Articles about Venture capital – Page 16 of 70

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

Singapore investor ST Telemedia will buy majority stake in Seattle-based cloud provider 2nd Watch

Singapore-based investor ST Telemedia has agreed to take a majority stake in 2nd Watch, a 9-year-old Seattle cloud services startup.… Read More

Cadence Neuroscience raises $15M for epilepsy treatment created at Mayo Clinic

Medical device startup Cadence Neuroscience raised $15 million to develop a therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. The Series A… Read More

Insurance giant Humana invests $20M in healthcare tech company Accolade

Accolade, a Seattle-based company that operates a technology platform to help employees navigate healthcare, landed a $20 million investment from… Read More

Blue Canoe raises $2.5M to help people learn spoken English with the assistance of artificial intelligence

Blue Canoe, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes an app for learning English, just raised $2.5 million in seed funding.… Read More

Madrona backs revenue software startup Clari in $60M round, its first Acceleration Fund investment

Madrona Venture Group made the first investment out of its Acceleration Fund, launched earlier this year to both expand the… Read More

How the WeWork saga is forcing startup investors ‘to look around the curtain’

WeWork isn’t quite working out as some expected. The once high-flying startup canceled an IPO; forced its founder to step… Read More

Chatbox raises $4.5M to help businesses communicate with customers through texting, chat

Enterprise messaging startup Chatbox raised $4.5 million to help businesses communicate with customers. Founded by professional poker veteran and long-time entrepreneur… Read More

Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud

About three years ago, Matt Wells and Scott Schwan had a huge task ahead of them. They were charged with… Read More

Voyager Capital raises $100M for fifth fund as it doubles down on the Pacific Northwest

Voyager Capital is ditching California and doubling down on the Pacific Northwest — with a new interest across the border… Read More

Textile tech startup Evrnu raises $9.1M; early partners include Levi’s, Adidas, Target, others

People are buying more clothes than ever, and wearing them fewer times before discarding. The result is a surge in… Read More

Software for the farm: Barn2Door raises $3.4M to help farmers connect directly with customers

Janelle Maiocco has been around farming, in one way or another, for much of her life. Her grandfather was a… Read More

Washington State Univ. spinout Dewey Scientific raises $1.25M to cultivate better cannabis buds

Dewey Scientific, a new startup that spun out of Washington State University, has taken in $1.25 million in seed funding… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout SEngine raises $5.1M to test cancer treatment drugs against a patient’s tumors

Seattle startup SEngine Precision Medicine has raised $5.1 million in fresh funding as it looks to commercialize a platform that… Read More

Secretive robotic farming startup led by Islion founder raises $8.9M from Ignition and Bolt

More details are emerging about a secretive Seattle startup led by Paul Mikesell, a University of Washington trained computer scientist who… Read More

Inspo raises another $3M from Greycroft, others to grow ‘shoppable’ lifestyle content platform

New and existing investors are putting more cash behind Inspo Network, a Seattle startup aiming to build a lifestyle content… Read More

Bigleaf Networks raises $21M to help small and mid-sized businesses stay connected to the cloud

Bigleaf Networks raised some major cash to help small- and medium-sized business avoid downtime and stay connected to their most… Read More

A-Alpha Bio raises $2.8M for genetically engineered drug discovery platform

A Seattle startup that took root at the University of Washington has closed a $2.8 million seed round for a… Read More

Backup camera maker FenSens raising cash, aims to collect data for self-driving car technology

FenSens, a Seattle-area startup that makes smart backup cameras and parking sensors, is raising cash as it positions itself to… Read More

Why this Seattle tech entrepreneur is trying to solve health insurance for freelancers in Texas

After selling a startup and leaving full-time work for the life of an independent consultant, Nick Soman stumbled across the… Read More

Vancouver startup Trulioo raises $52M for identity verification tech

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Trulioo has raised $52 million to fuel the growth of its identification technology service. The 8-year-old company… Read More

Seattle gaming mainstays raise cash for new mobile studio Starform

The co-founders of the Seattle mobile gaming company Z2, which was acquired by Candy Crush-maker King four years ago, have… Read More

Game streaming startup Rainway raises cash, adds Gaikai founder and Xbox pioneer as advisors

Video game streaming startup Rainway is raising more cash and bolstering its advisory board. The Seattle company just reeled in… Read More