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Tech Moves: Microsoft hires cloud security VP; Expedia board member resigns; and more

— Shawn Bice returned to Microsoft to serve as corporate vice president of cloud security. Bice left a general manager… Read More

Why it might be easier for tech startups to recruit in a downturn

These days, it might be easier for early-stage startups to recruit top tech talent.  That was one of a few… Read More

Seattle startup Esper cuts 12% of staff, citing ‘current economic climate,’ as tech layoffs continue

Esper, a Seattle-based startup that operates a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices, has laid… Read More

Gates Foundation funds biotech company cataloging the viruses that infect bacteria

A Seattle DNA analysis startup is taking on a project with global ambitions with $5.5 million in new funds from… Read More

More funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough

The news: Seattle-area startup Zap Energy is edging closer to the promise of fusion power. The company Wednesday announced two… Read More

Glowforge CEO Dan Shapiro on raising in uncertain economic times as laser printer startup lands $43M

Glowforge, the 3D laser printer maker based in Seattle, announced a $43 million Series E investment led by DFJ Growth,… Read More

After selling last startup to Forrester, tech vets land $6.7M to take aim at customer churn

The news: Tingono, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to reduce customer churn for tech companies, emerged from stealth mode… Read More

Check your empathy: This startup raised $4M for software that analyzes workplace communication

The news: mpathic, a Seattle-area startup aiming to bring more empathy to the corporate communication landscape, landed a $4 million… Read More

Q&A with former Facebook exec leading a new health data analytics venture in Seattle

Over the last several months, Julie Rezek has pulled together six healthcare companies under one roof. The combined company, Bellevue-Wash.-based… Read More

This Seattle startup aims to simplify investing in single-family rental properties

A husband-and-wife duo and tech veteran are jumping into the crowded space of real estate investing with a startup that… Read More

Seattle startup CEOs on the chances of a recession and what they’re doing to prepare

An economic recession could be on the horizon, and tech startups are feeling the impact. Many are already cutting costs… Read More

Tech Moves: Health tech startup Opala names CEO; Madrona adds a new investor

— Palak Goel, a former product manager at Microsoft, has joined Madrona Venture Group as its newest investor. Goel previously spent… Read More

An executive assistant for every worker: Startup’s AI takes meeting notes, follows up on email, and more

While Siri and Alexa are busy getting you the day’s weather forecast or tracking down the name of the capital… Read More

Real estate giant Compass shuts down Modus, the Seattle-based title business it acquired in 2020

Real estate brokerage Compass is shutting down its Modus title business as part of cost-cutting moves the New York City… Read More

Techstars CEO on running a startup accelerator in a downturn; advice for founders; and more

Maelle Gavet has lived and worked through economic downturns, both as a startup entrepreneur and a tech company exec. And… Read More

Joining the fold: This ‘Uber for laundry’ startup just raised cash from an early Uber investor

In a 2019 Startup Spotlight with GeekWire, Loopie Laundry founder and CEO John Vincent Lee described his new peer-to-peer clothes… Read More

Seattle jumps to No. 9 in global startup ecosystem rankings

Seattle ranked ninth in the Startup Genome’s annual global startup ecosystem rankings, up one position from its spot last year.… Read More

Tracking fish: University students use machine learning for fishery monitoring startup

With millions of boats across the world, it is difficult for regulators to stop fishers who exceed catching limits. Even… Read More

From ‘hippies’ to heavy hitters: This social good platform bolstered its C-suite, raised $47M

New funding: Submittable, a company that helps corporations, governments and nonprofits manage their programs focused on social good, today announced… Read More

Tiger Global leads $20M funding round for Seattle-based medical supply startup

Seattle-based startup bttn, which aims to modernize the healthcare distribution marketplace, raised $20 million in a Series A round led… Read More

Drone and radar in front of Echodyne HQ

Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Echodyne, the radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is announcing its biggest influx of… Read More

Here’s what young entrepreneurs and investors think about crypto

Crypto has gone mainstream. Once an esoteric investment held by a select group of people on the internet, it’s now… Read More

Finance and tech vets target tech workers with new wealth management firm

A trio of technology and finance veterans are taking on large banks and multi-family offices with a new wealth management… Read More

Home repair service Keepe lays off staff as economic uncertainty spooks startups

Over the past year, home repair marketplace startup Keepe tripled its enterprise customer base and grew work order volume by… Read More

Boulder Care raises $36M to grow telehealth platform to treat opioid addiction

Boulder Care, the Portland startup using telehealth to treat people with substance use disorder, has raised $36 million in new… Read More

Convoy, which just raised $260M, lays off 7% of workforce in latest tech startup cuts

Convoy laid off 7% of its staff Thursday, becoming the latest tech company to slash headcount amid an uncertain economic… Read More

David Baker, head of Seattle’s Institute for Protein Design, launches London biotech startup

Prolific biotech co-founder and University of Washington scientist David Baker, head of the UW Institute for Protein Design, has launched… Read More

Industrial wearables maker RealWear acquires Genba and Seattle startup’s voice tech

RealWear, the Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of wearable assisted reality tech for industrial workers, has acquired Seattle-based Genba, whose software serves… Read More

Direct-to-consumer casket startup raises $3.5M to boost product line and shipping speeds

Titan Casket, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised $3.5… Read More

New venture fund aims to provide capital for entrepreneurs south of Seattle in Tacoma area

The news: Founded two years ago, Tacoma Venture Fund has made several investments in early-stage startups across the Pacific Northwest,… Read More

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