More operators. More sizzle. More founders investing in each other. And making the city a better place to live. Those are some of the ingredients that could boost Seattle’s startup… Read More
Manifold Freight, a new Seattle-based trucking software startup aiming to help aggregate spot freight opportunities for carriers, raised a $1.9 million seed round. Previously: Former Convoy engineers take another swing… Read More
An entrepreneur and investor with roots in the defunct Techstars Seattle program plans to launch a new invite-only organization and shared workspace that supports tech founders by surrounding them with… Read More
It has been a rough couple of years for startup founders, emerging from the pandemic only to find themselves in the grips of one of the toughest markets for venture… Read More
When Techstars suddenly pulled up stakes from Seattle earlier this year, Ron Wiener saw an opportunity to help fill a void. Wiener is the leader of Venture Mechanics, a unique… Read More
A computer programmer and laboratory scientist are teaming up to help boost the number of Black founders and investors in tech startups. Evan Poncelet and Jesse Posey are the co-founders… Read More
SNØCAP, a new climate-focused venture capital fund, is launching with $5 million to invest in startups. The team has a somewhat unusual target for its investments, aiming for startups making… Read More
Portland Seed Fund managers announced the launch of the Intrepid Oregon Fund, which has $4 million to invest in early-stage startups working on climate tech as well as healthcare, medical… Read More
Startup fundraising activity didn’t budge much in the first quarter of 2024 across the U.S. as the venture capital slowdown continued into the new year. Quarterly deal value hit the… Read More
As the managing director of the AI2 Incubator, where she plays an active role in investing in the next wave of AI-first companies, Yifan Zhang shares a nuanced view on… Read More
A new venture firm based in the Seattle region wants to support early stage tech startup founders that may be overlooked by other investors. Isaac Kato, a longtime entrepreneur and… Read More
Andrew Peterson’s interest in technology started in Seattle as a young computer lab associate at his elementary school, just as the internet was proliferating. Several decades later — after a… Read More
The tech giants known as The Magnificent Seven — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla — all share something in common, beyond driving a disproportionate amount of value into… Read More
There’s a new Seattle-based investment firm looking to support software startups across the Pacific Northwest that are just getting off the ground. Breakwater Ventures is coming out of stealth after… Read More
A space-centric startup called Quindar says it has successfully closed an oversubscribed $6 million funding round that will give a boost to its cloud-hosted, AI-supported software platform for satellite management.… Read More
There’s a lot to consider for tech investors assessing potential startup investments in 2024. Many firms need to deploy capital, but last year was sluggish with shrinking valuations and a… Read More
The climate clock is ticking for Ben Eidelson. The Seattle tech vet who sold startups to Google and Stripe is behind a new climate venture capital fund focused on software-driven… Read More
Be curious. Communicate openly and honestly. Maintain capital efficiency with a focus on growth. Those are some of the top tips for founders heading into 2024, according to Seattle-area tech… Read More
The pace of AI-related innovation accelerated, to say the least, in 2023. Expect the same this year — or even more. That’s the word from a group of Seattle-area tech… Read More
Tech startup investments continued to retreat in 2023 as venture capitalists tightened their belts and companies trimmed costs amid uncertainty about the broader economy. Total funding to Pacific Northwest startups… Read More
Seattle-based investment firm Tola Capital raised $230 million for its third fund that will provide capital for 25-to-30 early stage startups focusing on AI and enterprise software. Founded in 2010… Read More
Two former investors for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and the Gates family investment office have launched a $135 million investment fund focused on startups using “deep technology”… Read More
AdaptX, a Seattle tech company that uses AI to help healthcare providers analyze medical data to improve patient care, raised an additional $10 million to support its growth and further… Read More
What the heck happened at Convoy? We explore that question on a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, examining the market forces, debt, and other dynamics that put the digital… Read More
Fuse is pouring more fuel on its fire. The Seattle-area venture capital firm raised $250 million for its second fund, a major swath of cash that will support early stage… Read More
Breakers is breaking into the venture capital scene. The new Seattle-based fund led by former Anthos Capital investor Annie Luchsinger recently emerged as it looks to back early-stage tech startups… Read More
[Editor’s Note: On this week’s GeekWire Podcast, we’re featuring an episode of Shift AI, a podcast hosted by Boaz Ashkenazy, CEO of AI solutions provider Simply Augmented, with guest Matt… Read More
A startup founded by gaming and tech industry veterans in cities including Seattle and Los Angeles has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to build what they’re calling a “virtual… Read More
When Rebekah Bastian set out to raise funding for her startup in April, she had less than two months of cash runway left on her balance sheet. The CEO and… Read More
Seattle pre-seed venture capital firm Essence VC says it has raised $27 million for its third fund to back early-stage startups building software development tools, data infrastructure and artificial intelligence.… Read More
