Fuse is pouring more fuel on its fire. The Seattle-area venture capital firm raised $250 million for its second fund, a major swath of cash that will support early stage… Read More
The Technology Alliance hosts our next virtual Corporate Venture Connections Series (CVCS) event on the topic of FinTech, on September 26, 2023 from 1:30pm-3pm PDT, via Zoom. This panel discussion… Read More
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
[Editor’s Note: On this week’s GeekWire Podcast, we’re featuring an episode of Shift AI, a podcast hosted by Boaz Ashkenazy, CEO of AI solutions provider Simply Augmented, with guest Matt… Read More
A startup founded by gaming and tech industry veterans in cities including Seattle and Los Angeles has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to build what they’re calling a “virtual… Read More
When Rebekah Bastian set out to raise funding for her startup in April, she had less than two months of cash runway left on her balance sheet. The CEO and… Read More
Seattle pre-seed venture capital firm Essence VC says it has raised $27 million for its third fund to back early-stage startups building software development tools, data infrastructure and artificial intelligence.… Read More
Seattle-based startup Heard, which supports mental health professionals with financial software and services, raised $15 million in new funding. Heard offers booking, payroll and tax workflow products. Solo practitioners can… Read More
Derek Streat, CEO of the fast-growing healthcare patient demand and access platform DexCare, is a startup veteran with 25 years of experience under his belt. With capital markets somewhat frozen,… Read More
Seattle health-tech startup DexCare announced Wednesday that it raised $75 million in fresh cash to boost the development of its healthcare patient demand and access platform. The financing marks one of… Read More
Madrona Venture Labs (MVL) announced Wednesday it raised $11 million for its fifth fund, providing fresh fuel for the Seattle startup studio as it continues to double down on developing… Read More
Outbound AI announced Wednesday $16 million in fresh funding to advance the rollout of its artificial intelligence tools that help healthcare teams interact with insurance companies and automate administrative work during… Read More
The News: Seattle startup Picket Homes raised $20 million to boost development of its platform that helps investors analyze, purchase and manage single-family rental properties. The Product: Picket Homes’ platform… Read More
Ascend is ready to help more startups fly. The Seattle-based pre-seed venture capital firm led by startup veteran Kirby Winfield on Tuesday announced a $25 million second fund. After two… Read More
Seattle-based venture capital firm Capria has raised a $100 million fund to invest in 20-to-25 tech startups in the “Global South” areas of India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle… Read More
Another out-of-town venture firm is looking at Seattle for new startup investments. Los Angeles-based Bonfire has backed three Seattle-area startups and more could be on the way. “It’s an incredible… Read More
Some venture capitalists say it’s business as usual for their investment plans in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall. But analysts with PitchBook wrote in a report this week… Read More
The latest venture capital data highlights an ongoing slowdown as interest rates remain high and expenses are throttled. We compared year-over-year numbers from GeekWire’s fundings list and spoke to investors… Read More
A new report from PitchBook indicates that the international video game industry entered a period of contraction in 2022, but new opportunities for investment are opening in fields such as… Read More
Whether or not the economy is in recession is still up for debate. But the startup world is definitely in one. That’s one key point made by a panel of… Read More
Venture capitalists are in the business of bets, writing checks to the people and ideas they believe are going to impact the world. As part of an annual GeekWire tradition,… Read More
Pier 70 Ventures, a new healthcare-focused venture firm led by managing partners with deep expertise in nurturing startups, is placing an emphasis on funding diverse teams and women entrepreneurs. “We… Read More
A previously unknown Seattle startup, founded by semiconductor and technology industry veterans, says it has developed an energy-efficient chip capable of running advanced AI applications on lightweight, wireless augmented reality… Read More
Venture capitalists are slowing investments as the economy cools. But they are also sitting on a record amount of cash, ready to be deployed into up-and-coming startups. To get a… Read More
Navigating the future of work. Learning how to fight against burnout. Taking on cybersecurity threats. Gathering community. Connecting with old colleagues. Making new friends. The 2022 GeekWire Summit had it… Read More
Last year, venture capitalists went on a spending spree, funneling a dizzying amount of capital into startups with ambitious growth plans and large total addressable markets. But just a year… Read More
Bloccelerate, a Seattle-area venture capital firm that backs startups building blockchain-related technologies, is raising another fund. A new SEC filing reveals that the firm raised $20 million of a larger… Read More
Cap Hill Brands, a Seattle-based e-commerce company founded and run by industry veterans Jason LeeKeenan and Kevin Saliba, has raised more than $100 million in a Series B round led… Read More
A venture capital firm led by young partners who don’t have decades of investing experience might deter some entrepreneurs and investors. Fuse isn’t running into that problem. The Seattle venture… Read More
Back in 2018, GeekWire published a list of women investors based in the Pacific Northwest who were writing checks to help startups grow. A lot has changed in four years.… Read More
