Articles about Venture capital – Page 15 of 69

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

Startup advice: Here’s what founders should do before pitching venture capitalists

You’ve left your corporate job, answered some key questions, and decided to make the startup leap. Now it’s time to… Read More

Data privacy firm Integris raises $3M as companies prepare for California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act is fast approaching. The landmark privacy law, known as CCPA, goes into effect Jan. 1… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech to Protect Challenge; cybersecurity panel; Beyond Bollywood

— The newest consumer electronic devices feature the latest technologies, but unfortunately the same can’t always be said about the… Read More

Here’s why work goal-setting startup Ally just raised $15M two months after its last funding round

Fresh off a new funding round, Ally wasn’t looking to raise any more cash right away. The Seattle startup that… Read More

Former Jive execs raise $3M to bring ‘Karate Kid principle’ to management teams with Koan

Koan, a startup founded by former Jive Software executives, has raised $3 million to build software that helps business leaders… Read More

Techstars grad Logixboard raises $4.2M to transform freight logistics after moving from Florida to Seattle

Logixboard wants to help companies better manage and control their freight operations, and it just raised $4.2 million to do… Read More

Cascade Seed Fund raising sixth fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

Early-stage entrepreneurs in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have a new source of funding available. Cascade Angels Fund today announced… Read More

Startup returns analysis shows Seattle as the ‘most overlooked innovation market’ in North America

Early stage startup investors looking for strategic advantages should pay attention to Seattle. That’s one takeaway from an analysis of… Read More