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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.

NurseGrid raises $5.7M for scheduling and staffing tech platform for nurses

Operating a hospital is no easy task, and at the moment, finding technology to help in that task is also… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs raises another $15M to fuel operations; studio has spun out 9 startups

Pioneer Square Labs has raised an additional $15 million to support the growth of its startup studio model that spun… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Lubn offers an easily installed, smart key alternative to Amazon Key

We’ve come a long way from faux rocks with a hidden compartment for house keys, and Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Lubn… Read More

JetClosing raises more cash to expand mobile-first real estate closing platform

JetClosing is finding traction with its mobile-first real estate closing platform. The Seattle startup just raised another $800,000 via a… Read More

Chart: Here are the U.S. states that attracted the most venture capital in Q4

Looking for venture capital? You better cruise the streets of San Francisco and the boulevards of Silicon Valley. California remains… Read More

Inside Seattle’s startup scene: GeekWire and MOHAI partner on Jan. 22 event that explores entrepreneurship

Startups are hard. We’ve all heard that adage before. But by sharing stories and lessons learned — including a few… Read More

QuoteWizard acquires call transfer company Bantam Connect, posts record profit for 2017

Insurance comparison marketplace QuoteWizard is having a good start to the year. The company announced Thursday that it has acquired… Read More

Food delivery startup Yumso helps diners just say ‘no’ to Gen. Tso’s chicken, ‘yes’ to authentic dishes

For Max Yan, if he sees General Tso’s chicken on a restaurant’s menu, he keeps moving. “For me, I will… Read More

Venture capitalists poured $84 billion into startups in 2017, a massive tally not seen since the dot-com boom

Venture capitalists were busy in 2017, pouring $84 billion into 8,035 companies across the U.S. According to a new report… Read More

Glowforge debuts materials line for 3D laser printer, announces $70M in total sales

Glowforge is touting a new sales milestone as it debuts a materials line and works to fulfill delayed orders from… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Whatever your job, Imperative wants to help you find purpose in it

If you’ve decided that 2018 is the year for a bold resolution, perhaps for finding your purpose in work, this… Read More

Stratos Genomics raises $20M to commercialize fast DNA sequencing technology

Faster, cheaper DNA sequencing technology has revolutionized medicine in the past ten years. The tech provides the backbone for breakthroughs… Read More

Tune acquires IP assets from Optimob to bolster HasOffers performance marketing platform

Seattle-based marketing company Tune today announced that it acquired the intellectual property assets of Optimob, a marketing automation startup based… Read More

Startup advice: Beware of the fakes, the phonies and the frauds

Startups are hard because by definition, you’re trying to do something that has never been done before. There is no… Read More

From cryptocurrency to IPOs, 6 venture capitalists make tech predictions for 2018

No one knows for sure what will happen in the technology world this year. But venture capitalists have their finger… Read More

Gene therapy startup Immusoft raises $3M, appoints new CEO as it approaches clinical trials

Immusoft is looking to get its gene therapy technology into clinical trials, and the Seattle startup announced Friday that it… Read More

Critical Informatics raises $1.1M to expand cybersecurity platform that blends human expertise and software

As cybersecurity breaches continue to pile up, a Seattle area startup says it knows what the problem is: too much… Read More

Former Microsoft and Amazon exec Brian Valentine takes helm of Wiserg, raises $19.2M for startup that turns food scraps into fertilizer

Wiserg is making a big bet on a big problem for the U.S. — food waste. The startup has built a… Read More

Jesse Proudman leaves IBM to start new AI-based cryptocurrency startup, says he can’t kick the ‘entrepreneurial bug’

Blue Box founder Jesse Proudman is leaving IBM two-and-a-half years after the selling the private cloud company to Big Blue.… Read More

Top Pacific Northwest startup funding rounds of 2017: Remitly, Rover, Vacasa lead the way

Plenty of Pacific Northwest startups raised big funding rounds this year to fuel their growth in 2017 and beyond. The… Read More

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises new fund to bankroll more companies

Pioneer Square Labs has raised a new investment fund, money that will add a much-needed injection of fresh capital into the… Read More

Joylux raising $5M as it prepares to launch its ‘intimate wellness’ device in the U.S.

Sexual health, and particularly women’s sexual health, can often be overlooked by the medical industry. Seattle-based startup Joylux is hoping… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Woman-powered Armoire ‘takes the stressing out of dressing’

Functionally, Armoire is a women’s clothing rental service. But a conversation with CEO Ambika Singh may convince you that her… Read More

‘Decision intelligence platform’ Element Data raises another $2.6M to fuel growth

Element Data is raising more cash as it continues to add customers and employees. The Seattle startup has reeled in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: EvoEco uses digital, interactive bins to solve the riddle of where to toss your trash

If you’ve dined in an enviro-minded city, you’ve undoubtedly stood before a row of trash and recycle cans, befuddled about… Read More

Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel of ‘Shark Tank’ fame opens Seattle office, its first beyond the Bay Area

It seems like Seattle is home to more and more tech companies by the day — and today is no different.… Read More

Streem raises $1.7M, brings augmented reality and streaming tech to home service professionals

A Portland startup wants to help home service professionals speed up their workflow and waste less time by using augmented… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Unearth Technologies rethinks construction with a bird’s eye view of project management

While technology has helped streamline and boost productivity in nearly every field, construction projects are less efficient today than they… Read More

Accelerator Life Science Partners

Accelerator Corp. announces new leadership and renames to Accelerator Life Science Partners

Accelerator Corp., a Seattle-based life sciences investment fund, is making some big changes. The firm announced two additions to its… Read More

‘Top Gun’ star Tom Skerritt raises more cash for entertainment startup as it ‘takes aim at Hollywood’

Heyou Media, the Seattle startup founded by “Top Gun” star Tom Skerritt, is raising more cash and adding an entertainment… Read More

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