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New Seattle venture fund aims to invest $190M in blockchain startups and apps

A new venture fund is looking to invest a cryptocurrency equivalent of more than $190 million in blockchain apps and… Read More

Really, New York is the ‘official’ second headquarters of tech? In Seattle, we say not so fast

Every so often New York makes me mad. No, it’s not the congestion or the people or the Yankees (though… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs spinout Spruce Up raises $1.5M to use machine learning for interior design

Spruce Up is using machine learning to make personalized interior design less of a luxury and more accessible. The Seattle… Read More

Carewave Medical raising cash for pain relieving wearable, with support from big biotech names

Medical device company Carewave Medical is looking to raise $1 million to support its wearable pain relief technology, according to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PeopleMaven helps you create and share personal ‘who’s who’ lists

For all of the times a friend asks on social media, “Can someone suggest a person for (fill in the… Read More

Amazon Alexa accelerator expands, will host up to 3 startups in London for 2nd cohort

Amazon is now accepting applications for its second Alexa Accelerator cohort. The 13-week program, which launched last year and is run… Read More

Looking to spark Seattle’s startup ecosystem, Founder’s Co-op raises new venture fund

  Founder’s Co-op, an early-stage venture capital firm that’s backed Seattle area startups such as Apptentive, Crowd Cow, LiveStories and… Read More

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Ciara joins Russell Wilson with her own channel on fan app TraceMe — and a first look at their little girl

In the comments and chats on Russell Wilson’s superfan app TraceMe, whatever is happening or has happened on the football… Read More

RealWear raises $17M for industrial augmented reality headgear

Vancouver, Wash.-based RealWear this week announced a $17 million Series A investment round led by Columbia Ventures Corporation. The company’s $2,000… Read More

Inside AlphaLab: Pittsburgh’s tech accelerator aims to solve the city’s startup challenge

PITTSBURGH — Inside this city’s startup launchpad, Adhithi Aji shows off a smart flexible label that captures consumer product usage data… Read More

SEEVA raises $2M and hires former Toyota exec to help self-driving cars navigate tricky weather

Autonomous driving technology is improving rapidly but self-driving cars still struggle in poor weather conditions. SEEVA sees that as a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Trainiac puts a personal trainer in your pocket to help you get fit

If you really want to get a fitness program going, it’s not enough to just count your daily steps. Instead,… Read More

Casting call: GeekWire is looking for top entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas on the ride up Seattle’s Space Needle

Got a great entrepreneurial idea? Want to tell the world about it? GeekWire is excited to bring back The Elevator… Read More

Trump travel ban prevents Techstars Seattle entrepreneur from entering U.S. for startup program

In late November, Saba Mohebpour arrived in Los Angeles from his home in Canada on a temporary visa. He was there… Read More

Automated power-tool maker victorious at AlphaLab ‘Hardware Cup’ in display of Pittsburgh’s robotics clout

PITTSBURGH — AlphaLab Gear’s Hardware Cup event on Tuesday evening served as a reminder of this city’s robotics chops and… Read More

Niche raises $6.6M, aims to be one of Pittsburgh’s ‘game-changing’ startups with school and neighborhood reviews

PITTSBURGH — To get Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem on another level, the city’s startup scene could use more homegrown companies that… Read More

Seattle startup vet raises cash for stealthy AstrumU, looks to bring efficiency to higher education with machine learning

Adam Wray sees plenty of inefficiency in the $600 billion higher education arena. And the Seattle entrepreneur — who previously… Read More

Startup Spotlight: With a boost from Super Bowl ads, online auto seller Joydrive is ready to roll

The auto-sales startup Joydrive kicked into high gear this weekend with two ads running during Sunday’s Super Bowl game. “Our traffic… Read More

Loftium expands to broader Seattle metro, offering homebuyers down payment assistance if they Airbnb a room

Loftium made a splash last year when it launched a novel homebuying service in Seattle. The startup provides customers with… Read More

Startup Spotlight: An AI-enabled, treat-tossing doggie camera launches Tomofun’s success

Entrepreneur Victor Chang is going to let you in on the secret of how to rocket to Amazon’s top sellers… Read More

From Steel City to Seattle: Founded in Pittsburgh, this video company moved west but kept its roots

PITTSBURGH — The team at Panopto might be more excited than anyone else about the upcoming aerial connection from Seattle… Read More

Techstars Seattle unveils next cohort of 10 startups, calls it ‘our most diverse mix of founders ever’

Techstars Seattle has unveiled the ninth class of startups to go through its three-month accelerator program, a group the organization… Read More

Pulse Labs raises $2.5M from Madrona, Jeff Bezos, Techstars for voice app testing platform

As voice-enabled applications continue to proliferate everyday life, developers need a robust user testing platform — and Pulse Labs has… Read More

How VCs think: Lessons for startup founders after our behind-the-scenes pitch day experience

Learn to tell your story; be confident but comfortable; and focus on a problem, not a solution. These are a… Read More

Aisle Ahead buys Seattle recipe planning app BigOven after a ‘wake-up call from Amazon’

The grocery industry is feeling the heat from Amazon, but Aisle Ahead has no plans to get out of the… Read More

As health tech booms, new census counts more than 460 health startups in Washington state

The health industry is changing in a massive way. Technology is having a huge impact on medicine, biotechnology and hospitals… Read More

Avaya will acquire Spoken Communications to migrate call center technology to the cloud

Avaya Holdings, a business communications company based in Santa Clara, Calif. has agreed to acquire Seattle’s Spoken Communications using cash… Read More

Seattle startup vet Jesse Proudman, who sold last venture to IBM, unveils new cryptocurrency company Strix Leviathan

Seattle entrepreneur Jesse Proudman — who recently quit his job at IBM to launch a new cryptocurrency startup — is… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Spry offers PR services via the gig economy, ordered through its app

The gig economy already lets you order a taxi ride, dog sitting or rented baby gear. Now you can add… Read More

Integris raises another $1.5M for data privacy intelligence platform as GDPR deadline looms

With the General Data Protection Regulation law set to go into effect later this year, companies are scrambling to make… Read More

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