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Vikram Jandhyala, UW innovation leader and key figure in Seattle tech, dies at age 47

Vikram Jandhyala, the University of Washington’s vice provost for innovation and a key link between the UW and the Seattle… Read More

Ex-NSA, Microsoft execs raise $3.5M for stealthy Seattle-area cybersecurity startup Cyemptive

Former executives from the National Security Agency, Microsoft, Hitachi, and other companies are behind a Seattle-area cybersecurity startup that just… Read More

Toyota invests in $15M round for Airbiquity, a 22-year-old connected car startup in Seattle

Since Airbiquity first launched in 1997, a lot has changed in the automotive world. Yet the Seattle-based company has not… Read More

Two Seattle cannabis software companies merging to build bigger stake in a growing market

Dauntless, Inc., a Seattle-area software developer providing point-of-sale and tracking software to the cannabis industry, has acquired pot sales software… Read More

RealSelf CTO and product leader to depart, following earlier layoffs in January

More changes are going down at RealSelf, the Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform. RealSelf CTO Matt Woodward and vice president… Read More

Vtrus ABI Zero drone

Led by ex-Oculus research scientist, Seattle drone startup Vtrus raises cash for indoor inspection tech

Seattle startup Vtrus has raised investment for a different kind of drone — one that’s designed to conduct precision inspections… Read More

Eyedropper startup Nanodropper wins top prize at Univ. of Washington health innovation challenge

What if something as simple as a more precise eyedropper could cut the cost of glaucoma medication by more than… Read More

Madrona leads $10M round for Knock, a CRM and communications service for apartment landlords

When it comes to communication with customers, many apartment landlords still rely only on phone and email to connect with… Read More

Amazon invests in Seattle startup Jargon, a voice application content platform for developers

Voice technology continues to proliferate. There are more than 66 million smart speaker units in the U.S., up from 36… Read More

Seattle startup Tasso raises $6M for at-home blood draw technology

Tasso, the maker of a product that lets patients collect their own blood at home, raised $6.1 million in a round… Read More

DiscoverOrg makes another acquisition, buys email verification service NeverBounce

Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing and sales intelligence startup DiscoverOrg made its second acquisition in two months, announcing Tuesday the purchase of… Read More

Air-activated smartphone charger: Seattle startup raises cash for peel-off portable battery

As we’ve become more and more dependent on smartphones, keeping our devices charged up has become increasingly important. “Low-battery anxiety”… Read More

Don’t let your OKRs be TBD: Ally helps companies focus on their most important goals

It was a problem that came up at his first startup that led Vetri Vellore to create his second one.… Read More

3 leadership lessons from Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins

As the CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Chad Robins has shown a knack for turning really good ideas into a viable… Read More

Alex Guirguis

Off the Record, a startup that helps drivers fight tickets, wins dispute brought by traffic attorneys

A Seattle startup that helps drivers fight traffic tickets is celebrating what it calls “a big win” this week in… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The GeekWire Bash is a week away; International Women’s Day; and the future of Star Trek

Did you spend years in your parents’ basement playing ping pong? Or foosball? Or Catan? If so, join the GeekWire… Read More

‘Halo Light’ maker Illumagear lands $2.5M to make construction workers safer and more productive

Illumagear, the maker of the workplace safety device Halo Light, raised $2.5 million of a $4 million round, led by… Read More

Oren Etzioni and Mike Grabham

AI2’s Oren Etzioni to entrepreneurs: It’s not too late to ride the machine-learning wave

It may seem as if everyone’s already on the bandwagon for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with players ranging from… Read More

‘Parallel reality’ display technology startup Misapplied Sciences raises more cash

Misapplied Sciences, the Seattle-area company behind a screen that can show different things to multiple people at the same time,… Read More

Dressed with data: Seattle fashion rental startup Armoire uses curation to change how women buy clothes

If Armoire has its way, women can say goodbye to cluttered closets and hundreds of wasted hours shopping for clothes.… Read More

Agriculture startup iUNU raises $7.5M to turn greenhouses into high-tech manufacturing plants

Seattle startup iUNU has raised more cash to expand its platform that uses technologies such as artificial intelligence and computer… Read More

How scorpion venom helps improve brain cancer surgery in children by making tumors glow

Seattle biotech company Blaze Bioscience has raised $5 million in funding as it pursues a pivotal trial for its “Tumor Paint,”… Read More

Seattle startup Small Run removes the mystery and hassle out of shopping for original art

If you’ve graduated from tacking up posters — including the faux-fancy kind that are shrink wrapped on cardboard — and you… Read More

Seattle startup’s path to greatness could be this captivating walk through physical and virtual worlds

I tried to reach down and pet a cat that wasn’t real. And with that, 15 seconds into a 15-minute… Read More

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The secret to Seattle’s success in tech, and what needs to happen to spark the next wave of growth

Despite all its success, Seattle’s tech community needs an unprecedented win to take it to the next level — a… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa Fund joins $28M round for CTRL-labs, makers of neural interface technology

CTRL-labs, the New York-based startup that is reimagining how the human brain can connect with machines, has closed another big… Read More

‘Circle with Disney’ device maker raises $20M to help parents set screen time limits, block content

Circle Media Labs, maker of the Circle with Disney parental control device, has raised $20 million in new investment. The… Read More

Marketing tech startup Lytics raises $35M to help companies learn more about individual customers

Lytics has raised more funding to help brands such as Nestlé, The Economist, Atlassian and others bolster their 1-to-1 customer marketing… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Good Therapeutics raises $11M to make smart cancer therapies

Good Therapeutics, a new Seattle biotech startup that aims to develop protein drugs that act only when needed, raised $11… Read More

Industrial augmented reality smart headwear maker RealWear raises another $5M

Vancouver, Wash.-based startup RealWear has raised another $5 million in a round from existing investor Columbia Ventures Corporation to expand its global… Read More

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