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GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 6: Watch real estate startups try to close the deal on ride to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in… Read More

How a weekly Seattle startup gathering turned into a global entrepreneurial community

Nick Hughes hosted the first Feature Friday event back in March 2014 as a way to help early-stage entrepreneurs pitch… Read More

Andy Liu’s Unlock Venture Partners becomes latest early-stage firm to invest in Seattle startups

Unlock Venture Partners is the latest early-stage investment firm that sees big opportunity in Seattle. Co-led by longtime Seattle-area entrepreneur… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Membrion raises $1.8M for molecule filter technology

From winning the University of Washington Business Plan Competition to raising investment dollars, it’s been a busy past year-and-a-half for… Read More

Enterprise and Hyundai invest in $9M round for ‘Netflix of transportation’ app Migo

Seattle startup Migo is raising more cash to help grow its transportation search engine app across North America. The company… Read More

How this startup is helping borrowers escape payday lending pitfalls

Around 70 million Americans have bad credit scores, which makes it expensive and often even impossible for them to get… Read More

One Seattle company cracks the top 25 in LinkedIn’s new list of most sought-after startups

Outreach is on a roll. The enterprise software startup raised $65 million this spring, announced it was moving into a… Read More

Future of sports collectibles? Player Tokens brings together blockchain and baseball cards

Player Tokens Inc. is betting that digital assets and blockchain technology will reshape the way sports fans buy and sell… Read More

PackageRoute wants to make sure FedEx-delivered packages make it to your door

Amazon recently announced a program to encourage independent delivery drivers, but what many people don’t know is that one of… Read More

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Funding trends reveal how Seattle startups are starting to rival their Silicon Valley counterparts

Seattle is sometimes called the younger sibling of Silicon Valley when it comes to startups, and it’s true that Seattle’s… Read More

Bay Area universities, MIT, Harvard top startup ranking for grads who raise venture capital

Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT continue to pump out more entrepreneurs than any other universities across the U.S. Seattle-based investment database… Read More

University of Washington spin-out raising cash for more accurate DNA sequencing technology

  TwinStrand Biosciences, a spin-out of the University of Washington, is raising cash to commercialize DNA sequencing technology that it… Read More

WTIA launches founder cohort program to help Seattle community ‘play bigger’

Being a startup founder can be a lonely experience. Now the Washington Technology Industry Association wants to help. The WTIA… Read More

Silicon Valley’s Seattle secret: Bay Area investors making record number of deals in region’s startups

There’s something about Seattle tech startups and entrepreneurs that gets Rajeev Batra excited. His Silicon Valley investment firm, Mayfield, has backed… Read More

TLDR: Bernie Sanders targets Amazon, Uber & Lyft want to offer dockless bikes, WeWork Labs startup incubator to open in Seattle

Today’s featured stories Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ crusade for warehouse workers ‘inaccurate and misleading’ Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services… Read More

CityBldr raises $4.3M ahead of expansion and launch of its property flipping business

Seattle startup CityBldr has raised $4.3 million of a $4.5 million round, according to a new filing with the SEC.… Read More

Cryptocurrencies will exceed nation-based currencies in 10 years, says early Coinbase investor

The topic is comic book superheros, and the answers come easy for Adam Draper. The 32-year-old is the managing director… Read More

WeWork Labs startup incubator to open first West Coast location in Seattle, led by UW startup veteran

WeWork will open the first West Coast location of its WeWork Labs startup incubator in Seattle next month, GeekWire has… Read More

Workplace consulting firm Diverse City eyes L.A. expansion as founder shares Seattle frustrations

Cheryl Ingram looks forward to the day when she’s put out of business. As the founder of the consulting firm… Read More

The real reason startups fail: How the right distribution strategy can save your company

After mentoring startup founders through Techstars and teaching growth marketing at General Assembly, I saw founders making the same mistakes… Read More

TLDR: Trump’s new tariff on e-bikes & scooters, Seattle real estate cools down, Microsoft software developer competes for Miss America

Today’s featured stories Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Is the tide… Read More

ApoGen raises additional $4M, adds three biotech vets in pursuit of better cancer treatment

Biotech startup ApoGen, which is researching solutions to drug-resistant cancers, is moving into a new phase of development. The company… Read More

TLDR: Using drones to analyze vineyards, tech giants team up to tackle Seattle issues, Amazon leases Expedia HQ tower

Today’s featured stories Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air Amazon, Zillow,… Read More

Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air

While many wine makers would explain that growing grapes is as much an art as a science — a harmonizing of… Read More

Underwear maker TomboyX raises $4.3M, aims to tackle ‘lack of inclusivity’ in fashion industry

TomboyX just raised another round of investment to make more gender-neutral underwear. The Seattle startup reeled in a $4.3 million… Read More

Porch acquires another home services startup as it aims to be ‘one of the next great Seattle companies’

It’s been quite the roller coaster ride for Porch. The Seattle-based home services company grew rapidly and raised $100 million… Read More

Spocket raises $1.2M for platform that allows anyone to become an e-commerce retailer

This week, Spocket closed a $1.2 million fundraising round to double the Vancouver, B.C., startup’s team and push further into social… Read More

Intel acquires Seattle-based deep learning startup Vertex.AI to bolster artificial intelligence efforts

Intel has acquired Vertex.AI, a three-year-old Seattle startup whose tools let developers add deep learning capabilities to their software. Founded in… Read More

MirrorCache raises cash for smart hotel mirrors as hospitality industry uses more tech

More and more technology is making its way into the hospitality industry, and Seattle startup MirrorCache is the latest example.… Read More

Clobotics lands $11M to keep wind turbines spinning safely with drones and AI

Clobotics, a startup using robotics and artificial intelligence to capture and analyze images for energy and retail companies, has raised… Read More

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