Startups – Page 47 of 285

Fintech startup SecureSave, co-led by Suze Orman, raises $11M

SecureSave, the Seattle-area financial technology startup co-led by TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman, has raised $11 million in new… Read More

Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens

Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations… Read More

Inspired by scientist CEOs, Seattle startup lands $9.75M to build up drug discovery platform

A biotech startup born of an academic research project and inspired by emerging companies led by scientific founders is growing… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Expedia exec named Remitly CFO; Beckett hires Seattle exec as CEO; more

— Hemanth Munipalli, a longtime finance exec most recently at Expedia Group, joined Remitly as CFO effective July 18. Munipalli… Read More

Dutchie lays off 8% of workforce, citing ‘dramatic market shift,’ in latest cannabis tech company cuts

Dutchie, a Bend, Ore.-based software startup that serves cannabis retailers, has laid off 8% of its workforce. GeekWire confirmed the… Read More

Podcast

‘Wild times’ for tech startups: Making sense of the uncertainty with Madrona’s Tim Porter

What the heck is going on in the economy, and how will the market gyrations impact startups and venture capital?… Read More

Q&A: Seattle startups may be insulated from the downturn, and other insights from VC Chris DeVore

With fears of an economic hurricane approaching the U.S. economy, venture capitalists are advising tech companies to cut expenses and… Read More

Founded less than a year ago, security startup Chainguard lands $50M

Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup founded in October, has raised $50 million. The startup, which is remote but has… Read More

ProfoundBio, led by Seagen veterans, raises $70M

ProfoundBio has raised $70 million to advance two of its oncology drug candidates into clinical trial. The company is developing… Read More

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swoops up YourMechanic

Wrench, a 7-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, has reeled in another competitor with the acquisition… Read More

RealWear, which builds head-mounted headsets for frontline workers, lands $23.5M

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells “assisted reality” smart devices used by frontline workers, closed a $23.5 million round.… Read More

Tech Moves: Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta; Qualtrics CTO retiring; and more

— Longtime Meta leader Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down this fall. Sandberg, chief operating officer and the No. 2 in… Read More

Seattle biotech startup backed by Gates Foundation launches trial for snail fever vaccine

The first patient has been dosed with a vaccine for the tropical disease schistosomiasis, developed by Seattle biotech company PAI… Read More

Tech Moves: Meta engineering director lands at Seattle startup Mason

Brian Hook joined Seattle startup Mason as chief technology officer after nearly eight years at Meta. Hook was most recently… Read More

Ex-golf pro links with Seattle-area AI experts on app that uses 3D motion analysis to improve game

Before you take yet another mulligan, consider that the tool to improving your golf game might not be found in… Read More

Seattle startup JetClosing, which launched in 2016 to digitize home closing process, is shutting down

JetClosing, a 6-year-old Seattle startup that digitizes the home closing process for buyers, sellers, and realtors, is shutting down, GeekWire… Read More

‘We’re going to produce a lot more startups’: Seattle University aims to boost entrepreneurship

Peter Rowan wants Seattle University to be more plugged into the local startup ecosystem. He became the executive director of… Read More

Fishery monitoring software wins $25K at Univ. of Washington student startup competition

A student team from Simon Fraser University developing a way to use artificial intelligence to monitor fishing activity took home… Read More

Robotic exoskeleton startup wins Oregon life and biosciences angel competition

Wearable robotics startup Biomotum took home $300,000 at the Angel Oregon Life and Bioscience grand final event Thursday in Portland.… Read More

Tech Moves: Elizabeth Scallon departs Amazon for HP; Fauna hires marketing exec; and more

Elizabeth Scallon, a Seattle tech veteran who was most recently at Amazon, is now at HP as director of Incubation… Read More

Boom times are over: Venture capital firms advise portfolio companies on navigating the downturn

Extend your cash runway. Do more with less. And get ready for the boom times to be over. Those are… Read More

In an era of hybrid work, co-working spaces that survived the pandemic are booming

At the height of the pandemic, as his competitors disappeared around him, Peter Chee wondered if his Seattle co-working business,… Read More

Cascade Seed Fund closes $10M fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Seed Fund raised $10 million for its Cascade Seed Fund II. The firm will make about 25 investments of… Read More

Crypto tax startup ZenLedger, used by the IRS, raises $15M

ZenLedger, a Seattle-based startup that aims to simplify taxation, accounting and audits for cryptocurrency, raised $15 million. ZenLedger provides a… Read More

This mobile gas startup just landed $125M to fuel up fleets for Amazon, UPS, others

The news: Booster Fuels raised $125 million to fuel growth of its mobile gas service used by fleet operators including… Read More

Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds investor to lead new Canada office; Panopto, magniX hire CEOs

— Flying Fish hired Tiffany Linke-Boyko as principal to lead a new Alberta hub, its first office outside of Seattle.… Read More

Maveron raises $225M for its 8th fund to back more consumer-focused startups

The news: Maveron, a venture capital firm founded 24 years ago that invests in consumer-oriented startups, raised $225 million for… Read More

Why this Florida venture capitalist is touring Seattle’s tech scene

When Pablo Casilimas gave his girlfriend, a travel nurse, a list of cities he would prefer to live in, he… Read More

About to take early stage startup job? Amid concern of downturn, CEO says to ask these hard questions

In addition to the usual questions about pay and benefits and culture and so on, a climate of economic uncertainty… Read More

Survey: 88% of U.S. startup leaders worried about fundraising, signaling slower growth ahead

New research published Monday quantifies the growing sense of caution among U.S. startup leaders, as economic turmoil creates concerns about… Read More