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Element Data raises $1.7M to power platform that helps people make decisions using A.I.

Element Data, a Seattle startup that uses machine learning to help people and organizations make big decisions, just closed a… Read More

Techstars grad Stackery raises cash from Voyager, aiming to disrupt DevOps cloud infrastructure market with serverless toolset

Before even graduating from the Techstars Seattle 2017 class, Stackery CEO Nate Taggart had a check in hand — and not… Read More

‘Failing, frustrated, and asking for help.’ How Techstars Seattle ended up with a male-dominated class — and what they’re doing about it

It’s no secret that tech has a diversity problem. In fact, the lack of gender equity at tech events has… Read More

Startup led by ex-Amazon manager and Obama tech policy guru raises $3.5M to navigate the ‘opaque, intimidating, and high-stakes’ immigration process

Boundless, a Seattle startup that aims to help people navigate the U.S. immigration process, has come out of stealth mode and… Read More

Techstars Seattle Demo Night: Our favorite pitches from 9 up-and-coming startups

After three months of intense work on their products, business models, and pitches, the Techstars Seattle 2017 class was finally… Read More

Just 17% of startups have a female founder — the same figure as 5 years ago

There have been increasing efforts over the past few years to close the gender gap in tech, and particularly in… Read More

Aaron Bird

Going beyond Excel: Bizible launches B2B revenue planner powered by machine learning

Bizible has spent the past five years helping B2B marketers assess their spend and drive better decision-making for the future.… Read More

Cardiac Insight raises $4.5M, wins FDA approval to launch wearable ECG sensor

Consumer wearables, like smart watches and Fitbits, are becoming ever more popular. But wearable medical technology has remained somewhat absent… Read More

QuoteWizard launches car insurance comparison tool, posts record profit

After a rocky end to 2016, Seattle-based insurance comparison startup QuoteWizard is back in the game. The privately held company… Read More

Open educational courseware startup Lumen Learning lands $3.7M and inks deal with Follett

Portland-based Lumen Learning today announced a $3.75 million Series A investment round and a new partnership with Follett to expand the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Swym wants to help e-commerce companies better compete with Amazon

It’s not an easy time to be in the e-commerce business. Tech titans, like Amazon and Walmart, are able to… Read More

Fashwire raises cash for fashion app that gives designers real-time consumer feedback

New Seattle startup Fashwire is taking a new approach to software for the fashion industry. “Most fashion apps are consumer solutions masquerading… Read More

Pluto VR raises $13.9M to build out virtual reality communication platform

Pluto VR, the Seattle-based virtual reality startup co-founded by PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, has raised $13.9 million in a… Read More

Seattle angel investors launch ‘Flying Fish’ venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups

For the past few months, Flying Fish Venture Partners has been flying under the radar. The firm, founded by Seattle… Read More

Seattle startup Viro Media raises $2.5M to ‘democratize VR development’

Danny Moon believes we’re on the cusp of a virtual reality revolution that’s held back by a lack of content. Getting… Read More

Software development integration startup Tasktop raises $11.3M

Tasktop, a Vancouver B.C.-based startup that helps companies speed up their software development process, today announced a $11.3 million investment… Read More

Hit reply to get paid: Microsoft vets take on LinkedIn with novel ‘Nextio’ messaging service

A new professional messaging service called Nextio aims to challenge a key feature of LinkedIn by turning the economic model on… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year and check out what these finalists have accomplished by 30

From eSports to VR and robotics to home-sharing, our Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists are on a mission to find… Read More

Madrona invests in $60M funding round for Silicon Valley ‘deep linking’ startup Branch

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is one of the investors in a $60 million series C round raised by Silicon Valley’s… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Coastline’s digital marketplace connects fishermen with seafood joints

You’d be hard-pressed to find a marketplace more analog than fishermen selling seafood straight from the dock at the crack of… Read More

Siren co-founders

Dating app Siren, which empowered women, shuts down after running out of money

Sound the alarm for women looking for something other than traditional dating apps: Siren is shutting down. The Seattle-based app,… Read More

Recruiting software startup Crelate raises cash to boost marketing and development

Crelate, a startup with offices in Bothell, Wash. and Bethesda, Md., has closed a $1.2 million investment round led by… Read More

A puzzle platform’s new tech tricks: How Puzzazz is using Apple Pencil, 3D Touch and Split View

Puzzle technology company Puzzazz has a history of developing novel input techniques for people who solve crosswords and other puzzles on mobile devices, and… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Seattle’s most promising Startup of the Year

The 2017 GeekWire Awards are less than a month away, so that means it’s time to vote for the iconoclastic tinkerers,… Read More

Snowflake cloud data warehouse startup raises $100M; Madrona’s role reunites ex-Microsoft execs

Snowflake Computing, the Silicon Valley-based cloud data warehouse startup that just announced a new engineering center in the Seattle region,… Read More

Data storage and analytics startup Qumulo raises another $30M, total funding up to $130M

Qumulo has spent the past five years building out its cloud-based platform that helps companies store and manage their data usage.… Read More

Distelli aims to improve multi-cloud software development with new open-source container registry

Building and deploying software to run in the cloud is a challenge, particularly when customers want to run their applications… Read More

Guest Post: I launched the 2.19% Founders Alliance to help women in tech help each other

I don’t actually want to talk about how hard it is to be a woman in tech. I realize this… Read More