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Venture capital

Relativity Space

Blue Origin and SpaceX vets raise cash for Relativity Space, a stealthy startup aiming to build rockets ‘with zero human labor’

Two engineers with experience at Blue Origin and SpaceX have raised almost $10 million for their own rocket startup, Relativity Space,… Read More

Machine learning startup Amplero lands $8M from Salesforce Ventures and others to help boost customer interactions

Seattle startup Amplero has picked up $8 million in fresh capital, money that the spin out from Globys will use… Read More

Cash shortage: Venture capital investing plummets 61 percent in Washington state

Venture capital investing tumbled dramatically in Washington state during the second quarter as $175.8 million was invested across 24 deals,… Read More

Naveen Jain

Naveen Jain’s BlueDot innovation factory fills out $10.1 million funding round

BELLEVUE, Wash. – BlueDot, the “innovation factory” founded by serial tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, says it has completed a $10.1… Read More

Study: Venture capital investment in unicorns hits all-time high, as startups suffer

Billion-dollar unicorns like Uber and Snapchat are sucking up more investor money than ever, and early-stage startups are finding it tough… Read More

#SeaHomeless: Finding affordable, innovative ways to harness technology to combat homelessness

Pull up the Facing Homelessness page on Facebook and you might learn that Eric and Michelle have been living out… Read More

What Seattle needs to be a digital health leader — and why it isn’t one yet

Guest Commentary: Fred Wilson’s comments about Seattle being a “third-tier” startup city stirred up much debate. As the CEO of Seattle-based… Read More

T-cells

Alpine Immune Sciences raises $48 million for cancer and autoimmune treatment

Seattle’s Alpine Immune Sciences says it has closed a $48 million Series A financing round, to fund the development of… Read More

Glassdoor raises $40M to fuel growth of recruiting site; total funding hits $200M

Glassdoor today announced a $40 million investment round as the Bay Area-based company looks to grow its recruiting and jobs platform.… Read More

Data storage startup Qumulo confirms $32.5M investment as total funding reaches $100M

Qumulo confirmed on Thursday that it has raised a $32.5 million round as the Seattle startup looks to add more customers and… Read More

Enterprise data storage startup Qumulo raising more cash

Qumulo is raising more cash. An SEC filing posted today noted that the Seattle-based startup, which helps clients store, manage, and… Read More

Planetary Power raises $3.4M to provide efficient energy for off-grid telecom towers

Planetary Power is raising cash to help support a change in the company’s product direction. The Redmond startup confirmed with… Read More

WISErg raises more cash for machine that turns food scraps into fertilizer

WISErg has raised an additional $4 million to fuel growth of its device that turns excess food scraps at grocery stores and restaurants into a nutrient-rich… Read More

LeaveLogic raises $900K for parental leave management platform

LeaveLogic is raising more cash to fuel development of its parental leave management platform. The Seattle startup confirmed with GeekWire on… Read More

Vicis raises another $6M to ramp up production of high-tech football helmet

Vicis is raising more cash to help fuel production of its high-tech football helmet. The Seattle startup today confirmed with… Read More

Bloomz raises $2.3M for a social network that helps educators communicate with parents

From social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn to more-focused apps like Remind and SignupGenius, educators have access to a bevy of applications… Read More

Integris comes out of stealth mode, raises $3M for ‘data risk intelligence solution’

For many technology companies, effectively and efficiently managing customer data with integrity is a major key to success. If user information… Read More

PicoBrew raises $10.6M to fuel production of at-home beer-making machines

Seattle’s geekiest beer-making company is raising more money. PicoBrew has reeled in a $10.6 million investment round led by Spring… Read More

Maana raises $26M from top oil and gas investors for big data analytics platform

Maana is raising a big round of funding to fuel growth of its big data search engine platform that helps Fortune 100… Read More

Bench raises $16M for online bookkeeping platform that helps small businesses and contractors

Bench today announced a $16 million funding round to help the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup build out its bookkeeping service for small businesses… Read More

Remitly raises $38.5M, expands money transferring service to Canada

Remitly — a mobile platform that lets users send money abroad — is one step closer to achieving its goal of… Read More

Stealthy audio startup Human raises $5M, taps former Allrecipes CEO as president

Human Inc. still isn’t saying much about its idea, but the Seattle startup is raising more money and recruiting experienced business… Read More

Brandlive raises $3.2M for interactive e-commerce video streaming platform

Portland-based startup Brandlive just raised a $3.2 million funding round to help fuel growth of its e-commerce live video streaming… Read More

Y Combinator grad Deako raises $1.8M for smart-home light switches

Seattle-based Deako has raised $1.8 million to help fuel growth of its smart-home light switch product. The 15-person company raised… Read More

Maveron raising cash for sixth fund as VC firms see strong fundraising period

Maveron is raising cash for a new fund. New SEC filings posted this week show that the Seattle-based venture capital firm… Read More

U.S. venture capital firms raise $12B in Q1, but deal activity dips for third-straight quarter

With capital markets under pressure, many venture capital firms are slowing down their investments — but that isn’t necessarily stopping… Read More

Vacasa raises $35M, aims to be Amazon of vacation rental industry

Vacasa today announced a $35 million funding round — the largest of any Portland-based company in nearly two years. The vacation… Read More

Fleet raises $4M for online quoting marketplace that helps streamline shipping logistics

Fleet today announced a $4 million investment round to help fuel growth of its online marketplace that lets shippers assess and accept quote… Read More

WISErg raises another $12.3M as part of larger round to help turn food scraps into fertilizer

WISErg is raising more money to support demand for its device that turns excess food scraps at grocery stores into a nutrient-rich… Read More

Seattle area startup looking to raise $20 million to complete heart-attack-predicting blood tests

Prevencio is looking to raise a total of $20 million in venture funding in the coming months to continue developing new… Read More

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