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Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds CMO; Flexe appoints COO; Absci names CFO

— Hootsuite appointed Elina Vilk as chief marketing officer. Vilk previously worked as CMO at Woocommerce, an open-source e-commerce plugin… Read More

Seattle company founded by Nobel Prize winner plans human tests for experimental COVID-19 drug

Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at… Read More

AI on the farm: Ag-tech startups help zap weeds, fertilize crops — but still face challenges with data

Engineers are bringing their talents in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the farm. The Pacific Northwest is home to… Read More

Tech Moves: Graham & Walker exec joins Seattle Storm; Union Bay founder lands new role

Rohre Titcomb scored a new role. Titcomb, previously COO and venture partner at Seattle venture capital firm Graham & Walker,… Read More

Former employee of Seattle startup accused of embezzling $2M in company funds

U.S. law enforcement authorities last week arrested a former employee of a Seattle startup who allegedly funneled more than $2… Read More

Washington state backs AI-driven cancer diagnostics and other startup projects

Seattle startup Phase Genomics will develop its platform to detect chromosomal aberrations in cancer with $2.5 million in new funding.… Read More

Seattle startup Dropzone AI, which develops autonomous AI security agents, raises $3.5M

Dropzone AI announced a $3.5 million seed round led by Decibel Partners, with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures Fund. Dropzone’s… Read More

Transportation data analytics provider INRIX lands $70M from Morgan Stanley

Inrix, a Kirkland, Wash.-based transportation software and data provider, raised $70 million in a credit facility from investment funds managed… Read More

Mobile car repair startup Wrench is raising more cash

Wrench, a 8-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, is raising more cash.

‘Virtual creature’ startup Windup Minds raises $1.6M in seed funding

A startup founded by gaming and tech industry veterans in cities including Seattle and Los Angeles has raised $1.6 million… Read More

How Seattle startups are ‘supercharging’ internal operations with AI

Generative AI is taking over startup pitches. “Nine out of the 10 meetings that I’m taking right now has something… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

— Kevin Dallas, a longtime Seattle-area tech and finance executive, was named CEO and board member of Bedford, Mass.-based enterprise… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft vet launches fitness and meditation chatbot powered by GPT

As a busy tech manager and father, Gopi Prashanth had only about 30 minutes a day for workouts and meditation… Read More

Seattle sales software startup Outreach lays off employees again as it aims for profitability

Outreach laid off 5% of its staff, the third round of cuts in the past year for the Seattle sales software… Read More

Commercial furniture and equipment procurement platform Source snags $8.5M

Source, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps architectural and design firms procure interior design products for commercial real estate projects,… Read More

Seattle startup founders are using generative AI for coding, marketing, and more

Publicly traded tech companies can’t stop talking about AI. But what about smaller startups? I stopped by the opening party… Read More

Generative AI rush sparks new questions, concerns about music and intellectual property laws

When the popular file-sharing platform Napster received a court order to shut down in 2000, lawyers representing the recording industry… Read More

AI at the forefront of inaugural ‘Seattle Tech Week’ that spotlights city’s tech ecosystem

Seattle’s venture capital firms, startups, and tech leaders are gearing up for the inaugural Seattle Tech Week — a 4-day… Read More

Meta and Microsoft vets land $2.2M for startup building ‘shared brain’ developer platform

A new artificial intelligence startup wants to help software development teams capture, store, and query their company data and knowledge.… Read More

Fresh off FDA milestone, Proprio lands $43M as it readies surgical navigation tech

Seattle startup Proprio raised a $43 million Series B round following FDA clearance for its surgical navigation platform that allows… Read More

Seattle startup that helps companies protect their AI and machine learning code raises $35M

Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI landed $35 million to boost the rollout of its platform that helps enterprises shore up… Read More

Glowforge releases new $1,200 laser printer to make home crafting a more accessible hobby

Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser printers/engravers, wants to bring crafting to a wider audience of consumers with a… Read More

A-Alpha Bio, a biotech startup that measures and predicts protein interactions, raises $22.4M

Seattle biotech startup A-Alpha Bio raised $22.4 million to boost development of its machine learning platform that analyzes protein-protein interactions.… Read More

Inspectify, which sells software for property inspection services, lands $5.7M

Inspectify raised $5.76 million in new funding, helping the Seattle-based home inspection startup roll out new services and develop its… Read More

Bite of Seattle attendees fed up with food ordering app from tech startup

A mobile ordering system being used at this weekend’s Bite of Seattle food festival is getting critical reviews from attendees… Read More

Ex-Blue Origin engineer launches social club and gear rental platform for outdoor enthusiasts

A new indoor space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood aims to get more people outdoors. To do so, Gearhouse is… Read More

Affini-T Therapeutics shutting down Seattle lab

Affini-T Therapeutics, a cell therapy company spun out of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that aims to treat solid tumors, is… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs spinout raises cash to help game developers with AI-powered tools

Charmed, a Seattle startup that specializes in creating AI-powered video game development tools, raised $400,000 from Madrona Venture Labs. The… Read More

Blockchain startup Risc Zero grabs $40M to roll out developer platform

RISC Zero announced Wednesday it raised $40 million to boost adoption of its flagship product that helps developers build applications… Read More

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