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GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory.

Investors sue Washington state bitcoin mining magnate who they say bilked them for millions

Investors who bet big on Malachi Salcido, a self-described bitcoin mining magnate, now claim the Washington state man busted his… Read More

Ad Lightning raises more cash for new product that helps companies meet privacy standards

New funding: Seattle startup Ad Lightning has reeled in $344,000 of a larger round to fuel growth of a new product… Read More

Seattle-area startup Icertis now valued at $2.8 billion after fresh $80M round

Icertis has raised a new $80 million investment round, pushing its valuation to $2.8 billion, up from $1.1 billion in… Read More

Sister-in-law founding team raises $1.6M to digitize transactions for weddings and events

New funding: Rock Paper Coin, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that sells software to help put on weddings and other events, raised… Read More

Vacasa acquires competitor TurnKey to bolster vacation rental platform

Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental company Vacasa said Thursday it plans to acquire Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals, one of its primary… Read More

New ‘Limit App’ targets social media users between 18 and 25 — and kicks them off when they turn 26

Scott Avy is not an ageist. He’s just trying to limit the age range for people who can use his… Read More

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Why this venture capitalist thinks LGBTQ+ and women’s health is the next big investment frontier

Women make the vast majority of healthcare decisions and on average spend 30% more than men on healthcare. And yet… Read More

TheWMarketplace raises $500K to grow platform supporting women entrepreneurs

New funding: Seattle-based TheWMarketplace recently closed a $500,000 pre-seed round that will help fund the expansion of its online sales… Read More

Visus Therapeutics raises $36M from J&J’s VC arm, others to develop eye drop that treats presbyopia

Visus Therapeutics, a Seattle-based startup developing a presbyopia-correcting eye drop, raised $36 million. Johnson & Johnson Innovation, the venture capital… Read More

Seattle-area game publisher tinyBuild valued at $474M after IPO on London Stock Exchange

Bellevue, Wash.-based indie video game publisher tinyBuild today completed an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market,… Read More

Recruiting startup SeekOut raises $65M to take on LinkedIn and other talent acquisition companies

New funding: Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million to fuel growth of its recruiting software. The 4-year-old company is profitable and… Read More

Health savings account custodian HealthEquity acquires Seattle transportation startup Luum

HealthEquity, a publicly-traded administrator of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), has acquired Luum, a Seattle startup that helps employers manage commute… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Community nominations now open, new categories added

We’re gearing up to celebrate the very best of the Pacific Northwest innovation community with the return of the GeekWire… Read More

Hello, Texas: Seattle venture capital firm Madrona hires first partner outside of the Pacific Northwest

Madrona Venture Group has hired its first investment partner based outside of the Pacific Northwest as the firm broadens its… Read More

Biotech startup AbSci lands investment from Merck’s VC arm to fuel ‘Protein Printing’ technology

Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company AbSci raised an undisclosed amount of funding from pharmaceutical giant Merck. Founded in 2011, AbSci’s “Protein Printing”… Read More

Banzai raises $15M as investors pour cash into virtual event platforms

Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, raised $15 million in venture debt funding. Columbia Pacific Advisors led… Read More

How this Seattle VC missed out on Auth0’s seed round, but persisted and landed a big payoff

Seattle venture capitalist Chris DeVore felt something special when he first connected with Auth0 co-founder Eugenio Pace. DeVore, an early-stage… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs raises $100M fund for venture arm to back more Pacific Northwest startups

Pioneer Square Labs has raised $100 million for its second venture fund, a key milestone for the 5-year-old Seattle firm… Read More

Seattle startup Downstream, which helps brands with their Amazon ads, acquired by Jungle Scout

Jungle Scout raised $110 million and today announced the acquisition of Downstream, a Seattle startup that helps brands with their… Read More

Okta to pay $6.5B to acquire Seattle’s Auth0; identity tech startup was valued at $1.9B last year

Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta, another leader… Read More

‘The fastest growing marketplace in history’: Vancouver’s Dapper Labs at the center of NFT craze

NFTs go viral: Digital collectibles, also known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are suddenly the talk of the tech world. They’ve… Read More

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Bill Gates and Amazon join $80M funding round for Turntide electric motor venture

Turntide Technologies, a Silicon Valley venture that’s retooling electric motors for the 21st century, says it has completed an $80… Read More

Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president

Tony Mestres, a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years,… Read More

How SPACs are changing the IPO game: Equity ownership of founders a big consideration

A few weeks ago, a longtime GeekWire reader sent a note expressing shock that Sana Biotechnology co-founder and CEO Steve… Read More

Zulily co-founder latest to join SPAC mania

Mark Vadon, the Seattle e-commerce entrepreneur who co-founded Zulily and Blue Nile and served as chairman of Chewy, is joining… Read More

Boeing Insitu founders raise cash for Aerovel, which makes drones that take off and land vertically

An aerospace venture started by the founders of Boeing’s Insitu business unit just raised fresh cash as the company ramps… Read More

Presage Biosciences raises $13M and inks new deal with Merck for cancer drug tests

New funds, new partners: Seattle’s Presage Biosciences announced $13 million in funding as well new collaborations with biotech giant Merck… Read More

Seattle-area fintech startup Secure reveals secret: Suze Orman is part of the founding team

Secure had a secret. And a “secret weapon.” The Seattle-area fintech startup announced recently that TV personality and best-selling author… Read More

Led by co-creator of Nintendo’s Power Glove, this startup raised $2M for its restaurant tech

New funding: Vancouver, Wash.-based startup Perfect Company just reeled in $2 million of a larger round to help grow its… Read More

Reperio Health raises $6M for at-home medical test subscription service aimed at employers

New funding: Reperio Health, a Portland-based health tech company, has raised more than $6 million as part of its seed… Read More

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