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Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft CVP joins Builder.ai as president; Moonbeam hires Seattle marketing vet

— Vahé Torossian, a longtime former corporate vice president at Microsoft, joined software development startup Builder.ai as president and chief partner… Read More

Seattle startup Parse Biosciences acquires data analysis software company Biomage

Parse Biosciences. a Seattle biotech startup developing single-cell sequencing products, announced the acquisition of Biomage, a Scotland-based software developer for… Read More

Skip the chat: New dating app wants less talk and more meet-ups for the matches it helps make

If you could skip to the good part of meeting someone new, it might start with a new dating app… Read More

New Seattle startup Avante raises $10M, led by former Olive AI execs and ex-Amperity CEO

A new Seattle-based startup called Avante confirmed that it raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Fuse… Read More

Tech Moves: Pacvue hires another Microsoft vet; LeoStella adds director; and more

— Zhenbin Xu, who spent nearly two decades at Microsoft in various leadership roles, joined e-commerce startup Pacvue as chief product… Read More

A new venture fund in Seattle aims to accelerate adoption of climate technologies that slash carbon

The climate clock is ticking for Ben Eidelson. The Seattle tech vet who sold startups to Google and Stripe is… Read More

Textio CEO Kieran Snyder steps down; co-founder Jensen Harris takes over Seattle startup

Kieran Snyder, co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based augmented writing startup Textio, has stepped down as CEO, the company announced Wednesday.… Read More

Symbiosys, an adtech startup led by former Google and Microsoft exec, raises $9M

Symbiosys, a two-year-old advertising tech startup that is rethinking how retailers and product brands work together, raised a $9 million… Read More

Seattle gaming startup Charmed lands $500K and reveals new 3D character design tool

Seattle-based Charmed plans to launch a new AI-powered game design tool this month, which allows for rapid generation of 3D… Read More

Warehousing and logistics startup Flexe cuts 38% of workforce in latest layoffs

Flexe is trimming its headcount again in another round of layoffs. The Seattle-based startup cut 38% of its workforce, CEO… Read More

End of the road for Cabana: Seattle travel startup shuts down camper van rental business

Cabana, the Seattle-based startup that rode the pandemic-fueled “vanlife” travel craze to more than $16 million in funding, shut down… Read More

Podcast

Can AI level the playing field? GeekWire Podcast with Nancy Wang of Advancing Women in Tech

Startup investor Nancy Wang sees the potential for generative artificial intelligence to change the balance of power in fields such… Read More

Washington vs. Michigan: Which university takes the title in tech?

Nothing like a little tech investor college football trash talk before the big game. As the Washington Huskies take on… Read More

Here’s why Seattle startup OctoML changed its name to OctoAI

OctoML is now OctoAI. The Seattle startup this week revealed the slight but notable tweak to its name. The change… Read More

CES 2024: Here are the Washington state companies taking tech innovation to Las Vegas

The Washington State Dept. of Commerce will lead a delegation of companies to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking… Read More

Curiosity, communication, and capital efficiency: Investors share their tips for startups in 2024

Be curious. Communicate openly and honestly. Maintain capital efficiency with a focus on growth. Those are some of the top… Read More

Amazon leader and Army vet launches Seattle wellness startup to support new moms

Yuzi founder Stephiney Foley graduated from West Point and worked for the U.S. Army for more than seven years, serving… Read More

Tech investors give their top predictions for 2024

The pace of AI-related innovation accelerated, to say the least, in 2023. Expect the same this year — or even… Read More

VC investments slowed in 2023, but these Pacific Northwest startups still raised sizable rounds

Tech startup investments continued to retreat in 2023 as venture capitalists tightened their belts and companies trimmed costs amid uncertainty… Read More

Seattle startup Olamedi building platform to automate health clinic communications

A new Seattle startup led by co-founders with experience in health tech is aiming to automate communication processes for healthcare… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: AI investing in Seattle with Ascend’s Kirby Winfield

“Nobody cares about your AI…customers don’t care about your AI. They care about the problem that you’re solving and that… Read More

Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help… Read More

Rules targeting financial criminals will require new filings for startups and small businesses

Startup and small business owners take note: if your company has 20 or fewer full-time employees and gross annual sales… Read More

Tech Moves: Google leaders join Seattle startup MotherDuck; Humanly adds a VP; and more

Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck is expanding its nest with two new leadership hires. Frances Perry has taken the role… Read More

PNW climate tech execs launch real estate investment firm focusing on mass timber projects

Three former executives of the climate friendly housing technology company Green Canopy NODE have left to create Cambia Capital, a… Read More

Compliance software startup Strike Graph raises more cash

Strike Graph, a Seattle startup and Madrona Venture Labs spinout that helps companies with their security-related compliance and certification, raised… Read More

Ackerley brothers, fresh off Leeds United stake, launch new investment arm for sports and tech

Ted and Chris Ackerley are on the hunt for companies at the forefront of sports and media innovation. The Seattle… Read More

Glowforge lays off 30 employees as maker of 3D laser engravers gets ‘ready for what’s next’

Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has laid off 30 employees, co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro confirmed to… Read More

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes conducts more layoffs amid ‘worsening industry headwinds’

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes has conducted another round of layoffs as the company faces what it calls “persistent and… Read More

Seattle marketing company Banzai goes public, rings opening bell at Nasdaq following SPAC deal

Marketing tech company Banzai rang the opening bell at Nasdaq on Friday as the Seattle firm officially became a public… Read More

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