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Tech Moves: Azure GM joins Madrona; Microsoft promotes chief scientist; Esper adds exec; more

— Microsoft Azure General Manager and COO Aseem Datar is joining Madrona Venture Group as a partner. The Seattle investment… Read More

AI-powered weed destroying startup harvests $27M round, farmers say laser-blasting machine saves time and cuts pesticide use

Investors are putting more cash behind the self-driving weed-zapping machines made by Carbon Robotics that are attracting attention from farmers… Read More

Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke Kanies, is shutting down

Clickety, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that aimed to help CEOs and managers keep record of their relationships and conversations with… Read More

Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more

— Starbucks Senior Vice President of Technology Wouleta Ayele has departed the Seattle coffee retailer to join California fast-casual restaurant… Read More

Fundraising startup Snap Raise raises $90M as it expands digital platform to aid high school teams

Talk about reaching your fundraising goal. Snap Raise, the Seattle-based startup that helps high school teams and clubs with digital… Read More

Money transfer startup Remitly reveals financial results in preparation for upcoming IPO

Seattle-based money remittance company Remitly disclosed key financial results on Monday afternoon in its Form S-1 registration statement, a key… Read More

Moz co-founder’s venture fund for women-led initiatives makes its first investment

Gillian Muessig isn’t angry about the gender gap in venture capital. She’s just done waiting around for change. “I have… Read More

Uber and Convoy vets land $5.3M for new startup Solo that helps gig workers make more money

Gig economy companies such as Uber, Instacart, goPuff and others have given workers a new way to earn money on… Read More

Toyota, Casio, Shell and others are using this Seattle startup to train their employees

Companies today face a skilled worker shortage. The pandemic has also forced employers to rethink how they train employees. These… Read More

Diagnostics startup ID Genomics snags NIH grant to develop rapid test for COVID-19 variants

Diagnostics startup ID Genomics will accelerate its development of a quick test for variants of the COVID-19 virus with a… Read More

This legal writing startup is using AI to spot misrepresentations in litigation docs

Clearbrief is attracting more investor interest for its AI-powered software that gives legal professionals a way to automatically spot misrepresentations… Read More

Invention network company Xinova to shut down, 5 years after spinning out of Intellectual Ventures

Xinova, a Seattle company that operated a network of inventors, is winding down operations, GeekWire has learned. Xinova spun out… Read More

Real estate startup Flyhomes aims to address homebuyer’s remorse with new guarantee

A remedy for homebuyer’s remorse: Real estate startup Flyhomes today unveiled a new offering called Flyhomes Guarantee for Buyers that gives… Read More

Tech Moves: Siblings at Seattle startup swap roles; Microsoft CVP departs to focus on DEI; and more

— IoT startup Mason announced that founder and current CEO Jim Xiao will be swapping roles with his sister and… Read More

Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms

Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation… Read More

Seattle-area expense management software startup Center raises $50M

Center, the Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that makes expense management software, has raised $50 million in new funding, the company confirmed… Read More

Zulily co-founders Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon invest in ID verification tech startup Vouched

Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, has landed $4.5 million from investors including Darrell Cavens and Mark… Read More

On The Dyrt road: Co-founders of camping app gain valuable startup insight while living remote vanlife

Caught up in the grind of running their startup for the past several years, Sarah Smith and Kevin Long lost… Read More

Booster Fuels tests consumer offering with mobile gas service at Safeway parking lots in Seattle

Gas and groceries: Booster Fuels is expanding with a new consumer service that features its mobile gasoline trucks in Safeway parking… Read More

Seattle compliance filing startup SingleFile raises additional $2.1M and adds new CEO

SingleFile, the Seattle startup that simplifies filing and compliance workflow, has added $2.1 million in additional funding to its seed… Read More

This Portland startup wants to build the ‘most inclusive and the most diverse’ kids media brand

There are the conventional ways to start, fund and run a business, and then there’s Jelani Memory’s way of doing… Read More

How this husband-wife duo launched a startup while battling cancer and homeschooling their kids

Samir and Amy Lakhani have had quite the year — one that involved quitting full-time jobs, working on their first… Read More

Facebook’s new virtual meeting app is ‘great news’ and ‘validating’ for these Seattle entrepreneurs

Facebook today unveiled its vision for the future of work: a virtual reality experience called Horizon Workrooms that uses avatars… Read More

Busy pandemic season helps medical supply e-commerce platform Bttn raise $5M

A Seattle-based e-commerce platform that aims to reduce costs and eliminate the middleman in the procurement of medical supplies has… Read More

Is this the next big social media app? LitPic lands $1.5M to let fans pay creators with in-app currency

Veteran entrepreneurs and longtime investors are backing a Seattle startup behind a new social network that helps creators and influencers… Read More

Insects-as-feed startup Beta Hatch raises another $10M as it builds out the ‘future of farming’

Beta Hatch is raising cash as fast as it’s raising insects. The farming startup that hatched near Seattle and is… Read More

Ready to deliver on robotic pizza: Picnic sets price and starts taking orders for pie-making machine

Order up! Picnic, the Seattle food automation startup, announced Tuesday that it is accepting pre-orders from U.S. customers for its… Read More

How this travel startup raised $5M from ex-CEOs of Orbitz and Vacasa in the middle of a pandemic

The travel industry took a major blow when the pandemic hit last year, slashing revenue for airlines, hotels, and tech… Read More

Seattle fintech startup Allio raises $5M for robo-advisor investment tool

Allio, a new Seattle startup building a robo-advisor investment tool for consumers, has raised $5 million. “We’re the first micro-savings… Read More

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Wall Street goes to pot, and to the dogs — and that’s a good thing for Seattle’s startup scene

An online marketplace that helps to facilitate trade between marijuana sellers and buyers will soon see its own stock traded… Read More

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