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Seattle-area venture capitalists share views on the current economic conditions for startups

Venture capitalists are slowing investments as the economy cools. But they are also sitting on a record amount of cash,… Read More

Tech that analyzes videos wins top prize at Univ. of Washington computer science showcase

A student team working on tech to extract information from videos took home the 15th annual Madrona Prize Tuesday at… Read More

Advice for entrepreneurs in the medical device industry on raising cash and growing startups

Entrepreneurs in the medical device industry face a shifting regulatory landscape, skeptical investors and a healthcare system resistant to change.… Read More

Rad Power Bikes CEO Mike Radenbaugh replaced by former Sony leader Phil Molyneux

Rad Power Bikes CEO Mike Radenbaugh is stepping down from his position at the Seattle-based e-bike company. Rad confirmed to GeekWire… Read More

Seattle startup has a climate friendly solution to the sticky problem of petroleum-based adhesives

Every year, billions of packages are shipped in the U.S. alone. While Amazon and others are trying to shrink the… Read More

More tech layoffs hit Seattle region as mobile marketplace OfferUp cuts 19% of workforce

Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace operator OfferUp is laying off about 19% of its staff, joining a growing list of tech… Read More

Ad-tech firm iSpot leads $16M investment in industry peer TVision

Seattle-area ad-tech firm iSpot.tv announced Tuesday that it is leading an investment round of $16 million in New York-based audience… Read More

New spinout from AI2 lands $4M to quell ICU alarms and make the hospital a quieter place

A new startup out of Seattle’s AI2 Incubator raised $4 million to reduce alarms from devices attached to patients in… Read More

Seattle data analytics startup MotherDuck emerges from stealth, reveals $47.5M in funding

MotherDuck is peeking its head above water. The Seattle startup lifted the hood Tuesday on its data analytics system based on… Read More

Seattle biotech startup born out of a Roche buyout lands $93M to advance therapies

Seattle biotech startup Bonum Therapeutics raised $93 million less than two months after its parent company Good Therapeutics was bought… Read More

Customer data platform Amperity adds marketing and HR execs from F5, RealWear

Amperity is bolstering its C-suite. The Seattle startup recently hired Seema Kumar as chief people officer and Megan McDonagh as… Read More

Spiral, a Seattle startup that analyzes customer feedback, raises $1.25M

Seattle startup Spiral raised another $1.25 million to boost development of its AI-powered software that scours and analyzes customer feedback. The 7-person… Read More

Seattle startup that helps parents figure out what their kids are doing online lands $4M

BrightCanary, a new Seattle startup that gives parents a better understanding of their children’s activity on apps such as YouTube… Read More

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Starfish Space reveals ambitious plan to demonstrate satellite docking

Just three years after it was founded, a Tukwila, Wash.-based startup called Starfish Space is putting the pieces in place… Read More

Seattle outdoor sleeping gear maker Hest is raising more cash — and not resting on its success

Hest isn’t resting on its success. The Seattle-based maker of sleeping gear for outdoors enthusiasts has seen significant growth this… Read More

Flyhomes does another round of layoffs as slowing housing market hurts real estate tech companies

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes is laying off employees for the second time in five months. “Building the world’s best… Read More

Healthcare analytics startup founded by early Amazon employee lands $6.5M

Seattle healthcare analytics startup Abett raised $6.5 million to boost its software that helps employers get a handle on benefits data. Launched in… Read More

Tech Moves: Allen Institute hires COO; DexCare adds CTO; and more

— The Allen Institute appointed Chris Beaudoin as its new chief operations officer. Beaudoin was previously chief operating officer at… Read More

Techstars Seattle founders on navigating a shaky economy and their startup secret sauce

Venture capitalists are canceling meetings. Costs are soaring due to inflation. And many experts are predicting a looming recession. But… Read More

Seattle startup The Ebba aims to help people find and support Black-owned businesses

Andrew McDonald and Giovanni Iriarte-Young were classmates at the University of Washington when they headed down to Oakland for the… Read More

Why veteran entrepreneur Jane Park chose crowdfunding to raise capital for her latest startup

When Jane Park launched Julep Beauty back in 2007, she needed to raise capital the old fashioned way: pitching to… Read More

Why big data is not a priority anymore, and other key AI trends to watch

Artificial Intelligence models that generate entirely new content are creating a world of opportunities for entrepreneurs. And engineers are learning… Read More

Tech Moves: Syndio and Porch Group hire CFOs; Meta exec joins Absci board; and more

Seattle startup Syndio hired Milan Parikh as its new chief financial officer. Parikh is a longtime finance leader and was… Read More

LeadScorz, which uses AI to analyze sales leads, lands $5.6M

LeadScorz, an AI-based marketing tool that analyzes digital sales leads, landed $5.6 million in a Series A round to fuel… Read More

Flickr CEO, Intuit CTO invest in new cloud infrastructure startup led by ex-AWS engineers

Seattle-area startup Momento came out of stealth mode Wednesday, announcing a $15 million seed round led by Bain Capital that… Read More

Seattle-area startup developing Web3 mobile numbers that mint as NFTs raises cash

3NUM, a new Seattle-area startup led by cybersecurity and gaming vets, just raised a pre-seed round to help develop a… Read More

Health informatics startup Truveta unveils search engine to probe data from 70M patients

More than two years after its founding, health data startup Truveta released a platform Tuesday that provides access to information… Read More

Portland startup raises $5.5M for tech that monitors reliability of cloud products

Metrist, a Portland-based startup designed to monitor the reliability of cloud services and products from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure… Read More

Court filings: CommerceIQ to buy assets of Seattle’s Ideoclick as Amazon agencies face tough market

CommerceIQ, a Silicon Valley e-commerce company that helps retailers boost online sales on Amazon and Walmart, is set to acquire… Read More

Netflix acquires Seattle game studio Spry Fox

Netflix on Monday announced the acquisition of Seattle-based game development studio Spry Fox, which will become the streaming giant’s sixth… Read More

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