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Funding

Investment group that includes eBay and ex-Disney chair investing $263M into Funko

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based pop culture collectibles maker, has attracted a $263 million investment from a consortium led by The… Read More

Edge Delta raises $63M to help companies analyze observability data ‘at its source’

The news: Edge Delta, a Seattle startup that helps companies get a handle on their observability data, landed $63 million… Read More

SoftBank, Sony back $60M round for gaming infrastructure software startup AccelByte

The news: AccelByte, a Seattle startup that provides backend tools for “live service” video games, raised $60 million in a… Read More

Seattle fintech startup Possible Finance lands $20M to launch ‘safest credit card ever’

The news: Possible Finance, a Seattle startup that offers loans, just raised an additional $20 million and plans to launch… Read More

Seattle startup ModusBox raises $7.5M to meet demand for its financial services integration tech

ModusBox, a Seattle startup whose technology helps integrate financial services, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding round,… Read More

Climate tech startup funding: UW-spinoff BattGenie, Microsoft vet, and weeding robot raise fresh cash

Here’s the latest funding news for climate tech startups across the Pacific Northwest. BattGenie New funding: BattGenie landed a $1.5… Read More

Copper, a banking app for teens with nearly 1M users, lands $29M to expand into investing

If Eddie Behringer asked his mother about using a technology app to store cash when he was a teenager, she… Read More

Indicio lands $3.5M to help companies verify digital credentials using blockchain tech

Seattle startup Indicio announced a $3.5 million seed round to support growth of its software used by companies across finance,… Read More

Agility Robotics raises $150M from Amazon and others to build human-like robots used in warehouses

Agility Robotics, a Corvallis, Ore.-based company developing robots that work alongside people in warehouses, has raised a $150 million round… Read More

Flexe is raising more cash as investors continue betting big on logistics startups

Seattle startup Flexe is raising more cash to bolster its marketplace used by retailers to purchase on-demand warehousing space. A… Read More

Convoy valued at $3.8B after raising $260M to hit the gas on digital freight marketplace

Trucking marketplace Convoy is pouring a lot more fuel in its tank, raising $260 million as the Seattle company aims… Read More

Serena Williams investing in Karat to help startup prepare more Black engineers for tech interviews

Tennis star Serena Williams has made an investment in Karat, the Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews. While… Read More

VC funding to Seattle-area startups cools in Q1 as part of larger U.S. slowdown

After a mind-boggling 2021 for venture capital investing, things are settling down a bit through the first quarter of 2022.… Read More

Solving the ‘Prime problem’: Shipium lands $27M to help online retailers compete with Amazon

Delivery speed is a top priority for online shoppers. But it can be difficult for retailers not named Amazon to… Read More

Funding news: Fintech startup for freelancers lands $8M; electric car data platform raises $4.5M

— Bellevue, Wash.-based financial services firm Formations raised $8 million. The startup provides services and software to simplify and reduce taxes… Read More

Cell therapy biotech raises $120M to advance therapy to treat common cornea condition

Aurion Biotech has raised $120 million to advance its cell therapy for an eye disorder that affects millions of people.… Read More

Funding news: Former Amazon VP raises $3M for beauty shopping startup; Tagboard lands more cash

— Trendio, a stealthy Seattle startup building a video shopping service focused on beauty products, raised $3 million. The company… Read More

Seattle startup raises $9.7M for clinical trial to test inhaled CBD as anxiety treatment

Seattle startup Receptor Life Sciences has raised $9.7 million to move its CBD-based therapeutic candidate for acute anxiety through clinical… Read More

Funding News: Enzyme design startup lands $33M; addiction recovery company raises $3M

— Protein design company Arzeda raised $33 million, the Seattle startup announced Wednesday. The company generates new enzymes for industrial,… Read More

Seattle IoT networking startup Teal lands $10.8M

Teal Communications, a Seattle-area startup that sells a networking service used by Internet of Things device operators and others, raised… Read More

Uber, Convoy vets raise $3.4M from Bezos and others for fintech startup that helps freight carriers

The news: Mike Bohlander, Ray Fortna, and Marcus Womack are getting the band back together for another startup run. The… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout Affini-T Therapeutics lands $175M for cell therapies to treat solid tumors

New funding: Affini-T Therapeutics, a cell therapy company spun out of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that aims to treat… Read More

Tomo, a ‘PayPal for the mortgage industry’ fintech startup, lands $40M at $640M valuation

Tomo, a startup founded by former Zillow execs that aims to speed up the mortgage approval process, raised a $40… Read More

Startup tackling homelessness with easily erected, durable shelters lands $15M

Pallet, an Everett, Wash. social purpose corporation, has raised $15 million to expand its production of shelters made of hard,… Read More

Bill pay software startup Doxo lands $18.5M

Doxo, a Seattle-area startup that helps people manage and pay their bills, raised $18.5 million. The company is profitable and… Read More

IUNU, a Seattle startup that develops computer vision tech for greenhouses, raises $24M

Seattle startup IUNU landed a $24 million Series B round that will fuel growth of its technology used in greenhouses… Read More

Seattle computer vision startup led by former HoloLens scientist lands $3.4M

The news: Retrocausal raised $3.4 million to advance its AI-powered platform to help manufacturers train employees and avoid mistakes. The… Read More

Startup funding news: PairTree, RightBound, LOANtuitive, Crelate raise fresh cash

PairTree, a Seattle startup that facilitates adoptions, raised $5.1 million. The company launched in 2020 and has 4,000 adoptive families… Read More

Crypto tax software startup BearTax lands $3.2M

BearTax, a Seattle startup that helps cryptocurrency investors file taxes, raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Seattle VC… Read More

Seattle-area VC firm Tola Capital raising a new $400M fund, filing shows

Tola Capital, a Seattle-area investment firm that backs enterprise software companies, is raising $400 million for its third fund, according… Read More

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