Startups – Page 35 of 285

Security hardware giant Allegion backs Latchel, a platform to manage single-family rental properties

The news: Latchel raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the publicly-traded security… Read More

Seattle VC firms tell startups to assess positions with Silicon Valley Bank amid funding concerns

Follow-up: Regulators close Silicon Valley Bank in stunning downfall for financial mainstay of tech industry Venture capital firms in Seattle… Read More

T-Mobile vets lead startup selling AI-powered tech that reminds customers to pay bills

A Seattle-area startup wants to help enterprises send more effective reminders to customers to pay their bills. Former T-Mobile execs… Read More

Seattle-area startup using AI for mental health screening tech raises $8M

The news: Seattle-area healthcare startup Aiberry raised $8 million for its AI-powered software that analyzes audio, visual, and language from… Read More

Wildfire restoration startup DroneSeed creates parent brand, acquires California’s largest tree seed supplier

DroneSeed, a Seattle startup using technology to help restore forests scorched by wildfire, announced Tuesday that it is now operating… Read More

Secretive new startup focuses on off-road autonomous vehicles, led by UW robotics experts

A University of Washington professor and expert in machine learning and robotics is leading a new company focused on off-road… Read More

Pacific Northwest startup funding activity is down 80% so far this year

The latest venture capital data highlights an ongoing slowdown as interest rates remain high and expenses are throttled. We compared… Read More

Drone startup Brinc prepares for take off with ex-Amazon engineers and geopolitical tailwinds

Wearing the safety glasses provided under my seat, I watched a small drone equipped with a spinning blade hurtle toward… Read More

Microsoft and Google back Typeface, an enterprise generative AI startup led by ex-Adobe CTO

A new generative AI startup with ties to Seattle just raised $65 million from Microsoft’s M12 and others to help… Read More

Temporal, a developer productivity startup led by former Uber engineers, raises $75M

The news: Temporal, a Seattle startup that helps companies write and run cloud applications, raised $75 million. The details: The… Read More

Madrona backs WaFd Bank spinout developing consumer software for regional banks

A new banking software startup spun out of Washington Federal Bank (WaFd) wants to help digitize consumer-facing products used by… Read More

Ex-Amazon Pharmacy manager leads new startup aiming to help contractors save on medication

A new startup born out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle wants to help independent workers — including those who don’t… Read More

Sales startup Outreach to lay off 70 employees, 7% of workforce, and slow office expansion

Outreach is laying off 70 workers, about 7% of its workforce, marking the second round of cuts the Seattle sales… Read More

Vouched, an identity verification startup backed by Zulily co-founders, raises $6.3M

Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, raised $6.3 million. The funding round was led by BHG VC… Read More

Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance

A group of travel and real estate tech vets recently launched a startup to help new homeowners stay up-to-date on… Read More

Seattle mayor encourages companies to hire people of color at inaugural Black Tech Night

Tech companies can benefit from hiring Black employees because of the grit they bring, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said at… Read More

Tech Moves: Avalara execs step down; Nike tech leader departs; UW professors named Sloan Fellows

— Sanjay Parthasarathy, a longtime Seattle tech executive who was most recently chief product officer at Avalara, has stepped down from… Read More

Inspired by her family’s business in India, Seattle founder leads AI startup that helps manufacturers

While working at her family’s business in India, Priyansha Bagaria uncovered an issue: the insulation tape the company manufactured frequently… Read More

Education services company Perdoceo acquires coding bootcamp school Coding Dojo for $52.8M

Coding Dojo, the Bellevue, Wash.-based software engineering bootcamp operator, has been acquired by Perdoceo, a publicly traded Illinois-based company that… Read More

Chipotle for pasta: Former Amazon manager leads fast-growing tech-fueled restaurant Due Cucina

Scrolling through the Dué Cucina menu one evening this week, I selected paccheri noodles with white truffle oil — something… Read More

Blockchain observability platform Sentio raises $6.4M

Sentio, a Seattle startup building a tool to help developers monitor different layers of their blockchain-based applications, announced a $6.4… Read More

Google for crypto: Seattle search engine startup Kaito raises $5.3M

Kaito, an AI-powered search engine that scours the internet for crypto-related topics, raised $5.3 million in a round led by… Read More

Tech Moves: Picnic CEO steps down; Expedia adds board member; Accolade exec departs; and more

— Picnic CEO Clayton Wood is stepping down from the food automation startup. The Seattle tech vet joined Picnic in… Read More

Database giant Snowflake closes deal to acquire tools from Mobilize.net

Snowflake closed its deal to acquire a suite of migration tools called SnowConvert from Bellevue, Wash.-based software maker Mobilize.net. Mobilize’s… Read More

Trucking startup Convoy lays off employees for third time in past year, will close Atlanta office

Seattle startup Convoy conducted its third round of layoffs over the past year and said it would close its Atlanta… Read More

Lightfox, the Seattle-based mobile game developer behind ‘Knight’s Edge,’ raises $6M

Mobile gaming company Lightfox Games raised $6 million in fresh capital to help fuel development of a new game. CEO… Read More

Tech Moves: T-Mobile tech leader to retire; Curi Bio and CrowdCow appoint CEOs; and more

— Joe Heitzeberg is stepping down as CEO of CrowdCow, the Seattle-based meat and seafood marketplace he co-founded in 2015.… Read More

Seattle founder who sold company to Google says tech giant has ‘slowly ceased to function’

A former Google employee who just left the tech giant after three years says he witnessed a “gradual decay of… Read More

How this sales startup is using GPT-3 tech to boost lead qualification

The economic slowdown and tech layoffs have dealt a double blow to enterprise sales teams. Outreach CEO Manny Medina thinks… Read More

Brilliant Black Minds: Startup’s project backed by Serena Williams aims to break down barriers

As a middle school student in the small Mississippi town of Collinsville, Crystal Moore would spend lunch in her school’s… Read More