Startups – Page 67 of 285

Seattle startup Zap Energy lands $27.5M to build commercial fusion reactor without magnets

New funding: Zap Energy raised a $27.5 million Series B round to fuel development of its fusion reactor that “can… Read More

Coding skill development startup Educative raises $12M; CEO says edtech ‘finally having its moment’

New funding: Seattle startup Educative landed a $12 million Series A round to grow its platform that helps employees at… Read More

Seattle’s DevHub acquires retail tech startup Brickwork to boost online-to-store experiences

The news: DevHub, the Seattle software-as-a-service startup that is used by more than 179 brands and/or their agencies to build… Read More

Rainway’s Andrew Sampson on powering xCloud, challenging Google, and reimagining desktop apps

Last month, Seattle-based startup Rainway came out with some big news: the tech behind its web-based gaming platform powers the PC… Read More

Food automation startup Picnic raises more cash as it partners with a top Seattle chef and other groups

New funding: Picnic, the Seattle-based food automation startup that’s been perfecting a pizza-making robot, has raised $16.3 million in new… Read More

Twilio to acquire Seattle business texting startup Zipwhip for $850M

Twilio, a communications software company with Seattle roots, is acquiring Seattle-based business-texting startup Zipwhip for approximately $850 million in a… Read More

Seattle startup Bean Box raises $2.4M as pandemic fuels demand for specialty coffee at home

New funding: Bean Box, the Seattle startup that delivers premium coffee from independent roasters, has raised $2.4 million in new… Read More

‘Pandemic puppies’ help fuel Rover’s comeback as pet-sitting startup preps to go public via SPAC

Pet adoption rates have surged amid the pandemic, and pet spending accelerated last year. Those are a few of the… Read More

Absolute Software to buy Seattle-based NetMotion for $340M

The news: Absolute Software, a publicly-traded security software company, agreed to acquire Seattle-based security startup NetMotion for $340 million. Founded… Read More

Healionics raises $4.7M to commercialize artificial blood vessel tech

New funding: Seattle-based medical technology company Healionics raised a $4.7 million round led by Keiretsu Capital to help commercialize its artificial… Read More

Genba, the latest spinout from PSL-Fortive studio, raises cash for industrial work voice app

New spinout: Genba came out of stealth mode Thursday, revealing its software built for the industrial workforce. The company is… Read More

Recurrent lands R&D grant to bolster its battery data that helps used electric car shoppers

New funding: Recurrent, a platform for helping people make informed choices when buying used electric vehicles, was awarded a $256,000… Read More

Auto parts data platform PDM Automotive raises $4M after doubling revenue in 2020

New funding: PDM Automotive, a 3-year-old company that runs an automotive product data platform for manufacturers and receivers, raised a… Read More

Amplitude acquires Seattle-based customer data analytics startup Iteratively

Acquisition news: San Francisco product intelligence company Amplitude acquired Seattle startup Iteratively. Founded in 2019 by veterans of Atlassian and Microsoft,… Read More

‘World’s lowest power wireless chip’: UW spinout Jeeva unveils new sensor data streaming tech

The news: Jeeva, the Seattle startup founded by University of Washington researchers, has developed what it’s calling the world’s lowest… Read More

Seattle startup Jargon sells IP to Remitly; founders will join remittance company

The news: Seattle mobile remittance company Remitly has acquired intellectual property from Jargon, a Seattle startup that developed an enterprise… Read More

MoneyGram now lets people buy and sell bitcoin through deal with Seattle startup Coinme

The news: Money wiring service giant MoneyGram inked a deal with Coinme to let customers buy or sell bitcoin with… Read More

Sales tax compliance and audit startup LumaTax raises $4M

New funding: LumaTax landed $4 million in new funding led by Trilogy Equity Partners. The 4-year-old startup that spun out… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs raises $8M, unveils plan to turn its investors into co-founders of spinouts

The news: Madrona Venture Labs, the startup studio associated with Madrona Venture Group, has raised $8 million for its fourth… Read More

Seattle teen entrepreneurs sell their health-tech startup and take a break from college

The news: Seattle entrepreneurs Sage Khanuja, 17, and Nikolas Ioannou, 18, have sold their telemedicine startup Spira to Galileo, a New York-based… Read More

Remitly lands investment from Visa amid reports of IPO preparation

Seattle mobile remittance startup Remitly landed an undisclosed equity investment from Visa. The companies previously partnered in 2019 and have… Read More

How will that remodel help boost your home value? Seattle startup Plunk raises $6.5M to find out

New funding: Seattle real estate startup Plunk has closed a $6.5 million seed round led by Unlock Ventures. The tech: Plunk… Read More

BluePallet aims to disrupt industrial commerce with ‘decentralized’ marketplace for chemical products

New funding: BluePallet, a startup with roots in Seattle, has emerged from stealth mode with $4 million in new funding. The… Read More

Report: Seattle digital remittance startup Remitly hires banks for IPO at around $5B valuation

The news: Seattle startup Remitly has hired investment banks to prepare for an initial public offering, according to Reuters. The IPO… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: GeekWire Awards finalists climb the rankings as others ‘exit’

The GeekWire Awards are fast approaching on May 20, but the spirit of our annual startup and technology celebration extends… Read More

Auth0 CEO Eugenio Pace on the $6.5 billion deal with Okta and his advice for entrepreneurs

Okta’s giant $6.5 billion acquisition of Seattle-area startup Auth0 officially closed on Monday. But for Eugenio Pace, the major milestone… Read More

Grandson of Jonas Salk raises cash to find ‘genetic needles in the haystack’

New funding: Gene-sequencing startup TwinStrand Biosciences raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Section 32, a California-based… Read More

Seattle startup Modica turns shipping containers into software-driven microfactories

Watching stacks of shipping containers come and go from Seattle’s waterfront, you might wonder what’s in them, where they came… Read More

Marijuana data platform Headset raises $1.8M to expand into recently legalized markets

Seattle startup Headset, which provides a business intelligence platform for the legal cannabis industry, announced $1.8 million in new funding.… Read More

Digital health startup Engage Technologies Group raises $15M for patient education tools

Boise, Id.-based Engage Technologies Group closed a $15 million Series A funding round for its mobile patient platform targeted for… Read More