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Funding

Portland startup OpenSesame raises $28M to expand corporate training marketplace

OpenSesame, a startup that operates a marketplace for corporate learning programs, has raised a $28 million round to fuel growth.… Read More

As more cities embrace shared scooters and bikes, this startup helps them track data and enforce rules

Cities across the U.S. are adding new shared bike and scooter programs from the likes of Lime, Uber, Lyft, and… Read More

Medcurity raises cash to be the TurboTax for federal healthcare law compliance

A startup out of Spokane, Wash. wants to use software to make complying with federal healthcare laws as easy as… Read More

Q&A with Auth0’s CEO after identity tech startup raises $103M and reaches elite unicorn status

Eugenio Pace knows the stats. The rate of survival for most startups is not pretty. In fact, his first attempt… Read More

Tiger Global backs another Seattle startup, leads $28M round for technical interview platform Karat

As partners from top tech investment firm Tiger Global Management attended recent board meetings, they kept hearing about a small… Read More

Seattle startup TomboyX raises $17M to further develop its underwear brand for all body types

TomboyX, the Seattle-based startup bringing gender-neutral underwear to the masses, is apparently a good fit for investors, too, as the… Read More

Peer-to-peer on-demand moving startup Dolly raises $7.5M to expand across the U.S. and globe

Things are moving at Dolly. The Seattle startup just raised $7.5 million, bringing its total funding to $20 million. The… Read More

Investors double down on Downstream as Seattle startup helps more brands target their Amazon ads

Investors like what they see with Downstream’s traction. The Seattle startup that helps brands with their Amazon advertising strategies has… Read More

More cash crops up for TerraClear as startup raises $6.1M in bid to change farming with advanced tech

TerraClear’s bid to upend the farming industry by using advanced technology to help farmers clear rocks from fields is producing… Read More

Bottomless, the Seattle startup keeping your coffee stock fresh, fills up with $1.9M in funding

Bottomless, the Seattle startup using technology to make sure that coffee lovers never run out of the stuff they love,… Read More

AppSheet

Seattle startup AppSheet raises $15M for no-code app development platform, will open Portland hub

Seattle startup AppSheet has raised $15 million to fuel growth of its platform that helps businesses develop their own data-based… Read More

Apana raises $11M for IoT solution that helps Fortune 500 companies manage water use

Many building operators assume that losses from water mismanagement are just a cost of doing business. Matt Rose thinks otherwise. Rose… Read More

Pebblebee, makers of Finder smart tracking device, find a big investor as part of effort to raise $10M

Pebblebee, the Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that makes a smart tracker to help people find missing keys and more, has found… Read More

Recruiting software startup Crelate raises $5.3M to grow engineering center just outside Seattle

In a startup environment where heavy funding, bold bets, and rapid growth are the norm, Crelate stands out for its… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa Fund joins $28M round for CTRL-labs, makers of neural interface technology

CTRL-labs, the New York-based startup that is reimagining how the human brain can connect with machines, has closed another big… Read More

Magnolia Medical raises $20M to cut down errors in blood tests

Medical device maker Magnolia Medical raised $20 million to expand its platform for sepsis testing accuracy and to develop new… Read More

Smart home camera maker Wyze Labs raises $20M after startup finds success with low-cost WyzeCam

Wyze Labs, the Kirkland, Wash.-based makers of a low-cost, smart home security camera, has raised $20 million in new funding,… Read More

Biotech startup Kineta inks cancer deal with Pfizer worth up to $505M

Seattle-based biotech startup Kineta today received a leg-up in its efforts to kill cancerous tumors using the immune system. Kineta announced an… Read More

More cash for Seattle startups: Local TiE network partners with Bay Area firm to create new fund

More cash is available for Seattle startups and it’s coming from a familiar place. TiE Seattle, a local non-profit startup… Read More

Project management company LiquidPlanner, now profitable, raises more cash, 12 years after launch

Since taking over as CEO of LiquidPlanner last year, Todd Humphrey has helped the 12-year-old project management company increase revenue… Read More

Loge Camps taking hospitality for outdoors enthusiasts beyond Northwest as it raises $4.5M

Loge Camps, the hospitality startup that caters to outdoors lovers and adventure sports enthusiasts, is expanding beyond the Pacific Northwest… Read More

Fashion rental startup Armoire — the ‘closet of the future’ — raises $3M to grow and expand offerings

Armoire, the Seattle-based clothing rental service for women, is looking to add more clothes to what it calls “the closet… Read More

See ya, seed? Decline in seed-stage startup funding deals may impact venture ecosystem

A record amount of investment dollars are going to U.S. startups. But that doesn’t necessarily mean good news for founders… Read More

Wireless headphone startup Human raises $21.2M, product still in development 4 years after launch

Human’s product is still under wraps, nearly four years after the company launched. But investors continue to bet big on… Read More

Here’s how Convoy’s $185M investment stacks up to other top rounds for Seattle startups in 2018

Convoy’s latest investment round was the largest for a Seattle-area startup in the past three years. Trucking startup Convoy reaches… Read More

Here are more than 50 women VCs and angel investors backing startups in Seattle and Portland

Studies show that women-led startups outperform their male counterparts in revenue. Other research indicates that companies with more gender diversity… Read More

Seven Peaks Ventures raises $28M fund, will invest in 25 early stage startups across Pacific Northwest

Seven Peaks Ventures has raised $28 million for its second fund and will continue investing in early-stage startups across the… Read More

Farm data analytics startup Growers raises $5M, creates second headquarters in Seattle

Growers is growing. The Raleigh, N.C.-based farm data analytics startup today announced a $5 million Series A investment round and… Read More

Fast-growing Heroclip keeps hooking investors as gadget secures $1.1M in new funding

Investors clearly want to hang with Heroclip. The unique hybrid gear clip that is part carabiner and part utility hook… Read More

Bulletproof Coffee fueled by $40M as lifestyle brand adds another Amazon veteran

Bulletproof 360 Inc., the lifestyle company whose signature product is the brain-boosting butter-infused Bulletproof Coffee, has secured another big round… Read More

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