Startups – Page 97 of 285

Bayer G4A partners with Seattle startups Litesprite and Prevencio on digital health efforts

Two Seattle-area startups were hand-picked by Bayer for a competitive program to create novel digital health solutions. It’s an endorsement… Read More

Startup secrets from the Seattle Storm: Hear from CEO Alisha Valavanis at GeekWire’s Playbook event

If you’re looking to build a great team, take on world-class competitors and perform at the top of your field,… Read More

Cascade Seed Fund raising sixth fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

Early-stage entrepreneurs in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have a new source of funding available. Cascade Angels Fund today announced… Read More

Remitly opens 2nd U.S. office in Spokane, 300 miles east of Seattle HQ

International money transfer heavyweight Remitly is opening its second U.S. office, and it didn’t have to stray far from home… Read More

Startup returns analysis shows Seattle as the ‘most overlooked innovation market’ in North America

Early stage startup investors looking for strategic advantages should pay attention to Seattle. That’s one takeaway from an analysis of… Read More

Women’s clothing rental service Armoire continues expansion with new popup store in Seattle area

Armoire is expanding its physical footprint with a new popup location east of Seattle in Kirkland, Wash. The Seattle-based women’s… Read More

Singapore investor ST Telemedia will buy majority stake in Seattle-based cloud provider 2nd Watch

Singapore-based investor ST Telemedia has agreed to take a majority stake in 2nd Watch, a 9-year-old Seattle cloud services startup.… Read More

Cadence Neuroscience raises $15M for epilepsy treatment created at Mayo Clinic

Medical device startup Cadence Neuroscience raised $15 million to develop a therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. The Series A… Read More

No soliciting for your inbox: Groota helps keep the promotional emails you want — and ditches the rest

Rushin Liu likes panning for digital gold, sifting through and reading promotional emails and newsletters for nuggets of useful information.… Read More

Blue Canoe raises $2.5M to help people learn spoken English with the assistance of artificial intelligence

Blue Canoe, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes an app for learning English, just raised $2.5 million in seed funding.… Read More

How the WeWork saga is forcing startup investors ‘to look around the curtain’

WeWork isn’t quite working out as some expected. The once high-flying startup canceled an IPO; forced its founder to step… Read More

Billion-dollar startup founders share advice on how to build teams, establish values, scale, and more

Manny Medina may be the head of a billion-dollar startup, but when asked what mythical creature represents the company, it’s… Read More

Chatbox raises $4.5M to help businesses communicate with customers through texting, chat

Enterprise messaging startup Chatbox raised $4.5 million to help businesses communicate with customers. Founded by professional poker veteran and long-time entrepreneur… Read More

Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud

About three years ago, Matt Wells and Scott Schwan had a huge task ahead of them. They were charged with… Read More

Led by Blue Origin and Intellectual Ventures alum, on-demand clothing startup Komposite raises cash

Seattle startup Komposite is setting out to change the way we make clothes and has raised $500,000 to get off… Read More

Voyager Capital raises $100M for fifth fund as it doubles down on the Pacific Northwest

Voyager Capital is ditching California and doubling down on the Pacific Northwest — with a new interest across the border… Read More

Textile tech startup Evrnu raises $9.1M; early partners include Levi’s, Adidas, Target, others

People are buying more clothes than ever, and wearing them fewer times before discarding. The result is a surge in… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The science of fear; trends in AI; ‘Embrace Your Weird’; and more

— For most people, clowns represent fond childhood memories. But a surprising number of people are scared of clowns —… Read More

Who is Maven? Seattle-based media company under microscope after Sports Illustrated layoffs

NEW: Internal memo: Sports Illustrated publisher Maven blasts ‘me-first attitude’ in firing of top soccer journalist Grant Wahl Original story:… Read More

Software for the farm: Barn2Door raises $3.4M to help farmers connect directly with customers

Janelle Maiocco has been around farming, in one way or another, for much of her life. Her grandfather was a… Read More

Intentionalist helps consumers ‘spend like it matters’ to support community and diversity

It’s admirable to support community through philanthropy and volunteering, but Laura Clise wants to show people another path to building… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Icosavax raises $51M to fight viruses with computer-designed vaccines

Seattle-based biotech startup Icosavax today scored $51 million in funding to create vaccines from artificial viruses. The Series A financing… Read More

Washington State Univ. spinout Dewey Scientific raises $1.25M to cultivate better cannabis buds

Dewey Scientific, a new startup that spun out of Washington State University, has taken in $1.25 million in seed funding… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout SEngine raises $5.1M to test cancer treatment drugs against a patient’s tumors

Seattle startup SEngine Precision Medicine has raised $5.1 million in fresh funding as it looks to commercialize a platform that… Read More

Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swooping up Fiix

Seattle-based mobile car repair marketplace Wrench swooped another competitor on Tuesday, announcing the acquisition of Toronto-based Fiix. Both companies provide on-demand… Read More

Here’s why 22 female entrepreneurs just met with federal lawmakers in Washington D.C.

Only 2.5 percent of venture capital funding goes to companies with all-female founders. As a female entrepreneur, I find this… Read More

Secretive Seattle startup Picnic unveils pizza-making robot — here’s how it delivers 300 pies/hour

After three years of quietly toiling away on a robotic food system, Seattle startup Picnic has emerged from stealth mode… Read More

IOTAS lands $8.5M to help apartment landlords install and manage smart home devices

IOTAS, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps landlords install and manage smart home devices, has raised $8.5 million. The Series… Read More

Take a load off — temporary luggage storage startup Bounce launches its service in Seattle

Bounce, the San Francisco-based startup that provides short-term luggage storage solutions, has launched in Seattle. Catering to anyone who doesn’t… Read More

EnergySavvy’s Seattle engineering team laid off after undergoing two corporate mergers in five months

EnergySavvy’s entire Seattle engineering team was laid off after the company that acquired the oil-and-gas software and analytics startup was… Read More