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Tech Moves: Meta engineering director lands at Seattle startup Mason
Brian Hook. (LinkedIn Photo) Brian Hook joined Seattle startup Mason as chief technology officer after nearly eight years at Meta. Hook was most recently a senior director of engineering at Meta, and...
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Seattle biotech startup backed by Gates Foundation launches trial for snail...
The first patient is dosed in a phase 1 trial for the SchistoShield vaccine against schistosomiasis. ( Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Photo) The first patient has been dosed...
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Tech Moves: Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta; Qualtrics CTO retiring; and more
Sheryl Sandberg. (Meta Photo) — Longtime Meta leader Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down this fall. Sandberg, chief operating officer and the No. 2 in charge behind CEO Mark Zuckerberg, joined Meta...
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RealWear, which builds head-mounted headsets for frontline workers, lands $23.5M
RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells “assisted reality” smart devices used by frontline workers, closed a $23.5 million round. Companies such as Exxon Mobil, Goodyear, and others use...
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Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swoops up...
(Wrench Photo) Wrench, a 7-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, has reeled in another competitor with the acquisition of YourMechanic, a Silicon Valley startup founded in...
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Founded less than a year ago, security startup Chainguard lands $50M
The Chainguard team. (Chainguard Photo) Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup founded in October, has raised $50 million. The startup, which is remote but has its official...
View ArticleProfoundBio, led by Seagen veterans, raises $70M
ProfoundBio has raised $70 million to advance two of its oncology drug candidates into clinical trial. The company is developing antibody-drug conjugates, which target cells with an antibody and...
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Q&A: Seattle startups may be insulated from the downturn, and other insights...
Elliott Bay and the downtown Seattle skyline. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) With fears of an economic hurricane approaching the U.S. economy, venture capitalists are advising tech companies to cut...
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‘Wild times’ for tech startups: Making sense of the uncertainty with...
Tim Porter, Madrona Venture Group managing director. (Madrona Photo / GeekWire Illustration) What the heck is going on in the economy, and how will the market gyrations impact startups and venture...
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Dutchie lays off 8% of workforce, citing ‘dramatic market shift,’ in latest...
(Dutchie Image) Dutchie, a Bend, Ore.-based software startup that serves cannabis retailers, has laid off 8% of its workforce. GeekWire confirmed the cuts with a Dutchie spokesperson. The company...
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Tech Moves: Former Expedia exec named Remitly CFO; Beckett hires Seattle exec...
Hemanth Munipalli. (LinkedIn Photo) — Hemanth Munipalli, a longtime finance exec most recently at Expedia Group, joined Remitly as CFO effective July 18. Munipalli joined Expedia in 2016 and was CFO...
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Inspired by scientist CEOs, Seattle startup lands $9.75M to build up drug...
Talus co-founders, CTO Lindsay Pino (left) and CEO Alex Federation (right). (Talus Photos) A biotech startup born of an academic research project and inspired by emerging companies led by scientific...
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Babbling bananas: This Alphabet-backed startup is using IoT to listen to...
Strella Biotechnology co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Jay Jordan (left) and co-founder and CEO Katherine Sizov. (Strella Photo) Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and...
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Fintech startup SecureSave, co-led by Suze Orman, raises $11M
(SecureSave Image) SecureSave, the Seattle-area financial technology startup co-led by TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman, has raised $11 million in new funding. A spinout of Pioneer...
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New venture fund aims to provide capital for entrepreneurs south of Seattle...
Tacoma, Wash. (Bigstock Photo) The news: Founded two years ago, Tacoma Venture Fund has made several investments in early-stage startups across the Pacific Northwest, with a particular focus on the...
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Direct-to-consumer casket startup raises $3.5M to boost product line and...
Caskets are shown in a Titan Casket warehouse. (Titan Casket Photo) Titan Casket, a startup that is disrupting the funeral industry with a direct-to-consumer model for casket purchases, has raised...
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Industrial wearables maker RealWear acquires Genba and Seattle startup’s...
(Logos via RealWear) RealWear, the Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of wearable assisted reality tech for industrial workers, has acquired Seattle-based Genba, whose software serves the same workforce....
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David Baker, head of Seattle’s Institute for Protein Design, launches London...
IPD director David Baker. (IPD Photo) Prolific biotech co-founder and University of Washington scientist David Baker, head of the UW Institute for Protein Design, has launched a new company. Charm...
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Convoy, which just raised $260M, lays off 7% of workforce in latest tech...
(GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) Convoy laid off 7% of its staff Thursday, becoming the latest tech company to slash headcount amid an uncertain economic environment. A spokesperson for the...
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Boulder Care raises $36M to grow telehealth platform to treat opioid addiction
Boulder Care CEO Stephanie Strong outside the telehealth addiction treatment startup’s offices in downtown Portland. (Boulder Care Photo) Boulder Care, the Portland startup using telehealth to treat...
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