Aigen raised $12 million in fresh cash, providing a boost for the company rolling out a solar-powered robot that uses advanced computer vision models to spot and kill weeds. Founded… Read More
The startups in the latest Techstars Seattle batch span a range of industries — and AI is having a significant impact on all of them. We spoke to nearly 50… Read More
Open up your networks. That’s the message to investors from Jill Johnson, co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), a Newark, N.J.-based nonprofit organization that supports entrepreneurs… Read More
Flyhomes has a new home. GeekWire spotted lease signs at the company’s former 9,000 square-foot Seattle headquarters near the new waterfront project. The real estate startup confirmed that it vacated… Read More
Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is getting too much attention — or not enough. That was one takeaway from my conversations last night at the opening reception for the… Read More
A group of 20 early-stage life sciences startups in Washington each received $25,000 grants, part of an effort to fuel the “next generation” of life science innovation in the state.… Read More
A startup that helps data teams at consumer packaged goods companies (CPG) analyze and visualize their data through an artificial intelligence platform won a Madrona Venture Labs startup formation competition… Read More
Startup accelerator program Techstars Seattle on Monday unveiled 24 companies for its 15th cohort, doubling the class size from last year’s dozen graduates. This year’s cohort is made up of… Read More
Alaska Airlines wants to help more startups take off. The Seattle-based airline announced Thursday a partnership with UP.Labs to launch Airline Venture Lab, a new collaboration to create aviation-focused spin-out… Read More
Stoke Space announced Thursday that it raised $100 million, boosting the Kent, Wash.-based company’s quest to develop a new breed of fully reusable rockets and reach orbit by 2025. “This… Read More
Seattle-area recruiting software startup SeekOut laid off 16 employees, or about 7% of its workforce. The company confirmed the layoffs in response to a GeekWire inquiry Wednesday, citing a restructuring… Read More
Seattle venture capital firm First Row Partners is launching The Ensemble Event Fund, a new startup competition that aims to help boost angel investor networks in the Pacific Northwest. The… Read More
As a serial entrepreneur who started and sold three startups, David Niu knows what it’s like to be a CEO seeking media coverage. And he thinks there’s a better way… Read More
Pacific Northwest startups raised $920 million in the third quarter, marking the lowest quarterly amount in five years and a 46% drop compared to the same time period in 2022.… Read More
A Seattle startup founded by veteran entrepreneurs landed investment for its artificial intelligence tool that helps account executives engage with customers. A new SEC filing revealed that Docket raised $5.35… Read More
The news: Longtime Seattle software developers and entrepreneurs Darrin Massena and Mike Harrington have officially launched Hatch, an online makerspace aimed at bringing website-building capability to more “tech curious creators”… Read More
Seattle startup Pulumi landed $41 million as it looks to boost its leadership position in the infrastructure as code market and invest in new AI-fueled products. Madrona Venture Group, which… Read More
Providence’s Digital Innovation Group announced a new platform to help hospitals sustain relationships with patients, part of the Seattle health system’s growing portfolio of healthcare-focused tech companies. Praia Health aims… Read More
A pair of longtime entrepreneurs wants to help you find yourself — with a little help from ChatGPT. Erick Rivas and Simona Trakiyska are the co-founders of Kaji, an app… Read More
— Rippl, a Seattle startup focused on the mental health of seniors, announced Jamie Sharp will join as chief medical officer. Sharp previously worked as vice president and chief medical… Read More
There are few who can say, as Ben Eidelson can, that perhaps his most important career decision came from an internal dialogue with his imagined teenage daughter. Eidelson, an engineer… Read More
Seattle-area startup NorthStar Care raised $6 million in a seed funding round co-led by well-known author and business coach Tony Robbins and Chicago-based early-stage venture firm Starting Line. The fresh… Read More
When Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman briefly spoke with Sam Altman, he warned him to tread lightly when it comes to infusing artificial intelligence into real estate search. “You should be… Read More
Seattle startup Revefi raised $10.5 million in new funding for its artificial intelligence enterprise observability platform that helps companies keep track of their data costs, usage and performance. Founded in… Read More
The news: Seattle-area financial services technology startup PortX landed $16.5 million in fresh cash. Investors: The Series B funding round was co-led by Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse — which just… Read More
What if you could ask a robot to warm up your lunch and have it find the microwave by itself? That was a question posed by a group of Microsoft… Read More
A growing number of leaks and stolen intellectual property are unsettling leaders at large-member organizations and government agencies. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court said it could not determine the… Read More
Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that hit a $1 billion valuation last year, has laid off 33% of its staff. The company confirmed the cuts to GeekWire but did not… Read More
T-Mobile Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of T-Mobile, is launching a second investment fund to back 5G-related products and services for the T-Mobile network in areas including AI for… Read More
