My idea of weekend fun is browsing the racks at Seattle-area thrift stores in search of once-prized tech swag that has become castoff apparel, as a barometer of the status… Read More
Entrepreneur and investor Chris DeVore had an inside view of Techstars Seattle as one of the original leaders of the local startup accelerator in 2010, before serving as its managing… Read More
The startups in the latest Techstars Seattle batch span a range of industries — and AI is having a significant impact on all of them. We spoke to nearly 50… Read More
Startup accelerator program Techstars Seattle on Monday unveiled 24 companies for its 15th cohort, doubling the class size from last year’s dozen graduates. This year’s cohort is made up of… Read More
Humans have become increasingly vulnerable to technology that grabs our attention, by design, often pulling us away from more meaningful and fulfilling moments in our lives. Can technology itself be… Read More
It’s a unique time to graduate from a startup accelerator. The 12 teams that just completed a three-month stint with Techstars Seattle will navigate a slowing tech market and more… Read More
Venture capitalists are canceling meetings. Costs are soaring due to inflation. And many experts are predicting a looming recession. But for these early-stage startup founders, there are reasons to be… Read More
The news: Retrocausal raised $3.4 million to advance its AI-powered platform to help manufacturers train employees and avoid mistakes. The company participated in the Techstars Seattle accelerator class in 2020.… Read More
— Former Impact Hub Seattle Managing Director Sarah Studer is joining Techstars Seattle as the director of platform. Studer was most recently assistant director at the University of Washington’s Buerk… Read More
After trying for four years to have their own baby — including spending $70,000 on fertility treatments and suffering three miscarriages — Erin Quick and her husband turned to adoption.… Read More
Matt Salsamendi was barely old enough to drive when he and James Boehm founded a game-streaming startup called Beam Interactive, based on technology that they had developed in their spare… Read More
Logixboard wants to help companies better manage and control their freight operations, and it just raised $4.2 million to do it. The startup, a member of the 2019 Techstars Seattle… Read More
When big companies like Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft invest in startups, is it all about the startup? Or is it all about what the startup can do for the big… Read More
Game-streaming technology startup Rainway has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to build out its team and expand its service for playing high-end video games on any device. Startup Spotlight:… Read More
Brothers Joshua and Caleb Del Begio want to help businesses keep their customers happy, and believe the information is out there to do it. In 2016 they started LaunchBoard, a Vancouver,… Read More
Tyler Phillipi credits a near miss with disaster for inspiring Halo Automotive, a Portland-based startup that helps dealerships maintain relationships with their customers. In 2007, Phillipi was driving his pickup… Read More
Some entrepreneurs would look at the anti-immigrant sentiment currently coming from American leaders and run the other way. The co-founders of Seattle-based Legalpad decided instead to jump right in, recently… Read More
Just as schools need substitute teachers, hospitals and medical facilities sometimes need to call in an extra doctor. But it turns out that it’s not always easy for MDs to… Read More
Many farmworking jobs are seasonal, short-lived and tricky to find. Seattle-based startup Ganaz hopes to solve those challenges by connecting workers to employers through a platform that also tackles potential language… Read More
In late November, Saba Mohebpour arrived in Los Angeles from his home in Canada on a temporary visa. He was there as the CEO and co-founder of Spocket, a wholesale e-commerce… Read More
Techstars Seattle has unveiled the ninth class of startups to go through its three-month accelerator program, a group the organization calls its most diverse cohort yet. The 10 startups, announced… Read More
They are doing something right over at Techstars Seattle. The 3-month accelerator, part of the Techstars network, graduated its most recent class in May. I came away from Demo Day impressed… Read More
While noodling on startup ideas last year, Brad Heller and Alex Bilmes made a serendipitous discovery. They realized they were independently developing front and back-end technology for the same product. They… Read More
Founders’ Co-op, a Seattle-based early-stage venture fund, has invested in Giftbit, a company that specializes in digital gift card campaigns for enterprise clients. Based in Victoria, BC, and co-founded by Leif Baradoy and… Read More
