Breakers is breaking into the venture capital scene. The new Seattle-based fund led by former Anthos Capital investor Annie Luchsinger recently emerged as it looks to back early-stage tech startups… Read More
RideWithGPS, a 16-year-old company that sells GPS-powered route-planning tools for bicyclists, landed $3 million from an undisclosed strategic investor.
Seattle-based cloud automation and migration startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including 98 in the U.S. Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that 140 employees were laid off,… Read More
Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection law, raised a $40 million round led by Riverwood Capital.
Seattle investment firm Lighter Capital announced two new funding facilities: $100 million for U.S. and Canada-based startups, and $30 million for Australia-based companies. Since launching in 2010, Lighter Capital has… Read More
Alex Lieberman, co-founder of newsletter startup MorningBrew, gets a lot of inquiries from entrepreneurs looking for advice. But he can’t answer all of them. A new celebrity cloning startup wants… Read More
Notch Therapeutics announced that it will shut down its lab in Vancouver, B.C., and lay off about 25 employees, with some offered relocation options. Editor’s note: Story updated with more details… Read More
The former director of auto marketplace startup Tred was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Seattle on five counts of wire fraud in an alleged scheme to… Read More
Seattle trucking marketplace startup Convoy reportedly hired an investment bank in recent months and is weighing different options including a potential sale of the company, according to a report Thursday… Read More
After halting development of an NFT-based video game, Seattle-area startup Irreverent Labs is attracting investor attention for its new focus: an artificial intelligence model that can generate video. The company… Read More
Seattle-area entrepreneur and tech vet Ryan Bruels joined education-focused artificial intelligence startup Atypical AI as founding head of engineering. The San Francisco-based company said it raised $4 million in pre-seed… Read More
Boundless Immigration, a Seattle startup that helps immigrants receive visas and citizenships in the U.S., acquired San Francisco-based immigration consulting company Bridge. Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not… Read More
How can startups truly differentiate themselves in the new era of AI? We’ve been discussing that question recently on the GeekWire Podcast, and on this episode, we’ll get a first-hand… Read More
Seattle-based biotech startup Talus Bioscience landed $4.3 million in non-dilutive grants to boost development of its drug discovery platform that seeks compounds that affect gene activity. The startup received $2.3… Read More
Workflow Labs, a Seattle startup that helps Amazon sellers, recently raised a $1.3 million seed round. Founded last year by e-commerce veteran Justin Leigh, Workflow acts as an e-commerce assistant… Read More
Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences closed a $86.5 million Series C round and announced a deal with CVS to sell its gut microbiome test in 200 CVS locations… Read More
As a venture firm focused on artificial intelligence, Seattle-based Flying Fish looks for untapped areas where generative AI tools have not yet been built. But that’s been a challenge. “The… Read More
Spencer Rascoff, Anna Rodriguez, and Tony Small spent years figuring out how to help small businesses convert leads into transactions when they worked together at Zillow Group. Now they’re teaming… Read More
Update: Artly has raised more than $518,000 as of Thursday morning. Seattle-based coffee robot barista startup Artly started trending on StartEngine after it raised more than $340,000 within just a… Read More
Kirkland, Wash.-based startup Spectrum Effect, which sells artificial intelligence-based network interference mitigation software for mobile networks, landed $1.9 million in fresh cash.
Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to boost its program management software platform into a… Read More
Seattle startup Membrion raised an additional $5.5 million from investors. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington, has created ceramic membranes for onsite wastewater treatment. The funding… Read More
— Hootsuite appointed Elina Vilk as chief marketing officer. Vilk previously worked as CMO at Woocommerce, an open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress sites. She also held marketing leadership roles at… Read More
Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at high-profile viruses. The publicly traded company has the green light… Read More
Engineers are bringing their talents in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the farm. The Pacific Northwest is home to a number of up-and-coming startups using AI to zap weeds,… Read More
Rohre Titcomb scored a new role. Titcomb, previously COO and venture partner at Seattle venture capital firm Graham & Walker, announced Thursday she joined the WNBA’s Seattle Storm as COO.… Read More
U.S. law enforcement authorities last week arrested a former employee of a Seattle startup who allegedly funneled more than $2 million in company funds to his personal bank accounts. John… Read More
Seattle startup Phase Genomics will develop its platform to detect chromosomal aberrations in cancer with $2.5 million in new funding. The project is fueled with a $2 million small business… Read More
Dropzone AI announced a $3.5 million seed round led by Decibel Partners, with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures Fund. Dropzone’s pre-trained AI security agents use large language models and work… Read More
Inrix, a Kirkland, Wash.-based transportation software and data provider, raised $70 million in a credit facility from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.
