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Uber vets land $3M for startup that helps marketers map and improve ‘customer journeys’

A pair of former Uber engineers wants to help consumer businesses improve engagement and retention through a tool that maps… Read More

Spokane startup raises $20M for data analytics software used by finance and treasury teams

Treasury4 landed $20 million, providing fresh capital for the tech startup that helps enterprises and public sector professionals manage their… Read More

Is Seattle an AI hub? City is missing from national conversation about the new tech economy

Seattle tech leaders say their city is a hub for AI innovation. But you wouldn’t know it after scanning recent… Read More

RipeLocker snags $10M to boost production of tech that preserves food and flowers

RipeLocker, a Seattle food-tech startup developing tech that preserves fruits, nuts, hops and flowers, landed $10 million for design upgrades… Read More

Real estate startup acquisition: EasyKnock buys home maintenance company Onder

New York-based home-buying company EasyKnock acquired Seattle home maintenance startup Onder, combining two residential real estate-focused tech businesses. Terms of… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: What this veteran AI leader discussed with President Biden in a private meeting

“So we were ushered into a room and the president came in. He was engaged, he was witty…he was asking… Read More

‘Convoy Mafia’: Alumni from trucking marketplace company take the wheel at their own startups

The Convoy Mafia is growing in Seattle. A vast alumni network from the trucking marketplace company is fueling entrepreneurial activity… Read More

Seattle NFT startup Niftmint joins Andreessen Horowitz accelerator program

Seattle startup Niftmint is joining Andreessen Horowitz’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) accelerator program, part of nine companies in the venture… Read More

Seattle-based Breakers, a new fund led by Annie Luchsinger, eyes early-stage startups

Breakers is breaking into the venture capital scene. The new Seattle-based fund led by former Anthos Capital investor Annie Luchsinger… Read More

RideWithGPS, a Portland startup that makes bicycle route planning tools, lands $3M

RideWithGPS, a 16-year-old company that sells GPS-powered route-planning tools for bicyclists, landed $3 million from an undisclosed strategic investor.

Cloud automation startup SkyKick lays off 140 employees

Seattle-based cloud automation and migration startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including 98 in the U.S. Editor’s note: This story… Read More

Seattle-area startup Hyperproof lands $40M for risk and compliance software

Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection law, raised a… Read More

Lighter Capital raises $130M to fuel revenue-based financing model

Seattle investment firm Lighter Capital announced two new funding facilities: $100 million for U.S. and Canada-based startups, and $30 million… Read More

Celebrity clone startup led by veteran entrepreneurs uses AI for 1-on-1 ‘human-like conversations’

Alex Lieberman, co-founder of newsletter startup MorningBrew, gets a lot of inquiries from entrepreneurs looking for advice. But he can’t… Read More

Notch Therapeutics closes Vancouver lab, will focus on Toronto and Seattle offices

Notch Therapeutics announced that it will shut down its lab in Vancouver, B.C., and lay off about 25 employees, with some… Read More

Former director at Seattle auto marketplace startup indicted on $2M wire fraud charges

The former director of auto marketplace startup Tred was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Seattle on… Read More

Seattle trucking startup Convoy reportedly hires investment bank as it weighs potential M&A deal

Seattle trucking marketplace startup Convoy reportedly hired an investment bank in recent months and is weighing different options including a… Read More

Seattle startup Irreverent Labs lands cash from Samsung after pivoting to AI video generator

After halting development of an NFT-based video game, Seattle-area startup Irreverent Labs is attracting investor attention for its new focus:… Read More

Former Starbucks engineering exec joins education-focused AI startup that just raised $4M

Seattle-area entrepreneur and tech vet Ryan Bruels joined education-focused artificial intelligence startup Atypical AI as founding head of engineering. The… Read More

Boundless acquires Bridge, combining two immigration-focused tech startups

Boundless Immigration, a Seattle startup that helps immigrants receive visas and citizenships in the U.S., acquired San Francisco-based immigration consulting… Read More

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Startups, AI, and productivity: The quest for real value, with Xembly CEO Pete Christothoulou

How can startups truly differentiate themselves in the new era of AI? We’ve been discussing that question recently on the… Read More

Talus Bioscience lands $4.3M in grant funding for drug discovery platform

Seattle-based biotech startup Talus Bioscience landed $4.3 million in non-dilutive grants to boost development of its drug discovery platform that… Read More

Seattle startup raises $1.3M to help Amazon sellers manage back-end tasks

Workflow Labs, a Seattle startup that helps Amazon sellers, recently raised a $1.3 million seed round. Founded last year by… Read More

Genomic testing startup Viome closes $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home kits

Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences closed a $86.5 million Series C round and announced a deal with CVS… Read More

Here’s what founders should consider when pitching their AI-focused startups

As a venture firm focused on artificial intelligence, Seattle-based Flying Fish looks for untapped areas where generative AI tools have… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins former colleagues to launch personal assistant AI startup

Spencer Rascoff, Anna Rodriguez, and Tony Small spent years figuring out how to help small businesses convert leads into transactions… Read More

Robotic coffee startup Artly raises more than $340K using crowdfunding platform StartEngine

Update: Artly has raised more than $518,000 as of Thursday morning. Seattle-based coffee robot barista startup Artly started trending on… Read More

Spectrum Effect, which uses machine learning to help mobile network operators, raises more cash

Kirkland, Wash.-based startup Spectrum Effect, which sells artificial intelligence-based network interference mitigation software for mobile networks, landed $1.9 million in… Read More

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Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space… Read More

Water purification startup Membrion raises $5.5M as it rolls out commercial projects

Seattle startup Membrion raised an additional $5.5 million from investors. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington,… Read More

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