Forrester IT

APRIL 26, 2024

RPA companies have embraced generative AI (genAI) technology to keep pace with competition from OpenAI, Google, countless startups and incumbent portfolio vendors. They have demonstrated how it can build bots and create document extraction models, arrange complex business travel, and provide guidance in health care.

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GeekWire

MARCH 6, 2023

(98point6 Image) Healthcare company 98point6 is selling a portion of its business to San Francisco-based startup Transcarent for $100 million in cash and equity. The deal will include the virtual care platform and primary care business of Seattle-based 98point6, which provides care in all 50 states. 98point6 CEO Jay Burrell.

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GeekWire

MAY 17, 2021

Twilio , a communications software company with Seattle roots, is acquiring Seattle-based business-texting startup Zipwhip for approximately $850 million in a cash and stock deal, the companies announced Monday. million investment in September 2016 and McAleer joined the startup’s board. Zipwhip Photo). billion last year.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Seattle health benefits startup Pebble publicly launched Wednesday and announced $17.3 Its goal is to give startups and small businesses the same health benefit perks as large firms, helping them to recruit and retain talent. ” Health benefit plans can help tech giants court talent away from startups. .

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Four Seattle-area companies made a list of top private companies building business applications with artificial intelligence and machine learning. The companies span early-stage startups with less than $30 million raised to growth-stage companies that have raised more than $200 million.

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Venture Beast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Israeli business intelligence startup Forwrd has come out of stealth with $3.5 million seed funding from Angular Ventures. Read More.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 11, 2020

Routable , a fintech startup with Seattle roots, came out of stealth mode this week and announced a $12 million Series A funding round. The 2-year-old company aims to address the pain points related to business invoices and payments by automating accounts payable and receivable processes. Routable CEO Omri Mor.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When Seattle startup Uplevel adopted a four-day week in January, it was betting on the fact that employees would get the same amount done in less time. “We We spoke with Uplevel and another Seattle startup, Volt Athletics, to learn more about the positive impacts of a 4-day-work week and also related challenges. (Bigstock Image).

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Just a few weeks into quarantine, two skateboarding teens from Seattle found a way to kill time by launching their own startup. The two have been working out of a self-designed workshop in Massimo’s garage for months — but like any startup, getting off the ground wasn’t easy. Photos via Seattle Skate Features).

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2021

Bastian has proposed a new term for capturing an emerging tech business model called “authentech.” As Rebekah Bastian was making her pitch to funders in recent months, she realized that her Seattle-based startup didn’t neatly fit into accepted tech business models. ” (OwnTrails Photo).

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s unclear if business travel will bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. But that isn’t stopping investors from betting on a startup with a new take on business travel software. The company offers a platform for booking and planning business travel. The startup has 50 corporate enterprise customers.

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GeekWire

JUNE 17, 2020

Elite Groceries is one of 2,000 grocery delivery businesses established using Dumpling’s technology. based startup is attempting to provide grocery delivery workers more autonomy through a new business model. Dumpling provides technology and support to help entrepreneurs establish their own, independent grocery businesses.

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GeekWire

MARCH 17, 2021

Bauer is an advisor for Heard, a Seattle startup that builds software for mental health clinicians. New funding: Heard , a 2-year-old startup aiming to help mental health professionals manage bookkeeping and taxes, raised $1.3 Asha Bauer, Psy.D., leads a workshop for clinicians on running a private practice in early 2020.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Lockstep , a Seattle startup using software and the cloud to improve accounting practices, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, the company announced Wednesday. “Businesses in every industry have been planning for digital transformation. Lockstep CEO Peter Horadan. Lockstep Photo).

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GeekWire

JULY 2, 2021

Intentionalist , a Seattle-based startup that promotes small companies, has partnered with Apple to connect users with LGBTQ-owned businesses via its Guides feature on the Maps app. ” It allows users to find small businesses owned by members of a specific community, including Black, Asian, Latinx businesses and more.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Amazon has acquired Selz , a 7-year-old startup that helps entrepreneurs sell products online. It is one of many online services that provide technology to help small businesses operate e-commerce sites and process payments. (Selz Image). ” An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to GeekWire that the deal has now closed.

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GeekWire

JUNE 14, 2021

based startup Candid raised $2 million to help retailers and other businesses run their wholesale efforts online. While our e-commerce business thrived with strong tech and tooling to support it, for wholesale, we were left cobbling together a dozen pieces of software just to keep everything straight,” Bloom said.

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GeekWire

MARCH 19, 2021

New funding: Bottomless , the small Seattle startup with big e-commerce dreams, has raised $4.5 million in a new Series A funding round to help with the continued growth of its business, built around a smart scale and coffee subscription platform. (Bottomless Photo).

