Articles about Startup funding

Madrona Venture Labs spinout Uplevel raises $7.5M to measure engineering teams’ productivity

A new startup has emerged from stealth mode armed with $7.5 million in seed funding to disrupt what it calls… Read More

Corporate VC arms of Saudi Aramco and Chevron invest in $24M round for Seattle startup Seeq

Seeq, a Seattle-based maker of analytics software for manufacturers, just raised $24 million in fresh cash. The deal is an… Read More

Home improvement marketplace Porch raises $21M as it pushes toward profitability

Porch is raising a pile of cash as the Seattle-based home improvement marketplace aims to reach profitability. Porch raised $20.6… Read More

Seattle startup Trainiac raises $2.2M to match people with personal trainers

Like many workers in the busy tech industry, Akshay Ahooja had a hard time establishing a consistent workout routine. He… Read More

Seattle game studio led by ArenaNet co-founder and ex-Undead Labs engineer raises $5.7M

Seattle’s already robust gaming scene is getting even stronger. One More Games, a studio started earlier this year by a… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $2.4M for AI startup that scans customer feedback

Seattle startup Spiral just raised $2.4 million to make sure companies can take advantage of the constant stream of customer… Read More

Microsoft’s M12 backs AI-powered contract management startup Evisort in $15M round

Microsoft is getting behind Evisort, a startup that makes artificial intelligence software to automate processing and tracking of corporate contracts.… Read More

Petabyte Technology raises $8M to build Rhapsody enterprise software for veterinarians

Petabyte Technology, a Seattle-area startup building a cloud-based platform to modernize how veterinary clinics manage their practices, has raised $8… Read More

Volt raising more cash to expand workout app to office and law enforcement customers

Volt is raising more funds to bring its fitness training app to different types of groups, including offices and “tactical readiness”… Read More

Bamboo Learning lands $1.4M from Amazon and others to expand voice tech in education

Bamboo Learning, a Seattle startup co-founded by ex-Amazon executive Ian Freed, wants to simplify education with interactive voice lessons. And… Read More

Cannabis testing lab Confidence Analytics raising cash to expand to California

Confidence Analytics, the self-proclaimed first cannabis lab to test a sample under Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana law, is raising… Read More

Wrench raises $20M to ratchet up growth of tech-powered car repair platform

Technology has helped the auto industry make tremendous strides, from fuel efficiency improvements to the promise of self-driving cars, but… Read More

Real estate crowdfunding startup CrowdStreet turns to its customers to raise $12M round

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate crowdfunding startup, has raised a big new funding round, with a twist. Instead of… Read More

Here’s why work goal-setting startup Ally just raised $15M two months after its last funding round

Fresh off a new funding round, Ally wasn’t looking to raise any more cash right away. The Seattle startup that… Read More

Techstars grad Logixboard raises $4.2M to transform freight logistics after moving from Florida to Seattle

Logixboard wants to help companies better manage and control their freight operations, and it just raised $4.2 million to do… Read More

Blue Canoe raises $2.5M to help people learn spoken English with the assistance of artificial intelligence

Blue Canoe, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes an app for learning English, just raised $2.5 million in seed funding.… Read More

Madrona backs revenue software startup Clari in $60M round, its first Acceleration Fund investment

Madrona Venture Group made the first investment out of its Acceleration Fund, launched earlier this year to both expand the… Read More

Chatbox raises $4.5M to help businesses communicate with customers through texting, chat

Enterprise messaging startup Chatbox raised $4.5 million to help businesses communicate with customers. Founded by professional poker veteran and long-time entrepreneur… Read More

Shujinko raises $7.5M to help companies comply with regulations as they shift to the cloud

About three years ago, Matt Wells and Scott Schwan had a huge task ahead of them. They were charged with… Read More

Software for the farm: Barn2Door raises $3.4M to help farmers connect directly with customers

Janelle Maiocco has been around farming, in one way or another, for much of her life. Her grandfather was a… Read More

Bigleaf Networks raises $21M to help small and mid-sized businesses stay connected to the cloud

Bigleaf Networks raised some major cash to help small- and medium-sized business avoid downtime and stay connected to their most… Read More

Backup camera maker FenSens raising cash, aims to collect data for self-driving car technology

FenSens, a Seattle-area startup that makes smart backup cameras and parking sensors, is raising cash as it positions itself to… Read More

Seattle gaming mainstays raise cash for new mobile studio Starform

The co-founders of the Seattle mobile gaming company Z2, which was acquired by Candy Crush-maker King four years ago, have… Read More

CryptoKitties maker Dapper Labs raises $11M to build a blockchain for gaming and entertainment

Dapper Labs raised $11 million to continue branching out from the product that made it famous: the popular CryptoKitties digital… Read More

NBA star Kevin Durant, Snoop Dogg back marijuana startup Dutchie as part of $15M round

Dutchie, a Bend, Ore. startup that makes an online platform for customers to order from cannabis companies, raised $15 million… Read More

Seattle startup Swiftly raises $15.6M, launches supermarket OS to help retailers battle Amazon

Swiftly raised a $15.6 million seed round to help grocery stores and other retailers up their technology offerings to keep… Read More

How this ex-Microsoft director launched a spa and salon software startup that has raised $91M

Sudheer Koneru thought he was pretty much done working. After stints at Microsoft and SumTotal Systems, Koneru considered himself semi-retired,… Read More

Vulcan Capital opens first international office in Singapore to invest $100M in Southeast Asia startups

Vulcan Capital, the invest arm of the late Paul Allen, opened its first international office in Singapore to invest in… Read More

Modular smart-home startup Blokable raises $23M, plans new California manufacturing facility

Blokable, the Seattle-based startup aiming to transform how housing is developed, raised $23 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities as… Read More

In a field of giants, Seattle startup Flyhomes raises $141M in debt and equity to disrupt home-buying

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes is reloading its war chest with $141 million in new funding to carve out a… Read More