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At home on the road: Stay Alfred loaded a party bus to bring its Spokane...
The Stay Alfred team didn’t win in the Next Tech Titan category at the GeekWire Awards, but they were happy to take the stage afterward at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin...
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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Mother’s Day tech events; celebrating Seattle’s...
– The dilemma of raising kids as a working mother arose when women entered the workforce en masse in the mid-1900s. A study from Edison Research published in 2018 shows most moms still shoulder the...
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Real estate startup Loftium pivots to rentals, stops offering down payments...
Loftium co-founders Yifan Zhang and Adam Stelle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Loftium, the Seattle real estate startup that helped people buy homes in exchange for renting out an extra room...
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‘Airbnb for warehousing’ startup Flexe raises $43M to help online retailers...
The Flexe team in Seattle. (Flexe Photo) As more consumers shop online, retailers need capacity to ship products across the country — particularly as they battle e-commerce kingpin Amazon. Flexe, a...
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Seattle travel planning startup Utrip will shut down after critical deal...
Utrip CEO Gilad Berenstein accepts the award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2015 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo) Utrip’s journey is over. The Seattle-based trip-planning startup is...
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Fast-growing sales tech startup Highspot leases big Seattle waterfront office...
The World Trade Center East building. (Highspot Photo) Highspot will soon have a new spot to call home. The startup that builds artificial intelligence-powered sales software has leased two floors...
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Led by F5 founder, Seattle cybersecurity startup Tempered Networks raises $17M
Jeff Hussey. (Tempered Networks) Seattle-based Tempered Networks has raised an additional $17 million to invest in engineering, sales resources, and partnerships. The company confirmed the new funding...
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The top 3 pitches from Techstars Seattle 2019 Demo Day
The tenth Techstars Seattle cohort gathers after Demo Day on Tuesday at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry. (GeekWire Photos / Taylor Soper) From Seattle to Miami, from blockchain to augmented...
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Seattle’s Joe Coffee is uniting indie coffee shops through tech to compete...
Joe Coffee’s co-founders, from left to right Nick Martin, Brenden Martin and Lenny Urbanowski: (Joe Coffee Photo) In Starbucks’ own backyard, a family-built startup has taken hold and assembled one of...
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Women’s sexual health startup Joylux raises more cash, lands in Gwyneth...
(Joylux Photo) Joylux, a Seattle startup that aims to improve women’s sexual health with a wellness device, has raised an additional $7 million. Joylux plans to use the money to bolster its sales team...
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Seattle startup TomboyX raises $18M to further develop its underwear brand...
(TomboyX) TomboyX, the Seattle-based startup bringing gender-neutral underwear to the masses, is apparently a good fit for investors, too, as the company just closed an $18 million Series B funding...
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When LinkedIn isn’t enough: Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $6M for recruiting...
The SeekOut team. (SeekOut Photos) LinkedIn can be a valuable resource for hiring managers sourcing potential candidates. But oftentimes it isn’t enough — and that’s where SeekOut is stepping in. The...
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Seattle Children’s spin-out MDMetrix raises $3M to unlock data from medical...
(MDMetrix Photo) Imagine knowing that all the data you need to do your job better was locked in a system that you couldn’t access. That’s the frustrating reality for many healthcare workers who aren’t...
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Tiger Global backs another Seattle startup, leads $28M round for technical...
A Karat interviewer on a video conference with a candidate during a technical interview. (Karat Photo) As partners from top tech investment firm Tiger Global Management attended recent board meetings,...
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Madrona Venture Labs raises $11M fund to launch a new group of AI-focused...
The Madrona Venture Labs team. (MVL Photo) Madrona Venture Labs (MVL), a Seattle-based “startup studio” formed by investment firm Madrona Venture Group, just landed $11.3 million for its third fund as...
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After raising big round, Outreach CEO talks post-unicorn life, IPO plans,...
Outreach CEO Manny Medina and his dog Fitzgerald. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) The pressure is on at Outreach. The Seattle startup took a break on Wednesday, hosting an open house party to christen its...
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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Picturing black holes; Cloud City Tech Meetup; and...
–One of the biggest scientific feats was accomplished this year when a team of astronomers captured an image of a black hole. The achievement reignited our wonder and enthusiasm toward learning about...
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Krowdsourced aims to be the Amazon and more for commercial space design
Nicole Schmidt, left, CEO and founder of Krowdsourced, with customer Brittney Herrera of HBx Studio. (Krowdsourced Photo) Nicole Schmidt describes herself as an “accidental entrepreneur.” Her real...
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Remitly acquires small Seattle startup that helps immigrants access financial...
Remitly’s New Initiatives team. (Remitly Photo) Seattle-based mobile remittance company Remitly has acquired Symphoni, a small Seattle startup building software that helps immigrant and underserved...
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WTIA’s Founder Cohort Program launches new class of 24 startups with inside...
Early-stage investors offered advice to startups on the first day of the WTIA Founder Cohort Program. From left: James Newell, Voyager Capital; Elisa La Cava, Madrona Venture Group; Jennifer Savage,...
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