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Online marketplace for collectables Collexion wins $252K at Angel Oregon

Collexion, an online marketplace for collectables, won the first place prize of $252,600 at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s Angel Oregon Showcase this… Read More

Brandlive raises $3.2M for interactive e-commerce video streaming platform

Portland-based startup Brandlive just raised a $3.2 million funding round to help fuel growth of its e-commerce live video streaming… Read More

Seattle-area startups PetHub and Pebblebee in contract dispute over pet tracking tags

Pet ID tag company PetHub has filed suit against tracking technology startup Pebblebee, alleging that its business partner didn’t live up… Read More

Y Combinator grad Deako raises $1.8M for smart-home light switches

Seattle-based Deako has raised $1.8 million to help fuel growth of its smart-home light switch product. The 15-person company raised… Read More

Chat commerce platform ReplyYes raises $2.5M, has already sold $1M in vinyl records via text

A new Seattle company called ReplyYes, a Madrona Venture Labs spinoff specializing in technology for buying products via text message, is emerging from… Read More

Former HoloLens creative director helps launch new holographic computing development studio

Having spent countless hours with Microsoft’s HoloLens device and learning about the potential of holographic computing, Sébastien Motte and John Howard are… Read More

Vacasa raises $35M, aims to be Amazon of vacation rental industry

Vacasa today announced a $35 million funding round — the largest of any Portland-based company in nearly two years. The vacation… Read More

Fleet raises $4M for online quoting marketplace that helps streamline shipping logistics

Fleet today announced a $4 million investment round to help fuel growth of its online marketplace that lets shippers assess and accept quote… Read More

Craigslist rival OfferUp tests mobile payments in Seattle, letting buyers pay sellers inside its app

OfferUp is quietly testing mobile payments for users of its community marketplace in Seattle, giving buyers the option to pay sellers through its app… Read More

WISErg raises another $12.3M as part of larger round to help turn food scraps into fertilizer

WISErg is raising more money to support demand for its device that turns excess food scraps at grocery stores into a nutrient-rich… Read More

Amazon invests in Luma ‘Surround WiFi’ company’s $12.5M financing round

Amazon has made a “significant” investment in Luma, a company preparing to launch a “Surround WiFi” system for the home,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Viato provides ‘deal escrow’ for product manufacturers and sales partners

During his years as a product executive, Jagan Nemani observed what he calls an “information black hole” between manufacturers and indirect… Read More

Polyverse raises $2 million to stop cyberattackers in their tracks

A Seattle area startup by the name of Polyverse believes it has developed new technology to stop cyberattackers in their… Read More

AnkerBox

AnkerBox bringing rentable device chargers to hundreds of Seattle restaurants, bars and coffee shops

Searching for a power outlet under tables at the local coffee shop or next to the water fountain at the… Read More

On-demand massage startup Zeel launches in Seattle region

“Seattle is a hotbed of innovation and tech, and Seattleites are health, tech and wellness-conscious.” Zeel CEO Samer Hamadeh thinks… Read More

Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator launches for Pacific Northwest startups

Pacific Northwest-based entrepreneurs building clean technology startups now have another option to help their companies accelerate growth. Oregon BEST and the… Read More

Enterprise security startup Icebrg raises $10M to help companies fend off hackers

Icebrg, a Seattle-based enterprise security startup, has raised $10 million to help fuel growth for its platform that helps companies… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Namastream helps yoga instructors teach virtual classes online

Yoga classes are the latest brick-and-mortar experience going online. Namastream is a year-old startup that helps yoga instructors and other wellness… Read More

HP, Microsoft and others invest $73.5M in Mesosphere cloud computing company

Mesosphere, a Silicon Valley cloud computing startup, announced today that it has raised a $73.5 million Series C funding round. The… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Globatom’s software streamlines commercial shipping

After half a decade working in logistics for Office Depot, Dan Acosta grew frustrated with long supply chain lead times.… Read More

Jordan Schwartz

Work from wherever you want: One small startup’s secret weapon in the tech recruiting battle

When Jordan Schwartz and Peter Brown open their laptops to work, the founders of the small Seattle startup Pathable are… Read More

DimensionalMechanics raises $4.7M for enterprise artificial intelligence platform

DimensionalMechanics is coming out of stealth mode and today announced a $4.7 million investment round to help build out its enterprise artificial… Read More

Tech Moves: Ossia hires new CEO; Avvo taps Spotify exec as CTO; and more

— Ossia, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that makes wireless charging technology, has appointed Didier Le Lannic as CEO. He will take on leadership of Ossia… Read More

Seattle biotech investor Robert Nelsen named to Midas List of top performing VCs, propelled by early investment in Juno

Robert Nelsen may not be a household name in venture capital circles — certainly not the way that Reid Hoffman,… Read More

Greylock leads $16M round for on-demand trucking startup Convoy; Reid Hoffman joins board

Convoy already had an impressive list of investors. Now the young Seattle startup has even more high-profile backers that are investing… Read More

Shiftboard raises $4M for workforce management software platform

Shiftboard is raising cash to help accelerate sales of its workforce management software platform. The Seattle company today announced a… Read More

F5 Networks expands Seattle offices, continuing rapid growth spurt

F5 Networks, the Seattle-based company that offers application delivery and security services for enterprise customers, has leased new office space in Seattle.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Muze automates the DJ experience for bars and restaurants

DJing may become the latest occupation to face competition from machines. Muze, a recent graduate from the 9Mile Labs Accelerator, is… Read More

Uber introduces family plan that lets users add up to 10 people per account

Uber, the on-demand ride-hailing service, today announced a new group feature called Family Profiles, allowing up to 10 people can sign… Read More

Commentary: The 5 things I learned from my first 100 days as a venture capitalist

Over the last 10 years, I had been doing — or should I say dabbling in — angel investing. With… Read More

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