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Venture capital

Salesforce establishes $100M venture fund, bankrolls scrappy Seattle startup Venuelabs

Salesforce.com is an Internet juggernaut, with a market value of $37 billion and second quarter revenue of $1.32 billion. Now,… Read More

Volt Athletics raises $600K for online platform that creates individual strength training programs

As former collegiate athletes and coaches, Dan Giuliani and Trevor Watkins experienced first-hand how difficult it was for teams to access… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft execs put $7M into Seattle fund that accelerates Indian startups

A group of Amazon and Microsoft executives, along with organizations like the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, have poured in… Read More

Sticking close to innovation roots, Arch Venture Partners raises oversubscribed $400M fund

Arch Venture Partners has operated longer than most venture capital firms by sticking close to its knitting.  And now the… Read More

In effort to bridge divide between sales and marketing departments, Bizible raises $8 million

Seattle marketing analytics startup Bizible — a 2012 TechStars Seattle grad led by former Microsoft program manager Aaron Bird — has reeled… Read More

Sonivate raising $1.6M for ultrasound probe that doctors wear on their finger

Doctors using an ultrasound machine typically have one hand on the probe. Sonivate Medical thinks it’s come up with something much better. The… Read More

Immusoft raises cash from Tim Draper, others to program human cells that fight diseases

Applying computer science principles to human anatomy may end up producing a medical breakthrough if one Seattle startup has its way.… Read More

Xamarin raises $54M in funding to bring Microsoft’s programming language to other platforms

Xamarin, the San Francisco-based company that allows developers to code applications for a variety of different platforms using Microsoft’s C#… Read More

OnBeep raises $6.25 million to create a Star Trek-style communicator device

OnBeep, a San Francisco startup founded by Chef co-founder and former Amazon Availability Program Manager Jesse Robbins, has raised a… Read More

Algorithmia raises $2.4M from Madrona and others to create marketplace for algorithms

Algorithmia, a Seattle-based startup that wants to build a marketplace for algorithms, has raised $2.4 million in a round of… Read More

ClipCard raising $10M for service that helps users access cloud files across different apps

A Seattle-based startup wants to make it easier for you to access your cloud files — no matter which app… Read More

The top 10 biggest financing deals in the Pacific NW

Juno Therapeutics stunned the startup community earlier this week when it announced $134 million in venture funding, bringing total financing… Read More

Angels take flight: Median financing rounds increase to $980,000 for angel deals

Looking for cash? You might have an easier time finding an angel than a few years ago. And they might… Read More

New cancer research startup Juno Therapeutics raises $134M to push total funding past $300M

Juno Therapeutics wants to wipe out cancer by rewiring the body’s immune system, and it’s receiving some serious investor backing… Read More

Jintronix raises more cash from Madrona to help patients rehab with Microsoft’s Kinect

Microsoft’s Kinect sensor isn’t just for playing games — it’s also being used to help physical therapy patients recover from… Read More

Chart: Venture capitalists are once again seeing solid returns (and beating Wall Street)

The high-risk, high-reward game of venture capital appears to be paying dividends again. After a long dry spell in which… Read More

Kyle Kesterson relocating to Vegas after raising $350K for Freak’n Genius from Tony Hsieh’s VC fund

Freak’n Genius is moving south. The Seattle animation startup is re-locating to Las Vegas after receiving $350,000 in funding from… Read More

Ex-Diapers.com CEO raises $55M for Jet, looks to battle Amazon with new online ‘shopping experience’

Amazon.com made a bold move three years ago, buying the parent company of Diapers.com for a reported purchase price of… Read More

Biotechnology investor Accelerator Corp. lands $51 million, expands in New York City

Accelerator Corp, the Seattle biotechnology investment fund started in Seattle 11 years ago, has raised $51.1 million in capital as… Read More

Office 365 migration service SkyKick raises $3 million

SkyKick, a Seattle-based startup that helps IT partners move businesses to Office 365, has raised an additional $3 million in capital to… Read More

Anomo raises $800K to help people meet each other with anonymous profiles, icebreakers

There are certainly a wide range of mobile apps to pick from for those looking to form new relationships online:… Read More

As Facebook and Twitter push into social commerce, Seattle startup Comr.se raises cash

Comr.se, a social commerce startup that graduated from B2B incubator 9Mile Labs last year, has reeled in an additional $800,000 in capital that… Read More

PayRange raises $2.6M for vending-machine payment technology, names ex-Google Payments boss as director

PayRange, a Portland-based startup that allows vending machines to accept mobile payments, has raised a $2.6 million funding round. The… Read More

Venture capital investments surge 73% in the Pacific NW

Cash was flowing to startup companies during the second quarter in the Pacific Northwest as venture capitalists pumped $410 million… Read More

Seeing green: Seattle marijuana investment company raises $18M of $75M series B round

Business is certainly budding for the folks at Privateer Holdings. The Seattle-based marijuana company has raised $18.6 million, which is part of… Read More

Seattle venture capitalist: A strong and vibrant Microsoft is still key to region’s success

Every time Microsoft scales back or restructures, the question gets asked: Could the cutbacks actually help spark more entrepreneurial activity… Read More

Smart sock maker Sensoria raises $5M from Italian consulting giant

Heapsylon, the Redmond-based maker of smart garments, today announced that it has raised a $5 million Series A round and… Read More

Business intelligence startup Manzama raises $1.3M to help lawyers with info overload

Manzama started with a simple mission: Help attorneys deal with information overload. And now the Bend, Oregon startup — founded… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $8.5M to help retailers set dynamic pricing

Boomerang Commerce, a Santa Clara, Calif. startup led by former Amazon.com engineers Guru Hariharan and Madhusudhan Rao, has raised $8.5… Read More

Valant raises $11M to develop software for behavioral health practitioners

Valant Medical Solutions, a Seattle startup that develops software to help behavioral health practitioners manage billing and electronic medical records at their… Read More

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