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New accelerator in Seattle area aims to help tech startups navigate Dept. of Defense complexities

A new accelerator program aimed at identifying and supporting startups and technologies that address critical U.S. Department of Defense needs… Read More

Real estate vets launch accelerator and advisory firm to fuel underrepresented founders

After working decades in real estate, Katherine Winston and Kenya Burrell-VanWormer were tired of the statistics showing how the majority… Read More

Meet the startups that just graduated from Creative Destruction Lab’s accelerator in Seattle

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs 13 startup accelerators across the world, just graduated another swath of early stage… Read More

Techstars Seattle is shutting down as accelerator shifts focus to cities with more VC activity

Techstars Seattle, one of the first accelerators to emerge from the Techstars program and a longstanding institution within Seattle’s tech… Read More

Q&A with tech vet leading REI’s $30M fund to help founders of color get ahead in outdoor industry

The next time you “opt outside,” you might just be doing it using a brand or product that got a… Read More

Find Ventures and Washington Dept. of Commerce name cohort for ‘Equitable Innovations Accelerator’

A new accelerator program that prioritizes Washington state entrepreneurs from underserved and historically marginalized communities has selected its first cohort… Read More

Meet the 12 startups participating in the new Filecoin Techstars accelerator

Techstars on Monday unveiled the 12 startups participating in its new Filecoin Techstars Accelerator, which aims to help companies using… Read More

Testing automation platform Stack Moxie raises cash, leverages startup support networks

Newish name, new funding: Stack Moxie, formerly known as Automaton, this spring raised $875,000 in pre-seed funding. The Seattle-based startup… Read More

Amazon Spheres

Amazon Web Services debuts 5-week accelerator for clean energy startups

Amazon Web Services is announcing the creation of a 5-week accelerator to support clean technology startups. Applications to the AWS… Read More

Seattle tech vet launches startup accelerator exclusively on Clubhouse with 13-company cohort

Plenty of tech personalities and veterans have turned to the popular invite-only conversation app Clubhouse for insights related to the… Read More

Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

The Port of Seattle and non-profit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue efforts to merge the region’s longstanding maritime heritage… Read More

Techstars Seattle reveals latest class — here are the pros and cons of a virtual startup accelerator

Part of the appeal of a startup accelerator is being able to interact with fellow startups and founders; meet investors… Read More

Seattle startup vet Bob Crimmins launches new accelerator based on ‘GroundWork’ methodology

There are countless startup accelerators for budding entrepreneurs who need a little boost for their business. But Bob Crimmins thinks… 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

Gov. Inslee helps launch Washington’s first maritime startup accelerator in Seattle

The maritime industry has long been an anchor to Washington’s economy. Government and business leaders want to make sure that… 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

Amazon Alexa Accelerator Demo Night: Read about the 8 startups that pitched voice-related tech

Amazon’s voice technology has made some big leaps over the past two years — and so have the startups participating… Read More

Amazon’s newest Alexa accelerator cohort shows how voice apps and business models are maturing

Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator is up and running for the third consecutive year as another batch of early stage startups test… Read More

Why this former spine surgeon built an incubator for healthcare startups in Seattle

Dr. Jeffrey Roh started his career as an entrepreneur after creating a method for a less invasive form of spine… Read More

Meet the newest Techstars Seattle class: 10 founders share their pitch and startup tips

Validate the market. Sell before you build. Seek failure. And go all in. Those are some of the tips shared… Read More

Q&A: Techstars Seattle leader reflects on a decade of accelerating startups, unveils 10th cohort

The Seattle tech ecosystem has changed plenty in the past decade. New startups have grown or died off; the investment… Read More

The top pitches from Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator as startups push boundaries of voice tech

“Alexa, please ask the audience to take their seats.” Between bad Alexa jokes and innovative ideas pitched on stage, the… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft & Green Bay Packers win fight over domain name

Today’s featured stories Green Bay Packers and Microsoft win domain name fight after family sought cash, tickets and tablets Amazon… Read More

Female Founders Alliance reveals 8 startups in new ‘Ready Set Raise’ accelerator program

Female Founders Alliance today announced the eight companies participating in its inaugural Ready Set Raise program designed to help women entrepreneurs… Read More

Backstage Capital partners with Microsoft to launch accelerator for underrepresented founders

Backstage Capital continues to push forward on its mission to invest in women, people of color, and LGBT founders. Its… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Comet is building a GitHub-like management system for machine learning

Gideon Mendels has spent the past three years in machine learning research, studying at Columbia University, building hate speech detection… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Sensible Object makes games that blend the physical and digital worlds

Alex Fleetwood is a game guru motivated by a simple purpose: using technology to connect people in real life. His… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Novel Effect aims to make story time more magical for kids using voice recognition technology

Melissa and Matt Hammersley got the idea for Novel Effect when they were expecting their first child, Eleanor. They wanted… Read More

Seattle startup ReplyYes joins Disney Accelerator to grow retail chatbot service

ReplyYes has been accepted into the Disney Accelerator’s 2017 class to continue building out its chat commerce platform that allows… Read More

Amazon partners with Techstars for new Alexa accelerator at University of Washington

Amazon is looking for startups that can build innovative technologies using the company’s Alexa artificial intelligence platform. The tech giant today… Read More

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