Startups – Page 24 of 285

AI meets M&A: How these former management consultants are upending due diligence

If one promise of artificial intelligence is to minimize mind-numbing business tasks, look no further than the drudgery of doing… Read More

With fresh funding, agtech startup Aigen ramps up production of solar-powered farm robots

Seattle-area agtech startup Aigen is aiming to scale up production of its weed-destroying robots and broaden its footprint on farms… Read More

Seattle-area startup Zuplo lands $9M to help companies launch and manage their APIs

Zuplo, an API management startup founded by former engineering leaders at Microsoft and Auth0, announced a $9 million seed round… Read More

Seattle firm Curious raises $16M to buy software startups running out of money

Curious, a Seattle-based investment firm led by former Bitly CMO Andrew Dumont, raised $16 million in funding it will use… Read More

Seattle fintech startup aims to help everyday investors sell call options

A new Seattle-based startup has raised $300,000 to build out an app that aims to democratize access to Wall Street… Read More

Porsche invests in Seattle startup KeySavvy, which aims to safeguard used car sales

Seattle startup KeySavvy announced a $2 million seed funding round from Porsche Ventures, the VC arm of auto giant Porsche,… Read More

Building a startup in the age of AI: John Stanton on capital markets, regulation, and consolidation

There’s a lot of talk about a downturn in venture capital funding these days, but John Stanton pushes back on… Read More

Substance over style: Seattle startups facing fewer down rounds than Bay Area, NYC counterparts

Seattle startups are facing fewer down rounds than companies in the Bay Area and New York City, signaling a slightly… Read More

Brinc delivers first Lemur 2 drones to U.S. public safety agencies

Seattle-based public safety technology startup Brinc this week delivered the first production units of its Lemur 2 drones to police… Read More

Gut microbiome startup Viome buys digital wellness startup Naring Health

Viome Life Sciences, the Seattle-area health tech startup that sells gut microbiome tests, acquired Naring Health, another company developing “personalized… Read More

Flexport buys Convoy’s tech; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, other employees to join freight company

Freight company Flexport has acquired technology and a few dozen employees from Convoy, the one-time giant of the Seattle startup… Read More

Seattle-area startup Chainguard raises $61M to help companies secure open source software

Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup, raised $61 million in a Series B round. The 2-year-old startup aims to help… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: ‘Chill work’ as the path to productivity, with Rand Fishkin of SparkToro

“My whole hope for the AI revolution … is that AI should make it so people have to work less,… Read More

Workplace training content provider Media Partners rebrands as Atana and raises $6M

Media Partners, a Seattle-area company that builds workplace training content, has rebranded to Atana Inc., and raised $6 million in… Read More

AI-powered ‘VC pitch coach’ from Yoodli helps startup founders prepare to face investors

A new feature from Seattle startup Yoodli uses artificial intelligence to help startup founders prepare to pitch their businesses to… Read More

Flexport reportedly working on deal to acquire Convoy’s trucking tech

More details are emerging about where Convoy’s assets may end up. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Flexport is… Read More

Tech vets, NFL legend Dan Marino invest in Seattle chatbot startup Direqt

Seattle startup Direqt raised $4.5 million to boost its AI chatbot that aims to help publishers engage with consumers.

Blockchain-based developer Neon raises more cash for its Web3 game ‘Shrapnel’

Neon Machine, a Seattle-based startup building a Web3 game called Shrapnel, announced a $20 million Series A round.

Convoy hit with class action lawsuit alleging violation of WARN Act

Trucking marketplace startup Convoy is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from a former employee, less than a week after… Read More

Turning a setback into an acquisition: One founder’s AI startup journey

[Editor’s Note: This essay is an update from Kirill Zubovsky, a startup founder with ties to the Seattle region, who… Read More

Convoy CEO says he’s ‘heads down’ working on a deal following shutdown

Convoy CEO Dan Lewis said he’s “heads down” working on a deal “that will include some of the Convoy team… Read More

AI product recommendation startup wants to become the ‘starting point for shopping online’

For years, Joe Golden has helped his mom pick out tech gadgets, offering advice on the latest products that he… Read More

Convoy scrutinized for worker rights law compliance following abrupt shutdown

Trucking marketplace Convoy last week laid off a majority of its workforce without any severance — a surprising and sudden… Read More

Convoy CEO makes first public comments on company’s shutdown

Convoy CEO Dan Lewis said his company got to the “1/2 yard line” on two potential M&A deals before the… Read More

‘The markets crushed us’: In tearful farewell to employees, Convoy execs reflect on shutdown

Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, eyes watery from an emotional speech, said goodbye. Mark Okerstrom, president of the digital trucking marketplace,… Read More

Convoy collapse: Read CEO’s memo detailing sudden shutdown of Seattle trucking startup

Convoy’s plan to transform the trucking industry has come to a screeching halt. The Seattle company is closing its core… Read More

Seattle cloud company Skytap lands $18M

Skytap, a Seattle company that helps companies move operations to the cloud, raised $18 million in funding from Vistara Growth.

‘Passwordless’ security startup SecureW2 lands $80M from Insight Partners

SecureW2 announced $80 million in its first funding round to boost the company’s security software that automates and authorizes access… Read More

Hiive, which offers a marketplace to buy and sell shares of private tech companies, lands $4.2M

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Hiive raised $4.2 million in fresh cash for its marketplace that allows investors and employees to buy… Read More

After selling health tech startup, Seattle entrepreneurs pursue financial planning software

Seattle tech vets Nirav Shah and Jorge Sanchez paid around $1 million to buy a majority stake in financial planning… Read More