Articles about Venture capital – Page 4 of 67

Seattle blockchain VC firm Bloccelerate raising its second fund

Bloccelerate, a Seattle-area venture capital firm that backs startups building blockchain-related technologies, is raising another fund. A new SEC filing… Read More

BlackRock leads $100M round for Cap Hill Brands; e-commerce vets acquire 35 brands, add key execs

Cap Hill Brands, a Seattle-based e-commerce company founded and run by industry veterans Jason LeeKeenan and Kevin Saliba, has raised… Read More

Fountain of youth: This Seattle VC firm is led by three general partners under 40

A venture capital firm led by young partners who don’t have decades of investing experience might deter some entrepreneurs and… Read More

The women writing checks: A list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest

Back in 2018, GeekWire published a list of women investors based in the Pacific Northwest who were writing checks to… Read More

Meet the Seattle techie picked to lead a new venture arm at iconic auction house Christie’s

Legendary auction house Christie’s got a front-row seat to the NFT craze. In March 2021, the 256-year-old art merchant facilitated… Read More

Seattle startup making it easier to manage single-family rental properties raises $16.7M

The news: Latchel, a platform that facilitates maintenance requests from rental property tenants, raised $16.7 million. The product: Founded in… Read More

Phaidra, which sells AI tech to industrial customers, raises $25M from DeepMind co-founder, others

Phaidra, a startup building artificial intelligence tools for industrial customers ranging from vaccine manufacturers to paper mills, raised $25 million.… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Check out which Pacific Northwest startups are moving up the rankings

The latest update to the GeekWire 200 rankings shows four newcomers to the top 10 and several startups making big… Read More

Buyers wanted: Exit opportunities for venture-backed startups sharply decline amid downturn

It’s getting harder for an early-stage company to find a buyer. The exit value for U.S. venture capital-backed startups in… Read More

National and regional VC numbers show Seattle faring better than the rest of the country … so far

Venture capital investments in the U.S. declined more than 23% to $62 billion in the second quarter, from $82 billion… Read More

Startup funding cooldown: Here are the stats for Seattle and the Pacific NW for the first half of 2022

Tech startups in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest raised less than $4 billion in funding in the first half of… Read More

Seattle wearable tech startup, backed by NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner, raises $6M

Strive, which makes wearable tech for athletes, raised $6 million as part of a Series A funding round. The Seattle… Read More

Why it might be easier for tech startups to recruit in a downturn

These days, it might be easier for early-stage startups to recruit top tech talent. That was one of a few… Read More

This Seattle startup aims to simplify investing in single-family rental properties

A husband-and-wife duo and tech veteran are jumping into the crowded space of real estate investing with a startup that… Read More

Tiger Global leads $20M funding round for Seattle-based medical supply startup

Seattle-based startup bttn, which aims to modernize the healthcare distribution marketplace, raised $20 million in a Series A round led… Read More

Podcast

‘Wild times’ for tech startups: Making sense of the uncertainty with Madrona’s Tim Porter

What the heck is going on in the economy, and how will the market gyrations impact startups and venture capital?… Read More

Q&A: Seattle startups may be insulated from the downturn, and other insights from VC Chris DeVore

With fears of an economic hurricane approaching the U.S. economy, venture capitalists are advising tech companies to cut expenses and… Read More

Boom times are over: Venture capital firms advise portfolio companies on navigating the downturn

Extend your cash runway. Do more with less. And get ready for the boom times to be over. Those are… Read More

Cascade Seed Fund closes $10M fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Seed Fund raised $10 million for its Cascade Seed Fund II. The firm will make about 25 investments of… Read More

Maveron raises $225M for its 8th fund to back more consumer-focused startups

The news: Maveron, a venture capital firm founded 24 years ago that invests in consumer-oriented startups, raised $225 million for… Read More

Why this Florida venture capitalist is touring Seattle’s tech scene

When Pablo Casilimas gave his girlfriend, a travel nurse, a list of cities he would prefer to live in, he… Read More

Survey: 88% of U.S. startup leaders worried about fundraising, signaling slower growth ahead

New research published Monday quantifies the growing sense of caution among U.S. startup leaders, as economic turmoil creates concerns about… Read More

Flying Fish raises $70M fund and will cast net beyond Seattle to back more AI/ML startups

The news: Seattle-based venture capital firm Flying Fish landed $70 million for its second fund to invest in more early-stage… Read More

Goldman Sachs will invest $325M in iSpot, helping to break Nielsen’s lock on TV ad measurement

Goldman Sachs Asset Management will invest $325 million in iSpot.tv as the Seattle-area company loosens industry stalwart Nielsen’s longtime hold… Read More

Q&A with Seattle investor Naynika Chaubey, whose clean tech firm just raised $150M

The venture capital firm Evok Innovations this week announced that it raised $150 million of a $300 million fund to… Read More

Seattle-area VC firm Tola Capital raising a new $400M fund, filing shows

Tola Capital, a Seattle-area investment firm that backs enterprise software companies, is raising $400 million for its third fund, according… Read More

Meet Seattle’s newest VC: This former car saleswoman and immigrant entrepreneur is on a mission to shake up the industry

Tina Hoang-To put herself through college selling cars at Capitol Honda in San Jose, Calif. “I was very good at… Read More

E-commerce startup Fabric, led by Amazon vets, raises $140M at $1.5B valuation to pursue ‘absurd’ market opportunity

Fabric, a Seattle-based e-commerce technology startup whose leadership team includes several former Amazon executives, announced a $140 million Series C… Read More

Xbox vet Ed Fries on blockchain, life as a venture capitalist and the run of extraordinary gaming deals

Ed Fries is having a big week. His games-focused venture fund 1Up Ventures put money into two separate new gaming… Read More

Have we hit peak unicorn?

As of this week, there are now more than 1,000 startup unicorns scattered across the globe — a group of… Read More