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Funding

Workplace training content provider Media Partners rebrands as Atana and raises $6M

Media Partners, a Seattle-area company that builds workplace training content, has rebranded to Atana Inc., and raised $6 million in… Read More

Hydrogen fuel company OCOchem raising more cash as sector gains momentum

OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup in the hydrogen fuel sector, is raising fresh cash, according to a new filing with… Read More

Seattle startup Omnidian, which helps maintain solar panels, raises $25M

Omnidian, a Seattle company that manages solar power performance and services the panels for commercial and residential installations, announced $25… Read More

Tech vets, NFL legend Dan Marino invest in Seattle chatbot startup Direqt

Seattle startup Direqt raised $4.5 million to boost its AI chatbot that aims to help publishers engage with consumers.

Blockchain-based developer Neon raises more cash for its Web3 game ‘Shrapnel’

Neon Machine, a Seattle-based startup building a Web3 game called Shrapnel, announced a $20 million Series A round.

Seattle cloud company Skytap lands $18M

Skytap, a Seattle company that helps companies move operations to the cloud, raised $18 million in funding from Vistara Growth.

‘Passwordless’ security startup SecureW2 lands $80M from Insight Partners

SecureW2 announced $80 million in its first funding round to boost the company’s security software that automates and authorizes access… Read More

Hiive, which offers a marketplace to buy and sell shares of private tech companies, lands $4.2M

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Hiive raised $4.2 million in fresh cash for its marketplace that allows investors and employees to buy… Read More

Ag-tech startup Aigen, which sells solar-powered weed-thumping robots, lands $12M

Aigen raised $12 million in fresh cash, providing a boost for the company rolling out a solar-powered robot that uses… Read More

Washington startups receive $25K grants aimed at boosting state’s life sciences sector

A group of 20 early-stage life sciences startups in Washington each received $25,000 grants, part of an effort to fuel… Read More

Stoke Space's rocket "hop" test

Stoke Space fuels up with $100M in funding in quest to build fully reusable rockets

Stoke Space announced Thursday that it raised $100 million, boosting the Kent, Wash.-based company’s quest to develop a new breed… Read More

VC funding to Pacific Northwest startups in Q3 was down nearly 50% year-over-year

Pacific Northwest startups raised $920 million in the third quarter, marking the lowest quarterly amount in five years and a… Read More

Entrepreneur who sold last startup to ZoomInfo lands cash for new Seattle AI startup

A Seattle startup founded by veteran entrepreneurs landed investment for its artificial intelligence tool that helps account executives engage with… Read More

Chevron’s VC arm invests in EV charging startup Electric Era

Electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era announced today that Chevron Technology Ventures, the petroleum giant’s venture arm, has invested in… Read More

Seattle startup Muir AI, which helps companies calculate complex carbon emissions, raises $3.25M

Muir AI, a Seattle startup providing carbon accounting, has raised a $3.25 million seed round led by Base10 Partners. Existing… Read More

Cloud startup Pulumi raises $41M from Madrona, NEA to grow ‘infrastructure as code’ platform

Seattle startup Pulumi landed $41 million as it looks to boost its leadership position in the infrastructure as code market… Read More

This ag-tech startup kept digging, and found an electrifying idea to zap weeds and soil pests

Initially the goal was to keep the wriggling worms alive, to use a jolt of electricity to stimulate their nerve… Read More

Seattle startup lands $6M from Tony Robbins and others to treat opioid and alcohol addiction

Seattle-area startup NorthStar Care raised $6 million in a seed funding round co-led by well-known author and business coach Tony… Read More

Seattle startup Revefi, which sells AI cloud data observability tools, lands $10.5M

Seattle startup Revefi raised $10.5 million in new funding for its artificial intelligence enterprise observability platform that helps companies keep… Read More

Honeywell invests $27.5M into Oregon battery company ESS

New partnership: Oregon battery manufacturer ESS Inc. has a deal with international conglomerate Honeywell that includes a $27.5 million investment… Read More

Fintech startup PortX raises $16.5M and forms new subsidiary to serve credit unions

The news: Seattle-area financial services technology startup PortX landed $16.5 million in fresh cash. Investors: The Series B funding round… Read More

‘ChatGPT for robots’: Microsoft vets lead new startup that helps create instructions for machines

What if you could ask a robot to warm up your lunch and have it find the microwave by itself?… Read More

Microsoft vet lands $10M for new startup that watermarks documents to identify leakers

A growing number of leaks and stolen intellectual property are unsettling leaders at large-member organizations and government agencies. Earlier this… Read More

This startup turns discarded crab shells into useful industrial chemicals

Green chemistry startup Tidal Vision has raised more than $20 million and last month announced the acquisition of one of… Read More

Bean Box is the latest startup using crowdfunding as it looks to charge up coffee subscription service

Another Seattle coffee startup wants to generate buzz through crowdfunding. Coffee subscription company Bean Box this week launched a crowdfunding… Read More

Seattle startup MotherDuck raises $52.5M at a $400M valuation to fuel DuckDB analytics platform

MotherDuck is fueling up to flap its wings a little harder. The analytics company on Wednesday announced a $52.5 million… Read More

Seattle biotech startup Deverra Therapeutics raising cash to develop cellular immunotherapies

Seattle biotech company Deverra Therapeutics is raising cash for its cellular immunotherapies platform that helps doctors treat patients with cancer… Read More

Amazon vets raise $12.5M for Griptape, a Seattle startup that helps companies build AI apps

A pair of Amazon alum raised $12.5 million for a new startup that helps enterprises build and deploy secure artificial… Read More

PDM Automotive lands fresh cash for cataloging platform as auto parts market expands

Seattle-based PDM Automotive, a startup that sells a product cataloging and data platform for auto parts manufacturers and receivers, landed… Read More

Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands more cash from Amazon, Bill Gates, Alaska Airlines

ZeroAvia announced Monday that it has raised its largest round of funding to date. The company didn’t disclose the specific… Read More

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