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Moz co-founder Gillian Muessig unveils new venture fund to back women-led startups

In 1715, Sybilla Masters traveled from colonial America to London to register a patent. She had invented a new way… Read More

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises new fund to bankroll more companies

Pioneer Square Labs has raised a new investment fund, money that will add a much-needed injection of fresh capital into the… Read More

CityBldr raises cash, prepares to expand to California with software that reveals hidden real estate value

Seattle startup CityBldr is breaking new ground, boosted by fresh funding from undisclosed investors. The startup’s chief executive, Bryan Copley,… Read More

‘Google’ of industrial process data Seeq raising more cash for analytics platform

Seeq, a Seattle-based startup that helps process manufacturing organizations better understand their data, is raising more cash. According to a… Read More

Bezos and other tech luminaries back $150M ‘Rise of the Rest’ fund to boost startups between coasts

Some of the world’s most influential business leaders want to repair the deep divisions in America by investing in entrepreneurship… Read More

A peek inside Madrona’s ‘Pioneers’ angel investor group: VC firm creates feeder system to scout startups

Madrona Venture Group is tapping into one of the most powerful and secretive trends in venture capital — recruiting a group… Read More

This VC firm is raising a $20M fund to invest in startups with diverse founding teams

The numbers don’t lie — female founders face an uphill battle compared to their male counterparts when it comes to… Read More

Expedia invests $26M in Alice, taking majority stake in hospitality technology startup

Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with… Read More

Fast-growing marijuana investment firm Privateer Holdings raises another $58M to fuel expansion

Privateer Holdings is raising another big investment round to fuel rapid growth of its marijuana-related subsidiaries as more governments legalize… Read More

Zillow Group makes first investment, leads $10M round for augmented reality home design app

Zillow Group is not only a leading online real estate portal, but now the company can call itself an investor,… Read More

Amazon stock briefly tops $1,000 per share

Amazon stock briefly topped $1,000 per share for the first time early this morning, putting its market value at $478… Read More

Madrona invests in $60M funding round for Silicon Valley ‘deep linking’ startup Branch

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is one of the investors in a $60 million series C round raised by Silicon Valley’s… Read More

Recruiting software startup Crelate raises cash to boost marketing and development

Crelate, a startup with offices in Bothell, Wash. and Bethesda, Md., has closed a $1.2 million investment round led by… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet the VC who ditched the Bay Area for Seattle; Feature Friday gets a new name; and more

This event goes out to all the financial geeks! A few months ago, GeekWire reported that Voyager Capital’s Seattle office had brought on James… Read More

Jobaline raises $3.5 million to expand hourly jobs platform and grow its team by 25%

Jobaline has secured $3.5 million in new funding to expand its bilingual marketplace for hourly jobs and grow its Kirkland,… Read More

ReplyYes raises an additional $6.5M for its text message retail platform

ReplyYes, a chat commerce startup that spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, has raised $6.5 million of a $9.3 million… Read More

VR game studio Drifter Entertainment, led by Oculus and HoloLens vets, raises $2.25M

Drifter Entertainment, a Seattle startup founded by veterans of Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus, just announced $2.25 million in seed funding… Read More

After meeting with Trump, Sprint chairman pledges to invest $50B in U.S., raising questions about a T-Mobile merger

After Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s company SoftBank acquired a majority stake in Sprint, he sought to merge the Kansas telecom provider with Bellevue,… Read More

Seattle startup raises cash for cannabis industry software

S2solutions just closed a $1 million investment round for software that supports Washington state’s booming cannabis industry. The cash came from… Read More

MOD Pizza raises $42M, topping previous investments from Seattle tech leaders

MOD Pizza chain has raised a fresh $42 million round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and PWP Growth… Read More

Sarcos Robotics raises $10.5M from Microsoft, Caterpillar and GE for heavy-duty robotics technology

Sarcos Robotics, a maker of industrial robots, has secured $10.5 million in funding from investors including Microsoft, Caterpillar Ventures, and… Read More

Alpine Immune Sciences raises $48 million for cancer and autoimmune treatment

Seattle’s Alpine Immune Sciences says it has closed a $48 million Series A financing round, to fund the development of… Read More

U.S. venture capital firms raise $12B in Q1, but deal activity dips for third-straight quarter

With capital markets under pressure, many venture capital firms are slowing down their investments — but that isn’t necessarily stopping… Read More

Amazon invests in Luma ‘Surround WiFi’ company’s $12.5M financing round

Amazon has made a “significant” investment in Luma, a company preparing to launch a “Surround WiFi” system for the home,… Read More

Hey, startups: Here’s the best thing you can do to get ready for a possible downturn

There are a lot of things that can muck up a startup — bad hires, improper focus or expanding too… Read More

Pacific Northwest venture capital activity dips 59% in Q4, but up overall for 2015

Venture capital activity in the Pacific Northwest dipped more than 59 percent in Q4 of 2015, capping off what was… Read More

Unify Square raises $4M to help businesses utilize Skype, expand operations in India

Unify Square, a Bellevue-based startup that helps companies implement Skype for Business, has raised $4 million in funding to expand its… Read More

Lighter Capital raises $100M fund, plans to make 500 investments in startups

Seattle’s Lighter Capital, which offers an alternative to venture capital and traditional bank loans, today announced a new $100 million… Read More

Angel investment groups merge: Zino’s Cathi Hatch to lead Seattle chapter of Keiretsu Forum NW

A week after announcing its closure, Seattle angel investment group Zino Society has found … an angel. The Keiretsu Forum Northwest… Read More

Maana comes out stealth, raises $11M for big data search engine platform

After three years, Maana is emerging out of stealth mode. The company last week announced an $11 million funding round… Read More