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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.

Funding news: Microsoft vets land cash for new sales data sharing startup, and more PNW deals

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — Seattle startup Groopit landed $2 million… Read More

Just call it deal mania: A look at this year’s booming market for M&A, IPOs, SPACs and VC

Another day, another deal. That’s sometimes how it feels around the GeekWire newsroom as we track the latest venture rounds,… Read More

Rad Power Bikes lands $154M, its second mega round this year, to boost e-bike business

The gist: Rad Power Bikes just raised $154 million to fuel growth of its e-bike business. The round comes after… Read More

Seattle-area cloud migration startup BitTitan acquired by B2B software company Idera

BitTitan, a Seattle-area cloud services provider, has been acquired by Idera, an Austin-based company that manages a portfolio of B2B… Read More

Neurosciences startup gets Defense Dept. funds to test headband to improve sleep and ‘clean’ the brain

During sleep, our brains are “cleaned.” Waves of fluid wash through the organ, collecting waste products from cells and sending… Read More

This Seattle e-commerce startup didn’t raise any VC money and was just acquired in a nine-figure deal

A huge exit doesn’t always require venture capital money. That’s what Pacvue just demonstrated. Los Angeles-based e-commerce software company Assembly announced… Read More

Tech Moves: Unbounce names new CEO; Azure VP joins VMware; and more

— Vancouver, B.C.-based landing page builder Unbounce announced Felicia Bochicchio as its new CEO. She was most recently the company’s… Read More

Founded last year, Mozart Therapeutics lands $55M to develop therapies for celiac and other diseases

A year and a few months since its founding, Mozart Therapeutics has secured $55 million to develop therapies for celiac… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter

Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More

How becoming a venture capitalist helped this Seattle startup vet turn his life around 

When it comes to startups, Kirby Winfield has seen the highs, and he’s seen the lows. The longtime Seattleite spent… Read More

Ex-Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas resigns and leaves board after image manipulation investigation

Leen Kawas has formally resigned as CEO and president of Athira Pharma and is stepping off the board after an… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy names general counsel; startup founders land new gigs after shutdowns

— Freight marketplace Convoy announced John Morrow as its new general counsel, effective Nov. 1.  A Seattle tech vet, Morrow… Read More

Funding news: Aging-wellness startup lands $27M; fintech company Embed raises $60M pre-launch

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — Can a startup help you combat… Read More

Funding news: Camping app The Dyrt lands $11M; Cascade Seed Fund will back more PNW startups

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — The Dyrt, the Portland, Ore.-based camping… Read More

Startup fundings: Dance Church lands $4.7M to fuel online fitness platform, and other recent PNW deals

Here’s our latest rundown on recent funding rounds raised by Pacific Northwest companies. — Dance Church, the Seattle-based creators of… Read More

Cell therapy startup Immusoft lands deal with Takeda worth potentially more than $900M

Seattle-based cell therapy startup Immusoft will collaborate with pharma giant Takeda to develop treatments targeted to the central nervous system… Read More

New Seattle VC firm raises $10M fund to back women-led startups

Female Founders Alliance launched in 2017 out of a group of women who wanted to help female entrepreneurs grow companies… Read More

Execs from GitHub and Microsoft Azure invest in new AI startup that helps devs build intelligent apps

The news: Spice AI, a new Seattle startup that aims to help developers quickly build AI-powered software applications, raised a $1… Read More

Cannabis tech startup Dutchie raises $350M to double valuation to $3.75B in less than a year

Dutchie is rolling in the green. The Bend, Ore.-based creators of technology to help facilitate legal cannabis orders has raised… Read More

Technical interviewing startup Karat reaches $1.1B valuation as another unicorn emerges in Seattle

The news: Karat, a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews, raised a $110 million Series C round at a… Read More

Outreach makes second acquisition, swoops up revenue intelligence startup Canopy

Seattle sales automation company Outreach announced the acquisition of Canopy, an Indianapolis, Ind.-based startup that aims to help companies analyze… Read More

Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names president; and more

— Heavily-funded delivery service Gopuff hired three more Seattle-based leaders: Former Beyond Meat COO Sanjay Shah as SVP of North… Read More

Startup funding news: ‘Plaid for e-commerce,’ crop yield optimization, energy marketplace, more

Here’s a rundown on recent rounds raised by Pacific Northwest companies. FruitScout Yakima, Wash.-based FruitScout landed $4 million to develop… Read More

iSpot buys DRMetrix, makes another acquisition to fuel growth of TV ad measurement platform

Seattle-area startup iSpot has acquired DRMetrix, a Southern California-based company that specializes in measuring TV ad performance for direct-to-consumer TV advertisers.… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly hires general counsel; Skilljar and LevelTen add execs; and more

— Seattle cannabis marketplace Leafly announced New York-based lawyer Kimberly Boler as its new general counsel. She joins the 11-year… Read More

Former Kymeta CEO lands $6M to reimagine AI training with new Seattle-area startup Rendered.AI

There are a lot of potential problems with the way we train AI models. The datasets used to teach machines… Read More

Led by founders who met at Microsoft, Chronosphere lands $200M, reaches unicorn status

Chronosphere has reached unicorn status in less than three years. The company this week announced a $200 million Series C… Read More

For the love of gaming: Husband and wife co-founders raise $2.6M for social platform Game Jolt

Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders… Read More

Funding news roundup: Pandion’s parcel network, Copper’s banking app for teens, mentoring app Tribute, life navigator OwnTrail, and more deals

Pacific Northwest companies are raising venture capital dollars at a rapid clip — so much so that it’s hard to… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Glassdoor CTO will lead Auth0 engineering; Flyhomes hires CRO; and more

— Bellevue, Wash.-based identify authentication software company Auth0 named former Glassdoor CTO Bhawna Singh as SVP of engineering. She will be… Read More

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