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Tech Moves: OfferUp names new CTO; Amazon data center leader departs; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp hired former Splunk VP of Engineering Melissa Binde as its new CTO. Binde previously held senior… Read More

Mark Cuban, Robinhood CEO, Coinbase Ventures among investors in new Seattle fintech startup

The news: Seashell, a new Seattle fintech startup that says it can offer up to 10% interest to users, raised… Read More

Highspot raises $248M at $3.5B valuation as demand rises for software that helps salespeople

The news: Highspot raised another big round, this time reeling in $248 million as part of a Series F round.… Read More

Sibling founding team fuses tech and farm roots to land $2.2M for agriculture IoT startup

New funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an internet of things (IoT) agriculture startup with literal roots in Western Washington’s Skagit Valley,… Read More

Doorstead launches real estate property management service in Seattle

Doorstead, a San Francisco-based real estate property management startup founded by former Uber employees, is starting to expand nationally and… Read More

Freelancer marketplace Backstage acquires Seattle content creation gear rental startup ShareGrid

New York-based Backstage has acquired ShareGrid, a Seattle startup that runs a marketplace for film and photo equipment rentals. The… Read More

Latest unicorn sighting in Seattle: SeekOut lands $115M to expand recruiting software

The news: Seattle-area startup SeekOut just landed an additional $115 million to propel its valuation past $1 billion, earning it… Read More

Tech in the wild: Seattle-area startup Thingy will test Amazon Sidewalk to connect remote sensors

Scott Waller is a former Cisco and Microsoft systems engineer and network architect who was inspired by his experience as… Read More

AskNicely lands $32M for customer experience software

Portland, Ore.-based startup AskNicely raised $32 million in a Series B round led by Kansas City, Mo.-based Five Elms Capital.… Read More

Ciara and Russell Wilson’s fashion house will raise up to $15M as revenue grows

The news: The House of LR&C, a Seattle-based fashion house co-founded by music superstar Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell… Read More

Seattle’s Pure Watercraft unveils electric pontoon boat as GM collaboration accelerates quickly

Seattle-based Pure Watercraft is acting quickly on its new partnership with General Motors, unveiling an all-electric pontoon boat as the… Read More

Pendulum raises $5.9M to help companies identify potentially harmful narratives online

The news: Seattle startup Pendulum announced a $5.9 million seed round. The tech: Pendulum’s software is used by corporate risk… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly announces new board ahead of SPAC merger; Amazon vets depart; and more

— Leafly announced its new six-member board of directors whose appointments will be effective after its pending SPAC merger with… Read More

‘Equity round alternative’: B2B software startup lender SaaS Capital raises $128M for 4th fund

The news: SaaS Capital, a lender that provides software-as-a-service startups with alternative financing options to traditional venture capital, raised $128… Read More

Kelp snacks, cargo tracking and electric boat engine startups part of Maritime Blue accelerator

Maritime Blue, a Washington state public-private coalition promoting marine-related technologies, has announced the 10 startups participating in its 2022 accelerator.… Read More

Napster co-founder leads secretive Seattle startup that just raised $3.5M to ‘supercharge productivity’

The news: A group of experienced entrepreneurs and technologists have teamed up to lead a new Seattle startup that aims… Read More

Seattle investors back new startup Pictory that aims to automate short-form video production

The news: Pictory, a Seattle startup that helps content creators and marketers make short-form videos, raised a $2.1 million seed… Read More

GeekWire 200: New changes coming to our rankings of top Pacific Northwest startups

After a busy year of deal making, our most recent update to the GeekWire 200 rankings doesn’t include any major… Read More

Clutter be gone: This startup will sell your stuff online for a $5.99 flat rate

Nearly all of us have lingering items we don’t want or need, and the recent holidays might have added a… Read More

Good Therapeutics lands $8M to develop protein drugs that work only where needed in the body

The news: Seattle startup Good Therapeutics has raised $8 million to advance its therapeutic proteins designed to operate only where… Read More

Changing the tune on dating apps: Tech vet wants to connect people through their taste in music

Remember making a mix tape for someone you were dating? What if the mix tape — or your musical taste… Read More

Intellectual Ventures spinoff Modern Electron raising cash for heat-to-electricity tech

New funding: Modern Electron, a spinoff from Intellectual Ventures, is raising cash. A new filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

Seattle gaming startup FlowPlay acquired by casino and resort operator Wind Creek Hospitality

FlowPlay, a Seattle startup behind social games such as Vegas World and Casino World, has been acquired by casino and resort operator Wind… Read More

Elizabeth Frank holding meteorite

First Mode chief scientist Elizabeth Frank spans the spectrum from Earth’s depths to deep space

Lots of tech startups have a chief executive officer and a chief technology officer, and some have a chief operating… Read More

Another Seattle startup trying 4-day workweek in bid to enhance productivity, well-being and culture

Uplevel makes software tools to help engineering teams better measure how developers use their time and how they could best… Read More

Seattle VR startup Rec Room raises $145M, reaches $3.5B valuation

Rec Room, the Seattle-based development studio behind the fast-growing VR application Rec Room, has raised $145 million in new funding,… Read More

Seattle startup Tasso lands $100M for self-administered blood collection devices

Seattle-based Tasso, which makes devices for the self-collection of blood samples, has landed $100 million in funding. Tasso’s devices work… Read More

AWS vets lead new startup that aims to connect workers with nonprofits through ‘volunteerism’

Since early 2020, the workplace has been turned upside down. First came COVID-19 work-from-home policies that isolated workers. Then the… Read More

Tech Moves: Madrona adds strategic directors; ex-Amperity CMO joins Tenable; Discord hires Microsoft gaming exec

— Seattle startup vet Brian Goldfarb was named chief marketing officer at Tenable, a Columbia, Md.-based cybersecurity company. He was… Read More

Rental property investment startup Arrived secures $100M in credit financing to fuel U.S. expansion

Arrived Homes, the Seattle startup that helps people invest in single-family rental properties, is taking on $100 million in new… Read More

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