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Tech Moves: Superhuman hires CTO; Getty Images founder departs board; Xbox vet joins Unity

by Taylor Soper on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 at 1:57 pm

Chris Bee, a tech exec who previously worked at Lessen, Zillow, and Uber, joined AI email startup Superhuman as chief technology officer. Bee was most recently CTO at Lessen, a… Read More

Climate tech funding dip poses threat for capital-intensive startups — but it’s not time to panic

by Gillian Dohrn on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 at 7:42 am

In a webinar Tuesday on the future of climate tech, Alan Neuhauser of Axios kicked off the questions by asking what it means to succeed in a burgeoning market where… Read More

E-commerce vets raise $50M seed round for new startup that aims to reimagine online shopping

by Taylor Soper on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 at 6:28 am

A new startup founded by longtime e-commerce leaders is using artificial intelligence in a bid to shake up the way people find and buy clothing online. Daydream announced a massive… Read More

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Shift AI Podcast: How AI is shaking up the worlds of media, marketing, and startups

by Boaz Ashkenazy on June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 at 10:05 am

How is artificial intelligence making marketers more productive? How are journalists approaching the ethical dilemmas inherent to AI content creation? And how can scrappy startups hope to compete with well-funded… Read More

Aurion Biotech gets FDA approval to speed development of vision restoring treatment

by Lisa Stiffler on June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 at 1:45 pm

Seattle’s Aurion Biotech announced Wednesday that it received special designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that should speed up the development of its treatment for a common disease… Read More

Butterflies takes flight with $4.8M, launches social media platform combining AI and human content

by Kurt Schlosser on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 at 3:15 pm

Butterflies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based social media platform that combines human and AI-generated content, launched Tuesday after raising $4.8 million in seed funding. After five months in beta, Butterflies is billed… Read More

AI without prompting: This startup just joined Techstars to make generative AI easier to use

by Taylor Soper on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 at 9:18 am

Rene Bystron spent hundreds of hours at his last startup building an app that helps teach people how to use generative AI tools. And it was through that experience that… Read More

Google vet leads new startup studio in Seattle spinning out B2B software companies

by Taylor Soper on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 at 10:50 am

Another startup studio with roots in Seattle is incubating ideas and spinning out fledgling tech companies. Mudita Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Detroit, launched its Mudita Studios… Read More

Don’t say AI: Why some investors say startups should avoid overusing the trendy term

by Taylor Soper on June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 at 8:36 am

AI startups accounted for 40% of total venture funding in May. So it may seem strategic for startups to include AI as part of their pitches to investors. But founders… Read More

Seattle indie game studio Galvanic Games is shutting down

by Thomas Wilde on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 at 12:37 pm

Galvanic Games, the independent Seattle-based developer behind video games such as Some Distant Memory, Rapture Rejects, and last fall’s Wizard With a Gun, is closing its doors. Studio head and… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Amazon Prime Air leader lands at Torc Robotics; Microsoft vet joins Meta

by Taylor Soper on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 at 12:03 pm

Eric Berlinberg, who spent the past decade at Amazon and was a key leader on the company’s Prime Air team, is moving on from the Seattle tech giant for a… Read More

Seattle entrepreneurs are building autonomous robots to deliver hassle-free EV charging

by Lisa Stiffler on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 at 10:32 am

The founders at Autev envision a future where EV drivers simply park their vehicles in a garage, open an app and enter a parking space number. When they return, their… Read More

Corporate spending software giant Brex plans to open office in downtown Seattle

by Taylor Soper on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 at 8:35 am

Brex is opening an office in downtown Seattle. The Salt Lake City-based fintech giant operates as a “remote-first” company and a spokesperson said the Seattle office will be used “in… Read More

Former Facebook, FanDuel execs lead Seattle startup aiming to build Gartner for cybersecurity

by Taylor Soper on June 13, 2024June 12, 2024 at 10:43 pm

Companies of all shapes and sizes need to secure their infrastructure. But it’s not always clear what type of cybersecurity software can meet their needs. And it’s difficult to navigate… Read More

What’s missing from Seattle’s startup ecosystem?

by Taylor Soper on June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 at 2:16 pm

