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GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory.

Oscilla Power, Univ. of Wash. and others share $25M federal grant to spur wave energy efforts

New funding: Pacific Northwest-based efforts to generate energy from the ocean are riding a wave of $25 million in new… Read More

Tech Moves: Tableau’s new data chief; Outreach, Trulioo add CPOs; Gemini recruits CTO from AWS

— Microsoft alum Wendy Turner-Williams is now chief data officer at Tableau. She joined from Tableau’s parent company Salesforce where… Read More

Logixboard lands $32M as supply chain chaos drives demand for freight forwarding software

The news: Logixboard, a Seattle startup that sells software to freight forwarding companies, raised $32 million. It follows a $13… Read More

Seattle startup accelerator that focuses on women and non-binary founders unveils latest cohort

Seattle-based Graham & Walker announced the six companies participating in its fourth Ready Set Raise accelerator. The organization was previously… Read More

Seattle startup Atlas Health raises $40M to connect health systems with philanthropic aid for patients

Atlas Health, a Seattle-based startup that helps healthcare providers connect to sources of philanthropic medical aid, has raised $40 million.… Read More

SAP backs contract management software startup Icertis, following recent SoftBank investment

Icertis, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that sells contract management software, landed an undisclosed investment from SAP as part of an… Read More

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Acquisition news: Acumatica buys IBS Imperium app; APImetrics swoops up API Science: PDQ acquires SmartDeploy

Some recent acquisition news for Seattle-area tech companies: Kirkland, Wash.-based enterprise resource planning software company Acumatica bought IBS Imperium, a… Read More

Newly-formed Seattle VC firm aims to mine Univ. of Washington network for talent, innovation, money

The University of Washington is an absolute research powerhouse, ranking fifth among U.S. universities in R&D expenditures. But even with… Read More

Her First $100K founder has her first app: Tori Dunlap wants to teach more women how to invest

Tori Dunlap, the founder of Seattle-based Her First $100K, is bringing her brand of financial feminism and education to a… Read More

Seattle VC firm Fuse reveals size of inaugural fund that has backed 17 Pacific Northwest startups

Fuse, a new Seattle-based early-stage venture capital firm, has disclosed the size of its inaugural fund for the first time.… Read More

Bateau lands $4M for software used by senior living companies

Bateau, a Seattle startup that makes business intelligence software for senior living companies, raised a $4 million round led by… Read More

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Seattle inventor’s Heroclip gear-holding gadget acquired after raising $2M and selling 1M units

Heroclip, a unique gear-holding gadget invented by Seattle entrepreneur Mina Yoo, has been acquired by Gear Aid of Bellingham, Wash.… Read More

Zuper lands $13M to bolster software used by service businesses and their workers

Zuper, a Seattle startup that sells software to help service companies and their field workers, raised $13 million. Founded in… Read More

Microsoft vets reveal first game from new blockchain startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz

The news: Irreverent Labs, a new Seattle startup led by Microsoft veterans that recently raised a $5 million seed round,… Read More

Startups to watch: 13 venture capitalists offer their picks for the next Pacific Northwest unicorns

Unicorn startups are everywhere these days. CB Insights’ unicorn tracker — keeping tabs on privately-held companies valued at $1 billion… Read More

Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire marketing vets

— Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. He has a doctorate in higher education administration… Read More

Smart tracking device maker Pebblebee raises more cash and adds new CEO to scale startup

Seattle-area smart tracking technology company Pebblebee, which makes hardware devices and an app to locate lost keys, pets and more,… Read More

Popular card game Exploding Kittens teams with Glowforge to offer limited, printable NFTs

Glowforge, the Seattle-based makers of a 3D laser cutter/engraver, is teaming with popular tabletop game creator Exploding Kittens to offer… Read More

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AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform

A new spinout from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, BirchAI, has landed $3.1 million in seed funding for its… Read More

Assistive tech startup led by former NASA engineer uses an AI ‘parrot’ to help people with disabilities

David Hojah is a former NASA engineer, but his real passion is healthcare. Growing up, he saw his family members… Read More

Tech vets land $4M to develop solar-powered robots that zap weeds and regenerate soil

New funding: Aigen, a startup developing solar-powered robots for weed control and soil regeneration, has raised $4 million in venture… Read More

Realtor.com operator Move leads $12M round for Seattle marketing startup Evocalize

Evocalize, a Seattle and Austin-based startup that helps brands with paid digital marketing, raised a $12 million Series A round… Read More

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NFTs, Metaverse, Web3, and new realities of startup investing, with Founders Co-op’s Aviel Ginzburg

So much of what happens in the startup world comes from serendipitous moments, random interactions that lead to fresh insights… Read More

Business is booming: Husband-and-wife ed-tech startup Boom Learning takes off during pandemic

It’s been a rocky road for education the past couple years as schools, teachers, students and parents all navigate the… Read More

Vir to extend COVID-19 treatment approach to HIV, malaria with $50M from Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $40 million in equity investment and $10 million in grant funding to… Read More

The 2021 venture capital numbers are simply mind-boggling: Record investments recorded in Washington state

Eye-popping. Bonkers. Staggering. Those are just some of the words industry watchers are using to describe venture capital investment levels… Read More

Juno co-founder launches ambitious new startup with Fred Hutch colleagues to treat cancer

A new cell therapy company is on the block, propelled by powerhouse scientific co-founders from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center… Read More

Providence health-tech spinout DexCare raises $50M

Seattle health-tech startup DexCare, spun out of Providence’s digital innovation group, announced a $50 million funding round Thursday. Providence initially… Read More

Meet the unicorns: A look at the Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation… Read More

Life insurance provider Ethos acquires digital wills and estate-planning startup Tomorrow

Tomorrow, a Seattle startup that helps people set up digital legal wills and trusts, has been acquired by life insurance… Read More

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