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Wellness

Husband-and-wife tech vets, with startup and Microsoft experience, venture into skincare

by Kurt Schlosser on June 10, 2024June 7, 2024 at 8:15 pm

Garrett Vargas couldn’t shake the entrepreneurial itch. Vargas previously co-founded and was CTO at LegUp, a Seattle-based child care enrollment startup that sold in 2022. He then and moved over… Read More

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Testing Sanctuary, ‘the most personal, immersive wellness studio experience in the universe’

by Taylor Soper on November 23, 2019November 26, 2019 at 11:12 am

For 80 minutes on Thursday, in the midst of another busy day at work, I was transported to a different world. The ambient music and house-blended tea put me in… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech to Protect Challenge; cybersecurity panel; Beyond Bollywood

by Nicole Tanner on October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 at 2:42 pm

— The newest consumer electronic devices feature the latest technologies, but unfortunately the same can’t always be said about the tech emergency services use on a daily basis. The Tech… Read More

Women’s sexual health startup Joylux raises more cash, lands in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop store

by James Thorne on May 10, 2019May 20, 2019 at 10:02 pm

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… Read More

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff invests in $25M round for Naveen Jain’s microbiome startup Viome

by James Thorne on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 at 12:13 pm

Viome, a wellness startup from entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has raised $25 million in funding from a crop of investors that includes Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Jain said the new cash,… Read More

Is wellness ‘dead’? This Seattle-area company just raised $22M to revive it

by James Thorne on January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 at 7:28 am

Seattle-area health technology company Aduro has landed a $22 million investment to help company employees “be great at anything.” The funding, announced Wednesday, is Aduro’s first outside investment. It came from… Read More

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Experts predict how big data (and family ties) will shape the future of health

by Alan Boyle on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 at 2:30 pm

It’s no secret that a rising flood of data, from the results of sophisticated genetic tests to the vital signs recorded by your smartphone, is transforming the way we approach… Read More

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Khosla Ventures leads $15M round in Naveen Jain’s Viome wellness startup, gets board seat

by Alan Boyle on August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 at 8:08 am

Khosla Ventures, the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm whose interests range from biofuels to spaceflight, was revealed today as the lead investor in Viome, the wellness monitoring startup co-founded… Read More

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Naveen Jain’s biotech startup Viome raises millions for personal wellness monitoring

by Alan Boyle on July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 at 6:20 pm

Viome, the wellness monitoring service founded by Seattle-area tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has raised $15 million this month in an investment round, according to documents filed today with the Securities… Read More

GeekWire recommends 6 wellness apps on New Day NW

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 4, 2017July 6, 2017 at 11:44 am

There are so many health and fitness apps available today that it can be hard to make sense of the noise and determine which ones might actually make a difference.… Read More

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Entrepreneur Naveen Jain offers a gut check with Viome wellness tracking service

by Alan Boyle on April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 at 6:22 pm

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Seattle-area entrepreneur Naveen Jain is ramping up Viome, a wellness monitoring service that’s the first venture brought to life by his BlueDot innovation factory. Viome blends readings from your blood,… Read More

Seattle wellness tracking startup EveryMove acquired by personal health scanning company higi

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 at 10:32 am

EveryMove, a Seattle startup that helps employers incentivize employee wellness, has been acquired by health-tracking company higi. Chicago-based higi announced the acquisition as part of a series B investment round led… Read More

With ‘Pulse’ lube warming and dispensing device, Seattle startup aims to shake up bedroom technology

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 at 12:15 pm

Most entrepreneurs don’t look to the bedroom as a place ripe for disruption. But Toaster Labs, a new startup out of Seattle, thinks there’s one underserved need that represents a… Read More

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Digital health insurance platform League raises $25M, eyes growth in Seattle and beyond

by Kurt Schlosser on June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 at 3:35 pm

League, the Toronto-based digital health insurance platform with a presence in Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has raised $25 million in a Series A financing round. League bills itself as the digital… Read More

Limeade utilizes acquisition to launch wellness app that helps companies promote healthy habits

by Taylor Soper on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 at 7:41 am

The fruits of Limeade’s first and only acquisition are starting to show. The Bellevue startup today launched a new mobile video and quiz app that helps companies promote wellness for their… Read More

