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Water purification startup Membrion raises $5.5M as it rolls out commercial projects

by Lisa Stiffler on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 at 11:48 am

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

Preserving the planet: Vote for top sustainability tech at the GeekWire Awards

by Lisa Stiffler on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 at 8:31 am

The Earth is taking a beating. But there is a growing legion of companies hustling to develop technologies to preserve the planet and its inhabitants. They’re attracting levels of talent… Read More

Membrion, a startup building ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment, raises $7M

by Nate Bek on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 at 3:05 pm

Seattle startup Membrion raised $7 million to boost manufacturing of its ceramic membranes that treat wastewater. Spun out of the University of Washington in 2016, Membrion aims to address a… Read More

Membrion raises $3M for wastewater treatment tech and plans to double size of Seattle facility

by Kurt Schlosser on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 at 7:52 am

Membrion, the Seattle startup that manufactures specialized membranes for treating wastewater, has added $3 million to an earlier Series A funding round. The 5-year-old spinout from the University of Washington… Read More

Seattle startup Membrion creating spray coating to help cloth masks better guard against coronavirus

by Kurt Schlosser on October 26, 2020September 16, 2021 at 12:47 pm

Membrion, the Seattle startup that spun out of the University of Washington four years ago, is working on new technology that could make face masks even more protective in the… Read More

University of Washington clean water spinout Membrion raises $6M

by Nat Levy on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 at 5:15 am

A Seattle startup that wants to increase access to fresh water just raised $6 million in new funding. Membrion makes membranes that are critical components in machines that turn some… Read More

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Video: ‘Pay equity is not a fad,’ says Syndio CEO on the way to winning GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

by Kurt Schlosser on October 24, 2019October 26, 2019 at 4:54 pm

  “The biggest thing for an early stage entrepreneur is to command people to follow you.” That bit of wisdom about what stands out in a good business pitch was… Read More

GeekWire Elevator Pitch winner Syndio rides high with a software solution to address pay bias

by Kurt Schlosser on October 9, 2019August 30, 2022 at 4:05 pm

Twelve entrepreneurs rode to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower for Season 2 of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch. One of them kept going beyond that historic skyscraper elevator ride, all the… Read More

Here are the four Elevator Pitch finalists who will compete at the GeekWire Summit

by Kurt Schlosser on October 4, 2019August 30, 2022 at 4:05 pm

They rode 32 seconds to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower during the second season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch — and then they managed to rise even higher as winners.… Read More

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GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 2: Transportation startups compete on 32-second journey to top of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower

by John Cook on September 12, 2019August 30, 2022 at 4:05 pm

We’re back with a new episode of Elevator Pitch, the GeekWire show in which entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts in the 32 seconds it takes to travel to the top… Read More

Geek of the Week: Membrion’s Greg Newbloom filters out the hard stuff to focus on simple ideas

by Kurt Schlosser on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 at 12:24 pm

Forget the hashtag #nofilter. Greg Newbloom is all about filter. Or, filtering. Especially as it all relates to science and the startup he founded called Membrion. “I’m a home-grown Pacific… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Membrion raises $1.8M for molecule filter technology

by Taylor Soper on September 10, 2018December 7, 2018 at 10:40 am

From winning the University of Washington Business Plan Competition to raising investment dollars, it’s been a busy past year-and-a-half for Membrion. The Seattle startup today announced a $1 million seed… Read More

Molecule filter maker Membrion wins top prize at University of Washington Business Plan Competition

by Chelsey Ballarte on May 26, 2017May 31, 2017 at 10:33 am

A team of chemical engineering and business students from the University of Washington earned the top prize at the 20th annual UW Business Plan Competition hosted by the Foster School’s Buerk… Read More

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