M to develop ‘context dependent’ protein drugs

Seattle biotech startup Good Therapeutics raised another $11 million to create “context dependent” protein drugs that act only when needed.… Read More

Insect-growing startup Beta Hatch raises $3M to further innovate and build giant new facility

Beta Hatch, the insect-growing startup looking to revolutionize the animal feed business through its science and technology, has raised $3… Read More

Jeff Bezos joins $76M round for secretive biotech startup led by Isilon co-founder, Stanford scientist

Parag Mallick spent more than 20 years studying the intersection of software engineering and life sciences to better understand predictive… Read More

Cannabis hub Leafly raises $3.6M after two rounds of layoffs earlier this year

Investors continue to bet on Leafly. The Seattle-based online cannabis brand has raised $3.6 million, according to a new SEC… Read More

Madrona, Microsoft, Salesforce invest in $40M round for online professional learning startup GO1.com

Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and the venture capital arms of Microsoft and Salesforce invested in a $40 million round for… Read More

Syndio raises $7.5M to squash pay gaps; CEO says COVID-19 crisis puts women and minorities at risk

Seattle startup Syndio just raised a $7.5 million investment round to bolster its HR technology that helps companies maintain equal… Read More

Ex-Docker CFO heads up new Seattle finance startup Stratify, with Concur founder as chairman

Former Docker executives Brian Camposano and Steve Singh are behind a stealthy new Seattle-based fintech startup called Stratify. The company… Read More

Contract management startup SirionLabs raises $44M and establishes new Seattle tech hub

SirionLabs is the latest tech company landing in Seattle. The company announced a $44 million investment Wednesday that will help… Read More

Is there a link between coronavirus and vitamin D deficiency? This startup just raised cash to find out

New research shows a potential correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality rates. A Northwestern University study released… Read More

Seattle biotech startup OncoSenX raising more cash for cancer-fighting therapies

Biotech startup OncoSenX is raising more cash to help support its pipeline of therapeutics that aim to kill cancer cells… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist Dan Levitan teams with his brothers to fight COVID-19 with unique project

The last time Dan Levitan worked on a project with his two brothers, Richard and Robert, they were in high… Read More

Cryptocurrency ATM startup Coinme raises $5.5M as sales increase amid pandemic

Seattle startup Coinme today announced a $5.5 million investment as it sees increasing interest in its cryptocurrency ATM network from… Read More

U.S. venture capital activity nosedives in April, but Washington state’s numbers aren’t too bad, yet

Venture capitalists are typically known for their optimism. But that core belief was shaken during the month of April as… Read More

‘Our product was built for times like these’: Seattle startup Knock raises $12M

As many tech startups cut staff and figure out how to survive during the COVID-19 crisis, Knock is doing just… Read More

Cryptocurrency startup Stably raises more cash, eyes growth amid pandemic

Seattle startup Stably has raised another $1 million to fuel growth of its asset-backed stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency that… Read More

Madrona invests in vendor management startup VNDLY; Steve Singh joins board

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group led an $8.5 million investment round in VNDLY, a Cincinatti, Ohio-based vendor management startup. Founded in… Read More

Seattle startup raises cash to help musicians, photographers share intellectual property

Copyright issues can make creative work complicated, especially when collaborating between two or more entities. Now a Seattle startup wants… Read More

Augmented reality swimming goggles maker Form raises $8.5M

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Form raised $8.5 million ($12 million CAD) for its augmented reality swimming goggles. Founded in 2016 by… Read More

Palantir and Amperity alums raise $1.5M for Seattle compliance software startup Bateau

It’s a tough time for many tech startups amid the COVID-19 crisis, but some companies are still raising cash. Seattle… Read More

US VC investments reach $34B in Q1, but decade-long rise will likely subside due to COVID-19

U.S. venture capital investors poured $34.2 billion into startups during the first quarter of 2020. But the COVID-19 crisis will… Read More

Vera Whole Health raises $10M to expand its ‘advanced primary care’ model

Vera Whole Health has raised $10 million from existing backers to expand its “advanced primary care” model. The Seattle-based company… Read More

This haircare startup uses algorithms to craft custom shampoo sent directly to consumers

A Seattle startup is using algorithms and a direct-to-consumer model to take a slice of the U.S. haircare market. Gemma… Read More

Seattle startup NextStep raises $3.6M to train displaced workers for healthcare jobs

Seattle startup NextStep raised an additional $3.6 million to help fuel growth of its tech platform that recruits and trains… Read More