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Scener raises $2.1M as more viewers — and streaming services — lean into social television

Scener, the platform that allows streaming media viewers to watch and chat together in a virtual movie theater setting, has… Read More

Seattle-area startup Cardiac Dimensions raises $17.5M for heart-valve repair device

Kirkland, Wash.-based Cardiac Dimensions raised a $17.5 million Series C round. The company will use the fresh cash to help… Read More

Digital marketing platform Sendinblue raises $160M as Seattle office grows to 32 employees

Sendinblue, the Paris-based digital marketing platform with a sizable office in Seattle, has raised $160 million in new funding, the… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff jumps back into real estate, launches startup with former colleagues to help people buy second homes

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff and dotloop founder Austin Allison are teaming up on a new startup called Pacaso that… Read More

Global trade platform Intelage raises $3.5M to connect agricultural suppliers, buyers, partners

Seattle-area startup Intelage raised another $3.5 million to grow its software platform that helps suppliers, buyers, and partners manage commodities businesses.… Read More

Vancouver-based online course education startup Thinkific raises $22M

Thinkific, a Vancouver, B.C.-based online education startup, today announced a $22 million round led by Vancouver firm Rhino Ventures. Founded… Read More

Seattle startup HaptX lands grant to build full-body ‘robotic exoskeleton’ for virtual reality

HaptX just landed funding from the National Science Foundation to create a full-body haptic system. The 8-year-old Seattle startup received… Read More

RealSelf names new CEO as cosmetic procedure review business bounces back after pandemic dip

RealSelf has a new CEO as the Seattle-based startup sees renewed interest in its cosmetic review platform. The company promoted… Read More

Portland startup DeepSurface Security raises $1M to help companies assess vulnerabilities

Portland, Ore.-based startup DeepSurface Security raised $1 million to help companies analyze vulnerabilities on their enterprise networks. Led by security… Read More

Techstars Seattle grad and Vancouver-based Olive raises $1M for IT procurement software

Olive announced a $1 million seed round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies streamline IT procurement. The… Read More

Seattle gene therapy biotech startup Immusoft raises $4.5M

Seattle-based biotech startup Immusoft raised another $4.5 million and landed a $467,000 NIH grant to help further development of its drugs… Read More

Seattle startup Attunely raises $6M to help debt collection agencies collect payment

Attunely is raising more cash to support increasing demand for its machine learning platform used by debt collection agencies. The… Read More

More than words: Diversity Window helps companies take action on diversity and inclusion

Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and the resulting protests worldwide, tech companies and leaders… Read More

Outreach founders lift the hood on their stealthy new remote work startup

Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton are sharing a little more about their secretive new company. The entrepreneurs left Outreach over the… Read More

Shares of Laird Hamilton’s ‘superfood’ company nearly double on first day of trading

Laird Superfood stock doubled Wednesday before ending up at $40 per share on the first day of trading for the… Read More

Amazon vets raise $4M from Madrona, Bezos Expeditions, others for AI2 spinout WhyLabs

Company leaders know they need to implement artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies within their businesses to stay ahead of… Read More

Seattle startup Resonance AI raises $2.2M to analyze dialogue, mood, music in video content

TV news broadcasters, productions studios, and others are using technology from a Seattle startup to analyze their video content and… Read More

IAC-owned Dotdash buys Serious Eats and Simply Recipes sites from Seattle-area startup Fexy Media

Seattle-area startup Fexy Media sold two of its food-related web properties — Serious Eats and Simply Recipes — to IAC-owned Dotdash… Read More

Bamboo launches English learning voice app for Alexa, partners with TAF to help kids in need

Seattle startup Bamboo Learning today launched its first voice-based education app for English Language Arts and announced partnerships to help… Read More

Pure Watercraft raises $23.4M to power increased interest in boating with its electric outboard motor

Just after pulling away from the waterfront headquarters for Pure Watercraft in Seattle, CEO Andy Rebele was greeted by a… Read More

Mark Cuban, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashton Kutcher, others invest in tree-free toilet paper startup

Cloud Paper, the Seattle-based makers of tree-free toilet paper, has attracted a host of high-profile investors and raised $3 million… Read More

Sam’s Club partners with Seattle startup 98point6 to offer customers telehealth service

Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery… Read More

Faithlife acquires LifeWay’s Wordsearch product to bolster its bible software

Bellingham, Wash.-based church technology company Faithlife has acquired Wordsearch Bible, a similar software product built by LifeWay Christian Resources. Wordsearch… Read More

Seattle-based startup investment firm Flying Fish is raising a new fund

Flying Fish, a Seattle-based venture capital firm formed in 2018 that invests in Pacific Northwest startups, is raising its second… Read More

Seattle startup Level sees growth for flexible credit service used by independent contractors

Millions of independent contractors are making money in the gig economy, but many don’t have access to financial credit services… Read More

Athira Pharma raises $204M in IPO, reaching ‘big milestone’ in fight against Alzheimer’s and other diseases

More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and the number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million by… Read More

Athira Pharma prices IPO at $17/share, will raise $204M in third Washington state IPO of 2020

Athira Pharma will raise at least $204 million as the Seattle biotech startup becomes a public company on Friday. Athira… Read More

Workforce collaboration platform Zuper raises $1.1M to help companies manage field teams

Seattle startup Zuper raised a $1.1 million seed round and hired a longtime Microsoft manager as its new CEO. The… Read More

Snowflake stock soars in largest software IPO ever; Madrona among earlier venture investors

Snowflake came out with a bang in its public debut, raising $3.4 billion in the largest software IPO ever. The… Read More

Sironix raises $1.8M to ramp up production of its plant-based, eco-friendly cleaning chemicals

Seattle-based clean-tech startup Sironix Renewables has raised $645,000 in a seed funding round and $1.15 million from the U.S. Dept.… Read More

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