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Seattle startup Flexe raises $70M as e-commerce rise fuels demand for flexible warehousing platform

Flexe is raising more capital ahead of schedule as the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom spurs faster-than-expected growth for its warehousing technology… Read More

Startup founded by ‘Love Lab’ experts releases new platform and tech tools to assess relationships

Affective Software Inc., the startup founded by the leaders of the famed Gottman Institute, is releasing a new portal and… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Silverback Therapeutics sets terms for IPO, looks to raise up to $151M

Silverback Therapeutics plans to raise up to $151.8 million in its initial public offering, the Seattle-based company said Monday in… Read More

Seattle-area IoT software startup Elevāt raises $9.5M for manufacturing machine monitoring tech

Mukilteo, Wash.-based startup Elevāt raised $9.5 million to fuel growth of its IoT software used by industrial manufacturers to monitor and… Read More

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson joins board of Seattle customer intelligence startup Amperity

Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson, a longtime tech industry leader who previously led Juniper Networks and spent 16 years… Read More

Seattle startup vets launch platform that lets employers provide emergency savings accounts

The pandemic has caused a financial burden for millions of employees across the nation. It also impacts the companies that… Read More

Testing PupPod: This $199 app-based training tool aims to increase mental stimulation for dogs

Can tech help make dogs smarter? That’s the question behind PupPod, a Seattle-based startup which just debuted its latest app-based… Read More

Former Z2 employees raise $3.3M for new Seattle game development studio Lightfox Games

A group of gaming industry vets just raised $3.2 million for a new Seattle studio called Lightfox Games. Founded last… Read More

E-commerce intelligence platform Stackline raises $50M from Goldman Sachs as online retail booms

Stackline raised $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity to fuel its online retail intelligence platform as the e-commerce industry… Read More

Retirement plan compliance startup Advice Analytics wins $235K at Seattle Angel Conference

San Diego-based startup Advice Analytics won $235,500 at the 18th Seattle Angel Conference event. Founded in 2019, the company aims… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Umoja Biopharma raises $53M as it tackles unique approach to immunotherapy

Umoja Biopharma raised $53 million to expand development of its CAR T-cell immunotherapy treatments for blood-based and organ-based tumors in… Read More

‘Software is eating more of the world, faster’: Pandemic spotlights enterprise tech startups

Enterprise software companies have long dominated the Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech scene. They range from stalwarts such as Microsoft… Read More

This smart camera startup helps companies meet COVID-19 cleaning standards by detecting dirtiness

Cleanliness took on a whole new meaning in 2020. The pandemic is forcing airlines, hotels, universities, and other organizations to… Read More

With pandemic taking a toll on mental health, Joon Care raises $3.5M to help teens and young adults

The pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, but teens in particular are seeing increased anxiety and depression. Joon Care… Read More

Vimly Benefit Solutions raises $6.7M to help healthcare companies manage employee benefits

Vimly Benefit Solutions raised $6.7 million to help scale its benefits administration software platform. The Seattle-area company provides enrollment, eligibility,… Read More

Techstars grad WattBuy raises $3.25M to help households shop for electricity providers

WattBuy raised $3.25 million to expand its database tool that collects and shares energy rates in unregulated states where residents… Read More

Seattle data management startup Igneous lays off staff, citing ‘difficult economic environment’

Igneous, a Seattle startup that helps companies manage unstructured data across a variety of systems, has laid off staff. A… Read More

Wyze continues flood of new products, releasing smart sprinkler controller for yard care

A week after launching a smart vacuum to clean up around the house, Seattle-based Wyze Labs is unveiling another new… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s M12 creates advisory board; former Integris CEO joins VC firm; and more

— M12, Microsoft’s venture capital arm, announced a formal advisory board drawing from industry experts and past mentors. The inaugural… Read More

Fresh off $50M round, Bay Area drone startup Volansi opens Bend, Ore. office

Long distance drone delivery service startup Volansi is expanding its footprint with a new office in Bend, Ore. The 5-year-old… Read More

Led by former DoD digital chief and backed by ex-Google CEO, Rebellion Defense opens Seattle hub

Seattle is not exactly known as a hotspot for national security software startups. But Matt Shobe hopes to carry forward… Read More

Graph analytics startup Trovares, led by ex-Cray CEO, raises $1.35M

Seattle startup Trovares has raised another $1.35 million to help boost its graph analytics business. The 9-person company launched in… Read More

Madrona leads $2.6M round for OthersideAI, a startup using GPT-3 tech to write automated emails

The average U.S. worker spends more than five hours per day checking email. A new startup wants to help people… Read More

Brandlive founder launches new startup that embeds video chat into websites and apps

Video conferencing has exploded amid the pandemic. Companies like Zoom and Microsoft are seeing huge growth with their tools. Now… Read More

After $30M round, Bumped launches app that gives people free stock after spending with brands

Buy from a brand, get some of their stock. That’s the pitch from Bumped, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that launched… Read More

Wyze releasing a $199 ‘Robot Vacuum’ to clean up on competitors in the evolving smart home

Wyze Labs’ vision of a smarter home, full of its cameras and other products, is also going to be a… Read More

NYC-based 2048 Ventures taps Seattle investor Minda Brusse to target Pacific Northwest startups

Another out-of-town firm has its eyes on the Seattle startup scene. New York City-based 2048 Ventures has hired Minda Brusse… Read More

Poppy founder creates ‘Milo,’ a new software tool to help manage ‘the most important team’ — family

Two years after shutting down her technology-powered child care startup Poppy, Avni Patel Thompson is still on a mission to… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity startup Rubica shuts down after running out of cash

Cybersecurity threats are on the rise amid the pandemic. But that wasn’t enough to convince investors to put more cash… Read More

Built to scale: Seattle startup weighs its own success as Amazon releases similar smart shelf

A small Seattle startup that created a product to help people replenish their fresh coffee supply feels validated by a… Read More

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