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Seattle startup Trainiac raises $2.2M to match people with personal trainers

Like many workers in the busy tech industry, Akshay Ahooja had a hard time establishing a consistent workout routine. He… Read More

Seattle game studio led by ArenaNet co-founder and ex-Undead Labs engineer raises $5.7M

Seattle’s already robust gaming scene is getting even stronger. One More Games, a studio started earlier this year by a… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $2.4M for AI startup that scans customer feedback

Seattle startup Spiral just raised $2.4 million to make sure companies can take advantage of the constant stream of customer… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 backs AI-powered contract management startup Evisort in $15M round

Microsoft is getting behind Evisort, a startup that makes artificial intelligence software to automate processing and tracking of corporate contracts.… Read More

Petabyte Technology raises $8M to build Rhapsody enterprise software for veterinarians

Petabyte Technology, a Seattle-area startup building a cloud-based platform to modernize how veterinary clinics manage their practices, has raised $8… Read More

Augmented reality startup Taqtile raises $3M, announces Magic Leap partnership

New funding: Seattle augmented reality startup Taqtile raised $3 million in a round led by Broadmark Capital and its affiliated entities,… Read More

Volt raising more cash to expand workout app to office and law enforcement customers

Volt is raising more funds to bring its fitness training app to different types of groups, including offices and “tactical readiness”… Read More

Ex-Amazon and Zulily supply chain vets raise $2M for Seattle e-commerce logistics startup Shipium

New funding: Shipium landed a $2 million seed round led by PSL Ventures, the venture arm of Seattle startup studio Pioneer… Read More

Bamboo Learning lands $1.4M from Amazon and others to expand voice tech in education

Bamboo Learning, a Seattle startup co-founded by ex-Amazon executive Ian Freed, wants to simplify education with interactive voice lessons. And… Read More

Voyager invests in $20M round for ‘crowdsourcing intelligence platform’ Thoughtexchange

New funding: Thoughtexchange announced a $20 million (CAD) Series B investment round led by Information Venture Partners with participation from… Read More

Highspot raises $75M to support rapid growth of ‘sales enablement’ software in $50B category

New funding: Seattle startup Highspot today announced a $75 million “Series D-1” investment round, bringing total funding for the 7-year-old company… Read More

Naveen Jain’s microbiome startup Viome is raising more cash

New funding: Seattle-area wellness startup Viome is raising more cash. A new SEC filing indicates that the company raised $36.4… Read More

Portland medtech company Sonivate raises cash for ‘ultrasound by touch’ devices

New funding: Medical device startup Sonivate is raising cash to fund its efforts to make ultrasound devices that fit on… Read More

Fresh Chalk lands $2M to help people find local professionals through friend recommendations

New funding: Fresh Chalk just landed a $2 million seed round. The Seattle startup debuted earlier this year with its service… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon vets raise $2.85M for multicloud management platform MontyCloud

New funding: Seattle-based MontyCloud brought in $2.85 million for its AI-driven software platform that helps companies work across multiple cloud… Read More

Stealthly startup Yor Labs raises cash for AI-powered handheld ultrasound system

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Yor Labs raised $3.3 million to fund the development of a lightweight ultrasound system powered… Read More

CI Security raises another $6.4M to help hospitals implement cybersecurity tech

New funding: CI Security, a 85-person cybersecurity startup with offices in Seattle, Bremerton, and Ellensburg, Wash., has raised an additional… Read More

Female Founders Alliance grad Give InKind raises $1.5M for social support platform

When people need support during big life events — whether it be a family member passing away, or a newborn… Read More

Extra cheese, please: Restaurant tech startup Picnic lands $5M for pizza robot

Seattle startup Picnic, which makes robots for the restaurant industry, raised $5 million in a seed round led by Creative… Read More

Seattle startup Crowd Cow raising more cash to beef up meat marketplace

Crowd Cow is raising more cash for its meat marketplace. The Seattle startup just reeled in $15.1 million, according to… Read More

Cannabis testing lab Confidence Analytics raising cash to expand to California

Confidence Analytics, the self-proclaimed first cannabis lab to test a sample under Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana law, is raising… Read More

SheerID raises $64M to help marketers offer online deals to students, teachers, military members

Marketing verification startup SheerID just raised $64 million of fresh funding in a round led by CVC Growth Partners with… Read More

Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B valuation amid trucking recession and Uber Freight competition

It’s another busy day for Dan Lewis. He’s just come out of a big meeting with one of the top… Read More

Wrench raises $20M to ratchet up growth of tech-powered car repair platform

Technology has helped the auto industry make tremendous strides, from fuel efficiency improvements to the promise of self-driving cars, but… Read More

Real estate crowdfunding startup CrowdStreet turns to its customers to raise $12M round

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate crowdfunding startup, has raised a big new funding round, with a twist. Instead of… Read More

Former Uber, Microsoft engineers raise $11M for cloud data monitoring tool Chronosphere

Chronosphere, a startup founded by former Uber and Microsoft engineers, has raised $11 million to build a platform that lets… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The beginning of the universe, autonomous cars, and AI at work

— It’s one of the great questions of humanity that will likely never be answered: how did the universe begin?… Read More

Marijuana review startup Leafly raises $2.3M, dials down hiring amid broader industry cutbacks

Seattle-based marijuana strain and dispensary review startup Leafly is raising cash, but not with breakneck growth mind: the startup is simultaneously… Read More

Seattle startup Modus raises $12.5M to be the ‘operating system’ for all real estate transactions

Pete Flint knows a thing or two about real estate. He helped launch Trulia and later sold the real estate… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb

Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach… Read More

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