New tool from cloud startup Stackery streamlines AWS serverless development on local machines Cloud technology startup Stackery, a graduate of the Seattle Techstars program, released a new tool that promises to make developing… Read More
Electricity marketplace WattBuy is the latest Seattle-area energy startup to raise funding Another Seattle-area clean energy startup is raising cash. This time it’s WattBuy, which just reeled in a $1.2 million seed… Read More
Amazon’s newest Alexa accelerator cohort shows how voice apps and business models are maturing Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator is up and running for the third consecutive year as another batch of early stage startups test… Read More
Isaac Kato, who led MightyAI to Uber acquisition, joins Techstars Seattle as managing director Fresh off helping guide MightyAI to its acquisition by Uber, Isaac Kato is taking on another challenge as the new… Read More
Techstars Seattle grad raises cash to record meetings and build a ‘personal memory bank’ for users A Techstars Seattle grad that wants to create a “personal cloud-based memory bank” for its users has the attention of… Read More
Techstars Seattle leader Chris DeVore to step down, will focus on Founders’ Co-op venture capital firm After nearly five years leading Techstars Seattle as managing director, Chris DeVore is stepping down on July 1. In an… Read More
Techstars grad Adaptilab raises $1.8M to help companies hire machine learning talent Machine learning engineers are in high demand. There was a 344 percent jump in the number of ML-related job postings… Read More
The top 3 pitches from Techstars Seattle 2019 Demo Day From Seattle to Miami, from blockchain to augmented reality — it was another round of polished pitches at the annual… Read More
Meet the newest Techstars Seattle class: 10 founders share their pitch and startup tips Validate the market. Sell before you build. Seek failure. And go all in. Those are some of the tips shared… Read More
Amazon invests in Seattle startup Jargon, a voice application content platform for developers Voice technology continues to proliferate. There are more than 66 million smart speaker units in the U.S., up from 36… Read More
Seattle startup Tasso raises $6M for at-home blood draw technology Tasso, the maker of a product that lets patients collect their own blood at home, raised $6.1 million in a round… Read More
Former spouse’s allegations against Portland startup CEO ripple through tech community As most people in Portland were getting ready for New Year’s Eve in late 2017, PDX Women in Tech was… Read More
Surveys in Slack: Madrona leads $7M round in Polly, a Seattle startup that builds polling software With millions of employees at thousands of companies now getting work done with collaboration software such as Slack and Microsoft… Read More
Q&A: Techstars Seattle leader reflects on a decade of accelerating startups, unveils 10th cohort The Seattle tech ecosystem has changed plenty in the past decade. New startups have grown or died off; the investment… Read More
Voice tech localization startup Jargon wins GeekWire-Ubiquity prize at Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator It’s been a whirlwind past few months for the entrepreneurs behind Jargon, but Tuesday evening marked a high note after… Read More
The top pitches from Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator as startups push boundaries of voice tech “Alexa, please ask the audience to take their seats.” Between bad Alexa jokes and innovative ideas pitched on stage, the… Read More
At Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft, venture funds balance strategy and the bottom line When big companies like Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft invest in startups, is it all about the startup? Or is it… Read More
Alexa, who has the best pitch? GeekWire teams up with VC firm for Amazon Alexa Accelerator prize For the past several years, I’ve watched entrepreneurs give polished pitches at Techstars Demo Day and picked my favorites. This… Read More
Alexa, can you understand me now? Seattle startup helps translate voice apps into other languages The whole point of Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and other voice-activated assistants is being able to talk to them conversationally.… Read More
Amazon and Techstars unveil 9 voice tech startups in the second Alexa accelerator cohort The Amazon Alexa accelerator today unveiled the nine companies in its second cohort. The startups hail from Seattle to Tel… Read More
Social sales-leads startup Socedo closing amid Twitter changes; engineering team joins Azuqua Seattle-based social media sales intelligence firm Socedo is shutting down next month, and its four-person engineering team will join Azuqua,… Read More
Sensible Object raises $3.2M to develop first Amazon Alexa-powered board game A London-based startup that graduated from the inaugural Amazon Alexa accelerator has raised more cash to help develop the first… Read More
Techstars Seattle grad Fig Loans raises $2.6M for payday loan alternative Fig Loans has just completed a $2.6 million seed round for its service that offers a payday loan alternative. The… Read More
Marketo buys Techstars Seattle alum Bizible, adding new business marketing software tools Bizible CEO Aaron Bird hit the fundraising trail earlier this year, looking to raise some additional venture capital. The Seattle… Read More
ServiceNow snaps up VendorHawk to help its customers manage their SaaS spending ServiceNow has acquired Seattle’s VendorHawk, a recent TechStars Seattle graduate, for an undisclosed amount in order to add cloud software… Read More
Techstars Seattle Demo Day: Check out our top 3 pitches from the startup accelerator Nine years, 139 startups, $700 million raised. Techstars Seattle has become a mainstay of the local tech ecosystem for nearly… Read More
Startup Spotlight: WeSolv connects Fortune 500 companies with a network of MBA students WeSolv is putting a new spin on today’s recruiting market, bringing together MBA students — and potential future employees —… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Spocket helps small online retailers with on-demand inventory sourcing When Saba Mohebpour created an online store to sell smartphone accessories, he became frustrated with the time and effort it took to… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Facebook and Microsoft vets build coding education marketplace Educative Unable to find a continuing education platform to learn new coding techniques, languages, and skills, Fahim ul Haq and Naeem ul… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Rainway lets people play PC games on any device If you just can’t stop playing your favorite PC game but need to be mobile, Rainway thinks it has an… Read More
