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Convoy leans on its technology as Seattle digital freight startup navigates...
(GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Convoy saw record activity last month on its digital freight network as the COVID-19 outbreak spread and shipper demand soared across industries including beverage,...
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Seattle investment company Lighter Capital trims staff to preserve runway
Lighter Capital laid off 22% of its workforce primarily in sales and marketing, GeekWire has learned, as it looks to curb expenses amid the global pandemic. The cuts are part of efforts to “drive...
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Seattle startup Center raising cash for expense management software
(Center Image) Center, a Seattle startup building expense management technology aimed at mid-market companies, is raising cash. A new SEC filing posted Friday reveals a $5 million investment. The...
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Caution ahead: Startup report predicts venture capital drought, layoffs as...
A new report from the National Venture Capital Association indicates that startups will have a tougher time finding fresh capital in the coming quarters. (GeekWire photo / John Cook) Fasten your...
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Seattle-area sales enablement startup Qorus raises $5M
Qorus CEO Ray (Qorus Photo) Even with a potential venture capital drought ahead, some startups are still raising money. Seattle-area startup Qorus announced a $5 million investment Tuesday to fuel...
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Imperative raises $3M for virtual peer-coaching platform to help executives...
Imperative’s peer coaching platform. (Imperative Image) Businesses across the economy are struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus crisis, but a handful of technology companies stand to gain...
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Israeli president coming to people’s homes via unique hologram video tech...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as viewed through smartphone video technology that will make him appear as an augmented projection. (Omnivor Photo) Politicians used to shaking hands and hoisting...
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Oregon psychedelic startup tests nasal spray for PTSD, depression as...
Mike Arnold, the founder of Silo Wellness, weighs psychedelic mushrooms during a trip to Jamaica where they are grown legally. (Photo courtesy Mike Arnold) If you want to know just how quickly public...
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Smoothie operator: UW student’s startup rescues food waste and blends it with...
The 2050 Company founder Austin Hirsh of the University of Washington holds a container of smoothie powder and the finished product. (The 2050 Company Photo) As one of the top 30 teams competing in...
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Health tech startup Medcurity adds $200K in funding with plans to hire and...
Medcurity co-founders Amanda Hepper and Joe Gallatly. (Medcurity Photo) Medcurity, the Spokane, Wash.-based startup that makes it easier for healthcare organizations to comply with federal privacy and...
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Outreach CEO Manny Medina on leading the Seattle unicorn startup through the...
Outreach CEO Manny Medina speaks at the GeekWire Summit 2019. (GeekWire Photo/Dan DeLong) “I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by...
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Seattle startup raises cash to help musicians, photographers share...
S!NG co-founders Geoff Osler and Jim Harmon. (S!NG Photos) Copyright issues can make creative work complicated, especially when collaborating between two or more entities. Now a Seattle startup wants...
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Moonbeam’s technology helps companies find innovative partners and connect...
The Moonbeam team: Ian Byrnes, Nirav Desai, Trond Nilsen and Rajen Savjani. Not “pictured”: Michael Farber. (Moonbeam Illustration) When a company needs to incorporate a new technology into its...
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Madrona invests in vendor management startup VNDLY; Steve Singh joins board
Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group led an $8.5 million investment round in VNDLY, a Cincinatti, Ohio-based vendor management startup. Founded in 2017, VNDLY helps companies manage and pay their...
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Seattle’s Mystery expands to Austin as ‘Night In’ boxes help startup weather...
(Mysery Image) Mystery, the startup built around putting together a surprise night on the town for couples — or a surprise Night In during the health crisis — is expanding to Austin, Texas, its first...
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Cryptocurrency startup Stably raises more cash, eyes growth amid pandemic
Stably’s Saigon office team with founders David Zhang (seated) and Kory Hoang (in the Stably shirt). (Stably Photo) Seattle startup Stably has raised another $1 million to fuel growth of its...
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‘Our product was built for times like these’: Seattle startup Knock raises $12M
Knock co-founders Tom Petry and Demetri Themelis. (Knock Photo) As many tech startups cut staff and figure out how to survive during the COVID-19 crisis, Knock is doing just the opposite. The Seattle...
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Cryptocurrency ATM startup Coinme raises $5.5M as sales increase amid pandemic
(Coinme Photo) Seattle startup Coinme today announced a $5.5 million investment as it sees increasing interest in its cryptocurrency ATM network from both customers and investors. Neil Bergquist....
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Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a...
Hartley Riedner, new head of operations at Seattle-area startup Docugami, with CEO Jean Paoli on a video call this week. Riedner interviewed for the role and has been working at the company without...
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Longtime Seattle entrepreneur Ben Elowitz is back in the game with stealthy...
Ben Elowitz. BlueNile and Wetpaint co-founder Ben Elowitz is scratching his entrepreneurial itch again, this time with a new company called Zeitworks. The Seattle-based startup is staying quiet for...
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