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New startup aims to help other companies with fusion power IP and licensing

Fusion startup ExoFusion today announced that it raised a seed round of an undisclosed amount. The company launched last year… Read More

Food festival Bite of Seattle returns after 3-year hiatus, thanks to a local tech startup

Follow-up: Bite of Seattle attendees fed up with food ordering app from tech startup A culinary event is returning to… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Neoleukin Therapeutics merging with New York City startup

After announcing in March that it was seeking “strategic alternatives” for its future, Seattle publicly-traded biotechnology company Neoleukin Therapeutics is… Read More

S!ng, a musician marketplace for NFTs and physical merchandise, lands $2.7M

S!NG, a Seattle startup developing a blockchain-based marketplace for musicians to sell non-fungible tokens and physical merchandise, raised $2.66 million.… Read More

Calling ChatGPT and Midjourney experts: New contest features generative AI content creators

Calling all expert prompt engineers. Seattle startup Forum3 revealed Monday that it is beginning production of Hive3, a new esports-style… Read More

With shorter cash runways, here’s how startup founders can get to profitability faster

In today’s competitive startup landscape, founders are facing more challenges than ever. Venture capitalists have become more cautious with their… Read More

Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi hires another Seattle tech vet

Longtime entrepreneur and tech leader Joseph Sunga will join autonomous vehicle startup Waabi, part of a growing cohort of Seattle… Read More

Despite venture capital slowdown, these investors remain bullish on Seattle

There are parallels between the recent tech market downturn and the dot-com bubble. But Seattle venture capitalists remain bullish on… Read More

CurvaFix lands $39M to boost curved surgical device used for pelvic fracture treatment

CurvaFix, a Seattle-area startup that makes implants to repair fractures in curved bones, raised $39 million. The six-year old company’s… Read More

EchoNous, maker of an AI-powered portable ultrasound system, raises $7M

EchoNous, a startup that markets a compact, AI-powered ultrasound device, raised $7 million. The funding was noted in a SEC… Read More

Tangibly, a Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies protect trade secrets, raises $6.5M

Security software startup Tangibly raised $6.5 million to complete its seed round. The company, founded in 2021, helps customers secure… Read More

Tech Moves: SoundCommerce vet launches startup; Microsoft Federal leader departs; and more

— Diena Lee Mann, former senior vice president at Seattle startup SoundCommerce, launched a startup that aims to help business… Read More

Tech CEOs and professors on how the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling could impact hiring

Last month’s Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions may have ripple effects beyond education and into… Read More

Rad Power Bikes backpedals out of Europe and lays off employees again

Rad Power Bikes is leaving Europe. The Seattle-based startup confirmed that it will cease selling its electric bikes to customers… Read More

Financial budgeting and analytics platform Jirav raises $20M

Seattle-based fintech startup Jirav raised $20 million. The company sells a financial planning, forecasting and analytics platform to small- and… Read More

Cybersecurity startup SpecterOps snags $8.5M in Series A extension

Seattle cybersecurity startup SpecterOps said Tuesday that it raised $8.25 million, extending its Series A funding round to $33.25 million to… Read More

How AI is changing the way scientists engineer drugs, biosensors, enzymes and more

Inside the headquarters of Outpace Bio in Seattle, senior scientist Bobby Langan shows a video of one of his favorite… Read More

Forced exit: Startup founders seek M&A deals amid funding slowdown

When Rebekah Bastian set out to raise funding for her startup in April, she had less than two months of… Read More

Founder reflects on lessons learned after closing startup: ‘Jump in, test a lot, don’t quit your day job’

Lalo, a Seattle startup that helped families create digital memorials for loved ones by storing digital content, is shutting down… Read More

Seattle startups among winners in BECU and CoMotion fintech incubator competition

The BECU Fintech Incubator named three companies that won its fifth annual competition, including two from the Seattle region. The… Read More

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How this publicly traded manufacturing giant is testing generative AI business ideas

In the race to build generative artificial intelligence applications, it can be difficult for larger corporations to keep pace with… Read More

Startup led by former Seagen CEO Clay Siegall merges with public company in $125M deal

Morphimmune, a biotech company led by former Seagen CEO Clay Siegall, is merging with a public biotech company, Immunome, in… Read More

Ridwell starts collecting more difficult types of plastic as recycling startup grows to seven states

Ridwell, the Seattle startup that aims to keep more trash out of landfills, is adding more types of plastic to… Read More

Seattle venture firm Essence VC raises $27M to back technical infrastructure startups

Seattle pre-seed venture capital firm Essence VC says it has raised $27 million for its third fund to back early-stage… Read More

Technical recruiting startup Karat lays off 47 employees for the second time this year

Seattle technical recruiting startup Karat is laying off 47 employees for the second time this year, part of an effort… Read More

From idea to IPO to IBM: How Apptio defied the skeptics on its 16-year journey to a $4.6B deal

Feb. 9, 2017, will go down as one of the toughest days in Apptio’s history. It had been less than… Read More

Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020

OwnTrail, a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. Terms of the deal, announced… Read More

Trucking marketplace Convoy makes more layoffs, citing customer-service efficiency gains

Seattle-based trucking marketplace Convoy has conducted another round of layoffs, its fourth in the past year, the company confirmed to… Read More

IBM’s $4.6B Apptio deal marks another new era for Seattle-area cloud and IT management company

IBM announced a deal Monday to buy Apptio for $4.6 billion from Vista Equity Partners, less than five years after… Read More

Heard raises $15M to expand its financial tech tools for mental health professionals

Seattle-based startup Heard, which supports mental health professionals with financial software and services, raised $15 million in new funding. Heard… Read More

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