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Health tech startup Saykara emerges from stealth mode with AI voice transcriber for doctors

Another Seattle startup has emerged from stealth mode: Saykara, a health technology company developing an AI-fueled voice scribe that aims… Read More

This startup is raising funds to build a telehealth service — for the family pet

Pet owners are very invested in their animal companions, and now more than ever they are turning to technology to… Read More

Loftium will help you buy a house if you agree to Airbnb a bedroom and split the profits

Laura Coe never expected to buy a house before she was 30. The 29-year-old Microsoft finance manager has been renting… Read More

Glympse co-founder Bryan Trussel steps aside as CEO, as location tech company preps for next growth wave

Glympse co-founder Bryan Trussel is stepping down from his post as CEO as the company gets set for a major… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Novel Effect aims to make story time more magical for kids using voice recognition technology

Melissa and Matt Hammersley got the idea for Novel Effect when they were expecting their first child, Eleanor. They wanted… Read More

Amperity reveals marketing data platform and Microsoft partnership as it aims to become Seattle’s next great startup

Amperity has top talent, solid venture investment, and a tested solution to a pressing problem. Now the company is coming… Read More

Paris marketing startup raises $36M and plans to quadruple Seattle team in two years

Paris-based digital marketing startup SendinBlue has secured a whopping $36 million in funding and plans to use the cash to… Read More

Microsoft backs Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail study as Cascadia conference aims to deepen ties between regions

Pacific Northwest business and political leaders on both sides of the Canadian border announced today a series of agreements to… Read More

Smart home light switch builder Deako raises $2.1M to expand across U.S.

Deako, a Seattle startup that develops smart light switches, has raised an additional $2.1 million in new funding as it… Read More

Unium raises more cash as new CEO Martha Bejar takes over WiFi software startup

Unium continues to raise cash for its WiFi software product. The Seattle startup just reeled in an additional $3.3 million… Read More

Startup Spotlight: InPipe Energy harnesses electric power from water running through pipes

Gregg Semler has spent the past 17 years focused on innovations that can make civilization more sustainable, from energy and… Read More

Forget fantasy football: This new esports startup backed by NFL team owner Paul Allen pits fans against each other

Esports is a $700 million global industry, and growing rapidly. And while traditional sports fans may scoff at professional video gamers… Read More

Rental home repair marketplace Keepe raises $1.5M to expand to more cities

Finding a good contractor has become easier for homeowners over the years, with proliferation of marketplaces like Porch and HomeAdvisor, but… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Game designers build Triangul8, a modern-day ‘chess killer’

Game designer James Hutt and Microsoft engineer Eric Jorgensen have joined forces to build a game that they think could… Read More

Heads up, Portland: We’re hosting a Tech Crawl after party in the Rose City next week

Yo, Portland peeps: Join us next week as we travel south to host an after party at one of Portland’s… Read More

Migo launches transportation search engine app with Lyft and car2go payment integration

After months of beta testing, Migo’s transportation app is out in the wild. The Seattle startup today officially launched its… Read More

E-commerce vets raise $1.5M from top VCs and NFL players for sports jersey rental startup

A new Seattle startup backed by top venture capital investors and NFL stars is looking to change the way sports… Read More

Amplero raises $17.5 million to help humans and machines analyze vast expanses of marketing data

Amplero, a Seattle startup that makes artificial intelligence-powered marketing technology, has picked up $17.5 million in a new round of… Read More

Unicorn report: Fewer companies reaching a $1B valuation than in years past

There are more unicorns in the startup world than ever before, but fewer are being birthed compared to years past.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: CloudEnablers makes it easier for companies to manage their cloud-based tools

As the tools needed to run a business increasingly shift to the cloud, companies often find themselves managing a wide-range… Read More

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Mighty AI co-founder Matt Bencke diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, vows to ‘beat the odds’ as he hands over CEO reins

Mighty AI co-founder Matt Bencke has stepped down as CEO of the fast-growing Seattle startup after being diagnosed with stage-4… Read More

Homebuying startup Open Listings expands to Seattle with backing from Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian

When Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian started looking for a new place about two years ago, he didn’t opt for a… Read More

Fast-growing marijuana investment firm Privateer Holdings raises another $58M to fuel expansion

Privateer Holdings is raising another big investment round to fuel rapid growth of its marijuana-related subsidiaries as more governments legalize… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Customer-focused telecom software company Audian boasts big growth

Early in his career as an IT executive, Brandon Bazemore encountered a problem many business leaders face. He wasn’t satisfied… Read More

AI greenhouse startup lands $6M from Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian, NFL legend Joe Montana and others

A Seattle startup that makes artificial intelligence for commercial greenhouses and indoor farms — using machine learning and computer vision… Read More

Pivot Health aims to disrupt healthcare hiring with new tech-fueled job matching platform

Hiring and job searching are both difficult tasks — and in the healthcare world, those tasks are even harder. Clinical workers… Read More

Boatsetter brings Boatbound aboard, acquiring Seattle-based ship-sharing startup 

Boatbound has found a new captain. The Seattle startup that operates an Airbnb-like marketplace for boat owners has been acquired… Read More

Mark Cuban-backed Esports betting platform Unikrn looks to sell $100M in cryptocurrency

Seattle-based Esports betting startup Unikrn today announced that it will look to sell $100 million in cryptocurrency “tokens” as part… Read More

Less than 6 months after launch, The Riveter to open 2nd co-working space for women in Seattle

Since The Riveter opened its doors in March in Seattle, the female-focused co-working space has hosted Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg,… Read More

Sales tech startup Outreach lands new Seattle HQ in former Tableau space with room to grow

Seattle sales software startup Outreach has a new home. Employees at the 200-person company began moving into a new headquarters… Read More

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