On-demand massage startup Zeel launches in Seattle region

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 4, 2016April 4, 2016 at 9:28 am

“Seattle is a hotbed of innovation and tech, and Seattleites are health, tech and wellness-conscious.” Zeel CEO Samer Hamadeh thinks those factors make Seattle the perfect place to expand his… Read More

Former Olympic track star: 10 tips for healthy employees and strong startups

by Madeline Vuong on February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 at 11:19 am

Ja’Warren Hooker, a former Olympian and UW track star, sees a problem in big tech companies — employees aren’t healthy. Employees aren’t exercising enough. They aren’t sleeping enough. They aren’t drinking enough water. They aren’t eating enough, or if they are, it… Read More

KrowdFit raises $2.4M to reward people with cash for tracking their exercise and eating habits

by Taylor Soper on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 at 3:22 pm

Exercise regularly, eat better, and win cash — it’s a formula that’s working for one Bend, Oregon-based startup. KrowdFit has reeled in an additional $2.45 million in financing to help grow its wellness… Read More

Self-improvement platform Mazlo raises $10M to help people ‘reach their potential’

by Taylor Soper on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 at 12:21 am

Would you like to eat healthier? Be smarter about how you save money? Feel more confident about public speaking? Mazlo is a company that wants to help. The Seattle-based startup… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Provata Health helps employees get healthy with results-based wellness program

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 at 3:16 pm

Dozens of employee wellness startups have emerged in the past decade as companies become more enlightened about the value of preventative care. Portland-based Provata Health is among that group of new companies,… Read More

Dr. Lee Hood’s scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $36M to improve health through genetics

by Taylor Soper on July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 at 10:31 pm

A new startup in Seattle wants to be the Google or Microsoft of a new industry called scientific wellness, and now it has some serious cash to do so. Co-founded by… Read More

Ex-NFL running back launches app that uses sports teams, stars to encourage healthy lifestyles

by Taylor Soper on June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 at 9:31 am

A former NFL running back is trying to create the Facebook for health and wellness. Robert Smith, a two-time Pro Bowler who played eight seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, is… Read More

App of the Week: Pillow promotes sleep accountability

by Blair Hanley Frank on March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 at 2:42 pm

Most of us need to get more sleep, but it’s easy to lure yourself into a false sense of how many hours you get in a given night. Lying down… Read More

Startup Spotlight: URGravity helps doctors, patients understand health device data to improve your well-being

by Taylor Soper on November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 at 4:54 pm

After working in front of his computer all day long for decades in the tech industry, Ron Miller’s health wasn’t exactly great. “My doctor and I had a tough discussion… Read More

Brooks Running starts online community with help from MapMyFitness

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2013July 18, 2013 at 11:03 am

There are all kinds of ways companies today try to encourage people to exercise, be it through gift certificate incentives or charitable donations. But now Seattle-based Brooks Running Company is… Read More

This startup wants to help you save on medical bills by taking control of your health

by Taylor Soper on June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 at 3:34 pm

There is already a bevy of health and wellness startups out there in a very crowded space. But a new Seattle startup backed by some big names is trying to break… Read More

Corporate wellness company Keas snags $8M from Ignition and Atlas Venture

by Blair Hanley Frank on June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 at 9:02 am

Keas, a corporate wellness program based out of San Francisco, has just received $8 million in funding from Ignition Partners and Atlas Venture. The company’s product is a gamified fitness… Read More

Former Olympic skier starts company that teaches young female athletes mental fitness

by Taylor Soper on June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 at 8:07 pm

For the ten years Libby Ludlow spent racing down mountains as a U.S. Olympic skier, she never met with venture capitalists, surely did not spend time in an accelerator and… Read More

Fast food study: Millennials are making the least-healthy menu choices

by Taylor Soper on June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 at 5:02 am

Last month, data from Placed told us how much America loves its fast food. Now we know a little more about what menu choices people are making at the counter.… Read More

The Most Valuable Pitches (MVPs) from Nike Accelerator Demo Day

by Taylor Soper on June 10, 2013June 11, 2013 at 12:23 pm

Well, that was inspiring — both to the brain and the body. The Nike Accelerator Demo Day wrapped up Monday afternoon on the pristine Nike campus just outside of Portland.… Read More

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