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Unified Women’s Healthcare acquires Seattle menopause health startup Gennev

Florida-based women’s health company Unified Women’s Healthcare announced Wednesday that it acquired Seattle startup Gennev for an undisclosed sum. Gennev,… Read More

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Naveen Jain’s microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome is raising more cash

Seattle-area microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences is raising more cash, according to a new regulatory filing. The filing… Read More

Smart shopping cart maker Veeve adds $6.7M to its basket to reach more grocery stores

Smart shopping cart maker Veeve has added more cash to its basket. The Seattle-based startup raised $6.7 million in new… Read More

Kubernetes co-founder, Microsoft Azure CTO invest in new Seattle startup Diagrid

Diagrid, a Seattle startup that offers a fully managed Dapr on Kubernetes service, announced a $20 million Series A round… Read More

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Seattle startup Deako lands $13.4M to sell more smart light switch tech

Deako Lighting, a Seattle-based maker of smart light switch technology, raised $13.4 million, according to a new regulatory filing. Deako… Read More

Led by Cisco vets, new Seattle networking startup Hedgehog comes out of stealth

A new Seattle startup called Hedgehog wants to make it easier for companies to use the SONiC operating system for… Read More

Why a slowdown in VC funding might be a good thing for some startups

Last year, venture capitalists went on a spending spree, funneling a dizzying amount of capital into startups with ambitious growth… Read More

Eclypsium, a Portland security startup that protects device supply chains, raises $25M

Portland, Ore.-based cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raised $25 million to expand its efforts to secure hardware, firmware and software for its… Read More

Seattle startup Xembly raises $15M for AI ‘chief of staff’ that automates tedious conversational tasks

Seattle-based Xembly, makers of an artificial intelligence “chief of staff” designed to automate tedious tasks such as meeting notes, scheduling,… Read More

QorusDocs, which helps companies create and manage sales proposals, raises $10M

Bellevue, Wash.-based software startup QorusDocs raised $10 million in a round led by WestRiver Group. Founded in 2012, the 70-person… Read More

Cloud optimization startup led by 2nd Watch founder lands $9M

Vega Cloud, a Spokane, Wash.-area startup that helps companies optimize their cloud-related infrastructure investments, raised $9 million in an equity… Read More

Startup developing a hand-held ultrasound tool for the bedside lands $57M

EchoNous, which markets a compact, AI-powered ultrasound tool, has raised $57 million. The funding was noted in a recent regulatory… Read More

Mental health startup focused on seniors launches with $32M, backing from Arch Venture Partners

The news: Rippl, a Seattle startup focused on the mental health of seniors, launched Wednesday with $32 million in seed… Read More

Madrona Venture Labs spinout aims to take the pain out of insurance claims

Outbound AI has a prescription for one of the biggest headaches of the medical system: interacting with insurance companies and… Read More

Robotic coffee barista maker led by ex-AWS engineer raises $8.3M to open more retail locations

A Seattle coffee company is aiming to change the way lattes and espressos are made. No, it’s not Starbucks. It’s… Read More

Seattle-area startup Cheq lands $8M for mobile ordering platform used in stadiums, restaurants

Editor’s note: The headline and story were updated to better reflect CHEQ’s business and technology. Seattle-area startup Cheq Lifestyle Technology… Read More

Spot, a Seattle metaverse startup for hybrid workforces, raises $5.5M

New funding: Spot, a Seattle-based startup building a Sims-esque metaverse platform for businesses, has raised a $5.5 million seed round.… Read More

TrovaTrip, which matches travel group hosts with travelers, lands $15M

TrovaTrip, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that runs a marketplace for group travel, raised $15 million in a Series A round… Read More

BMW venture fund invests in Seattle-area startup combating counterfeits with authentication tech

Alitheon, a Seattle-area startup that uses images to create and manage unique identifiers for physical objects, raised $10 million. BMW’s… Read More

Seattle blockchain VC firm Bloccelerate raising its second fund

Bloccelerate, a Seattle-area venture capital firm that backs startups building blockchain-related technologies, is raising another fund. A new SEC filing… Read More

Amazon Care vets raise $5M for virtual health startup focused on Latino patients

A new virtual healthcare startup, Zócalo Health, has raised $5 million to fuel plans to provide primary care focused on the… Read More

Seattle adds another unicorn as grocery retail tech startup Swiftly raises $100M

Retail software provider Swiftly raised $100 million in a Series C funding round, helping the company become the latest Seattle-area… Read More

Seattle company developing non-invasive glucose monitor raises more cash in new public offering

Know Labs, a Seattle company aiming to measure glucose levels through the skin using radio waves, added more cash to… Read More

Taqtile, a Seattle startup that sells AR-enabled job training tech, raises $5M

The news: Taqtile, a Seattle-based augmented reality startup that works with enterprise customers for software-enabled job training, raised $5 million… Read More

Touching the metaverse: Haptic glove maker HaptX grabs $23M to fuel commercialization

HaptX, the Redmond, Wash.-based makers of haptic gloves for use in virtual reality and robotics, has raised $23 million in… Read More

Seattle startup ModusBox spins out PortX into new financial services company and raises $10M

Seattle-based ModusBox is taking half of its financial services technology business and spinning it out into a separate startup called… Read More

Redfin CEO, DoorDash co-founder invest in new startup building portal for Mexico real estate

Seattle startup Far Homes aims to simplify transacting real estate in foreign markets. The company says it looks to take… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies inks deal with healthcare fund to beef up balance sheet

Adaptive Biotechnologies will raise up to $250 million in a deal announced Monday with healthcare investment firm OrbiMed, which will… Read More

Modulous, which helps developers build prefabricated homes, raises $11.5M

The news: Modulous, a construction tech startup that features a software platform for architects to design multifamily homes using a… Read More

Software vetting startup QA Wolf comes out of stealth with $20M from Peter Thiel and others

QA Wolf, a startup that helps other companies vet lines of code, emerged from stealth mode Wednesday after it raised… Read More

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