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GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff invests in $25M round for Naveen Jain’s microbiome startup Viome

Viome, a wellness startup from entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has raised $25 million in funding from a crop of investors that… Read More

Flickr founder, top VCs invest in Seattle startup that sells used kids clothing at steep discounts

Kids on 45th had long been Seattle’s most well-known and oldest children’s consignment store. But in 2017, nearly 30 years… Read More

Fancy rentable dog houses with air conditioning and a ‘puppy cam’ arrive in Seattle

The nation’s fanciest dog houses are coming to the most dog-friendly city in the U.S. DogSpot, the maker of shared… Read More

New unicorn in Seattle: Outreach raises massive $114M round, pushing valuation above $1 billion

Seattle has a new unicorn. Sales automation startup Outreach has reeled in a huge $114 million investment round that pushes… Read More

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This startup wants to bring commercial real estate investing to the masses

Less than a year after selling his telecommunications startup, Flowroute founder Sean Hsieh has embarked on a new venture that… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Rising startup founders highlight Young Entrepreneur of the Year category

The nominees for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category at this year’s GeekWire Awards prove that you can accomplish… Read More

More cash for Pacific Northwest startups: Founders’ Co-op raises $25M fund, its largest ever

More investment dollars are flowing into the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem thanks to a new fund from Founders’ Co-op. The… Read More

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— “We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.” That statement seems eerily on point for what’s… Read More

New female-focused co-working spaces crop up in Seattle to take on The Riveter

Competition is heating up among co-working spaces geared toward women. The Riveter pioneered the model, launching a female-focused coworking space… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Couples say ‘I do!’ to Everly’s digital alternative for wedding planning

Before launching a digital solution for wedding planning, Juliet Horton decided to start a business doing it the old fashioned… Read More

Stripe for ID verification: Investors bet on new Madrona Venture Labs accelerator startup Vouched

Vouched, a Seattle startup using AI to verify people’s identities online, has joined the Madrona Venture Labs accelerator. The 3-month… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Here’s what makes these Startup CEO of the Year nominees great leaders

Managing a fast-growing startup is not easy. But the GeekWire Awards finalists for Startup CEO of the Year have figured… Read More

Real estate startup Showdigs raises $3M to build and expand apartment showing marketplace

Another new Seattle startup has raised cash to fix problems in the complicated world of real estate. Showdigs raised a… Read More

Startups vie for gadget greatness: Vote for the best hardware innovation at the GeekWire Awards

Hardware can be a tough world, but the Pacific Northwest is replete with ambitious gadget makers looking for creative solutions… Read More

Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2… Read More

Apana raises $11M for IoT solution that helps Fortune 500 companies manage water use

Many building operators assume that losses from water mismanagement are just a cost of doing business. Matt Rose thinks otherwise. Rose… Read More

Backed by top VC firms, Seattle cloud video startup Make.TV inks another key live streaming deal

Make.TV continues to bolster its live streaming resume. The Seattle-based startup has expanded its partnership with ESL, the world’s largest… Read More

Crowd Cow

Startup of the Year nominees share tips for success — cast your vote now for the GeekWire Awards

A quick gander at the GeekWire 200, our index of Pacific Northwest startups, shows the density of up-and-coming tech companies… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrating the first man in space and exploring underwater artifacts

More than 60 years ago, the world got serious about exploring space. The global fascination with the great beyond led… Read More

Rad vs. Bam: Seattle e-bike startup calls rival a ‘copycat company,’ sues over alleged ‘knockoff website’

Rad Power Bikes, the Seattle e-bike startup, alleges in a new lawsuit that Phoenix-based competitor Bam Power Bikes ripped off… Read More

Unity and equality highlight Champion Awards in Seattle as women business leaders honored

Our world says women can’t break through … All women should be born with a sledgehammer to smash through that… Read More

In quest to make a better battery, Univ. of Washington students win environmental innovation challenge

A team that wants to make batteries more environmentally friendly won $15,000 at a competition for environmental innovation at the… Read More

Leg Up wants to empower working parents by connecting them to daycare and camps

Jessica Eggert was spending too much time and headache trying to research and arrange childcare for her 6-year-old son, Oliver.… Read More

Seattle startup Rodeo Therapeutics raises more cash for regenerative medicine treatments

Seattle-based startup Rodeo Therapeutics is raising more cash for its work on tissue repair and regeneration. The company has reeled… Read More

Xevo connected car

Automotive giant Lear will pay $320M to acquire Seattle-area connected car startup Xevo

Global automotive giant Lear today announced that it will acquire Seattle-area connected car startup Xevo for $320 million. Xevo, originally… Read More

Pebblebee, makers of Finder smart tracking device, find a big investor as part of effort to raise $10M

Pebblebee, the Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that makes a smart tracker to help people find missing keys and more, has found… Read More

Possible Finance lands $30M credit facility, expands small dollar loan service to Texas

Possible Finance has access to another chunk of cash to supercharge growth of its mobile-only loan program. The Seattle startup… Read More

‘Huge awakening’ in data privacy drives big growth for Seattle startup Integris

Back in 2016, a Seattle startup called Integris came out of stealth mode with a modest $3 million in funding… Read More

New networking company XCOM, led by former Qualcomm CEO, acquires Seattle-area startup M87

M87, a Seattle-area networking startup led by former T-Mobile executive Cole Brodman, was acquired last month by XCOM, a new… Read More

Should gender diversity on corporate boards be legally required? Women VCs, tech execs weigh in

Underrepresentation of women in leadership is often cited as a driving factor behind the broader tech industry’s gender balance issues.… Read More

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