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Funding

Check your empathy: This startup raised $4M for software that analyzes workplace communication

The news: mpathic, a Seattle-area startup aiming to bring more empathy to the corporate communication landscape, landed a $4 million… Read More

Joining the fold: This ‘Uber for laundry’ startup just raised cash from an early Uber investor

In a 2019 Startup Spotlight with GeekWire, Loopie Laundry founder and CEO John Vincent Lee described his new peer-to-peer clothes… Read More

From ‘hippies’ to heavy hitters: This social good platform bolstered its C-suite, raised $47M

New funding: Submittable, a company that helps corporations, governments and nonprofits manage their programs focused on social good, today announced… Read More

Tiger Global leads $20M funding round for Seattle-based medical supply startup

Seattle-based startup bttn, which aims to modernize the healthcare distribution marketplace, raised $20 million in a Series A round led… Read More

Drone and radar in front of Echodyne HQ

Echodyne radar venture flies higher with $135M funding round led by Bill Gates and Baillie Gifford

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Echodyne, the radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is announcing its biggest influx of… Read More

Boulder Care raises $36M to grow telehealth platform to treat opioid addiction

Boulder Care, the Portland startup using telehealth to treat people with substance use disorder, has raised $36 million in new… Read More

David Baker, head of Seattle’s Institute for Protein Design, launches London biotech startup

Prolific biotech co-founder and University of Washington scientist David Baker, head of the UW Institute for Protein Design, has launched… Read More

Direct-to-consumer casket startup raises $3.5M to boost product line and shipping speeds

Titan Casket, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised $3.5… Read More

Fintech startup SecureSave, co-led by Suze Orman, raises $11M

SecureSave, the Seattle-area financial technology startup co-led by TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman, has raised $11 million in new… Read More

Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens

Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations… Read More

Inspired by scientist CEOs, Seattle startup lands $9.75M to build up drug discovery platform

A biotech startup born of an academic research project and inspired by emerging companies led by scientific founders is growing… Read More

Founded less than a year ago, security startup Chainguard lands $50M

Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup founded in October, has raised $50 million. The startup, which is remote but has… Read More

ProfoundBio, led by Seagen veterans, raises $70M

ProfoundBio has raised $70 million to advance two of its oncology drug candidates into clinical trial. The company is developing… Read More

RealWear, which builds head-mounted headsets for frontline workers, lands $23.5M

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells “assisted reality” smart devices used by frontline workers, closed a $23.5 million round.… Read More

Cascade Seed Fund closes $10M fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Seed Fund raised $10 million for its Cascade Seed Fund II. The firm will make about 25 investments of… Read More

Crypto tax startup ZenLedger, used by the IRS, raises $15M

ZenLedger, a Seattle-based startup that aims to simplify taxation, accounting and audits for cryptocurrency, raised $15 million. ZenLedger provides a… Read More

This mobile gas startup just landed $125M to fuel up fleets for Amazon, UPS, others

The news: Booster Fuels raised $125 million to fuel growth of its mobile gas service used by fleet operators including… Read More

Maveron raises $225M for its 8th fund to back more consumer-focused startups

The news: Maveron, a venture capital firm founded 24 years ago that invests in consumer-oriented startups, raised $225 million for… Read More

Make better beer: Brewery analytics startup wins top prize at Seattle Angel Conference competition

Grist Analytics, a startup that supports brewers, vintners and spirit-makers took home the $200,000 prize at the final round of… Read More

How a ‘Wonder Women’ party and an Amazon vet helped this e-commerce startup raise fresh funds

New funding: TheWMarketplace, an e-commerce platform promoting women’s businesses, has raised $1.4 million. The round was led by Erika McKitterick,… Read More

Data for DEI: Included lands $3.5M to fuel software that helps companies analyze diversity trends

The news: Included, a Seattle startup that helps companies manage diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, raised a $3.5 million… Read More

Major League Cricket secures $120M funding from Microsoft CEO and others to launch in U.S.

Major League Cricket is tapping into the tech and business communities to secure major funding for its planned launch in… Read More

Rental property investment startup Arrived Homes raises $25M to fund further expansion

Arrived Homes, the Seattle startup that helps people invest in single-family rental properties, has raised $25 million in new funding… Read More

Startup funding news: Inflection.io, Xemelgo, Joule Case, others raise fresh cash

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. Inflection.io New funding: Inflection.io, a Seattle marketing… Read More

Flying Fish raises $70M fund and will cast net beyond Seattle to back more AI/ML startups

The news: Seattle-based venture capital firm Flying Fish landed $70 million for its second fund to invest in more early-stage… Read More

2022 GeekWire Awards revealed: Community celebrates big winners in Pacific NW tech

Community. It felt good to say it and hear it, and it felt even better to see it in action… Read More

Seattle startup Tignis raises $7.2M to fuel use of AI process control in semiconductor manufacturing

Seattle-based startup Tignis has raised $7.2 million in new funding as it continues to innovate with artificial intelligence process control… Read More

SirionLabs lands $85M to boost software that helps companies manage contracts

New funding: SirionLabs, a “contract lifecycle management” startup with its U.S. headquarters in the Seattle region, landed $85 million to… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz doubles down on Seattle blockchain game startup, leads $40M round

The news: Silicon Valley heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz is putting more cash behind Irreverent Labs. The investment firm led a $40… Read More

Seattle startup Heard raises $10M to ease administrative load for mental health providers

Seattle startup Heard, which helps mental health professionals manage bookkeeping, payroll and related services, has raised $10 million in Series… Read More

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