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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.

Startup radar: 5 early stage tech companies to know in Seattle

From software to sustainability to space, we’re spotlighting another crop of newer startups in Seattle in the early stages of… Read More

Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $2.3B for 11th fund

Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Partners raised $2.3 billion for its 11th Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund.

GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 rises to the top of our startup rankings

There’s a new name atop the GeekWire 200. Seattle-based sales enablement company Highspot has taken the No. 1 spot on… Read More

Reading the EV tea leaves: What happens to electric vehicle sales under a Trump presidency?

For the past four years, the Biden administration revved up the adoption of electrical vehicles in the U.S., but President-elect… Read More

This startup wants to digitize and secure the way used cars are sold by private parties

KeySavvy, a Seattle startup that uses technology to reduce risk during used car transactions between private party buyers and sellers,… Read More

Tech Moves: Former leaders at Qualtrics and AWS land CEO roles; VertueLab adds board member

— Jay Choi is now CEO of Typeform, a San Francisco startup helping companies create digital forms. Choi joins Typeform… Read More

CoreStack acquires Karthik Consulting to boost cloud governance platform

Seattle-area cloud governance startup CoreStack has acquired Karthik Consulting, a Virginia-based company that sells cloud-related services to federal government agencies.

Washington’s former chief privacy officer raises $2.2M for startup using AI to predict legal cases

A Seattle tech veteran who was Washington state’s first chief privacy officer is the co-founder of a startup using artificial… Read More

‘Quiet ICU’ startup CalmWave raises $5.2M to silence excessive patient alarms in hospitals

CalmWave, the Seattle health-tech startup that created a system for dealing with alarms from devices attached to patients in hospital… Read More

Bling Capital raises $270M fund, with an eye on Seattle startups

Bling Capital has raised $270 million for its fourth fund as the 6-year-old venture capital firm looks to invest in… Read More

Silicon Valley innovation group Plug and Play plants flag in Seattle region with new startup programs

Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based group that operates innovation programs in more than 60 locations worldwide, is coming to… Read More

WTIA CEO Michael Schutzler retiring after 11 years leading Washington state tech group

Michael Schutzler, CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), is retiring at the end of this year after more than a… Read More

Monitoring global hotspots, Seattle media startup Factal lands key partnership to grow its business

In an increasingly volatile world, especially one now inundated with misinformation, Seattle-based risk-verification startup Factal is partnering with International SOS,… Read More

Influencing sales: Levanta, which helps Amazon sellers partner with creators, raises $20M

Levanta, a Seattle startup that connects sellers on Amazon’s marketplace with influencers and creators, raised $20 million in a Series… Read More

Energy demand, stoked by AI and expanding electrification, is outpacing supply

Washington state — a region once blessed with an overabundance of clean, affordable power thanks to its hydroelectric dams —… Read More

Clean tech outlook: How investors are strategizing given Trump’s climate antagonism

Over the past five years, growth in climate tech has been so prolific that it has drawn comparisons to the… Read More

Seattle startup Seasalt raises $4.2M to help businesses answer customer messages with AI

Seasalt.AI, a Seattle startup that helps businesses use AI to communicate with customers, announced a $4.2 million seed round. The… Read More

From NASA to AWS to Momento: Seattle startup’s journey to reinvent cloud caching

We are in a world where we are consuming interactive applications and content from our mobile devices. But we rarely… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow Group names new COO as longtime execs depart

Seattle real estate tech company Zillow Group promoted Jun Choo to the role of chief operating officer. Choo replaces Jeremy… Read More

Osyte, a Seattle startup that helps multi-asset investors optimize portfolios, raises $4M

Seattle-based startup Osyte announced a $4 million seed round to fuel growth of its software used by investors who manage… Read More

Prenuvo opens Seattle clinic for full-body MRI scans pitched as a proactive health measure

Prenuvo, providers of full-body MRI screenings designed to detect cancer and other diseases early, announced the opening and location of… Read More

RealWear acquires augmented reality headset startup Almer

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of augmented reality headsets for enterprise customers, acquired Almer Technologies, a Switzerland-based startup that developed… Read More

Seattle startup TestSprite, which automates testing of APIs and web apps, raises $1.5M

Seattle-based startup TestSprite raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round to help automate software testing processes for front- and back-end… Read More

Seattle startup MIND raises $11M to help companies protect data and prevent leaks

MIND, a Seattle-based startup aiming to help companies protect their data, emerged from stealth mode and announced a $11 million… Read More

A proposed capital gains tax in Seattle draws mixed response from tech leaders and city lawmakers

The Seattle City Council on Wednesday debated a newly proposed 2% capital gains tax to support food and housing programs… Read More

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Starfish Space raises $29M to bankroll development of orbital servicing vehicles

Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space today announced that it has raised $29 million to support the development of its first three… Read More

Startup Haven, born from a Seattle poker game in 2006, grows network for founders and investors

Bob Crimmins just wanted to play some poker. The longtime Seattle entrepreneur created Startup Haven back in 2006 to get… Read More

Seattle indie game studio Starform raises $6M to bolster aerial combat sim ‘Metalstorm’

Seattle-based video game developer Starform raised $6 million in a new funding round to continue work on its air combat… Read More

Meet Amperity’s new CEO: Former Salesforce exec takes reins at customer data startup

Tony Alika Owens, a longtime tech exec who previously spent a decade at Salesforce, was named CEO at Amperity, a… Read More

Tech Moves: iSpot’s new CTO; VMWare exec returns to Microsoft; Expedia CFO to resign

— Nipun Dureja is now chief technology officer for iSpot, a Bellevue, Wash., company that measures the impact of advertising… Read More

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