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Former Swype execs raise $8.5M for Xealth, a health platform that connects...
Xealth’s team at launch, including COO Aaron Sheedy (farthest left) and CEO Mike McSherry (second from the right). (Xealth Photo) There is no end to pressing needs in the healthcare industry. That’s...
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Scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $13.6M to scale personalized...
Arivale co-founders Lee Hood, left, and Clayton Lewis, right. Two years ago, genomics pioneer Leroy Hood and tech executive Clayton Lewis launched a unique enterprise: Arivale, a scientific wellness...
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Commentary: Bonderman and Uber make my head hurt: What your company actually...
An empty board room. (Photo/ BigStock) My whole life I’ve believed that the true judge of one’s character is what he/she does when he thinks no one is looking. Just like most of you, I was absolutely...
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Startup Spotlight: Grassworks Digital makes technology for the burgeoning pot...
The Grassworks Digital Team: Ryan Porter, Geo Elliot, Josh Dand, Gabrielle Christ, and Christian Coomer. (Grassworks Digital Photo) It had been about a year since retailers in Washington state began...
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Healthcare startup League announces U.S. launch of digital health benefits...
League co-founder and CEO Mike Serbinis. (League Photo) League, a Toronto-based digital health startup with ties to Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has launched its digital health benefits platform...
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Textio raises $20M to expand ‘augmented writing’ platform for the enterprise
Textio co-founders Kieran Snyder and Jensen Harris. (Linda Brooks Photography Photo) Textio, the Seattle startup that provides an “augmented writing” platform to help companies put together better job...
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Startup Spotlight: Worcket wants to shake up recruiting with...
Worcket CEO Gonzalo Aguero is going after the coveted millennial demographic with a new app for job-seekers. (Worcket Photo) After years of watching their employers in the technology industry struggle...
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Trump plans to scrap ‘startup visa’ rule that helps foreign entrepreneurs...
President Trump is reportedly planning to push back and eventually scrap a rule that would allow foreign entrepreneurs to grow businesses in the U.S. (Facebook screen grab / The White House) In...
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MetaBrite raises another $2.2M for receipt-scanning business intelligence...
Photo via Bigstock. MetaBrite continues to see more demand for its technology platform and just raised more cash to help support the company’s growth. Court Lorenzini. The Seattle-based startup reeled...
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Identity management startup Auth0 raises $30M to fuel international expansion
Auth0 CEO Jon Gelsey (Auth0 Photo) Identity is the bedrock of so many internet services, both personal and professional. Secure, easy-to-use identity management systems are in high demand by...
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Hero Sports raises $1.3M to help fuel growth of college sports news site
The sports media landscape seems to be changing everyday, but some investors like the potential they see in HERO Sports. HERO Sports CTO and co-founder Jordan Nilsen. The Seattle-area startup just...
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Tango Card raises $10M to shake up how companies reward employees and customers
Tango Card’s “rewards as a service” API. (Tango Card Photo) Seattle startup Tango Card has raised $10 million to speed up the expansion of its digital rewards platform. Previous investor Western...
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Global IPO market rebounds, but it’s still pretty ‘quiet’ for public...
Photo via Bigstock The economic winds are blowing favorably for those companies venturing into the IPO waters, with a new report released today showing that the number of initial public offerings...
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Uber, Instagram, Fitbit investors put $2.4M behind job interview matching...
Kushal Chakrabarti and Ajit Banerjee, co-founders of TalentWorks. Photos via TalentWorks. It can be difficult to find a job that matches your interests and qualifications, particularly just after...
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Seven Peaks Ventures to raise $30M for second fund, will invest in Pacific...
Dino Vendetti, General Partner at Seven Peaks Ventures. Seven Peaks Ventures plans to raise $30 million for its second fund and will invest in 20-to-25 startups across the West Coast. The Bend,...
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Pioneer Square Labs hires Madrona Venture Group’s Julie Sandler as new...
Julie Sandler accepts the award for Geek of the Year at the 2014 GeekWire Awards. She is now moving from Madrona to Pioneer Square Labs. (GeekWire Photo) For the past five years, Julie Sandler has...
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Hemex Health lands $1.7M for lab-in-a-box that diagnoses malaria and sickle...
Hemex Health is developing devices that can diagnose disease with just a pinprick of blood, which could have a huge impact on health in developing countries.(Hemex Photo) We often think about global...
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Startup Spotlight: Tech vet and bike blogger launch motion.social, a...
Motion.social makes it easy to plan adventures and connect with fellow fitness enthusiasts. (Motion.social Image) David Longdon and Justin Huff believe that the experience — not the data — is what...
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Seattle investors encouraged by active dialogue on sexual harassment problems...
Julie Sandler. Photo via Pioneer Square Labs. The New York Times published an in-depth story this week headlined Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment, which included interviews with...
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Founder of Valve’s Steam platform just raised $1.25M for new startup...
The Sharkbite Games team, from left to right: Susan Mackey-Ellis, Rick Ellis, Matt Takacs, Jake Kim, Charlie Patterson and Anthony Settimi.. (Sharkbite Games Photo) Rick Ellis has his fingerprints all...
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