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Venture capital

Guest post: The biggest trends at the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference

The momentum continues to build and scale in leaps and bounds. That was the overwhelming observation and feeling at the… Read More

Accompany

Ignition leads $20M funding round for Accompany, an app that acts as a virtual chief of staff

Ignition Partners, the Bellevue, Wash.-based venture capital firm, has led the way on a new $20 million round of funding… Read More

PlayFab raises another $3M to power back-end services for more than 350 online games

PlayFab is raising more cash to help grow its online gaming support platform. PlayFab CEO James Gwertzman said that the Seattle startup has… Read More

MatterFab 3-D printer

Aerospace startups use Starburst’s shark tank in Seattle to keep their dreams afloat

Some aerospace ventures came to Starburst Accelerator’s shark tank in Seattle today to find investors. Others were looking for customers.… Read More

JetClosing raises $2.3M from Trilogy and Maveron to digitize the real estate closing process

Closing on a new home can be a time-consuming and costly experience. A new startup in Seattle wants to fix this problem… Read More

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Starburst Venture raises $200 million for aerospace startups (and heads for Seattle)

On the eve of its first event in Seattle, Starburst Accelerator says it has set up a $200 million venture… Read More

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin joins OfferUp funding round as Craigslist rival pulls in more cash

OfferUp continues to attract big-time investor interest. And the latest backer of the Bellevue-based online marketplace is a fixture in… Read More

BuildPulse raises $1.3M to expand building energy analytics platform

BuildPulse, a Seattle startup that helps facility teams better manage their buildings, has raised $1.3 million. The fresh funding comes from… Read More

Qualcomm, Madrona, Trilogy invest $5M in mobile networking startup M87; T-Mobile vet Cole Brodman named CEO

Cole Brodman is taking on another leadership role in the telecom industry. The former T-Mobile executive, who spent 17 years at… Read More

Apptentive raises $3.6M from Vulcan, Origin Ventures, SurveyMonkey, others to fuel growth

Apptentive is on a roll. The Seattle startup, which helps mobile app makers retain customers and boost reviews, today announced… Read More

Ex-Microsoft manager raises $295M for growth stage venture fund targeting the future of enterprise software

Sheila Gulati is excited about the converging worlds of cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and now the former Microsoft… Read More

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Marijuana investment firm Privateer raises another $40M to fuel expansion in U.S. and abroad

It’s a big month for marijuana legalization, both in the U.S. and abroad. Privateer Holdings is getting ready. The Seattle-based investment firm… Read More

Microsoft vets raise $2M to manage internet-connected devices in commercial buildings

  Four Microsoft veterans have teamed up to create Optio3, a Seattle-based startup aimed at building a web-based service that helps… Read More

Q&A: Soon-to-be VC Bob Kelly on Microsoft-Amazon rivalry, cloud computing in Seattle and Alice in Wonderland

Bob Kelly, a 21-year Microsoft vet who left that company in September to start as a managing partner with Seattle’s… Read More

Cloud exec Bob Kelly leaves 21-year ‘accidental’ Microsoft career, joins Ignition Partners to grow modern business apps

Imagine a millennial — raised with always-on fast internet, smartphones and the cloud — reporting to work, sitting down at a… Read More

Event management software startup Hubb raises $3M for platform used by Microsoft, Tableau, others

Event management can be a real pain, and Hubb wants to help. The Vancouver, Wash.-based startup today announced a $3 million… Read More

EnergySavvy raises $14 million in funding, revamps services for utilities

EnergySavvy, a Seattle startup that helps utilities better relate to their customers, has released what it called its fifth generation of products,… Read More

Voyager and Microsoft Ventures invest $9M in business text messaging platform Zipwhip

With the proliferation of so many messaging apps, from Facebook Messenger to WhatsApp to Snapchat, it may seem like SMS texting is… Read More

Morningstar agrees to buy remaining stake in venture capital data provider PitchBook for $180 million

PitchBook specializes in compiling venture capital, IPO and M&A data on tens of thousands of companies, offering investors, journalists and… Read More

Unicorns in hiding! Venture capital mega-deals drop by 53% during Q3

Unicorns may once again be living up to their name. The elusive creatures — which in venture capital parlance means… Read More

Cloud-management startup CloudCoreo scores $2.9M in seed round

CloudCoreo, a Seattle-based startup in the cloud-management arena, has received a $2.9 million seed-stage investment led by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group,… 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

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Rover raises $40M as dog-sitting platform eyes IPO and aims for profitability

What started as a fun project born at a Startup Weekend event has turned into a potential billion-dollar company that is… Read More

‘The rise of the rest:’ Why startup hubs outside Silicon Valley are built to last

There is a regionalization movement underway in the technology startup industry that has appropriately sparked controversy and strong opinions, most… Read More

Remitly raises another $38M as it expands remittance service to Latin America

Remitly is raising another investment round as the Seattle startup continues to expand around the globe. The latest funding comes… Read More

Avalara raises $50M for growth, $46M to buy out early investors, eyes more deals and hints at IPO

Sales tax automation company Avalara announced Thursday it has landed $96 million in funding from Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, Technology… Read More

Pitchbook

Seattle-based PitchBook lands data partnership with National Venture Capital Association

Seattle-based venture capital data company PitchBook has secured a data partnership with the National Venture Capital Association. Together, the two firms… Read More

Thalmic Labs, maker of high-tech muscle-controlled armband, raises $120M from Amazon, other high-profile investors

Thalmic Labs, a six-year-old wearable technology company based out of Ontario, Canada, announced $120 million in Series B funding today.… Read More

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Thanks, Amazon: Seattle’s tech office market second-hottest in the U.S., study says

The Seattle area is the hottest tech office market in the U.S. outside of Silicon Valley, according to a new report ranking… Read More

LiveStories raises $3M to help governments and non-profits visualize data

Seattle-based startup LiveStories today announced a $3 million funding round led by True Ventures. Founders’ Co-op, Social Leverage, Urban.us, the Knight Foundation… Read More

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