Telehealth giant Amwell to acquire Portland healthtech startup Conversa
National telehealth provider Amwell said it will acquire Portland, Ore.-based healthtech startup Conversa and SilverCloud Health. Conversa, founded in 2014, sells platforms tailored to different...
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Vacation rental giant Vacasa to go public via SPAC at $4.5B valuation,...
A vacation home on Vacasa’s platform. (Vacasa Photo) Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental platform Vacasa is going public. The company announced Thursday that it will merge with TPG Pace Solutions...
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Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily...
The Wyze Cam Outdoor from Wyze Labs. (Wyze Photo) Smart-home device maker Wyze Labs has raised $110 million in new funding, GeekWire learned on Friday, boosting the Kirkland, Wash.-based company’s...
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Veteran software engineer launches AI startup Hal9 while battling long COVID...
Javier Luraschi, founder of Hal9. (Photo courtesy of Javier Luraschi) Is there ever really a good time to launch a startup? That’s the question Javier Luraschi was asking and sort of answering for...
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Data analytics startup NavigatorCRE raises $17.2M for tech that aids...
(NavigatorCRE Image) Seattle-based NavigatorCRE, makers of a data analytics platform that serves the commercial real estate industry, has raised $17.2 million in new funding, the startup announced...
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New videos: OceanGate sub dives to Titanic again, reports ship wreckage is...
A screen grab from a video taken by the OceanGate Titan submersible shows the Titanic telemotor steering mechanism where one of the ship’s wheels used to be. (OceanGate screen grab) In another deep...
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Mentoring software maker Chronus raises $78M as hybrid workforce and DEI...
Seena Mortzavi, CEO of Chronus. (Chronus Photo) Chronus, the Bellevue, Wash.-based maker of mentoring software, announced $78 million in new funding on Wednesday, with plans to expand its platform as...
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Seattle startup Tignis raises $1M to accelerate release of high-tech tools...
John Herlocker, CEO of Tignis, pitching the startup during GeekWire’s “Elevator Pitch” competition in 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Tignis, the Seattle startup that deploys artificial...
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Former head of Facebook Seattle scores cash for startup that helps devs...
Vijaye Raji (left) and the Statsig team. (Statsig Photo) Vijaye Raji, the former Facebook and Microsoft engineering leader, has raised $10.4 million in series A funding for a new startup by the name...
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On-demand car rental service Kyte brings another transportation option to...
On-demand car rental service Kyte launched in Seattle on Friday. (Kyte Photo) Kyte, an on-demand car rental service, launched in Seattle on Friday. The service delivers rental cars directly to...
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Leafly to go public via SPAC merger that values Seattle cannabis marketplace...
(Leafly Image) Leafly is joining the SPAC party. The Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace plans to go public through a deal with New York-based Merida Merger Corp, a special purpose acquisition...
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This casket startup is taking on big funeral industry with a focus on...
Caskets are shown in a Titan Casket warehouse. (Titan Casket Photo) Another company with ties to the Seattle area is getting into the business of making after-life decisions and purchases easier...
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Seattle agtech startup iUNU acquires pest management company CropWalk
iUNU, a Seattle agtech startup that helps growers remotely monitor greenhouse plants, has acquired pest management company CropWalk. Founded in 2019, CropWalk develops pest and pathogen control...
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Seattle startup Lumen Bioscience is working with Google to make drugs using...
Caitlin Gamble, head of informatics at Lumen Bioscience. (Lumen Photo) Can machine learning help spur the production of algae-based biologics? That’s the question new research from Seattle biotech...
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American Express venture arm invests in Seattle accounting startup Lockstep
Amex Ventures, the venture arm of American Express, has made an undisclosed investment in Lockstep, a Seattle startup using software and the cloud to improve accounting practices. It follows a $10...
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Former Amazon exec aims to close the gender gap in STEM fields with new...
Gotara founder and CEO D. Sangeeta (Gotara Photo) Seattle-startup Gotara is on a mission to get more women in STEM through a mentoring software platform aimed at boosting retention. Founded by D....
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Ex-Amazon chief Jeff Wilke invests in new digital ad targeting company that...
Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke on stage at the 2017 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Former Amazon leader Jeff Wilke is among the investors in a new digital advertising company operating...
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Z2 vets raise $5M to grow Seattle studio Starform and launch social games
The Starform team. (Starform Photo) Seattle-based game studio Starform has raised $5 million. The startup plans to use the money on further development for its first game, as well as starting a team...
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Cryptocurrency startup TaxBit, which just opened a new HQ in Seattle, lands...
TaxBit co-founders Justin (left) and Austin Woodward. (TaxBit Photo) TaxBit, a cryptocurrency tax and accounting firm which opened a second headquarters in Seattle this summer, has raised $130 million...
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Convoy inks 123,000 square-foot lease in downtown Seattle and reveals...
Inside Convoy’s current HQ at Century Square in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Some companies are looking to reduce their physical office footprint with the shift to remote work. Seattle...
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