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Vouched raises $3M as pandemic drives demand for its ID verification tech

The pandemic is driving more business for Vouched, a Seattle startup that just raised $3 million to fuel growth. Vouched… Read More

Workplace video communication app Voodle raises $6M to combat ‘Zoom fatigue and Slack overload’

Investors are betting that workers want a new way to share information across an organization — both during the pandemic… Read More

Freespira raises $10M for tech platform that aims to ease panic attacks and PTSD

In a year rife with anxiety, a Seattle-area startup called Freespira has raised $10 million to support its efforts to… Read More

Recurrent raises $3.5M to power the data science behind its reports on used electric car batteries

Recurrent, the Seattle-based startup that provides independent reports on the condition of used electric car batteries, has raised $3.5 million… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineer raises $500K to grow voice tech platform used by Whirlpool, LG, others

Vancouver, B.C. startup Picovoice raised a $500,000 investment from Seattle-based Founders’ Co-op for its platform that lets companies build their… Read More

Agriculture tech startup iUNU raises $7M for greenhouse computer vision system

Seattle startup iUNU raised another $7 million to help grow its AI and computer vision tech used in greenhouses. The… Read More

PreAct raises $1.6M from Sony, others to help prevent road traffic crashes with vehicle-sensing tech

Road traffic crashes kill about 1.35 million people worldwide each year. Despite more advanced collision warning systems now built into… Read More

CoreStack raises $4M to help companies manage cloud infrastructure cost, compliance, consumption

Seattle-area startup CoreStack raised another $4 million as the company sees demand increase for its cloud governance software. It follows… Read More

Former Sumo Logic and Auth0 exec raises $2M for stealthy new security startup ZeroWall

Longtime cybersecurity leader Joan Pepin just raised $2 million for a new Portland, Ore.-based startup that aims to rethink how… Read More

Seattle startup Flexe raises $70M as e-commerce rise fuels demand for flexible warehousing platform

Flexe is raising more capital ahead of schedule as the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom spurs faster-than-expected growth for its warehousing technology… Read More

Seattle-area IoT software startup Elevāt raises $9.5M for manufacturing machine monitoring tech

Mukilteo, Wash.-based startup Elevāt raised $9.5 million to fuel growth of its IoT software used by industrial manufacturers to monitor and… Read More

Former Z2 employees raise $3.3M for new Seattle game development studio Lightfox Games

A group of gaming industry vets just raised $3.2 million for a new Seattle studio called Lightfox Games. Founded last… Read More

E-commerce intelligence platform Stackline raises $50M from Goldman Sachs as online retail booms

Stackline raised $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity to fuel its online retail intelligence platform as the e-commerce industry… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Umoja Biopharma raises $53M as it tackles unique approach to immunotherapy

Umoja Biopharma raised $53 million to expand development of its CAR T-cell immunotherapy treatments for blood-based and organ-based tumors in… Read More

This smart camera startup helps companies meet COVID-19 cleaning standards by detecting dirtiness

Cleanliness took on a whole new meaning in 2020. The pandemic is forcing airlines, hotels, universities, and other organizations to… Read More

With pandemic taking a toll on mental health, Joon Care raises $3.5M to help teens and young adults

The pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, but teens in particular are seeing increased anxiety and depression. Joon Care… Read More

Vimly Benefit Solutions raises $6.7M to help healthcare companies manage employee benefits

Vimly Benefit Solutions raised $6.7 million to help scale its benefits administration software platform. The Seattle-area company provides enrollment, eligibility,… Read More

Seattle Children’s Therapeutics leverages biotech innovation in quest for new treatments for kids

Can a nonprofit research institution operate more effectively by taking a page from the commercial biotech industry? That’s the idea… Read More

Techstars grad WattBuy raises $3.25M to help households shop for electricity providers

WattBuy raised $3.25 million to expand its database tool that collects and shares energy rates in unregulated states where residents… Read More

Graph analytics startup Trovares, led by ex-Cray CEO, raises $1.35M

Seattle startup Trovares has raised another $1.35 million to help boost its graph analytics business. The 9-person company launched in… Read More

Seattle startup vets raise $1M and reveal more details about home valuation platform Plunk

Will that bathroom remodel increase your home’s value by more than $20,000? What about replacing the floors or adding a… Read More

Concure Oncology raises $2M to bring innovative breast cancer radiation therapy to more patients

Concure Oncology has raised $2 million in new funding, helping to fuel growth for the Mercer Island, Wash.-based startup and… Read More

After pandemic speed bump, Airbnb cleaning startup Neu bounces back and raises $700K

Neu was in trouble when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year. The company’s business, which provides cleaning services to… Read More

Silicon Valley mainstay NEA leads $37.5M investment in Seattle cloud startup Pulumi

Pulumi has raised a new $37.5 million investment led by NEA, representing a vote of confidence by the longtime venture… Read More

Former Zillow execs raise $40M seed round for Tomo Networks to reinvent how people buy homes

Two former top Zillow Group leaders are getting back in the real estate industry with new startup that aims to… Read More

Synthetic biology startup AbSci raises $65M to expand ‘Protein Printing’ tech

Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company AbSci raised an additional $65 million to help grow its synthetic biology platform. The company’s “Protein… Read More

This Seattle fintech startup just raised $11M on Zoom and shifted to a fully distributed workforce

Possible Finance was growing fast and ready to raise more venture capital. Then COVID-19 hit. “It immediately made fundraising much… Read More

Led by e-commerce vets, stealthy startup Fabric raises $9.5M to help brands compete with Amazon

Faisal Masud knows e-commerce. The tech vet spent more than six years at Amazon in the 2000s, helping build inventory… Read More

Female Founders Alliance report measures impact of pandemic on women and entrepreneurship

Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance released a new report on Thursday that measures the effect of the pandemic on women and… Read More

AWS, Microsoft, Uber engineering vets raise $20M from top VCs for Seattle startup Temporal

A Seattle startup led by cloud computing veterans has quietly attracted big-name users and top venture capital firms as it… Read More

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