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Seattle startup Attunely raises $6M to help debt collection agencies collect payment

Attunely is raising more cash to support increasing demand for its machine learning platform used by debt collection agencies. The… Read More

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Leading a startup through the crisis: ‘We’ve just instantly transformed from peacetime to wartime’

For startup leaders accustomed to building their businesses in boom times, the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond… Read More

Real-time fever tracking: How a Seattle startup quickly altered its roadmap to help with COVID-19

Sentinel Healthcare, a Seattle health tech startup founded by a doctor seeking a better way to monitor his patients’ condition… Read More

Global tax and audit firm KPMG takes minority interest in startup LumaTax in $2M funding round

KPMG, the global tax, audit and advisory firm, has taken a minority interest in LumaTax, the startup that spun out… Read More

A startup built around building materials: Yesler marketplace is like Expedia for the lumber industry

Matt Meyers spent two decades at Weyerhaeuser dealing with product engineering, manufacturing, software engineering, product development, sales and distribution for… Read More

Ex-Amazon and Zulily supply chain vets raise $2M for Seattle e-commerce logistics startup Shipium

New funding: Shipium landed a $2 million seed round led by PSL Ventures, the venture arm of Seattle startup studio Pioneer… Read More

Will tech make realtors obsolete? Investors debate the future of real estate

The real estate industry has undergone dramatic shifts over the past few years thanks to tech companies such as Zillow… Read More

Female Founders Alliance and Pioneer Square Labs launch challenge to help entrepreneurs test ideas

Leslie Feinzaig knows how hard it is to let go of a failed startup idea. In 2016 she launched Venture… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: ACE Comic Con, computer trivia, and the music of Star Wars

— Films based on characters from Marvel comics have dominated the box office for the first half of the year.… Read More

Can your podcast make money, after all? Pioneer Square Labs spinout Glow debuts tech platform for podcast memberships

It’s a common problem for podcasters: you’ve got a passionate, loyal audience, but at a time when it seems everyone… Read More

NextStep raising more funds to train and place healthcare workers with companies that need them

NextStep is raising more cash to build out its platform for recruiting and training healthcare workers and funneling them to… Read More

Team of tech friends attract 55,000 players with their ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy league app

Plenty of television fans entertain themselves by trying to figure out what might happen week to week on HBO’s popular… Read More

Debt collection tech startup Attunely spins out of Pioneer Square Labs with $3.7M seed investment

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs has spun out another company — its fourth this year — using the increasingly popular… Read More

Sentinel Healthcare raises $2M to monitor hypertension in round led by PSL Ventures

Medical data startup Sentinel Healthcare has raised $2 million in funding round led by PSL Ventures, Pioneer Square Lab’s investment arm.… Read More

Vulcan leads $3.5M round in PSL spinout Sigma IQ, which automates manual accounting processes

Finance executives everywhere know all about the pain, expense, and time that can come from the manual accounting process of… Read More

Another Pioneer Square Labs spinout: Remarkably targets commercial real estate with marketing tech

When Erina Malarkey looks at how commercial real estate stakeholders are spending money on marketing efforts, she’s in disbelief. “You… Read More

High-tech hair care: Custom shampoo startup is the latest spinout from Pioneer Square Labs

Companies that spun out of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs over the past few years dabble in industries such as… Read More

OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar

Seattle is the cloud capital and an enterprise town — can consumer tech startups thrive, too?

When Nick Huzar started OfferUp, it was almost a disadvantage to be based in the Seattle area. “Investors didn’t really understand… Read More

Led by ex-Amazon advertising leader, Gradient raises $3.5M to help brands optimize presence on Amazon

Bobby Figueroa knows what brands should do to optimize their presence on Amazon’s marketplace, perhaps better than almost anyone. The product… Read More

NextStep Interactive raises $3M to help people displaced by AI and automation find healthcare jobs

A new startup called NextStep Interactive has spun out of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs and raised $3.15 million… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs spins out Shujinko, which wants to automate compliance work in the cloud

Two pervasive trends in modern enterprise computing could work out very nicely for Shujinko. The Seattle startup is launching Tuesday… Read More

Tech Moves: Pioneer Square Labs hires ExtraHop CFO; Kymeta adds 3 sales execs; and more

Pioneer Square Labs hires CFO ExtraHop CFO Palvi Mehta has joined Pioneer Square Labs as CFO. Mehta spent more than seven years at… Read More

Tech Moves: Big ins and outs at Amazon; Gates Foundation hires CFO; Techstars vet joins Pioneer Square Labs; and more

There’s a lot of movement in Amazon’s vast world of entertainment, gaming and audio programming, with industry veterans coming in… Read More

Taunt

Taunt esports startup raises $3M to build new platform for fan interaction

Taunt, a Seattle-based startup that allows esports fans to interact and predict game outcomes, announced Thursday that it has closed a… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs adds T.A. McCann as managing director, bolstering startup studio leadership team

Pioneer Square Labs just added some serious entrepreneurial clout to its managing director lineup. The Seattle startup studio today named T.A.… Read More

Startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises $80M fund, aims to ‘flip VC model on its head’ in Seattle

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs is launching a new $80 million venture fund, expanding beyond its original company-building model… Read More

Zoe Sheill

Geek of the Week: With an eye on AI, teen coder Zoe Sheill applies real intelligence to future goals

Zoe Sheill hasn’t completed her senior year at Mercer Island High School. But she can’t wait for school to start… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: Cast your ballot for Hire of the Year, recognizing top talent and excellent execs

The Oscars and the Grammys have passed, but awards season is far from over. We’re just a few weeks away… Read More

What’s wrong with Seattle’s startup scene? Despite top talent, a lack of venture capital stunts growth

After nine years of building a robust cloud services business with thousands of customers, Geeman Yip was ready to raise… Read More

Pittsburgh Profile: Veteran Seattle investor Geoff Entress has Steel City roots going back 100 years

As Managing Director of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs, Geoff Entress is always looking to the future. It’s necessary… Read More

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