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LumiThera raises cash for medical device that uses light to fight vision loss
LumiThera is developing a medical device for people with age-related macular degeneration. Above, a retina with patterns associated with the disease. (National Institute of Health Photo) Medical...
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Tech Moves: RealSelf marketing exec departs; Haiku Deck founder joins...
Jani Strand. — Jani Strand is out at RealSelf, just nine months after joining the cosmetic review site as chief brand and communications officer. “RealSelf has a ton of potential and I loved my short...
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Going from a big company to a startup? Here are three things you need to...
(Bigstock Photo) People going from a big company to a startup, as a founder or an employee, severely underestimate the differences in how the work gets done. This is such a hard thing to explain that...
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Modular smart-home startup Blokable raises $23M, plans new California...
(Blokable Photo) Blokable, the Seattle-based startup aiming to transform how housing is developed, raised $23 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities as it gears up to kickstart new projects....
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Making OKRs OK: Ally raises $8M for software to help companies meet...
Ally founder and CEO Vetri Vellore. A Seattle startup has raised $8 million to fuel its quest to help companies stay on track and hit their goals in an era of rapid change for businesses, markets and...
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PTO Exchange raises $3M to grow platform that helps employees cash out unused...
The PTO Exchange team. Sitting, from left to right: Rob Whalen, co-founder and CEO, and Tom Gemmell, vice president of operations. Standing, from left to right: Rob Schwend, vice president of products...
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Seattle startup Human looks to stand out with distinctive $399 over-the-ear...
(Human Photo) After nearly five years of development, Seattle technology startup Human is releasing its long-awaited $399 wireless headphones, promising premium audio quality, 32-point touch control,...
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Vulcan Capital opens first international office in Singapore to invest $100M...
(Bigstock Photo) Vulcan Capital, the invest arm of the late Paul Allen, opened its first international office in Singapore to invest in startups in Southeast Asia. Bloomberg reported that Vulcan plans...
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Highlights from today’s top stories. Subscribe here to receive this rundown daily. Would you wear these headphones? Would you buy them for $399? Those are the big questions as Seattle startup Human...
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The hidden legacy of aQuantive: How Microsoft’s $6B loss became a win for the...
Former aQuantive employees went on to make their mark on Seattle’s startup community after the ad giant’s demise. From top left: Rover CEO Aaron Easterly; Unlock Venture Capital partner Andy Liu;...
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Female Founders Alliance and Pioneer Square Labs launch challenge to help...
(GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Leslie Feinzaig knows how hard it is to let go of a failed startup idea. In 2016 she launched Venture Kits, a tech company that helped introduce entrepreneurship to...
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What makes a unicorn? Hear from 3 CEOs of $1B startups at the GeekWire Summit
From left to right: Outreach CEO Manny Medina; Auth0 CEO Eugenio Pace; and Convoy CEO Dan Lewis. Launching a startup is no easy feat. Growing a small team of early employees and increasing revenue is...
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How this ex-Microsoft director launched a spa and salon software startup that...
Zenoti’s spa-management software was designed around mobile devices. (Zenoti Photo) Sudheer Koneru thought he was pretty much done working. After stints at Microsoft and SumTotal Systems, Koneru...
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Tech ideas are brewing at these 5 coffee-crazed Seattle startups — and right...
Coffee culture in Seattle has been a guiding light for decades. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Independent coffee shops have always sought to carve out their spot in Seattle and elsewhere against...
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Riding a telemedicine wave, docs trade white coats for the tech life, testing...
Michael Grabinski works as a physician at telemedicine startup 98point6. (GeekWire Photo) Dr. Michael Grabinski walks into the room, but he can’t talk yet. “I just picked up a patient,” he said....
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Canadian biotech company Chinook Therapeutics raises $65M for rare kidney...
Chinook Therapeutics CEO Eric Dobmeier. (Chinook Photo) Chinook Therapeutics, a Vancouver, B.C.-based biotech company creating targeted therapies for kidney diseases, raised $65 million in a Series A...
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Mobile marketing startup Airship acquires Apptimize to bolster customer...
(Airship Photo) Mobile marketing startup Airship scooped up Apptimize, a San Francisco-based user experience testing company, in its second acquisition so far this year. The deal helps Airship toward...
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Female Founders Alliance unveils second accelerator class and partnership...
The CEOs leading this year’s Ready Set Raise companies. (FFA Photo) Female Founders Alliance is back with its second accelerator cohort as the Seattle-based organization looks to help another round of...
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Madrona leads $10M round for Tesorio, a fintech startup that automates cash...
Tesorio co-founders Fabio Fleitas, CTO, and Carlos Vega, CEO. (Tesorio Photo) Hope Cochran knows about managing cash flow. As the former chief financial officer at Candy Crush maker King Digital and...
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Convoy hires VPs of marketing and revenue, doubles workforce to 750 in bid to...
Convoy named Ryan Gavin, left, as its new vice president of global marketing and communications, and Melissa McCann-Tilton, right, as vice president of revenue. (Photos courtesy Convoy) Convoy is...
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