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This startup wants to freeze your cells now to repair your body later

Regenerative medicine — the idea of generating new cells to replace damaged body tissues and organs — hasn’t gone mainstream… Read More

More cash for startups: Median angel investment round size increases in Q3

Angel investors are putting more money behind startups according to the latest Halo Report, a survey of angel financing deals and… Read More

Janrain raises $27M for social log-in technology, landing Oregon’s largest venture round of 2015

More than 10 years after launching and three years after its most recent investment round, Janrain is raising a substantial amount… Read More

Why this DevOps startup re-located to Seattle instead of Silicon Valley

Alexandros Marinos had spent a few years building a small startup in London when it came time to move his company to… Read More

Ex-Buuteeq CEO Forest Key raises $6M for virtual reality video processing startup Pixvana

Another veteran team of Seattle-based entrepreneurs is starting a new business in the virtual reality industry. This time it’s Pixvana, a… Read More

Self-improvement platform Mazlo raises $10M to help people ‘reach their potential’

Would you like to eat healthier? Be smarter about how you save money? Feel more confident about public speaking? Mazlo… Read More

Pogo wins $1M in Verizon contest with an app to help parents coordinate carpools

Seattle-based Pogo got a $1 million boost this week after winning a top prize in Verizon’s Powerful Answers Award contest. The… Read More

This startup will pay for your dream wedding — but only if you’re willing to bet you won’t get divorced

A new Seattle startup says it’s about to offer a way for couples to gamble on whether or not they… Read More

TINYpulse raises $6M to help companies assess employee morale

TINYpulse has struck a chord with companies who want a better way to assess employee morale. The Seattle-based startup today… Read More

Analytics startup MetricStory raises $1.4M to help marketers make sense of internal data

Marketers can access more internal data than ever before thanks to high-powered software like Google Analytics. But having that information at your fingertips… Read More

On-demand valet service Zirx sued over workers’ independent contractor classification

A former Zirx worker says she was required to work set hours and wear a uniform when she parked cars… Read More

DocuSign moving Seattle headquarters to a different downtown office tower

Electronic signature company DocuSign says it has secured space across six floors inside Seattle’s 999 Third Avenue office tower. At 119,000 square feet, the… Read More

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price hasn’t actually mortgaged his homes, property records show

Update, March 18, 2016: King County property records show that two deeds of trust have now been recorded on Dan… Read More

Crema.co launches coffee marketplace to connect aficionados with rare roasts

Crema.co just launched a new online marketplace lets coffee fans find rare roasts that otherwise wouldn’t be so easy to come by. The… Read More

The Seattle 10: Top startups sketch business models on giant cocktail napkins

A marketplace for algorithms. An eSports gambling platform. A new venture that promises to change the way people manage their health.… Read More

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center spins out disease-fighting biotech startup Nohla Therapeutics

Nohla Therapeutics just became the latest biotech startup to come out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Like spinouts before it, Nohla is already… Read More

WebTuner raises $4.1M to deliver ‘next generation TV experience’ with live and on-demand content

WebTuner is ready to start selling its “next generation TV experience” to consumers and is reeling in more cash in order to… Read More

How tax automation startup Avalara recovered from its Black Friday blip and posted record numbers

For many employees in America, Thanksgiving weekend was a time for relaxation, a chance to take a brief break from work.… Read More

This massive map shows how Seattle’s tech ecosystem has evolved over the last 30 years

To help quantify the recent history of the Seattle technology ecosystem in visual form, Madrona Venture Group and the Washington Technology Industry… Read More

CardTapp raises $1.9M to replace business cards with personalized apps

Bellevue-based CardTapp has raised $1.9 million with an idea to replace business cards with custom apps built for salespeople. The… Read More

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Unify Square raises $4M to help businesses utilize Skype, expand operations in India

Unify Square, a Bellevue-based startup that helps companies implement Skype for Business, has raised $4 million in funding to expand its… Read More

Lighter Capital raises $100M fund, plans to make 500 investments in startups

Seattle’s Lighter Capital, which offers an alternative to venture capital and traditional bank loans, today announced a new $100 million… Read More

InfoSpace founder Naveen Jain launches BlueDot, his next moonshot venture aiming for society’s big issues

Dot-com era tech executive Naveen Jain is getting ready to launch his next startup, an innovation factory that hopes to… Read More

‘Innovation studio’ Ivy Softworks unveils first product Atlas, a search engine for your digital life

Stealthy Seattle startup innovation studio Ivy Softworks is lifting the lid off its first set of products that aim to be… Read More

Video ad startup Mixpo cuts staff, shifts resources

Mixpo, a Seattle startup that makes it easy to create online video ads, is cutting jobs and shifting resources to improve efficiency… Read More

Mobile data startup Opanga Networks raises $3.2 million to improve video playback on smartphones

Seattle-based Opanga Networks has quietly raised $3.2 million so far this year, including a $2.8 million cash infusion that came… Read More

Video game gambling startup Unikrn creates pro eSports team of all-female gamers

Unikrn has been making a name for itself in the world of professional video games with a pioneering platform that… Read More

Travel planning startup Utrip caps big year with new investors, partnerships

Seattle-based travel planning startup Utrip is coming off its biggest year yet, and now it’s bringing in fresh funding and a… Read More

Surefield challenges Zillow with new tool to figure out how much your home is worth

Seattle-based Surefield announced a new tool today that offers a transparent way for Washington state home buyers or sellers to… Read More

Urban Airship shuffles staff, cuts seven jobs as it prepares to launch new mobile data tools

Portland-based Urban Airship says it has eliminated seven positions, or 3 percent of total jobs, over the past month-and-a-half as… Read More

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