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Microsoft vet lands $10M for new startup that watermarks documents to identify leakers

A growing number of leaks and stolen intellectual property are unsettling leaders at large-member organizations and government agencies. Earlier this… Read More

Seattle warehousing startup Flexe lays off 33% of workforce amid freight industry slowdown

Flexe, a Seattle logistics startup that hit a $1 billion valuation last year, has laid off 33% of its staff.… Read More

T-Mobile’s corporate venture arm reveals second fund to invest in AI, edge computing, and more

T-Mobile Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of T-Mobile, is launching a second investment fund to back 5G-related products and… Read More

Former Tableau execs launch new Seattle startup that helps companies manage cloud costs

Former Tableau CFO Damon Fletcher is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps tech companies get a… Read More

Costco to offer healthcare services through partnership with New York startup

Costco is broadening its reach into healthcare through a partnership with Sesame, a New York-based medical care marketplace startup that… Read More

Hydrogen startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M

Peregrine Hydrogen, a Santa Cruz, Calif., startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen, raised $7.8 million in seed financing. The… Read More

Fuse raises $250M for its second fund to supercharge more Pacific Northwest startups

Fuse is pouring more fuel on its fire. The Seattle-area venture capital firm raised $250 million for its second fund,… Read More

Meet the Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator

Seattle-area startups that just graduated from Y Combinator’s summer 2023 batch are tackling a wide range of problems — with plenty… Read More

Construction software company Procore acquires Seattle mapping startup Unearth

Unearth Technologies, a Seattle startup that develops mapping software for the construction industry, announced Friday it was acquired by Procore… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: Riding the wave of AI startup innovation with Pioneer Square Labs’ T.A. McCann

“I think any pitch that doesn’t have AI in it is just not going to get a look unless the… Read More

Voyager Capital targeting $100M for its sixth fund to back more B2B startups in the Pacific Northwest

Voyager Capital is raising cash for another fund to invest in more early-stage business-to-business startups based across the Pacific Northwest.… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord lands new gig; Outreach exec resigns; Maveron hires CFO

— Joanna Lord, a marketing exec who led teams at Seattle companies including Porch Group, Big Door, and Moz, is now… Read More

More layoffs at Outreach: Seattle sales software startup cuts 12% of staff

Outreach laid off 12% of its staff this week, the latest round of layoffs at the Seattle-based startup. A company spokesperson… Read More

Bean Box is the latest startup using crowdfunding as it looks to charge up coffee subscription service

Another Seattle coffee startup wants to generate buzz through crowdfunding. Coffee subscription company Bean Box this week launched a crowdfunding… Read More

Puget Sound Venture Club, Seattle’s oldest angel group, merges with Alliance of Angels

Gary Ritner was investing in startups before many of today’s entrepreneurs were even born. Back in 1985, Ritner launched Seattle’s… Read More

Seattle startup MotherDuck raises $52.5M at a $400M valuation to fuel DuckDB analytics platform

MotherDuck is fueling up to flap its wings a little harder. The analytics company on Wednesday announced a $52.5 million… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Deverra Therapeutics raising cash to develop cellular immunotherapies

Seattle biotech company Deverra Therapeutics is raising cash for its cellular immunotherapies platform that helps doctors treat patients with cancer… Read More

WTIA reveals 33 startups in 10th cohort for founder program

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) revealed the 33 startups based in Washington state participating in its 10th Founder Cohort Program. The… Read More

Amazon vets raise $12.5M for Griptape, a Seattle startup that helps companies build AI apps

A pair of Amazon alum raised $12.5 million for a new startup that helps enterprises build and deploy secure artificial… Read More

PDM Automotive lands fresh cash for cataloging platform as auto parts market expands

Seattle-based PDM Automotive, a startup that sells a product cataloging and data platform for auto parts manufacturers and receivers, landed… Read More

Army vet and extreme marathon man Gavin Woody brings grit and grind back to role as a startup CEO

The next time a work colleague or your boss tells you they “gotta run,” maybe it’s because they’re headed to… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Fabric CEO joins HP as president and SVP of new division

— Faisal Masud, the former CEO of Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric, joined Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard. Masud told GeekWire he’ll… Read More

Pain points: Seattle-area dental diagnostics company gets FDA approval for tooth-tapping tech

A Seattle-area tech company has reason to smile after receiving clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its tooth-tapping… Read More

Transformational or overhyped? How these geeks at Seattle’s giant ‘Founders Bash’ think about AI

If you were looking for proof that Seattle is an AI hub, you would have found ample evidence on Thursday… Read More

Seattle startup APImetrics merges with Contxt, combining API monitoring and security companies

API security and monitoring software companies APImetrics and Contxt are merging. The deal combines products for “end-to-end” API visibility, covering… Read More

Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech

Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for… Read More

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes to acquire assets from ‘buy before you sell’ company

Seattle-based real estate startup Flyhomes this week announced it plans to acquire certain assets from Home Sale Assured, a Chicago-area company… Read More

iSpot makes another acquisition, buying New York company 605, boosting its TV ad measurement tech

TV advertising tech company iSpot.tv acquired New York-based 605, marking its fourth acquisition in less than three years. Founded in… Read More

Microsoft vets raise $2M for generative AI tool that helps sales teams gather intelligence on buyers

When Seattle tech vet Samir Manjure made the transition from engineer to startup CEO, one challenging aspect stood out: enterprise… Read More

‘GitHub for data’: Convoy vets land $7M for data collaboration platform

Seattle startup Gable.ai emerged from stealth mode Tuesday with $7 million in seed funding for its data-sharing platform. The company… Read More

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