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How Nokia’s former CEO landed at a Seattle startup, rejoining Microsoft vet who led Nokia integration

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business didn’t turn out like either company had hoped, but five years later, some of… Read More

Real estate crowdfunding startup CrowdStreet turns to its customers to raise $12M round

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate crowdfunding startup, has raised a big new funding round, with a twist. Instead of… Read More

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Planting the seeds of digital agriculture: Startup bets the farm on Microsoft’s new ag tech platform

Microsoft’s cloud-based platform for data-driven farming, Azure FarmBeats, had its official coming-out party this week at the company’s annual Ignite… Read More

Former Uber, Microsoft engineers raise $11M for cloud data monitoring tool Chronosphere

Chronosphere, a startup founded by former Uber and Microsoft engineers, has raised $11 million to build a platform that lets… Read More

Amperity acquires Custora to bolster customer data platform and fend off competition from tech giants

Amperity is making its first acquisition to strengthen the company’s customer data platform as competition from Salesforce, Oracle, Adobe, and… Read More

Seattle startup Ganaz raises cash for workforce management software aimed at farmers

Who says farmers don’t need their own SaaS tools? Ganaz just raised $945,000 to build a platform that helps companies… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The beginning of the universe, autonomous cars, and AI at work

— It’s one of the great questions of humanity that will likely never be answered: how did the universe begin?… Read More

Marijuana review startup Leafly raises $2.3M, dials down hiring amid broader industry cutbacks

Seattle-based marijuana strain and dispensary review startup Leafly is raising cash, but not with breakneck growth mind: the startup is simultaneously… Read More

‘Google Analytics for brick-and-mortar’: Observa helps physical retailers find their marketing edge

As Amazon drives online sales skyward, a 4-year-old startup in the tech behemoth’s backyard is helping brick-and-mortar retailers fine-tune their… Read More

Seattle startup Modus raises $12.5M to be the ‘operating system’ for all real estate transactions

Pete Flint knows a thing or two about real estate. He helped launch Trulia and later sold the real estate… Read More

PepsiCo and Xinova behind new Seattle restaurant tech startup that aims to digitize ‘back of house’

From food delivery to point of sale to reservation systems, there has been plenty of innovation over the past several… Read More

Tech Moves: Maveron partner departs; Boeing adds Navy vet to board; Saykara hires president

— Elise Hebb left Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron, where she was COO and partner, and is planning to launch… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Pivotal Commware raises $10M as it ramps up 5G hardware

Pivotal Commware, one of several metamaterials startups backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it has secured $10 million in… Read More

Twistle raises $16M to automate how healthcare providers talk to patients

Health tech startup Twistle landed $16 million to fund a platform that makes it easier for hospitals to communicate with… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb

Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach… Read More

Startup advice: Here’s what founders should do before pitching venture capitalists

You’ve left your corporate job, answered some key questions, and decided to make the startup leap. Now it’s time to… Read More

3 types of ‘intelligent applications’ that get investors excited

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by S. Somasegar, managing director at Madrona Venture Group; and Daniel Li,… Read More

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Data privacy firm Integris raises $3M as companies prepare for California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Consumer Privacy Act is fast approaching. The landmark privacy law, known as CCPA, goes into effect Jan. 1… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech to Protect Challenge; cybersecurity panel; Beyond Bollywood

— The newest consumer electronic devices feature the latest technologies, but unfortunately the same can’t always be said about the… Read More

Want to launch a startup? Ask and answer these questions before venturing out on your own

Starting a startup is a big career — and life — decision. There can be a lot of risk involved… Read More

Julep founder Jane Park takes wraps off another startup and shares what she’s learned along the way

Jane Park comes bearing gifts. After years of experience as the founder and CEO of Julep, the onetime Seattle cosmetics… Read More

Here’s why work goal-setting startup Ally just raised $15M two months after its last funding round

Fresh off a new funding round, Ally wasn’t looking to raise any more cash right away. The Seattle startup that… Read More

Univ. of Washington computer science experts raise $3.9M for machine learning startup OctoML

A group of all-star computer scientists is behind OctoML, a new University of Washington spinout that aims to help companies… Read More

Former Jive execs raise $3M to bring ‘Karate Kid principle’ to management teams with Koan

Koan, a startup founded by former Jive Software executives, has raised $3 million to build software that helps business leaders… Read More

Techstars grad Logixboard raises $4.2M to transform freight logistics after moving from Florida to Seattle

Logixboard wants to help companies better manage and control their freight operations, and it just raised $4.2 million to do… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Witchcraft and neuropsychology; Jet City Comic Show; and more

— Halloween is just a couple weeks away and the Pacific Science Center is celebrating the holiday with a spooky… Read More

Female Founders Alliance Demo Night: 8 women-led startups pitch their businesses

Workwear for women. Sustainable spirits. Tools for podcasters, car insurance, major life events. An arousing chatbot. A creative intellectual property… Read More

Analysis: Seattle startup ecosystem poised for unprecedented acceleration of company creation

[Editor’s note: This guest post was co-written by Oren Etzioni and Jacob Colker of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence… Read More

Cigna-owned Express Scripts buys Seattle-area health tech startup Verity Solutions

Verity Solutions, a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that sells drug pricing software, was snapped up by Express Scripts, a large pharmacy… Read More

BizPappa helps spur entrepreneurship with a platform for buying and selling small businesses

When Shan Sundaram tried to purchase a boutique consulting shop, he was frustrated by how inefficient and outdated the process… Read More

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