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Tech Republic

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Entrepreneurs tend to follow the “don’t think, just do” model of starting a business. This attitude can serve founders well in the early days, but it often causes them to overlook some of the essential aspects of building a business. Writing a business plan is a valuable experience for any company founder, and TechRepublic Premium.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Johnson told GeekWire that startup investors can boost returns and gain richer insights into the innovation economy by opening up their network to a more diverse group of founders, potentially landing deals that others would otherwise overlook. startups with at least one female co-founder raised $5.8 Yolanda Barton. Henny Damian.

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Computer Weekly

JULY 27, 2016

Setting up a cyber criminal business is easier than ever believed, according to UK information security startup Digital Shadows

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GeekWire

APRIL 24, 2024

But the business was going to take years and years to develop. Whereas the developer business — the API business — is actually where the real startup opportunity is.” “One of the things we realized when we were doing it is, Mustafa really wanted to be building the consumer thing at scale.

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GeekWire

APRIL 23, 2024

(98point6 Photo) Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. But then the startup went through an abrupt leadership change in 2021 when co-founder and CEO Robbie Cape was pushed out by the board. 98point6 currently has no open positions on its jobs board.

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Galido

JULY 16, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - Budgeting: A Strong Foundation for Your Business Startup - Information Technology Blog. There are some basic considerations which every type of business will have to make so as to be able to be operating as a successful business. In this article, you shall learn about some such aspects.

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GeekWire

APRIL 25, 2024

Portland Seed Fund’s Angela Jackson (left) and Steve Eichenlaub will manage the new Intrepid Oregon Fund, which will invest in climate and other tech startups from the state. RELATED: Portland startup expands to Seattle to help schools, businesses slash their waste with reusable dishes The new fund has already made two investments.

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GeekWire

APRIL 10, 2024

Seattle, with its tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, has the potential to be a top-tier startup ecosystem. In a recent episode of the Startup Project podcast, Mueller discussed his experience in venture capital, the gaps in Seattle’s funding landscape, and Breakwater’s investment thesis.

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GeekWire

APRIL 26, 2024

Dave Parker (LinkedIn Photo) Veteran entrepreneur and startup advisor Dave Parker is taking over as CEO at global networking group Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Parker has been around startups for nearly three decades as a founder, investor, and mentor for various companies. He will remain based in the Seattle area.

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GeekWire

APRIL 13, 2021

Busy startup: Wyze has launched 30 products total, including everything from security cameras to robot vacuums to thermostats, and 17 of those products have launched in the last 12 months. .” Artificial intelligence in the remote learns a user’s desired settings over time.

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Trends in the Living Networks

JULY 10, 2012

Singularity University describes itself as “a vibrant innovation and impact engine that generates leaders and start-up companies with the ability to positively impact the lives of a billion people within a decade” Apostle of lean startups Eric Ries recently joined Singularity University as the chair of its Entrepreneurship track.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 15, 2021

IBM has acquired MyInvenio, an enterprise process automation startup based in Reggio Emilia, Italy, for an undisclosed sum. Read More.

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GeekWire

APRIL 12, 2024

Startup fundraising activity didn’t budge much in the first quarter of 2024 across the U.S. Higher interest rates and persistent inflation, among other market factors, caused venture capitalists to put the brakes on investing throughout 2023 , following record levels of startup fundraising in years prior. Pandion | $41.5

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 17, 2017

A startup, Sndr, hopes to bring similar functions to small businesses. There are plenty of enterprise systems for remote file management and data encryption.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 26, 2024

GeekWire Illustration / Canva Pro Image A new wave of startups is transforming the technology community in the Seattle area and the surrounding region, fueled by breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, health, energy, and other emerging technologies. Phaidra (#165), artificial intelligence tools for industrial businesses.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Seattle startup that describes its product as the “world’s fastest spreadsheet” just raised $3 million to take on the likes of Microsoft and Google with a spreadsheet tool designed for complex analysis or big datasets. Row Zero founders Breck Fresen (left) and Nick End. Row Zero wants to help.

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GeekWire

APRIL 14, 2024

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. … Read More Bill Gates really digs his visit to a hydrogen startup, filling a pothole with carbon-trapping asphalt Bill Gates grabbed a wheelbarrow and shovel on Wednesday to fill a parking lot pothole with a new carbon trapping asphalt.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Techstars Photo) Planette , a Seattle-based climate tech startup that just graduated from Techstars Seattle’s latest accelerator, has raised $2.4 The goal is to help businesses plan for weather and climate disruptions that could impact resources and operations. Planette co-founders Hansi Singh, left, and Kalai Ramea.

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2024

Some entrepreneurs who originally moved to Spokane in the interest of their families and the way of life are now building their startups here, optimistic about hiring employees from the region. The group runs a variety of events and programs for the tech, business, and startup community, including mentorship and networking.

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