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Seattle cybersecurity startup ExtraHop to be acquired by private equity firms in $900M deal

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital will acquire cybersecurity startup ExtraHop for $900 million. It’s one of the… Read More

Fresh off ‘Next Tech Titan’ win at GeekWire Awards, Zenoti lands $80M, total funding up to $330M

New funding: Zenoti just reeled in $80 million to expand its enterprise software product used by more than 12,000 spas,… Read More

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Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold invest in new fund to back metamaterials tech startups

New fund: MetaVC Partners is raising its first fund to invest in early-stage startups in the metamaterials space. Bill Gates… Read More

Vancouver identity tech startup Trulioo, an Auth0 competitor, raises $394M at $1.75B valuation

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Trulioo has raised $394 million at a $1.75 billion valuation for its identification technology service. The 11-year-old company… Read More

Portland startup Gabbi raises $1M to develop breast cancer risk assessment tool

New funding: Gabbi, a Portland-based health care startup, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round of funding. The company… Read More

Former Seattle Sounders star Brad Evans has a new goal – to help charities with online auction startup

Brad Evans, the onetime Seattle Sounders FC star, said he never experienced any nerves in his years playing professional soccer.… Read More

Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following

New funding: Kadama, the Seattle-based tutoring app which seized on its quirky social media presence to attract millions of followers… Read More

SEO software startup Moz acquired by iContact Marketing Corp., 17 years after launching in Seattle

SEO software startup Moz has been acquired by email marketing company iContact, a subsidiary of J2 Global. Terms of the… Read More

Gut therapy: MicrobiomX raises $1M for stool collection and processing device, analysis service

New funding: MicrobiomX, a Seattle startup developing a device to collect and process stool samples for clinical use, has raised… Read More

Ganaz raises $7M for agriculture workforce software, will expand with new financial tools

New funding: Seattle-based Ganaz, a startup focused on bringing workforce management and financial tools to the agricultural sector, has raised… Read More

Unisys to acquire Seattle-area startup Unify Square for $152.5M

Publicly traded IT services company Unisys announced that it will acquire Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Unify Square for $152.5 million in… Read More

Factal, which alerts companies of breaking news events, raises $3.3M after doubling revenue in 2020

New funding: Factal, the Seattle startup which monitors breaking news to help companies assess risks to their business, has raised… Read More

Sumo Logic to acquire Portland open source cloud monitoring startup Sensu

Cloud management and monitoring company Sumo Logic announced that it plans to acquire Sensu, a Portland, Ore. startup that offers… Read More

Outreach lands $200 million, pushing valuation of sales software startup to $4.4 billion

Outreach just landed $200 million in venture capital that the 10-year-old software company will use to help more sales professionals close… Read More

Cremation services startup Solace raises $1.7M as interest grows in tech to disrupt funeral industry

New funding: Solace, the Portland-based startup that has added digital convenience to the process of planning and facilitating cremation services,… Read More

Seattle-area’s Swift HR Solutions acquires Colorado-based Summit HR Solutions

Swift HR Solutions, a 17-year-old Seattle-based company that provides HR services for startups and mid-sized companies, has acquired Colorado-based Summit… Read More

Former SpaceX employees raise $3M to build battery systems for fast-charging EV stations

New funding: Electric Era, a Seattle startup that is designing and building battery systems for electric vehicle charging stations, has… Read More

Tech Moves: Andy Sack joins Payability board; Puppet adds execs; LevelTen Energy names CCO

— Longtime Seattle startup leader and investor Andy Sack joined the board of Payability, a New York City-based fintech startup.… Read More

Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

A team of University of Washington students whose mission is to simplify planning and transactions related to burial plots, has… Read More

Oisín raises $5M to develop treatments for ‘zombie cells’ associated with age-related diseases

New funding: Seattle biotech startup Oisín Biotechnologies has raised a $5 million seed round. It’s currently developing preclinical therapies that… Read More

Lawsuit: Investors bet big on Washington firm’s potential COVID-19 treatment as CEO cashed out

Investors in a biotech startup developing a COVID-19 treatment claim the firm’s leaders cashed out as stock prices surged during… Read More

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $1.4B fund, one of the largest in Washington state history

New fund: Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Partners raised $1.4 billion for its tenth Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund. It’s a big jump… Read More

TerraClear raises $25M for its rock-picking farm tech as it sees fully autonomous version on horizon

New funding: TerraClear, the ag tech startup that’s using artificial intelligence and robotics to help farmers deal with costly and… Read More

Calendar assistant startup Reclaim.ai raises $4.8M, reports 4K companies using its platform

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based Reclaim.ai has raised $4.8 million in a seed funding round to help grow its calendar tool… Read More

Seattle neurology startup Eliem Therapeutics raises $60M, two months after landing $80M

New funding: Eliem Therapeutics raised $60 million to further development of its therapies for pain and depression. The fresh funding comes… Read More

Phaidra raises more cash from Mark Cuban and others to build the ‘future of industrial automation’

New funding: Phaidra, a startup that launched in 2019 and is building AI tech for industrial customers, raised $4 million.… Read More

Washington state launches center to cater to — and potentially regulate — crypto and fintech companies

Facing explosive growth in NFTs and cryptocurrencies coupled with vague regulations for the wave of new financial technology and investment… Read More

2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

It’s been a tough year for people everywhere. But Thursday proved to be an inspiring day, as the 2021 GeekWire… Read More

New accelerator in Seattle: Creative Destruction Lab to launch ‘deep tech’ startup hub with Microsoft, UW

The news: Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs nine startup accelerators across the world, is coming to Seattle.… Read More

Seattle startup Esper raises $30M to grow DevOps platform for IoT device fleets

New funding: Seattle startup Esper landed a $30 million investment to fuel its fast-growing technology that helps companies manage their cloud-based… Read More

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