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Business is booming: Husband-and-wife ed-tech startup Boom Learning takes off...
Mary and Eric Oemig, the husband-and-wife team behind the education technology startup Boom Learning. (Boom Learning Photo) It’s been a rocky road for education the past couple years as schools,...
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NFTs, Metaverse, Web3, and new realities of startup investing, with Founders...
Founders’ Co-op General Partner Aviel Ginzburg. (Founders’ Co-op Photo) So much of what happens in the startup world comes from serendipitous moments, random interactions that lead to fresh insights...
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Realtor.com operator Move leads $12M round for Seattle marketing startup...
Evocalize, a Seattle and Austin-based startup that helps brands with paid digital marketing, raised a $12 million Series A round led by Move Inc., the operator of Realtor.com, which has used Evocalize...
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Tech vets land $4M to develop solar-powered robots that zap weeds and...
Protoype of an Aigen weeding pulling and soil enhancing robot. (Aigen Photo) New funding: Aigen, a startup developing solar-powered robots for weed control and soil regeneration, has raised $4 million...
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Assistive tech startup led by former NASA engineer uses an AI ‘parrot’ to...
Parrots CEO David Hojah (left) with Parrot advisor Steve Saling and the company’s product, “Polly.” (Parrots Photo) David Hojah is a former NASA engineer, but his real passion is healthcare. Growing...
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AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform
BirchAI CEO and co-founder Kevin Terrell. (BirchAI Photo) A new spinout from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, BirchAI, has landed $3.1 million in seed funding for its software to...
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Popular card game Exploding Kittens teams with Glowforge to offer limited,...
A rendering of what a Glowforge-printed Exploding Kittens box for the card game “Happy Salmon” might look like. (Exploding Kittens Image) Glowforge, the Seattle-based makers of a 3D laser...
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Smart tracking device maker Pebblebee raises more cash and adds new CEO to...
Pebblebee smart devices, including Finder 2.0, Black Card and Found. (Pebblebee Image) Seattle-area smart tracking technology company Pebblebee, which makes hardware devices and an app to locate lost...
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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names new CEO; Conversica and Iterable hire...
Milton Lang. (Washington STEM Photo) — Washington STEM announced Milton Lang as the education nonprofit’s new CEO. He has a doctorate in higher education administration from Washington State...
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Startups to watch: 13 venture capitalists offer their picks for the next...
CEOs of Pacific Northwest startups, clockwise from top left: Flexe CEO Karl Siebrecht; Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio; Flyhomes CEO Tushar Garg; OctoML CEO Luis Ceze; Dooly CEO Kris Hartvigsen; Fabric...
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Microsoft vets reveal first game from new blockchain startup backed by...
(Irreverent Labs Photos) The news: Irreverent Labs, a new Seattle startup led by Microsoft veterans that recently raised a $5 million seed round, just revealed its first game. The details:...
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Zuper lands $13M to bolster software used by service businesses and their...
Zuper, a Seattle startup that sells software to help service companies and their field workers, raised $13 million. Founded in 2016, the 55-person company serves industries including residential and...
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Seattle inventor’s Heroclip gear-holding gadget acquired after raising $2M...
Lulabop CEO Mina Yoo demonstrating the Heroclip at the 2016 GeekWire Summit in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Heroclip, a unique gear-holding gadget invented by Seattle entrepreneur Mina...
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Bateau lands $4M for software used by senior living companies
Bateau, a Seattle startup that makes business intelligence software for senior living companies, raised a $4 million round led by CRV. Its software is specifically designed for the senior living...
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Seattle VC firm Fuse reveals size of inaugural fund that has backed 17...
From left: Fuse general partners Brendan Wales, Cameron Borumand, and Kellan Carter. (Fuse Photos) Fuse, a new Seattle-based early-stage venture capital firm, has disclosed the size of its inaugural...
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Her First $100K founder has her first app: Tori Dunlap wants to teach more...
Her First $100K founder Tori Dunlap. (Her First $100K Photo) Tori Dunlap, the founder of Seattle-based Her First $100K, is bringing her brand of financial feminism and education to a new platform,...
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Newly-formed Seattle VC firm aims to mine Univ. of Washington network for...
The Husky mascot on the University of Washington campus. (GeekWire Photo / Aidan Grambihler) The University of Washington is an absolute research powerhouse, ranking fifth among U.S. universities in...
View ArticleAcquisition news: Acumatica buys IBS Imperium app; APImetrics swoops up API...
Some recent acquisition news for Seattle-area tech companies: Kirkland, Wash.-based enterprise resource planning software company Acumatica bought IBS Imperium, a property management application from...
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SAP backs contract management software startup Icertis, following recent...
Icertis CEO Samir Bodas. (Icertis Photo / Anthony Bolante) Icertis, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that sells contract management software, landed an undisclosed investment from SAP as part of an...
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Seattle startup Atlas Health raises $40M to connect health systems with...
Atlas Health CEO Ethan Davidoff. (Atlas Photo) Atlas Health, a Seattle-based startup that helps healthcare providers connect to sources of philanthropic medical aid, has raised $40 million. Atlas...
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