Articles about Venture capital – Page 3 of 70

Navigating the Seattle startup ecosystem: A guide for Microsoft and Amazon execs

Since I left Microsoft in May, I have been inundated by Microsoft executives and employees wanting to explore and engage… Read More

‘Invest now’: Climate tech advocates push for creative funding as markets decline

With climate tech investments declining and reduced federal funding from the Trump administration, champions of the sector are calling for… Read More

Speed, AI agents, and ambition: Madrona’s newest partner on what’s next for enterprise software

Sabrina Albert (Wu), a key early-stage investor at Madrona Venture Group, has been promoted to partner — stepping into a more… Read More

Female founders’ paradox: 71% cite difficulties in fundraising, but also strongly optimistic

In the eight years since a Seattle group launched to support female entrepreneurs, funding for women-led startups in the U.S.… Read More

Longtime Seattle investor Martin Tobias raises $10.5M for early stage B2B software fund

Incisive Ventures, a pre-seed venture firm led by veteran startup investor Martin Tobias, closed a $10.5 million fund that will… Read More

Seattle’s newest VC fund: Fortson raises $50M to invest in early stage software startups

Seattle’s got a new venture fund. Fortson VC has raised $50 million to invest in early stage software startups in… Read More

University of Washington students step into the ‘VC mindset’ — and compete on a global stage

It’s not easy figuring out the ins and outs of venture capital without founding a startup or landing a gig… Read More

Climate-focused venture firm Stepchange raises $7M to back startups with ‘immediate’ impact

Seattle-based venture firm Stepchange announced that it closed its first fund, raising $7 million to invest in climate-focused startups. The… Read More

Contract management software company Icertis lands $50M

Bellevue, Wash.-based contract management software company Icertis raised $50 million in a new investment from existing backer B Capital, the company confirmed… Read More

As Madrona turns 30, longtime Seattle firm keeps investing in its backyard — and beyond

When four friends got together in 1995 to launch Madrona Investment Group, the internet was just getting started. After three… Read More

Filing: Seattle VC firm Founders’ Co-op is raising new fund

Seattle venture capital firm Founders’ Co-op is raising another fund, according to new SEC filings.

More moonshots, less humility: How to supercharge Seattle’s startup ecosystem

Seattle’s startup scene needs more swag and more big swings. Better storytelling and highly ambitious entrepreneurs are two ingredients that can… Read More

Tech investors on why AI makes this a great moment for startups — with one caveat

There’s no better time to build a startup — but be ready for some fierce competition. That was one takeaway… Read More

Madrona raises $770M for new funds — here’s what the Seattle VC firm is betting on

Madrona, the largest venture firm in the Pacific Northwest, raised $770 million for two new funds as the longtime Seattle-based… Read More

Seattle’s newest unicorn: Truveta lands $320M to fuel creation of massive new genome project

Seattle-area health data company Truveta announced $320 million in fresh funding and an ambitious new initiative to create a giant genomic… Read More

Cash flow: Top 10 tech startup funding rounds in the Pacific Northwest for Q4

Venture capital funding to startups based across the Pacific Northwest rose more than 20% year-over-year during the fourth quarter of… Read More

Meet Allumia Ventures: Healthcare-focused fund backed by Providence eyes new investments

Providence Ventures announced that it is spinning out of the Providence healthcare system to become an independent venture capital firm… Read More

Seattle startup Moondream, led by AWS vets, raises $4.5M for vision language model software

Moondream, a new Seattle startup building a large language model for visual-related use cases, raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed… Read More

Pacific Northwest tech startup deals: The top 15 funding rounds during Q3

Venture capital funding to Pacific Northwest startups saw signs of positive momentum in Q3. Privately held tech companies in the… Read More

Wokelo raises $4M for AI-driven due diligence, sees customer traction in M&A, investing and consulting

Seattle-area AI startup Wokelo raised $4 million to fuel the development and growth of its technology that generates detailed due… Read More

How venture capital could ‘fundamentally change’ over the next decade

Venture capital as we know it today may look quite different in the near future. “I think venture capital, over… Read More

ZipBio, a new Seattle biotech startup aiming to compress proteins, raises $4M

Seattle-based biotech startup ZipBio announced its official launch on Thursday and revealed $4 million in a seed funding round led… Read More

Most of America’s AI engineers are in Silicon Valley and Seattle

If you’re looking for AI talent, look West. The Bay Area and Seattle are home to a majority of the… Read More

Data observability startup Revefi raises $20M to fuel new ‘AI data engineer’ product

Seattle startup Revefi raised $20 million in a Series A round to support growth of its software platform that helps companies get… Read More

Does ‘Carbon Sound’ have a ring to it? How Seattle area can become the Silicon Valley of climate tech

Silicon Valley is recognized globally as *the* tech hub and is so iconic that the region itself essentially co-starred in… Read More

ITpipes raises $20M to help municipalities get a better look at sewer and storm systems

ITpipes, a software company that aims to help cities manage maintenance of underground assets such as sewer and storm systems,… Read More

HouseAmp, a fintech platform for home improvement, raises $12.4M

Seattle-area startup HouseAmp raised a fresh round of funding to fuel growth of its software platform that helps homeowners get… Read More

Samsung, Salesforce invest in $60M round for Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI

Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI is on a roll. The company on Thursday announced a fresh $60 million round. Evolution Equity Partners… Read More

Seattle startup Gable raising another round to help developers and data teams work together

Gable, a Seattle startup building software to help developers and data analysts collaborate more effectively, is raising fresh cash to… Read More

Agtech startup Terrantic raises $3.5M to help food growers optimize yield and quality

A group of former colleagues at DataCloud, a startup that helped mining companies extract value out of data collection, are… Read More