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GeekWire Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year

SPACs. IPOs. M&A. The past 12 months ushered in a frenzy of deal activity, with mammoth public offerings and blockbuster… Read More

Funding to Seattle-area startups hit new Q1 record with $1.6B invested — here were the top deals

The news: PitchBook and NVCA are out with their Q1 Venture Monitor. Investors continue to pour gobs of money into… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon leader Jeff Wilke joins Scale AI as advisor to CEO; Skilljar and Auth0 hire execs; T-Mobile board shuffle

— Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, has joined Scale AI as advisor to the CEO. Founded… Read More

Seeq lands $50M to grow manufacturing analytics software platform

New funding: Seattle startup Seeq raised $50 million in a Series C round. Seeq’s software: Founded in 2012, Seeq’s analytics… Read More

Seattle smart home startup Wyze releases new floor lamp and shines light on busy year

New product: The spotlight is once again shining on Seattle-based smart home products maker Wyze Labs, which announced Tuesday that… Read More

Isilon founder lifts the hood on farming startup Carbon Robotics and its weed zapping machine

Carbon Robotics, a Seattle company led by Isilon Systems co-founder Paul Mikesell, is unveiling its self-driving robot that uses artificial… Read More

Seattle podcast monetization startup Glow, a spinout of PSL, acquired by hosting platform Libsyn

Podcast monetization startup Glow, a spinout of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, has been acquired by Libsyn, a podcast hosting network. Glow… Read More

The GeekWire Awards return: Finalists announced, voting opens across 13 categories

The GeekWire Awards return on May 20, but before we get there we could use a little help. Today, we’re… Read More

Take note: Amazon vets raise $2M for Dendron, a tool to manage large amounts of information

New funding: Seattle-based startup Dendron has raised $2 million in seed funding for its open source note-taking tool that helps… Read More

Tyler Technologies acquires ReadySub, which makes scheduling software for school districts

ReadySub, a Seattle-based maker of a cloud-based scheduling platform for school districts, has been acquired by Tyler Technologies, a company… Read More

Outreach founders raise $1.7M to build ‘Sims for the enterprise’ with new Seattle startup Spot

New funding: Spot, a year-old company led by the founders of billion-dollar startup Outreach, has raised $1.7 million. Company background: GeekWire… Read More

Univ. of Wash.-spinout Icosavax raises $100M to fund vaccine development technology

New funding: At a moment when vaccines are on everyone’s mind, a Seattle-based biotech company that has an unusual approach… Read More

Prefunq combats Zoom fatigue with pre-meeting mini concerts to support artists hurt by pandemic

As COVID-19 sent everyone retreating to social isolation and virtual gatherings, it proved particularly difficult for the performers and musicians… Read More

Former Facebook exec Vijaye Raji leads new startup Statsig to help developers build features quickly

New startup: Vijaye Raji, a tech vet who previously led Facebook’s 5,000-person engineering outpost in Seattle, is CEO and founder… Read More

Seattle tech vet launches startup accelerator exclusively on Clubhouse with 13-company cohort

Plenty of tech personalities and veterans have turned to the popular invite-only conversation app Clubhouse for insights related to the… Read More

Starbucks trying reusable cups to cut down on waste while teaming with Seattle recycling startup

Starbucks is launching a new effort to cut down on waste from its ubiquitous beverage cups with a limited trial… Read More

Drone and WiBotic PowerPad

WiBotic wins European seals of approval for its wireless robot charging systems

Two of the wireless charging systems made by Seattle-based WiBotic have won safety approvals in Europe, marking what the startup’s… Read More

Portland startup ConductorOne raises $5M for platform to automate IT access requests

ConductorOne announced a $5 million seed round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel. Fuel Capital, Fathom Capital and… Read More

These startups are solving Amazon’s potty problem, helping delivery drivers find relief on the go

Amazon stepped into an unexpected public relations mess recently when company officials claimed that its workers would never have to… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Impel NeuroPharma files for $75M IPO

Seattle-based biotech company Impel NeuroPharma is set to go public. The company, which develops drugs for central nervous system disorders… Read More

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Why this Seattle tech CEO pulled his company out of downtown, and isn’t returning anytime soon

“Until there’s a credible, durable solution to crime and homelessness in the downtown core, I think Seattle will have a… Read More

Seattle-area AI startup Darklight raises $5.1M to help companies automate cybersecurity tasks

New funding: Seattle-area startup Darklight raised a $5.1 million round. Investors listed on an SEC filing include Jay Lee of Agile… Read More

Seattle startup Common Room emerges from stealth mode with $52M in funding

The news: Common Room, a year-old startup based in Seattle, is coming out of stealth mode in a big way. The… Read More

Horizon Arctic

OceanGate selects its support ship for this summer’s submersible trips to the Titanic

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate Expeditions has taken one more giant leap toward sending its submersible to the world’s most famous shipwreck,… Read More

Seattle biotech OncoResponse raises $40.6M to create antibody-based treatments for cancer

New funding: OncoResponse raised a $40.6M Series C investment round as it continues to develop antibodies that fight cancer. The… Read More

Amgen to acquire Seattle biotech company Rodeo Therapeutics for $55M

The news: Pharmaceutical giant Amgen agreed to acquire Rodeo Therapeutics, a Seattle biotech startup creating small-molecule therapies that help repair… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Outpace Bio raises $30M to fight cancer with custom-designed proteins

New funding: Outpace Bio raised a $30 million Series A investment round to design custom cell and gene-based therapies. The… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Top Pacific Northwest tech startups hold their ground atop the list

Companies such as Big Fish Games, Cheezburger Network, and Tableau Software once sat atop the GeekWire 200, our ranking of the… Read More

Dapper Labs, the Vancouver B.C. startup behind NBA Top Shot NFT craze, raises $305M

New funding: Dapper Labs raised $305 million at a reported $2.6 billion valuation. The Vancouver, B.C., startup powers NBA Top Shot,… Read More

Strix Leviathan spins out Makara, a robo-advisor company that helps people invest in crypto

The news: Seattle cryptocurrency startup Strix Leviathan has spun out a new robo-advisor company called Makara. The tech: Makara aims… Read More

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