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Investments

Windermere spinout MoxiWorks raises cash from Vector Capital to grow tech platform for brokerages

MoxiWorks, a Seattle startup that operates a platform for real estate brokers, has raised cash from private equity firm Vector… Read More

With latest deals, Amazon reveals sudden interest in autonomous and electric vehicles

Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg,… Read More

Venture capital and private equity fundraising up globally, but a slowdown is likely, report finds

Venture capitalists — the folks who place dollars in emerging companies — are finding a good amount of fresh capital… Read More

Chris Barrow

Q&A: Former EagleView CEO Chris Barrow on launching a $150M venture fund in Seattle

When Bothell, Wash.-based EagleView Technology Corp. was acquired in 2015, EagleView CEO Chris Barrow wasn’t sure what he would do next.… Read More

Self-sanitizing keyboard creator Vioguard secures $5M — eyes escalator handrails and pens next

Vioguard, the Bothell, Wash., company that created a self-sanitizing keyboard and mouse, has secured another $5 million in Series A… Read More

VC funding dips for 5th-straight quarter; 2016 investments reach $56B; IPOs still scarce

Venture capital investment declined for the fifth-straight quarter as investors set higher benchmarks for their funding decisions. That’s one takeaway from… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup vet Eric Best joins Amperity; Getty Images hires Comedy Central exec; etc.

– Amperity, a Seattle-based machine-learning marketing startup, named tech veteran Eric Best as their new chief customer officer today. The startup has remained in stealth mode since being… Read More

Northwest angel investment collective Keiretsu doles out $43.5M in 2015

The Keiretsu Forum Northwest announced today in a news release that its regional collective of angel investors poured $43.5 million into 57 companies… Read More

Electronic fleet tracking company Zonar Systems raises $50M, including cash from Daimler Trucks

Zonar Systems, a Seattle area company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, has scored… Read More

Report: Washington state looks to trim allocation for private equity

The Washington State Investment Board is looking to reduce its allocation in private equity, cutting the targets from 25 percent… Read More

Concur invests in Visage to help companies manage mobile devices

Concur is continuing to place bets in startup companies. The latest deal comes today as the Bellevue maker of travel… Read More

Ex-Dendreon CEO starts healthcare investment fund Alpine BioVentures

Former Dendreon CEO Mitch Gold has partnered with biotechnology stock researcher David Miller to create a new Seattle-based investment firm… Read More

Paul Allen’s latest bet: Sonic-powered toothbrushes and water flossers

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. has joined an investment group that has acquired Water Pik, the Fort Collins, Colorado maker of… Read More

Startup valuations rise even as VCs don’t get as many exits

Valuations at startup companies continue to increase, even though venture capitalists aren’t cashing out on deals as frequently as they’d… Read More

Northwest Energy Angels invest record $4.7 Million in 2012

Despite decreasing overall venture capital investments in cleantech worldwide, Northwest Energy Angels announced today that its members invested $4,696,500 in 15 clean technology… Read More

VC investments double in Washington state on strength of big deals for Zulily, Meteor

We had a feeling that the fourth quarter was going to be a big one for venture capital investing in… Read More

T. Rowe Price invests $190 million in Facebook: More validation for Steve Ballmer’s early bet

Microsoft was criticized three years ago when it sunk $240 million into Facebook, valuing the upstart social networking company at… Read More

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