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5G Open Innovation Lab adds new ag tech partner and names 12 startups in...
The 5G Open Innovation Lab, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup program, has named the 12 startups selected to participate in its fourth cohort. The lab, which is funded by T-Mobile, Microsoft, Intel, F5...
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Real estate investment app Concreit launches with $6M in new funding
Concreit CEO Sean Hsieh. (Flowroute Photo) A new online investment platform is on the block, with an app launched this week and $6 million in new funding. Seattle-based Concreit enables users to...
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‘They proved me wrong.’ Investor who passed on Seattle startup Remitly...
(Remitly Photo) Jason Stoffer was still early in his career at venture capital firm Maveron in 2012 when he declined an opportunity to invest in Remitly, then a fledgling Seattle startup with...
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Membrion raises $3M for wastewater treatment tech and plans to double size of...
Membrion manufactures its membrane technology in Seattle. (Membrion Photo) Membrion, the Seattle startup that manufactures specialized membranes for treating wastewater, has added $3 million to an...
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Tech Moves: Seattle startup TomboyX names new CEO; T-Mobile appoints general...
Leslie Garrard. (TomboyX Photo) — Gender-neutral underwear maker TomboyX promoted COO Leslie Garrard to CEO. Co-founders Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez will continue to be brand ambassadors and...
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‘Morale as a service’: How this startup went from facilitating dates to...
A mystery performer playing for a Mystery virtual event. (Mystery Image) Mystery, the Seattle startup that launched two years ago with mystery dates, is riding the success of a pandemic-induced pivot...
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Why Ellen DeGeneres, Shaun White and others are backing a Seattle startup...
The Shelf Engine leadership team (starting top left, going clockwise): Stefan Kalb, co-founder and CEO; Bede Jordan, co-founder and chief technology officer; Kane McCord, chief revenue officer and...
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Glowforge cuts deal with Michaels to expand retail reach of its 3D laser...
(Glowforge Photo) Glowforge has signed on with a new retail partner in a bid to get its 3D laser printers and other products in front of more customers who are already thinking about making and...
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‘Future of coffee’ arrives with release of Seattle’s Atomo, a...
An 8-ounce can of Atomo Coffee from Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The “future of coffee” has arrived — at least for the 1,000 or so people who will get a chance to buy some cold brew from...
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Inside the shakeup at 98point6: Board member explains abrupt CEO change at...
98point6 CEO and co-founder Robbie Cape. (98point6 Photo) The board of directors at fast-growing Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 let go of co-founder and CEO Robbie Cape last month because it was...
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Tracking clean energy performance: Omnidian lands $33M to help companies...
Mark Liffmann, founder and CEO of Omnidian. (Omnidian Photo) New funding: Seattle-based Omnidian announced a $33 million investment round today, bringing the climate tech company’s total funding to...
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The most successful accelerator cohort ever: How this Techstars Seattle class...
The Techstars Seattle 2011 cohort. (Photo courtesy of Marcelo Calbucci) In 2011, the world was still recovering from the financial crisis a couple of years earlier. The startup economy wasn’t in full...
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Remitly prices IPO at $43/share; Seattle fintech giant valued at nearly $7B
Remitly will be valued at nearly $7 billion when it goes public on Thursday. The Seattle company priced shares at $43 on Wednesday evening, above its expected range of $38-to-$42, valuing the fintech...
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Former Concur, Expedia execs back Spotnana, a startup aiming to rethink...
Shikhar Agarwal (left) and Sarosh Waghmar, co-founders of Spotnana. (Spotnana Photo) It’s unclear if business travel will bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. But that isn’t stopping investors from...
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‘Fall in love with a problem’: Remitly CEO reflects on startup journey as...
Remitly employees inside one of the company’s offices. (Remitly Photo) It’s been a heck of a startup journey for Remitly. The latest chapter begins Thursday when the mobile remittance company starts...
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Seattle startup is Val Kilmer’s ‘Top Gun’ wingman as it helps maneuver an...
Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in the 1986 film “Top Gun.” (SparkRise Image) A startup with a strong Seattle presence is serving as actor Val Kilmer’s wingman for an interactive, streaming celebration of...
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iUNU makes another acquisition to bolster indoor agtech software, swoops up...
(Artemis Photo) Seattle agtech startup iUNU just announced another acquisition: it is buying Artemis, a Lake Ariel, Pa.-based startup founded in 2015 that offers a “Cultivation Management Platform”...
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Pay-equity startup Syndio raises $50M as more companies broaden analysis of...
Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) In its quest to help companies treat all employees fairly, Seattle-based Syndio has raised $50 million in new funding, the startup...
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Vancouver, B.C.-based workflow automation company Conexiom raises $130M
Conexiom CEO Ray Grady (Conexiom Photo) Sales order and invoice automation software company Conexiom has raised $130 million, the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup announced today. The company focuses on...
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Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder...
Henk Campher. (Thinkific Photo) — Vancouver, B.C.-based online education company Thinkific announced former Hootsuite executive Henk Campher as chief marketing officer. Based in Seattle, Campher was...
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