Articles about Venture capital – Page 19 of 70

When LinkedIn isn’t enough: Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $6M for recruiting startup SeekOut

LinkedIn can be a valuable resource for hiring managers sourcing potential candidates. But oftentimes it isn’t enough — and that’s… Read More

Seattle startup TomboyX raises $17M to further develop its underwear brand for all body types

TomboyX, the Seattle-based startup bringing gender-neutral underwear to the masses, is apparently a good fit for investors, too, as the… Read More

Women’s sexual health startup Joylux raises more cash, lands in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop store

Joylux, a Seattle startup that aims to improve women’s sexual health with a wellness device, has raised an additional $7… Read More

This Univ. of Washington spinout just raised $5.8M to reimagine how doctors work with health records

Seattle startup TransformativeMed has a major beef with how health record systems work — or rather, don’t work for doctors.… Read More

‘Airbnb for warehousing’ startup Flexe raises $43M to help online retailers take on Amazon

As more consumers shop online, retailers need capacity to ship products across the country — particularly as they battle e-commerce… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Mother’s Day tech events; celebrating Seattle’s creativity; and more

– The dilemma of raising kids as a working mother arose when women entered the workforce en masse in the… Read More

Investors double down on Downstream as Seattle startup helps more brands target their Amazon ads

Investors like what they see with Downstream’s traction. The Seattle startup that helps brands with their Amazon advertising strategies has… Read More

Madrona expands geographic reach and targets later-stage deals with $100M ‘acceleration fund’

Call it the “ones we missed” fund. Madrona Venture Group has raised $100 million for what it calls an “acceleration… Read More

More cash crops up for TerraClear as startup raises $6.1M in bid to change farming with advanced tech

TerraClear’s bid to upend the farming industry by using advanced technology to help farmers clear rocks from fields is producing… Read More

Bottomless, the Seattle startup keeping your coffee stock fresh, fills up with $1.9M in funding

Bottomless, the Seattle startup using technology to make sure that coffee lovers never run out of the stuff they love,… Read More

Here’s how early-stage investors see the Northwest’s life science market

Hey investors, how does the Pacific Northwest stack up in life sciences? It’s a loaded question, given that venture capitalists… Read More

Seattle startup AppSheet raises $15M for no-code app development platform, will open Portland hub

Seattle startup AppSheet has raised $15 million to fuel growth of its platform that helps businesses develop their own data-based… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity startup Critical Informatics raises $9.6M and changes name to CI Security

A cybersecurity startup that pairs software with analysts who review and investigate attacks raised $9.6 million to continue battling intrusions… Read More

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff invests in $25M round for Naveen Jain’s microbiome startup Viome

Viome, a wellness startup from entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has raised $25 million in funding from a crop of investors that… Read More

New unicorn in Seattle: Outreach raises massive $114M round, pushing valuation above $1 billion

Seattle has a new unicorn. Sales automation startup Outreach has reeled in a huge $114 million investment round that pushes… Read More

Seattle-based heart monitor maker Bardy Diagnostics raises $35.5M

Seattle-based medical device company Bardy Diagnostics today announced a $35.5 million funding round led by River Cities Capital Fund. The… Read More

More cash for Pacific Northwest startups: Founders’ Co-op raises $25M fund, its largest ever

More investment dollars are flowing into the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem thanks to a new fund from Founders’ Co-op. The… Read More

Stripe for ID verification: Investors bet on new Madrona Venture Labs accelerator startup Vouched

Vouched, a Seattle startup using AI to verify people’s identities online, has joined the Madrona Venture Labs accelerator. The 3-month… Read More

Real estate startup Showdigs raises $3M to build and expand apartment showing marketplace

Another new Seattle startup has raised cash to fix problems in the complicated world of real estate. Showdigs raised a… Read More

Apana raises $11M for IoT solution that helps Fortune 500 companies manage water use

Many building operators assume that losses from water mismanagement are just a cost of doing business. Matt Rose thinks otherwise. Rose… Read More

RiskLens raises $20M to show companies how much cyberattacks could cost them

A Spokane, Wash. startup just raised some serious cash to show companies how the threat of cyberattacks could impact their… Read More

Seattle startup Rodeo Therapeutics raises more cash for regenerative medicine treatments

Seattle-based startup Rodeo Therapeutics is raising more cash for its work on tissue repair and regeneration. The company has reeled… Read More

Navigating Cancer lands $12M, inks McKesson partnership to help doctors engage with patients

Seattle-based startup Navigating Cancer has raised $12 million for its digital platform that lets cancer doctors interact with their patients.… Read More

Should gender diversity on corporate boards be legally required? Women VCs, tech execs weigh in

Underrepresentation of women in leadership is often cited as a driving factor behind the broader tech industry’s gender balance issues.… Read More

Talkoot raises $1.6M to help Adidas, Under Armour and other big brands write product copy

Talkoot, a Portland-based startup that helps e-commerce companies create and manage website content, raised $1.65 million dollars in a round… Read More

Digital health startup Xealth lands $11M to help doctors prescribe pretty much anything but drugs

Is there big market for prescriptions beyond drugs? Several investors with deep experience in health are betting on it —… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 lays out investment strategy, aims to make the corporate VC community more ‘founder-friendly’

In just a matter of weeks, Microsoft went from a customer of Directly’s to an investor. The San Francisco-based company… Read More

Rover dips a paw into Latin America, backing Brazilian pet care startup DogHero in $7M round

Rover, the Seattle-based pet-sitting marketplace, is jumping into Latin America for the first time, investing in a leading pet startup.… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conference

The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s… Read More

Seattle startup Igneous raises $25M to help companies manage their unstructured data

Seattle startup Igneous has reeled in a $25 million investment round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies… Read More