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Tech Moves: Flexe taps new CTO; Talus adds head of biology; Vouched names a...
Pirasenna Thiyagarajan, chief technology and product officer at Flexe. (Flexe Photo) — Pirasenna Thiyagarajan joined Seattle warehousing logistics and shipping startup Flexe as its chief technology...
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This new ‘business performance OS’ startup uses AI to manage productivity,...
Brev co-founders Chris Pitchford (left) and Vic Hu. (Brev Photos) Chris Pitchford, a Seattle tech veteran who previously co-founded Shyft and was vice president of sales at Ally, is leading a new...
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As stolen bikes are hawked online, cyclists call out digital marketplaces and...
When Erin Dallin went to unlock his bike at a rack in Seattle, all that was left was his wheel clamped to it and a severed cable. (Photo courtesy of Dallin) On a fall day in 2021, Erin Dallin locked...
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Dementia care startup Rippl lands $23M to expand virtual services into more...
Part of the team for dementia care startup Rippl. The company had 80 employees as of October 2024. (Rippl Photo) Rippl, a Seattle startup providing virtual health care for patients with dementia,...
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Inventory-tracking startup Augmodo raises $5.3M to monitor store shelves via...
A store employee’s Smartbadge by Augmodo. (Augmodo Photo) Augmodo, the Seattle-based startup that wants to make it easier for retailers to keep track of inventory, raised $5.3 million in seed funding....
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Bill Gates-backed TerraPower Isotopes produces rare, radioactive ingredient...
Bill Gates visiting TerraPower Isotopes, the subsidiary of the nuclear power company TerraPower that he helped found. Gates recently visited the startup’s facilities in Everett, Wash. (TerraPower...
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Seattle startup Vieu raises $11M to reimagine B2B sales outreach, with help...
Vieu co-founders Simon Skaria (left) and Samir Manjure. (Vieu Photo) Goodbye, cold calls. Hello, warm introductions. That’s the promise of Vieu, a Seattle startup that wants to help companies boost...
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Former SeaChange investors form new angel group in Seattle backing early...
From left: VentureUs managing partners Keith Laepple, Jonathan Kagle, and Jenn Wrenn Henry. (Venture.us Photo) A trio of Seattle-area angel investors recently launched a new group called VentureUs...
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How venture capital could ‘fundamentally change’ over the next decade
From left: Angelica Weiner of Amazon; Greg Gottesman of Pioneer Square Labs; Sheila Gulati of Tola Capital; Yifan Zhang of Ai2 Incubator; and Chris Picardo of Madrona. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper)...
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Seattle Kraken owner Samantha Holloway leans on tech startup experience to...
Samantha Holloway co-founded a tech startup before becoming a co-owner of the Seattle Kraken. (Seattle Kraken Photo) You can’t exactly grow an up-and-coming professional hockey franchise in the same...
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As Americans lose billions of dollars to digital scams, startups turn to AI...
Brian Roundtree’s parents, Vern and Mary Roundtree, were tricked by scammers who impersonated one of their grandchildren. Roundtree, a Seattle entrepreneur, launched aiShield to help prevent criminals...
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Siteimprove, a platform that helps companies improve website functionality, agreed to acquire MarketMuse, a Boston-based content planning and optimization software startup. Terms of the deal were not...
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Former Amazon exec Dave Clark is back in Seattle with a startup of his own —...
Former Amazon and Flexport executive Dave Clark is the founder and CEO of Auger, a new supply chain technology startup. (Auger Photo) Dave Clark, the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO and Flexport...
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CleanTech Alliance awarded $2.5M to create carbon-focused business hub in...
Michelle Cruz, research scientist for Banyu Carbon, one of Washington state’s carbon removal ventures. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) Washington state’s CleanTech Alliance announced it’s receiving a...
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Startup Trek: Blue Origin vets go to the frontiers of space and tech with new...
Andrew Woodfield and Chris Le are the founding partners of Actuate Ventures. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Le) Two former employees of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company are striking out on their own...
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Wokelo raises $4M for AI-driven due diligence, sees customer traction in M&A,...
Wokelo’s AI technology generates detailed due diligence reports for acquisitions, investments, and strategic decisions. (Wokelo Image) Seattle-area AI startup Wokelo raised $4 million to fuel the...
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Zap Energy confirms $130M round, shares progress on its demo power plant system
Employees at Zap Energy working on its new device called Century, which is a fully-integrated demonstration of major power plant-relevant technologies. Century’s central stack is roughly the size of a...
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Tech Moves: Meta leader for Pacific NW steps down; Phase Genomics adds to...
Paresh Rajwat, Meta’s former Pacific Northwest head of office. (LinkedIn Photo) Paresh Rajwat stepped down from his role as the Pacific Northwest head of office for Meta, which has more than 8,000...
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Univ. of Washington unveils plans for lab space dedicated to battery innovation
A rendering of the planned dry room in the pouch cell battery facility being built in the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. The space will include equipment for mixing electrode slurries, coating...
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Tech Moves: OpenAI nabs top Microsoft AI researcher; Lime taps Amazon VP as CTO
Sebastien Bubeck. (LinkedIn Photo) Sebastien Bubeck, a top researcher from Microsoft who was most recently vice president of AI and a distinguished scientist, is joining OpenAI. The Information first...
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