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Seattle tech leaders release guide to help employers support working parents and caregivers during COVID-19 crisis

It hasn’t been easy for working parents over the past few months as they juggle working from home while caring… Read More

Madrona, Microsoft, Salesforce invest in $40M round for online professional learning startup GO1.com

Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and the venture capital arms of Microsoft and Salesforce invested in a $40 million round for… Read More

Syndio raises $7.5M to squash pay gaps; CEO says COVID-19 crisis puts women and minorities at risk

Seattle startup Syndio just raised a $7.5 million investment round to bolster its HR technology that helps companies maintain equal… Read More

Ex-Docker CFO heads up new Seattle finance startup Stratify, with Concur founder as chairman

Former Docker executives Brian Camposano and Steve Singh are behind a stealthy new Seattle-based fintech startup called Stratify. The company… Read More

Seattle startup studio PSL teams up with publicly-traded industrial giant Fortive to create companies

Pioneer Square Labs is taking its startup factory model to the next level, teaming up with industrial giant Fortive for… Read More

PDM Automotive and Tribute win $132K at first virtual Seattle Angel Conference

Seattle-area startups PDM Automotive and Tribute took home $132,500 each at the 17th Seattle Angel Conference event — and the… Read More

HBO adds co-watching feature to HBO Now and HBO Go, with help from Seattle startup Scener

HBO added a new video chat feature to its HBO Now and HBO GO apps, allowing subscribers to watch shows… Read More

Contract management startup SirionLabs raises $44M and establishes new Seattle tech hub

SirionLabs is the latest tech company landing in Seattle. The company announced a $44 million investment Wednesday that will help… Read More

Grammarly makes first investment, taking stake in Seattle document engineering startup Docugami

Grammarly, the San Francisco company that makes technology to help people communicate more effectively, has made the first investment in… Read More

Is there a link between coronavirus and vitamin D deficiency? This startup just raised cash to find out

New research shows a potential correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality rates. A Northwestern University study released… Read More

Startup survey: More than 50% of companies have less than 6 months of cash runway to survive

For startups, cash is king during an economic crisis. The more dollars in the bank, the longer a company can… Read More

Why these tech startups turned down millions of dollars in PPP loans from the federal government

It’s not easy to turn down financial help from the government, especially during an economic crisis. But that’s exactly what… Read More

Seattle biotech startup OncoSenX raising more cash for cancer-fighting therapies

Biotech startup OncoSenX is raising more cash to help support its pipeline of therapeutics that aim to kill cancer cells… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs spinout Simplata aims to protect sensitive company data in cloud apps

A new spinout from Seattle-based startup studio Madrona Venture Labs wants to help companies protect data flowing through their various… Read More

Longtime Seattle entrepreneur Ben Elowitz is back in the game with stealthy new startup Zeitworks

BlueNile and Wetpaint co-founder Ben Elowitz is scratching his entrepreneurial itch again, this time with a new company called Zeitworks.… Read More

Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market

Document engineering startup Docugami has doubled its team to 20 people since raising a $10 million funding round in early… Read More

Cryptocurrency ATM startup Coinme raises $5.5M as sales increase amid pandemic

Seattle startup Coinme today announced a $5.5 million investment as it sees increasing interest in its cryptocurrency ATM network from… Read More

‘Our product was built for times like these’: Seattle startup Knock raises $12M

As many tech startups cut staff and figure out how to survive during the COVID-19 crisis, Knock is doing just… Read More

Cryptocurrency startup Stably raises more cash, eyes growth amid pandemic

Seattle startup Stably has raised another $1 million to fuel growth of its asset-backed stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency that… Read More

Seattle’s Mystery expands to Austin as ‘Night In’ boxes help startup weather lockdown

Mystery, the startup built around putting together a surprise night on the town for couples — or a surprise Night… Read More

Madrona invests in vendor management startup VNDLY; Steve Singh joins board

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group led an $8.5 million investment round in VNDLY, a Cincinatti, Ohio-based vendor management startup. Founded in… Read More

Moonbeam’s technology helps companies find innovative partners and connect with them virtually

When a company needs to incorporate a new technology into its product or service, it normally has a few options… Read More

Seattle startup raises cash to help musicians, photographers share intellectual property

Copyright issues can make creative work complicated, especially when collaborating between two or more entities. Now a Seattle startup wants… Read More

Outreach CEO Manny Medina on leading the Seattle unicorn startup through the COVID-19 crisis

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.”… Read More

Health tech startup Medcurity adds $200K in funding with plans to hire and expand training

Medcurity, the Spokane, Wash.-based startup that makes it easier for healthcare organizations to comply with federal privacy and security laws,… Read More

Smoothie operator: UW student’s startup rescues food waste and blends it with entrepreneurial spirit

As one of the top 30 teams competing in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Startup Competition this week, Austin Hirsh… Read More

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Oregon psychedelic startup tests nasal spray for PTSD, depression as legislative momentum builds

If you want to know just how quickly public sentiment around psychedelics is changing, consider this: Gwyneth Paltrow sent her… Read More

Israeli president coming to people’s homes via unique hologram video tech from Seattle startup

Politicians used to shaking hands and hoisting babies in person may want to check out the technology being employed by… Read More

Imperative raises $3M for virtual peer-coaching platform to help executives manage remote teams

Businesses across the economy are struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus crisis, but a handful of technology companies stand… Read More

Seattle-area sales enablement startup Qorus raises $5M

Even with a potential venture capital drought ahead, some startups are still raising money. Seattle-area startup Qorus announced a $5… Read More

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