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UW spinout AnswerDash, a contextual Q&A service for customer support, acquired by CloudEngage

Nearly eight years after launching out of the University of Washington, AnswerDash has been acquired. The Seattle startup, which uses… Read More

Revolution Agriculture reimagines the food supply chain with urban ‘farmlets’ in backyards

The vulnerabilities of a long food supply chain have been laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic as people across the… Read More

This startup could be a dog owner’s best friend as it uses machine learning to help guide key decisions

After adopting his first dog last year, Patrick Opie was struggling with figuring out what Orin, his mini Australian shepherd,… Read More

Energy-saving, waste-reducing, planet-helping startups join 2020 Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator

Seattle’s CleanTech Alliance and Portland-based VertueLab have announced the 2020 cohort of environmentally-focused startups for its Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator. The… Read More

AI2 spinout Lexion unveils Slack chatbot that automatically finds legal contracts

Lexion, a Seattle startup that spun out of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), this week rolled out a new… Read More

This startup is taking on Instacart by helping gig workers launch grocery delivery businesses

The coronavirus pandemic has made grocery and food delivery workers essential while exposing the inequities and shortfalls of an on-demand… Read More

Amazon and Techstars revamp Alexa Accelerator to help later-stage companies, unveil new cohort

Amazon and Techstars on Wednesday unveiled the seven companies participating in Alexa Next Stage, its voice tech startup program originally… Read More

Two Outreach founders depart, team up on secretive remote work venture

Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton are working on a stealthy new remote work company after leaving the billion-dollar… Read More

The next X-ray? Seattle startup Proprio raises $23M to build high-tech surgical navigation system

Seattle startup Proprio has raised more cash to help build out its surgical technology that some investors believe will be… Read More

Outreach raises $50M as billion-dollar Seattle startup aims to capitalize on remote sales trend

Outreach is putting more fuel in the tank. The Seattle startup, one of a handful of “unicorn” companies in the… Read More

This VC firm just led a startup investment without meeting the founders in person — here’s how it went

Investing in a startup without meeting the founders in person — it’s the new normal amid a global pandemic. Version… Read More

Zillow and Trulia founders invest in Latin American real estate startup La Haus

Zillow Group co-founder Spencer Rascoff and Trulia co-founder Pete Flint are among the investors in La Haus, a startup aiming… Read More

Medical device repair startup Summit Imaging fires back at Philips over device ‘hacking’ claims

Seattle-area medical device repair company Summit Imaging is denying accusations of hacking and stolen trade secrets in a court battle… Read More

Tech companies get creative with pandemic and protest-related perks for employees

The snack bar is out, and the care packages are in. Tech companies are known for offering handsome office perks… Read More

Tech vets lead Panda AI, a secretive new spinout from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Veteran tech execs are heading up a stealthy new startup formed inside the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) in… Read More

Virtual care provider Conversa raises $12M as investors bet big on digital health startups

The latest digital health company to land funding is Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup that announced a $12 million… Read More

Seattle construction tech startup HeadLight raises $25M to grow photo-based inspection software

Construction technology startup HeadLight announced a $25 million investment round from Viking Global Investors to help scale its photo-based inspection… Read More

Listen, learn and launch: A resource guide to end racism in tech through lasting systemic change

[Editor’s Note: Dave Cotter is chief product officer at cannabis website and marketplace Leafly, a serial entrepreneur, startup CEO and… Read More

Zillow co-founder, Madrona, others invest in $4.5M round for new Seattle startup Zeitworks

Zeitworks, an under-the-radar early-stage Seattle startup, has raised a $4.5 million seed round. GeekWire uncovered the company last month. Zeitworks… Read More

Seattle startup Uplevel adds features to measure engineer productivity in remote work settings

Like many startups, Uplevel is adapting as the economic crisis changes how its customers work. The Seattle company emerged from… Read More

Maveron, Scooter Braun, Alex Rodriguez invest in $30M round for virtual entertainment startup Wave

Los Angeles startup Wave announced a $30 million investment round to fuel growth of its live virtual entertainment platform. Seattle… Read More

As restaurants reopen, recommendation platform Feastfox launches in Seattle to assist diners

Restaurants emerging from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could find diners lured back out by a new startup in… Read More

Seattle startup Persona pivots and seizes on video chat popularity by using AI to curate highlight reels

Persona, the platform initially built as way to make social media a more intimate way to share family memories, has… Read More

Amazon-backed Seattle startup Bamboo Learning brings voice education app to Google devices

Bamboo Learning, a Seattle startup led by Jeff Bezos’ former technology adviser, today launched its voice-based education app Bamboo Luminaries… Read More

Seattle startup Cabana pitches vanlife vacations as travel alternative during pandemic

With summer around the corner, many Americans are considering what vacation will look like in 2020 with the coronavirus threat… Read More

Product placement and sales analytics startup Observa draws big-name investors with $725K round

Observa, a Seattle-based startup that uses AI to provide analytics on brick-and-mortar sales, has closed a $725,000 financing round. The… Read More

Give InKind raises more cash as social giving platform gains popularity amid pandemic

Business is booming for Tacoma, Wash.-based startup Give InKind as more people use its social giving platform during the global… Read More

This Seattle startup is helping physical retailers detect face masks and social distancing

Nomad Go had its Apollo 13 moment. The Seattle startup wanted to help physical retailers in response to the COVID-19… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Athira raises $85M to develop therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

The foundation of Athira Pharma began while Leen Kawas was earning her Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology at Washington State University nearly… Read More

Seattle startup leaders speak out on racism and pledge to take action

“Undoing years of institutionalized oppression will take years. But it’s work worth doing.” “The creation of a more just world… Read More

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