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Drift raises $7M to take on traditional utility companies with peer-to-peer...
View of solar panels with electrical power lines in the background. (Bigstock photo) Drift has raised additional funding to take on traditional utility companies with its new energy marketplace...
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Fast-growing Amperity raises $28M round led by Tiger Global, one month after...
Amperity co-founders Kabir Shahani (left) and Derek Slager. (Amperity Photo) Amperity is an early-stage company, founded less than two years ago and launching just last month — which makes its latest...
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New incubator program at Paul Allen’s AI institute accepts English learning...
The Blue Canoe Learning app uses the “Color Vowel System” to help non-native speakers learn English. (Photo via Blue Canoe Learning) The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) has accepted...
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Office lunch delivery startup Peach reaches profitability in 3 cities,...
Photo via Peach. Sprig, SpoonRocket, and Maple went out of business. Munchery laid off staff and recapitalized. Postmates is struggling to turn a profit. Peach, meanwhile, is turning out to be an...
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Startup Spotlight: Can a machine learn to laugh? Botnik crosses a comedian...
Jamie Brew and Elle O’Brien, the Seattle-based half of Botnik. Bob Mankoff and Joseph Parker are based in New York and Florida, respectively. (Botnik Photo) If the game Cards Against Humanity and those...
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The Riveter partners with Poppy to offer on-demand childcare for members of...
The Riveter co-founders Kim Peltola and Amy Nelson. (The Riveter Photo) The Riveter is teaming up with another female-focused Seattle startup to make it easier for its members to secure childcare....
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From $16K in the bank to a new life: Startup’s ‘wild ride’ is a riveting tale...
Blok24’s new CEO Andrew Wright, left, with co-founder Troy Frever. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook) Things were falling apart at Blok24. Fundraising efforts were faltering. The product needed a revamp....
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Educational robot maker Wonder Workshop raises $41M from Tencent, Madrona and...
Wonder Workshop robots Dot and Dash. (Wonder Workshop Photo) Wonder Workshop, which makes robots that teach children computer science concepts, said it has raised $41 million in a Series C round. The...
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Remitly set to raise massive $115M funding round led by Tencent and Flipkart...
Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer. (Remitly Photo) Remitly has grown steadily over the past few years, operating a mobile remittance platform in 10 countries and expanding its footprint around the world....
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Startup Spotlight: Pow-r.me provides free device charging in public places
The Pow-r.me team poses for a photo at Trenchers Kitchen & Tap, in Renton, Wash., one of the locations featuring their service. From left to right: Alejandro Campos, Rachel Campos, Jory Goehle and...
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This VC firm is raising a $20M fund to invest in startups with diverse...
Edith Dorsen. The numbers don’t lie — female founders face an uphill battle compared to their male counterparts when it comes to raising venture capital. The Women’s Venture Capital Fund wants to fix...
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Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $419M for life science venture fund,...
(Shutterstock Photo) The U.S. healthcare system faces a myriad of challenges today, including uncertainty over federal regulation and shifting payer systems. You might expect that environment to give...
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ExtraSlice raises $1M to open more Seattle-area co-working spaces for tech...
ExtraSlice co-founders Meghana Subramanian and Binu Reghunathan. (Photo by ExtraSlice) ExtraSlice is raising investment as it continues to see more demand for its co-working space. The Bellevue,...
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M3 Biotechnology raises $15.2M, launches clinical trial for drug that could...
M3 Biotechnology founder and CEO Leen Kawas. (M3 Biotechnology Photo) Alzheimer’s remains one of the biggest puzzles in the medical world. It’s a devastating disease that impacts millions of people...
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Startup leadership tips from Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader on bouncing back,...
Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader (left) and Gumball Enterprises CEO Ann Dorgan speak at an iInnovate Network event at The Riveter in Seattle on Wednesday. (GeekWire photo/Taylor Soper) If you’re looking for...
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Venture capitalists poured $84 billion into startups in 2017, a massive tally...
A big surge in venture capital occurred in 2017 (Source: PitchBook) Venture capitalists were busy in 2017, pouring $84 billion into 8,035 companies across the U.S.. According to a new report issued...
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Food delivery startup Yumso helps diners just say ‘no’ to Gen. Tso’s chicken,...
Yumso co-founders, from left to right: Yao Sun, CTO; Aaron Li, CEO; Max Yan, COO; and Harry Wang, chief marketing officer. (Yumso Photo) For Max Yan, if he sees General Tso’s chicken on a restaurant’s...
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QuoteWizard acquires call transfer company Bantam Connect, posts record...
QuoteWizard CEO Scott Peyree. (QuoteWizard Photo) Insurance comparison marketplace QuoteWizard is having a good start to the year. The company announced Thursday that it has acquired California-based...
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Inside Seattle’s startup scene: GeekWire and MOHAI partner on Jan. 22 event...
Seattle 10 napkins hang at MOHAI at the GeekWire Gala. (GeekWire Photos / Kevin Lisota) Startups are hard. We’ve all heard that adage before. But by sharing stories and lessons learned — including a...
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Chart: Here are the U.S. states that attracted the most venture capital in Q4
Photo via Shutterstock. Looking for venture capital? You better cruise the streets of San Francisco and the boulevards of Silicon Valley. California remains the number one place for venture capital...
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