Startups – Page 72 of 285

More capital for Pacific Northwest startups: Founders’ Co-op raises $50M fund, its largest yet

Seattle venture capital firm Founders’ Co-op, an early backer of billion-dollar companies such as Remitly, Outreach, and Auth0, has raised… Read More

Finding my way to tech entrepreneurship: An immigrant’s perspective

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Seattle entrepreneur Chuks Onwuneme, which first appeared on LinkedIn. The version… Read More

After struggling to adopt a child, this founder launched a matchmaking platform for other families

After trying for four years to have their own baby — including spending $70,000 on fertility treatments and suffering three… Read More

Father-daughters team launches Chances to attract Gen Z to new type of ‘social relationships app’

At times, while working on his new startup with his two daughters, Rob Lipschutz is either “Rob” or he’s “Dad”… Read More

Here’s the first thing President Biden should do to spark entrepreneurship in the U.S.

The most powerful lever President Joe Biden can pull to catalyze entrepreneurship in the U.S. is immigration reform. That’s according… Read More

Seattle investors talk SPACs; pandemic impact on startups; advice for founders; and more

When the pandemic hit last year, tech startups began laying off employees and braced for impact. The outlook was bleak,… Read More

Stoke Space raises $9.1 million to create a new breed of reusable upper-stage rockets

Stoke Space Technologies, the Renton, Wash.-based company founded by veterans of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, has attracted $9.1… Read More

Immigration startup Boundless consolidates customer service team; 31 employees affected

Seattle-based startup Boundless laid off four employees and asked 27 workers to relocate to Las Vegas as part of what… Read More

Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

The Port of Seattle and non-profit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue efforts to merge the region’s longstanding maritime heritage… Read More

ChefSteps founder returns to the kitchen with new startup and another high-tech cooking device

Chris Young took the temperature on current kitchen innovation and decided the time was right to get back to the… Read More

Pendulum, a new Madrona Venture Labs startup, aims to combat misinformation on video platforms

Misinformation is a big problem. Tech giants including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — which deleted 500,000 COVID-19 misinformation videos —… Read More

SoundCommerce raises $15M to help online retailers ‘think and act like Amazon’

Another Seattle e-commerce logistics startup is raising more cash. This time it’s SoundCommerce, which just announced a $15 million Series… Read More

Another unicorn in Seattle: Enterprise sales startup Highspot raises $200M round at a $2.3B valuation

Highspot has joined the growing list of billion-dollar startups sprouting up in the Seattle area. Seattle’s newest unicorn just raised… Read More

VC shares 5 tips for startup founders who are ready to raise their Series A round

Your startup just hit $1 million in annual recurring revenue. You’ve got product market fit. Now you’re ready for more… Read More

Tech Moves: Wyze names first CFO; OutSystems exec relocates to Seattle; Flying Fish adds partner

— Smart home startup Wyze Labs named Francis Lee as its first chief financial officer. A longtime Nike exec, Lee… Read More

E-commerce logistics startup Pipe17 raises $8M amid pandemic-driven online shopping surge

New funding: Seattle startup Pipe17 announced an $8 million seed funding round for its platform that helps online retailers tie… Read More

Knock raises $20M as pandemic drives demand for software used by apartment property managers

New funding: Knock announced a $20 million round to fuel growth of its apartment property management software. It follows a $12… Read More

Notch Therapeutics raises $85M for cancer treatments and plans to open Seattle location

New funding: Notch Therapeutics has raised a $85 million Series A round, bringing its total funding to $91 million. The… Read More

Ally raises $50M as remote work drives demand for goal-setting collaboration software

Investors are going all in on Ally. The Seattle startup just landed a $50 million Series C round led by… Read More

Fred Hutch biotech spinout Ozette raises $6M from Madrona, AI2, Vulcan

New funding: Ozette, a biotech company that last year spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and was… Read More

Seattle HR firm creates virtual program to meet surge in demand for diversity training

After the death of George Floyd, tech leaders came together last spring and summer to condemn police brutality and vowed… Read More

Pet sitting marketplace Rover grabs a bone, valued at $1.3 billion in latest SPAC deal

Another day, another SPAC. Today, we’ve learned that Seattle online pet sitting marketplace Rover plans to join the public ranks… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell

— Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing… Read More

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14 U.S. health systems form new Seattle startup, plan to pool data in search for breakthroughs

A group of 14 U.S. health systems, representing tens of millions of patients across 40 states, will pool their data… Read More

Apptio makes another acquisition, buying enterprise agile planning startup Targetprocess

Cloud-based IT management company Apptio has acquired enterprise agile planning startup Targetprocess in a bid to bring together financial governance… Read More

Fred Hutch, Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Ensoma launches with $70M in funding

New spinout: Boston-based biotech startup Ensoma launched Thursday and announced a $70 million Series A funding round. The company is… Read More

Led by ex-Amazon and Microsoft managers, Seattle startup Level raises $1.5M for flexible credit service

Seattle startup Level raised $1.5 million to fuel growth of its credit service targeted at independent contractors. The company partners… Read More

Seattle startup’s bright idea: High-tech crosswalk could signal a way to improve pedestrian safety

On a rainy, foggy night in Seattle, an incident in a crosswalk changed the path that Janie Bube was on.… Read More

Seattle-area startup Fabric raises $43M to help retailers keep up with online shopping boom

New funding: E-commerce startup Fabric has raised $43 million to help mid-market brands that are trying to keep up with… Read More

Nuance acquires Seattle digital health startup Saykara to boost healthcare AI products

Nuance Communications has acquired Saykara, a Seattle health-tech startup that makes a voice assistant for clinicians. Nuance, based in Boston… Read More