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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

Andy Liu’s Unlock Venture Partners becomes latest early-stage firm to invest in Seattle startups

Unlock Venture Partners is the latest early-stage investment firm that sees big opportunity in Seattle. Co-led by longtime Seattle-area entrepreneur… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Membrion raises $1.8M for molecule filter technology

From winning the University of Washington Business Plan Competition to raising investment dollars, it’s been a busy past year-and-a-half for… Read More

Enterprise and Hyundai invest in $9M round for ‘Netflix of transportation’ app Migo

Seattle startup Migo is raising more cash to help grow its transportation search engine app across North America. The company… Read More

Microsoft invests in $30M round for Raytheon robotics spinout Sarcos

Sarcos, a Salt Lake City-based robotics startup that spun out of Raytheon in 2015, today announced a $30 million Series… Read More

Future of sports collectibles? Player Tokens brings together blockchain and baseball cards

Player Tokens Inc. is betting that digital assets and blockchain technology will reshape the way sports fans buy and sell… Read More

Silicon Valley’s Seattle secret: Bay Area investors making record number of deals in region’s startups

There’s something about Seattle tech startups and entrepreneurs that gets Rajeev Batra excited. His Silicon Valley investment firm, Mayfield, has backed… Read More

CityBldr raises $4.3M ahead of expansion and launch of its property flipping business

Seattle startup CityBldr has raised $4.3 million of a $4.5 million round, according to a new filing with the SEC.… Read More

Underwear maker TomboyX raises $4.3M, aims to tackle ‘lack of inclusivity’ in fashion industry

TomboyX just raised another round of investment to make more gender-neutral underwear. The Seattle startup reeled in a $4.3 million… Read More

Spocket raises $1.2M for platform that allows anyone to become an e-commerce retailer

This week, Spocket closed a $1.2 million fundraising round to double the Vancouver, B.C., startup’s team and push further into social… Read More

MirrorCache raises cash for smart hotel mirrors as hospitality industry uses more tech

More and more technology is making its way into the hospitality industry, and Seattle startup MirrorCache is the latest example.… Read More

Breaking News founders launch Factal, delivering real-time news and incident alerts to companies

When NBC News shut down its popular Breaking News website and app in late 2016, the team heard not just from… Read More

RFP response automation software startup RFPIO raises $25M

RFPIO, a Beaverton, Ore.-based startup that develops request-for-proposal response automation software, has raised a $25 million funding round from K1… Read More

On-demand storage startup and WeWork partner Livible raises $16M to expand nationwide

Seattle-based startup Livible has raised an additional $16 million in funding to fuel a nationwide expansion of its storage service.… Read More

Artificial intelligence startup DefinedCrowd raises more cash

DefinedCrowd is raising more investment for its artificial intelligence training platform used by Fortune 500 enterprises across the world. The… Read More

Chevron and Siemens venture arms invest $23M in industrial process data analytics platform Seeq

Seeq today announced a $23 million Series B round led by the Altira Group, a venture capital firm focused on… Read More

Tomorrow raises $4.2M for app that lets you create free legal wills and trusts

Tomorrow is well on its way to helping Americans handle long-term financial and legal decisions with a mobile app. The… Read More

Integris raises $10M to help companies meet GDPR and other security compliance mandates

Seattle startup Integris Software has raised another $10 million to help companies manage personal information data and meet compliance mandates… Read More

Optio3 raises $2.5M for enterprise IoT operations management software

Seattle startup Optio3 has raised $2.5 million for its enterprise IoT management software that helps real estate and transportation companies gain… Read More

Nohla Therapeutics raises another $11M to support leukemia treatment trials

Seattle startup Nohla Therapeutics has reeled in another $11 million to further develop its leukemia treatment. The spinout of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer… Read More

Eventbase raises $6.5M for mobile event technology platform used by IBM, Microsoft, Cisco

News Brief: Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Eventbase today announced a $6.5 million investment round. Madrona Venture Group; BC Tech Fund; Kensington Capital;… Read More

Wicket Labs raises more cash to build out audience insight platform for online video providers

Wicket Labs has raised more cash to help grow its technology that gives online video providers more data about their… Read More

VC dollars flow into Seattle startups at near-record levels as later-stage companies raise big rounds

Venture capital dollars are flowing into Seattle-area companies in near-record numbers, but most of the cash is going to more… Read More

Unify Square raises $10M to help businesses deploy Skype and Microsoft Teams

Unify Square has raised an additional $10 million to help fuel growth of its platform that helps clients manage Microsoft communication products like… Read More

Bumped raises $11.5M, lets users earn stock after buying company’s products

Another Portland startup is raising cash. This time it’s Bumped, the company that lets you own shares in a company… Read More

Lyft raises $600M in race to catch up with Uber

Lyft has raised a $600 million investment round led by Fidelity Management & Research, the company announced Wednesday. The fresh cash… Read More

Smart gameball startup Play Impossible inks retail deal with Apple, partners with NFL players, raises cash

Play Impossible started with a simple thesis: the internet-of-things world had lost a sense of joy and fun. So its… Read More

Mobile marketing startup Urban Airship raises $25M, reaches 2 trillion messages delivered

Mobile marketing startup Urban Airship today announced a $25 million investment round. Founded in 2009, the Portland-based company helps big… Read More

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