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Seattle venture capitalist Daniel Li leaves Madrona to launch new startup Plus, which just raised $5.5M

Daniel Li is leaving Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group to launch a new startup. Li, who joined Madrona… Read More

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Seattle Seahawks star Bobby Wagner on tackling venture capital and business lessons from the field

All-Pro NFL linebacker Bobby Wagner may best be known for his smart reads on the gridiron. But the anchor on… Read More

How a tech entrepreneur went from potatoes to Amazon and back again with a family startup

Everyone knows the built-in-a-garage startup origin story. But how about a tech company grown out of potato fields? “At the… Read More

Seattle-area startup Tagboard signs 4-year deal with MLB to enhance digital fan experience

Redmond, Wash.-based Tagboard has entered into a new four-year deal with Major League Baseball to help the league create interactive… Read More

Led by former Juno and Alder exec, Seattle neurology startup Eliem Therapeutics raises $80M

New funding: Eliem Therapeutics, a new Seattle biotech startup led by former Juno Therapeutics exec Bob Azelby, raised $80 million… Read More

Seattle startup iFoodDS raises $15M for food supply chain monitoring tech

New funding: Seattle startup iFoodDS raised a $15 million Series A round led by Insight Partners. The tech: The 8-year-old startup… Read More

Idaho startup Continuous Composites inks deal with French manufacturing giant Saint-Gobain

Coeur d’Alene, Id.-based startup Continuous Composites has entered into a joint development agreement with leading French industrial conglomerate Saint-Gobain to… Read More

Seattle-area legal tech startup Advocat wins top prize of $200k at San Diego Angel Conference

Advocat Technologies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup which uses artificial intelligence to guide research and drafting for enterprise legal departments, took… Read More

Vacation home startup Pacaso raises $75M, hits $1B valuation less than a year after launching

New funding: Pacaso raised $75 million in a Series B funding round and $1 billion in debt financing. The real estate… Read More

Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

Seattle-based Rec Room has raised $100 million in new funding. The game development startup is now valued at $1.25 billion… Read More

Trulia founder, Zillow vets invest in $1.5M round for new real estate startup Instashowing

Instashowing, a startup with an online real estate tool designed to help agents easily schedule home showings, has raised $1.5… Read More

Biotech startup AbSci raises $125M for ‘Protein Printing’ tech; total funding up to $230M

New funding: Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company AbSci raised $125 million in a round led by Casdin Capital and Redmile Group. The… Read More

Legal writing startup Clearbrief raises $1.2M from Madrona, Sequoia, Avvo founder, others

New funding: Clearbrief, a new Seattle startup that has developed AI-fueled writing technology for the legal industry, raised $1.2 million. Venture… Read More

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Why Microsoft would want to acquire Discord, which is reportedly exploring a $10B-plus sale

Update, April 20: Report: Discord ends acquisition talks with Microsoft Original story: The gaming-focused VoIP app Discord is reportedly on… Read More

Seattle health-tech startup DexCare raises $20M, spins out of Providence’s Digital Innovation Group

New funding: DexCare, an “access optimization platform” and the latest health-tech company to spin out of Providence’s Digital Innovation Group,… Read More

Bottomless raises $4.5M as Seattle startup grows team and business around smart coffee platform

New funding: Bottomless, the small Seattle startup with big e-commerce dreams, has raised $4.5 million in a new Series A… Read More

Seattle real estate startup Modus hit with cease-and-desist order by insurance commissioner

Update, June 25: The Washington state insurance commissioner issued a minimum $15,000 fine on June 9 to Modus for violating regulations… Read More

Seattle stem cell startup Curi Bio raises $6M

New funding: Curi Bio raised $6 million to further develop its human stem cell-based platforms for drug discovery. Dynamk Capital… Read More

Visualping raises $2M to help users track website changes — and find open COVID-19 vaccinations

New funding: Visualping, a web monitoring service that emails users when online sites change their content, has raised $2 million… Read More

5G Open Innovation Lab names 15 startups in third cohort, with tech serving wide range of markets

A third cohort of companies has been selected to take part in the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab),… Read More

‘We make our customers rich’: Shelf Engine raises $41M to help grocery giants manage their orders

New funding: Shelf Engine raised $41 million to support rapid growth of its tech platform used by grocers such as Kroger… Read More

Portland-area marketing automation startup Act-On raises $20M

New funding: Growth marketing automation platform Act-On Software raised $20 million in equity and debt. The company, based in the Portland,… Read More

Seattle startup Heard raises $1.3M to help mental health professionals run their own business

New funding: Heard, a 2-year-old startup aiming to help mental health professionals manage bookkeeping and taxes, raised $1.3 million. The company:… Read More

OctoML raises $28M grow machine learning software used by Qualcomm, Microsoft, AMD

New funding: Seattle-based startup OctoML raised a $28 million Series B round. The University of Washington spinout aims to help… Read More

Cannabis retail tech startup Dutchie valued at $1.7B after raising $200M

Dutchie, the Bend, Ore.-based creators of an e-commerce platform that helps cannabis dispensaries facilitate online orders, has raised $200 million… Read More

Gender diversity at Seattle-area venture capital firms: Women rise, but parity still a long way off

An increasing number of women are rising through the venture capital ranks, achieving partner or managing director status more than… Read More

Smart home startup Deako raises $12.5M, says its light switches are becoming ‘industry standard’

New funding: Seattle startup Deako Lighting raised $12.5 million as part of a Series B round to fuel growth of… Read More

Startup advice: How and why to build a diverse engineering team

The question of what happens when you prioritize diversity, and what happens when you don’t, is at the forefront of… Read More

DefinedCrowd CEO Daniela Braga on the future of AI, training data, and women in tech

Artificial intelligence is the fourth industrial revolution and women had better play a prominent role in its development, says Daniela… Read More

JetClosing closes $11M investment round, names Seattle tech vet Anna Collins as CEO

New funding: Seattle digital home closing service JetClosing closed an $11 million Series B round. Funds and accounts advised by T.… Read More

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