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Vera Whole Health aims for ‘healthcare revolution’ as it raises $5M, plans six new clinics

  Vera Whole Health is not your average healthcare company. Not by a long shot. “The vision is to create… Read More

Glowforge raises another $10M, launches long-awaited 3D laser printer to the public

Glowforge has raised more investment dollars as the Seattle startup starts selling its 3D laser printer to the general public… Read More

After 10 years, RealSelf raises $40M to ‘hit the gas’ and take cosmetic treatment review platform global

RealSelf has raised its first substantial round of outside capital to bring the cosmetic treatment review hub to users around the… Read More

Polyverse raises more cash for Linux cybersecurity product that can prevent zero-day attacks

Polyverse has raised more funding to fuel growth of its Linux cybersecurity technology. The Seattle-area startup just reeled in another… Read More

Airbus telecom satellite

Bill Gates, Airbus and SoftBank invest in satellite video startup that wants to help us ‘see and understand the Earth live and unfiltered’

The latest spinout from Intellectual Ventures, EarthNow, says it’s coming out of stealth mode with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill… Read More

Startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises $80M fund, aims to ‘flip VC model on its head’ in Seattle

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs is launching a new $80 million venture fund, expanding beyond its original company-building model… Read More

AI-powered horse monitoring: Magic AI raises $1.2M to expand equine technology

Horse monitoring might not be the first application of computer vision-based machine learning that comes to mind. But investors like… Read More

Fintech vet raises $2.5M for startup that gives you stock in a company for buying its products

Bumped wants kill two birds with one stone, helping companies build 1-to-1 relationships with customers while giving people an easier… Read More

Venture-backed U.S. companies raise $28B in Q1, highest amount since 2006

The U.S. venture capital industry is on pace for a record-breaking year. The latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report shows $28.2… Read More

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $780M fund, its 11th, to invest in profitable healthcare startups

Frazier Healthcare Partners today announced the closure of a $780 million fund. It’s the firm’s 11th fund and will be… Read More

Ear-cleaning headphones maker SafKan Health raises $1M to launch in U.S. hospitals

Say so-long to Q-tips and those huge, awkward water syringes. If Seattle startup SafKan Health gets its way, antiquated ear… Read More

tinyBuild

Indie game developer tinyBuild bulks up with $3.75M backing from new Makers Fund

tinyBuild, the Bothell, Wash.-based independent developer and publisher behind such truly weird games as “No Time to Explain,” “Party Hard,” and… Read More

Instacart raises another $150M to double staff amid grocery delivery battle with Amazon

Instacart has landed another $150 million to continue battling Amazon’s invasion of its rapid grocery delivery turf. The money is… Read More

Suplari raises $10.3M, reveals AI platform that identifies cost savings in procurement process

Suplari is applying artificial intelligence technology to the software procurement process as a way to help companies save money and… Read More

Ad Lightning raises another $2M to help advertisers and publishers spot disruptive ads

Ad Lightning is raising more money as it continues to help advertisers and publishers spot “bad ads.” The Seattle startup… Read More

Marketing startup Lytics raises $14M to help brands understand their customers with data

Lytics has raised more funding to fuel growth of its customer data marketing platform. The 6-year-old Portland startup today announced… Read More

Metricstory raises $2M to decipher Google Analytics data with AI and machine learning

Metricstory is raising cash to help e-commerce companies extract more value from their Google Analytics data. The Seattle startup today… Read More

Be bombastic: Top investors share startup tips for female entrepreneurs

For female entrepreneurs, trying to pitch investors and raise money can be a tough proposition in a technology industry where… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade raises another $50M, total funding tops $200M

Accolade has raised another big investment round to fuel growth of its healthcare technology platform. The company, headquartered in Seattle… Read More

Alliance of Angels still helping entrepreneurs take flight, 20 years after initial spark from Tom Alberg, Bill Gates Sr. and Tom Cable

Two decades ago, Bill Gates Sr., Tom Alberg and Tom Cable jointly sent a letter to friends and colleagues with… Read More

Augmented reality-powered home services startup Streem raises another $2M

Streem is catching steam with its augmented reality technology for home service professionals. The Portland startup has reeled in another… Read More

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Sudip Chakrabarti joins Madrona, will invest in Seattle cloud startups

Sudip Chakrabarti is bullish about Seattle’s future as a startup city — particularly given his experience in Silicon Valley. The… Read More

Sift Science raises $53M to bolster machine learning for fighting fraud online

Sift Science, a San Francisco company that builds software to fight fraud online and recently opened a Seattle office, has… Read More

Here’s one venture capital metric where Seattle actually beats Silicon Valley

There’s no question that Silicon Valley is the epicenter of the venture capital universe. Between 2010 and 2017, venture capitalists… Read More

The Riveter raises $4.75M to expand female-focused co-working model across U.S.

The Riveter is taking its female-focused co-working model across the country. The Seattle-based company today announced a $4.75 million investment… Read More

What’s wrong with Seattle’s startup scene? Despite top talent, a lack of venture capital stunts growth

After nine years of building a robust cloud services business with thousands of customers, Geeman Yip was ready to raise… Read More

Cryptocurrency startup Strix Leviathan raises $1.6M from Joe Montana, Doug Baldwin, VC firms

The world of cryptocurrency looks a lot like the wild west right now. In just the past week, Google announced… Read More

Amazon vets raise $16.4M for Skilljar, aim to help companies educate customers about their products

After getting the startup itch at Amazon, going through the Techstars accelerator, and pivoting their business model, Sandi Lin and… Read More

Construction software startup Unearth lands $3M, uses drones and aerial images to create interactive site maps

It’s startup déjà vu for Brian Saab and Madrona Venture Group. The Seattle venture capital firm today led a $3… Read More

Stealthy startup Taproot Medical Technologies raises funds to develop next-gen biomaterials

Stealth-mode startup Taproot Medical Technologies has raised $1.25 million out of a $2.25 million round of funding, according to a… Read More

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