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Real estate startup Flyhomes aims to address homebuyer’s remorse with new...
A remedy for homebuyer’s remorse: Real estate startup Flyhomes today unveiled a new offering called Flyhomes Guarantee for Buyers that gives clients a way to move out of a home they recently...
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Invention network company Xinova to shut down, 5 years after spinning out of...
Xinova founder Edward Jung. (LinkedIn Photo) Xinova, a Seattle company that operated a network of inventors, is winding down operations, GeekWire has learned. Xinova spun out of Intellectual Ventures...
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This legal writing startup is using AI to spot misrepresentations in...
Clearbrief’s software lets lawyers easily access evidence and sources for legal documents. Clearbrief is attracting more investor interest for its AI-powered software that gives legal professionals a...
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Diagnostics startup ID Genomics snags NIH grant to develop rapid test for...
Dr. Evgeni Sokurenko, co-founder of ID Genomics and University of Washington professor. (UW Photo) Diagnostics startup ID Genomics will accelerate its development of a quick test for variants of the...
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Toyota, Casio, Shell and others are using this Seattle startup to train their...
RapL co-founders Murali Krishnan and Arun Muthukumar. (RapL Photo) Companies today face a skilled worker shortage. The pandemic has also forced employers to rethink how they train employees. These...
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Uber and Convoy vets land $5.3M for new startup Solo that helps gig workers...
Solo team members, from left: Keith Ng (co-founder), Araceli Benitez (growth lead), Bryce Bennett (CEO & co-founder), Keith Ho (software engineer), and Thushara Wijeratna (founding & lead...
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Moz co-founder’s venture fund for women-led initiatives makes its first...
Gillian Muessig, longtime tech entrepreneur and investor and founder of the Sybilla Masters Fund. (Brettapproved Photo) Gillian Muessig isn’t angry about the gender gap in venture capital. She’s just...
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Seattle startup Remitly reveals financial results in preparation for upcoming...
Left to right: Remitly co-founders Josh Hug, Matt Oppenheimer and Shivash Gulati. (Remitly Photo) Seattle-based money remittance company Remitly disclosed key financial results on Monday afternoon in...
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Fundraising startup Snap Raise raises $90M as it expands digital platform to...
Snap Raise CEO Cole Morgan. (Snap Raise Photo) Talk about reaching your fundraising goal. Snap Raise, the Seattle-based startup that helps high school teams and clubs with digital fundraising, has...
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Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia...
Wouleta Ayele. (Sweetgreen Photo) — Starbucks Senior Vice President of Technology Wouleta Ayele has departed the Seattle coffee retailer to join California fast-casual restaurant chain Sweetgreen as...
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Clickety, a ‘project management for people’ tool from Puppet founder Luke...
(Clickety Image) Clickety, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that aimed to help CEOs and managers keep record of their relationships and conversations with employees, will shut down at the end of...
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AI-powered weed destroying startup harvests $27M round, farmers say...
(Carbon Robotics Photos) Investors are putting more cash behind the self-driving weed-zapping machines made by Carbon Robotics that are attracting attention from farmers across the world. The...
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Tech Moves: Azure GM joins Madrona; Microsoft promotes chief scientist; Esper...
From left: Aseem Datar, Chris Picardo and Birkan Uzun. (Madrona Photos) — Microsoft Azure General Manager and COO Aseem Datar is joining Madrona Venture Group as a partner. The Seattle investment firm...
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Textio brings inclusive writing guidance to LinkedIn, and Seattle startup...
A sample LinkedIn post shows suggestions for more inclusive language provided by Textio while the post is being written on LinkedIn. (Textio Image) Seattle-based augmented writing startup Textio has...
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Seattle-area video game company ProbablyMonsters raises $200M to build studios
ProbablyMonsters CEO Harold Ryan. (ProbablyMonsters Photo) ProbablyMonsters, a video game company headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., announced on Tuesday that it has raised $200 million in a Series A...
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98point6 CEO Robbie Cape is no longer with the company in abrupt shakeup at...
Robbie Cape, former CEO of virtual primary care startup 98point6, accepts the award for Health Innovation of the Year in 2019 at the GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) 98point6 CEO...
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Finding startup opportunities in the pandemic; Windows 11 launch; Defending...
A global pandemic might seem like the wrong time to pursue a new startup idea, given all the uncertainties, but in many ways, the timing couldn’t be better. That’s one of the insights from our...
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‘Nick is still with me’: A year after loss of friend and co-founder,...
Pebblebee co-founders Nick Pearson-Franks, left, and Daniel Daoura spent eight years building the company together. Pearson-Franks died in an accident in June 2020. (Pebblebee Photo) Startup founders...
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Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both...
Pro.com CEO Matt Williams. (Pro.com Photo) Opendoor, the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com and San...
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Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital has its eye on Pittsburgh for SPAC...
The view of Pittsburgh from Mt. Washington. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Pittsburgh’s tech scene is getting some more love from Seattle. Cascadia Capital, a Seattle-based investment banking firm...
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