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A solar-charged electric robot built in Seattle packs a unique and powerful punch for life on the farm

In a chilly, no-frills warehouse space just south of downtown Seattle, a small startup is at work, like many, on… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon vets raise $2.85M for multicloud management platform MontyCloud

New funding: Seattle-based MontyCloud brought in $2.85 million for its AI-driven software platform that helps companies work across multiple cloud… Read More

Inside Zipwhip’s new Seattle HQ, where the culture gets a chance to shine and the sunsets are ‘epic’

Looking across the street at Elliott Bay and the water’s edge, Zipwhip CEO John Lauer swore he saw some orcas… Read More

Stealthly startup Yor Labs raises cash for AI-powered handheld ultrasound system

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Yor Labs raised $3.3 million to fund the development of a lightweight ultrasound system powered… Read More

Seattle-area startup Quantivate raises cash for risk and compliance platform

New funding: Woodinville, Wash.-based Quantivate, which sells software for risk management and compliance, raised an undisclosed amount of money. Lead… Read More

Why the WeWork fallout isn’t affecting women-focused co-working startup The Riveter

The WeWork fallout isn’t having any negative effects on The Riveter, a Seattle-based startup that has grown its women-focused co-working… Read More

Shield Compliance nabs $5M for cannabis banking platform

New funding: Seattle-based Shield Compliance raised $5 million in Series A funding to build out its platform that helps pot… Read More

Rising Pacific Northwest startups show that financial technology is about more than payments

Seattle-area startups are building fintech offerings centered around communities like churches, schools and foreign workers. Church fundraising tech startup Subsplash… Read More

CI Security raises another $6.4M to help hospitals implement cybersecurity tech

New funding: CI Security, a 85-person cybersecurity startup with offices in Seattle, Bremerton, and Ellensburg, Wash., has raised an additional… Read More

Female Founders Alliance grad Give InKind raises $1.5M for social support platform

When people need support during big life events — whether it be a family member passing away, or a newborn… Read More

Extra cheese, please: Restaurant tech startup Picnic lands $5M for pizza robot

Seattle startup Picnic, which makes robots for the restaurant industry, raised $5 million in a seed round led by Creative… Read More

Seattle startup Crowd Cow raising more cash to beef up meat marketplace

Crowd Cow is raising more cash for its meat marketplace. The Seattle startup just reeled in $15.1 million, according to… Read More

A guide for startups to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

This week, Microsoft announced that it will be implementing the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for all customers in… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: TEDxSeattle, hacking for good, science improv, and automated testing

— Since its founding in 1984, TED has become the most prolific provider of expert talks on a wide range… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed vertical agriculture startup Plenty ‘hibernates’ plans for Seattle farm

Plenty is rethinking its growth strategy. The indoor agriculture startup backed by high-profile tech executives — including Amazon CEO Jeff… Read More

Cannabis testing lab Confidence Analytics raising cash to expand to California

Confidence Analytics, the self-proclaimed first cannabis lab to test a sample under Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana law, is raising… Read More

Here are the 20 Seattle-area tech companies that made CNBC and Deloitte’s new rankings

The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America… Read More

Software development startup DjangoForce wins clients by pulling back the curtain on coding

DjangoForce, a software development company, is by all measures a tech startup. But the CEO of the Boise-based business attributes… Read More

Moving app Dolly blocked by Washington regulators in ongoing gig economy dispute

Washington state residents who rely on Dolly for the Seattle-based startup’s peer-to-peer moving service are finding their options limited. Because… Read More

SheerID raises $64M to help marketers offer online deals to students, teachers, military members

Marketing verification startup SheerID just raised $64 million of fresh funding in a round led by CVC Growth Partners with… Read More

Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B valuation amid trucking recession and Uber Freight competition

It’s another busy day for Dan Lewis. He’s just come out of a big meeting with one of the top… Read More

ZoomInfo acquires Komiko, a Seattle-area CRM startup founded by Microsoft veterans

Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing software firm ZoomInfo bought Komiko, a 4-year-old Seattle-area startup that improves the customer relationship management (CRM) process… Read More

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Booster Fuels brings mobile gas delivery service to Seattle region as part of nationwide expansion

As a designated “chief fueling officer” of the family, Frank Mycroft found himself at his local Seattle gas station, sitting… Read More

Sneaker startup Vimazi pairs runners with shoes based on their speed

Nike has more than 100 styles of men’s running shoes and more than a dozen ways to filter through them… Read More

Astronaut John Young and lunar rover

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Space startups, lunar rovers, geeky women, online privacy, and more

— Geeks (and some non-geeks as well) seem to have a never-ending fascination with space. That love of the great… Read More

Feather helps new friends flock by making it easy to participate in small group meetups

When someone is seeking a romantic partner, it’s generally expected that they’re going to be pretty choosy, building detailed, curated… Read More

Seattle startup Tomorrow raises more cash to help people create free wills and trusts

Ask just about any financial advisor and they’ll tell you that you should have a will — but more than… Read More

Fitness startup Katalyst raises $5.6M for Peloton-like electrified workout experience

Seattle startup Katalyst has raised $5.6 million for an at-home workout experience that uses full-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), a… Read More

Wrench raises $20M to ratchet up growth of tech-powered car repair platform

Technology has helped the auto industry make tremendous strides, from fuel efficiency improvements to the promise of self-driving cars, but… Read More

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