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Salesforce’s $15.7B Tableau deal is a defining moment for the West Coast tech ‘megalopolis’

Salesforce surprised the tech world this week with its agreement to acquire Tableau Software for $15.7 billion — although maybe… Read More

‘AWS for blockchain’: ArcBlock aims to build, manage and deploy decentralized apps

If you’re still wrapping your head around blockchain 1.0 (Bitcoin) and blockchain 2.0 (Ethereum), you’d better hurry up because blockchain… Read More

Techstars Seattle leader Chris DeVore to step down, will focus on Founders’ Co-op venture capital firm

After nearly five years leading Techstars Seattle as managing director, Chris DeVore is stepping down on July 1. In an… Read More

Women’s clothing rental service Armoire raises more cash, moves into new HQ with retail space

Armoire is growing. The high-tech clothing rental startup just reeled in more cash to complete a $3.9 million seed round… Read More

Portland healthtech startup raises cash from top VCs to rethink the urgent care experience for kids

Darius Monsef first met Dr. Corey Fish after taking his son into an urgent care clinic following a bike accident.… Read More

Can your podcast make money, after all? Pioneer Square Labs spinout Glow debuts tech platform for podcast memberships

It’s a common problem for podcasters: you’ve got a passionate, loyal audience, but at a time when it seems everyone… Read More

All nugget, no chicken: Ex-Boeing engineer targets cafeterias with food tech startup

Former Boeing engineer Christie Lagally thinks vegan meat has a problem: the cheap options aren’t tasty, and the tasty options… Read More

The Playbook: Limited tickets available for GeekWire’s entrepreneurial speaker series

Building a startup venture from scratch can be a daunting and lonely experience. That’s why we created The Playbook, a… Read More

Why this top Chinese investor just opened a cross-border co-working space in Seattle

Wei Guo loves WeWork. He just thinks his co-working space offers something a little different. Guo, a high-profile early-stage Chinese… Read More

Techstars grad Adaptilab raises $1.8M to help companies hire machine learning talent

Machine learning engineers are in high demand. There was a 344 percent jump in the number of ML-related job postings… Read More

Peeka hopes to spark kids’ passion for reading by immersing them in VR-enhanced books

Michael Wong might be the only tech entrepreneur who can point to a gig as a Disneyland Jungle Cruise skipper… Read More

Early LendingClub investor leads $10.5M round for small-dollar loan provider Possible Finance

Possible Finance is on a roll. The Seattle startup that provides small-dollar loans is rapidly growing its business and has… Read More

This app gives customers free stock in companies that they buy products from

Bumped is picking up momentum with its unique app that gives users free stocks if they spend money with certain… Read More

Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in first-of-its-kind clean energy deal

Starbucks has struck a first-of-its-kind clean energy deal that will generate enough power to run 3,000 of its stores by… Read More

Lighter Capital expands alternative startup funding service, rolls out new credit and loan products

Seattle’s Lighter Capital is making it easier for startups to raise cash without partnering with venture capital firms or angel… Read More

Ex-Urbanspoon and Dwellable execs take on Google and Yelp with friend recommendation startup

When Liz Pearce needed help finding movers, she didn’t want to blast the news of her home relocation on Facebook.… Read More

Highspot reels in $60M for AI-powered software used by Fortune 500 sales teams

Across industries, despite the tide of automation and artificial intelligence, most companies still employ humans to deal with customers for… Read More

Clean energy marketplace LevelTen Energy raises $20.5M to help companies ‘go green’

Several years ago, LevelTen CEO Bryce Smith saw that companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Apple were starting to… Read More

Startup bets high-tech dog lockers will get shoppers to leave pups outside the grocery store

Yes, those new lockable kennels outside the grocery store really are meant for your dog. And the startup that provides… Read More

NextStep raising more funds to train and place healthcare workers with companies that need them

NextStep is raising more cash to build out its platform for recruiting and training healthcare workers and funneling them to… Read More

Two new startups join Seattle fintech incubator run by BECU and University of Washington’s CoMotion

Two additional startups are set to join a Seattle financial technology incubator operated by BECU and based at CoMotion, the… Read More

Legwork, a maker of marketing automation software for dentists, raises $17M

Legwork, a Wenatchee, Wash. startup that builds marketing automation software specifically for dental practices, has raised $17 million in funding.… Read More

Foursquare — yes, that Foursquare — just raised $150M and bought a Seattle startup owned by Snap

It’s probably been a few years since you’ve “checked in” on Foursquare at your favorite restaurant, pub or hotel. But… Read More

Polyverse raises $1M in new funding, readies Windows version of its Linux security product

Polyverse has secured an additional $1 million in funding months after its last round, bringing the total amount of money… Read More

LinkedIn meets Bumble, for developers: Fizbuz is a new job matching site led by Carter Rabasa

Job-seeking software engineers, Carter Rabasa has your back. Rabasa, whose own resume includes developer and program manager roles at Twilio,… Read More

Check out GeekWire’s new startup funding list to track Seattle and Pacific NW financing deals

Whether it’s newly minted unicorns landing massive late-stage rounds or small teams just emerging from stealth mode, there are a… Read More

Seattle medical device firm EndoGastric Solutions closes $45M round for acid reflux treatment

  EndoGastric Solutions, a medical technology company focused on acid reflux, has closed a $45 million financing round to grow… Read More

Seattle startup led by former VMware execs raises $4.7M for ‘machine-learning-in-a-box’ service

A Seattle startup led by former VMware execs that sells machine learning as a service has raised $4.7 million in… Read More

Why consumer-focused venture capital firm Maveron turned away millions for its seventh fund

Venture capitalists broke all kinds of records last year as the size of funds and deals continued to reach astronomical… Read More

Portland startup OpenSesame raises $28M to expand corporate training marketplace

OpenSesame, a startup that operates a marketplace for corporate learning programs, has raised a $28 million round to fuel growth.… Read More

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