Forced exit: Startup founders seek M&A deals amid funding slowdown When Rebekah Bastian set out to raise funding for her startup in April, she had less than two months of… Read More
Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020 OwnTrail, a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. Terms of the deal, announced… Read More
Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Domo as chief people officer; Madrona hires new partner; more — Microsoft veteran Monica Pool Knox is now chief people officer of data platform company Domo. Knox worked for Microsoft… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur turns investor rejection letters into NFTs Ever wonder how investors craft their “rejection letters” to startup founders? You can now find out — via a non-fungible token.… Read More
Funding news roundup: Pandion’s parcel network, Copper’s banking app for teens, mentoring app Tribute, life navigator OwnTrail, and more deals Pacific Northwest companies are raising venture capital dollars at a rapid clip — so much so that it’s hard to… Read More
Seattle startup CEO coins ‘authentech’ to capture an emerging community-focused business model The world of tech loves innovation and thinking outside of the box. Except, perhaps, when it comes to fundraising. As… Read More
Life-and-career path platform OwnTrail raises $250K, builds ‘work from garage’ office space Seattle-based OwnTrail launched in February, just before COVID-19 turned the world upside down — but the startup is weathering the… Read More
Longtime Zillow exec Rebekah Bastian reveals new platform to help women blaze their own trails Does it matter what order you check off milestones like buying a house, getting married and having kids? Do you… Read More