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

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Google; Remitly hires compliance chief; and more

by Taylor Soper on June 11, 2024June 12, 2024 at 8:43 am

— Digital remittance company Remitly hired Spyro Karetsos as its new chief compliance officer. Karetsos previously held the same role at Google, where he was most recently chief legal officer. He… Read More

Flyhomes buys tech from real estate startup backed by Sam Altman to fuel AI home search tool

by Taylor Soper on June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 at 7:31 am

Seattle startup Flyhomes is beefing up its real estate search capabilities with the acquisition of technology from ZeroDown, a San Francisco startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that develops… Read More

Cyrus Biotech spins out company to expand reach of versatile drug development software

by Lisa Stiffler on June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 at 12:15 am

Seattle startup Cyrus Biotechnology is spinning out a business that will expand access to the company’s software technology, with the potential of supporting innovation in drug development, agriculture, synthetic biology… Read More

City and state leaders in talks to create Seattle-based AI-focused incubator for startups

by Taylor Soper on June 10, 2024June 11, 2024 at 11:28 am

Entrepreneurs building AI-fueled startups may soon have a new resource in Seattle, thanks to an effort from city and state leaders. Earlier this year, Washington state lawmakers approved $800,000 in… Read More

Seattle cooking startup raising more cash to help fuel ‘culinary medicine’ vision

by Kurt Schlosser on June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 at 1:39 pm

Seattle chef Joel Gamoran is raising more money to fuel his passions in the kitchen, including his dream of creating a product around “culinary medicine” to help people stay healthy… Read More

‘We know something big is happening’: Tech vets encourage experimentation, education with AI

by Taylor Soper on June 10, 2024June 11, 2024 at 10:51 am

If you’re not spending time each day trying out new AI tools and understanding how the burgeoning technology may impact your work or life — you’re going to fall behind.… Read More

Seattle tumbles to No. 20 in global ranking of startup ecosystems

by Kurt Schlosser on June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 at 11:55 am

Seattle fell 10 spots to No. 20 in Startup Genome’s annual “Global Startup Ecosystem Report,” a ranking of the leading startup regions in the world. But the city is still… Read More

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

Seattle startup Sanctum is developing private pods where solo travelers can work, rest, or relax

by Todd Bishop on June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 at 7:38 am

Stuck in an airport due to a layover or flight delay, people seeking a place to work or rest grapple with limited and elusive options — a seat at the… Read More

Tech Moves: Lexion leaders start new roles at Docusign; Spectrum Effect hires president

by Taylor Soper on June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 at 1:58 pm

Docusign officially completed its acquisition of Seattle startup Lexion last week, and several former leaders at Lexion have new roles and titles. Lexion CEO and co-founder Gaurav Oberoi is now… Read More

AI startup lands $10M seed round from Madrona, Point72 Ventures to automate complex workflows

by Taylor Soper on June 6, 2024June 7, 2024 at 2:09 pm

A new startup out of Seattle called Tektonic AI has raised $10 million to fuel development of its software that automates business operations with the help of artificial intelligence technology.… Read More

Check your email: Startup wants to disrupt workplace communication with video messages

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 at 8:22 am

Victor Cho wants to reimagine the way people communicate at work. Cho, the former CEO of Evite, is leading a stealthy new Seattle startup that wants to do away with… Read More

NVIDIA and top VC firms invest in Vilya, a biotech spinout from Seattle’s Institute for Protein Design

by Taylor Soper on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 at 11:15 pm

Vilya, a biotech startup built off technology developed at the Seattle-based Institute for Protein Design, announced an expanded $71 million Series A investment round. The 2-year-old company, which has operations… Read More

News Brief

Seattle-based B2B marketing startup Inflection is raising more cash

by Taylor Soper on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 at 9:32 am

Inflection, a Seattle startup aiming to help automate marketing tasks for B2B companies, is raising more capital, according to a new SEC filing.

These startups are tackling deepfake and digital likeness issues spurred by generative AI

by Taylor Soper on June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 at 3:02 pm

Several new startups in Seattle are taking on one of the most pressing issues in tech: the growing problem of deepfakes and likeness issues driven by the rapid adoption of… Read More

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