GeekWire

APRIL 1, 2024

The startup, based in Issaquah, Wash., “There’s so many ag companies right now, both on the tech side and on the hardware side, trying to improve their automation,” Frei said. The startup is more interested in providing a suite of services to solve the rock problem. ”

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2024

The response from the tech sector has been limited. So Hutchins launched Certifi AI , a Seattle startup that is developing technology to identify and hopefully reduce the harm to girls and women who are targeted by deepfake bad actors. The startup launched in August 2023. Her motivation is personal.

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TurnKey Labs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the dawn of 2024, startups stand at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement. However, navigating this dynamic environment comes with its unique set of challenges, particularly in the realm of tech staffing.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

based startup recently unveiled the Aigen Element, which features two robotic arms that thump out unwanted plants on farms. Kenny Lee , the startup’s co-founder and CEO, confirmed the funding to GeekWire. ” Lee has a background in cybersecurity and co-founded a startup called Weblife.io that was acquired in 2017.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Kubecon is the place where big tech and large enterprise cloud users converge with open-source communities and startups to collaborate on the latest trends in cloud-native. Generally, Kubernetes (K8s) has become the epicenter of platform engineering innovation with that trend continues this year.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 27, 2023

(Bigstock Photo) A wave of layoffs at tech companies is flooding the job market with fresh talent. The trend is sparking questions about whether startups will take advantage, and whether there be a rush of new companies launched by Big Tech alum. A boon for startup studios? A boon for startup studios?

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GeekWire

APRIL 28, 2023

(Kristen Hamilton Photo) — Kristen Hamilton is joining San Fransisco-based startup advisory firm Enjoy the Work as general partner. The longtime Seattle entrepreneur previously founded Koru, a predictive hiring startup. It is paid through a monthly retainer and receives equity in startups. Koru sold both businesses in 2019.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

LinkedIn Photo) — Rippl , a Seattle startup focused on the mental health of seniors, announced Jamie Sharp will join as chief medical officer. The startup raised $32 million last year from Arch Venture Partners, General Catalyst, GV (formerly Google Ventures), F-Prime Capital and Mass General Brigham Ventures.

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GeekWire

MARCH 8, 2024

The startup, based north of Seattle, has raised a $750,000 seed round and is now FarmHQ , which is also the name of its irrigation hardware and software platform. The two returned home and launched their startup in 2020. FarmHQ Photo) The tech: Smaller farms have historically irrigated using labor-intensive, manually operated systems.

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GeekWire

MARCH 1, 2024

Other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: Jay Choi , a Seattle-based product exec, joined the board of Typeform , a form software company that raised $135 million in 2022. Seattle climate tech startup Ever.green added Bill White as a senior advisor. It has offices in the Portland, Ore.,

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GeekWire

APRIL 11, 2024

Talkdesk Photo) — Munil Shah , a former engineering leader at UiPath who previously spent 23 years at Microsoft, has joined San Francisco startup Talkdesk as chief technology officer. Libretto , a LLM startup led by former employees at Seattle real estate giant Redfin, this week came out of stealth and announced a $3.7 Munil Shah.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 25, 2023

Former Microsoft and Amazon Alexa engineering leader Sonny Patel was named CTO and CPO of insurance tech startup Socotra. Socotra Photo) — Sonny Patel was hired by San Francisco-based insurance tech startup Socotra as CTO and CPO. Founded in 2015, Socotra sells cloud-based tools for insurance tech companies.

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GeekWire

JULY 14, 2023

Longtime Seattle tech vet Joseph Sunga joined Waabi. LinkedIn Photo) Longtime entrepreneur and tech leader Joseph Sunga will join autonomous vehicle startup Waabi , part of a growing cohort of Seattle engineers at the Toronto-based startup. He later joined Seattle startup Mighty AI, which was acquired by Uber in 2019.

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GeekWire

JULY 13, 2023

LinkedIn Photo) — Diena Lee Mann , former senior vice president at Seattle startup SoundCommerc e , launched a startup that aims to help business analysts work more effectively with platforms such as Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Looker Studio, and others. The new startup plans to hire 400 people in Tualatin, Ore.,

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GeekWire

MAY 11, 2023

(GeekWire Photo / Nate Bek) Madrona Venture Group investor Aseem Datar met with about 30 startups in the past week — and all pitched AI tools. How can startups compete with tech giants? This trend can apply to generative AI, providing opportunities for startups to innovate in specialized verticals. ”

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GeekWire

MAY 22, 2023

startup Ren Energy has raised $2.3 Jen, who serves as CEO, previously helped develop wind projects internationally with Goldwind and worked on clean tech projects with Procter & Gamble. Carbon math: Ren fits into the climate tech sector subcategories of carbon accounting and carbon fintech.

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GeekWire

JUNE 14, 2023

McCay also worked at McDonnell Douglas, finding tech acquisition targets for the firm. “Ray’s appointment is an important step for Cyemptive as we scale up the company and build infrastructure,” said the startup’s founder and CEO Rob Pike. Seattle startup CalmWave hired Seth Falcon as VP of engineering.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 17, 2023

PhysicianonFire is led by Seattle tech vets Nirav Shah, left, and Jorge Sanchez. The startup’s platform has more than 40,000 users in fields like healthcare, dentistry, and law. The startup has five employees. Palad has experience in digital media and e-commerce.

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Startups are constantly seeking innovative ways to fuel their growth, and one such avenue is harnessing the power of offshore talent. For tech startups, this means tapping into a global pool […] But what exactly is offshore talent?

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GeekWire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Boundless Photo) Boundless Immigration , a Seattle startup that helps immigrants receive visas and citizenships in the U.S., The startup has helped more than 73,000 customers, making it one of the largest consumer-focused family immigration companies. The startup previously raised $7.5 Boundless CEO Xiao Wang. citizenship.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

LinkedIn Photo) — Longtime tech executive Liz Pearce announced Monday that she is joining Seattle-based climate marketplace startup Ever.green as chief revenue officer. Pearce spent more than a decade at Seattle project management software startup LiquidPlanner, including five years as CEO. Liz Pearce. business unit.

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TurnKey Labs

JANUARY 6, 2024

In the tech world, the demand for iOS developers is skyrocketing, particularly within startups. These tech wizards, proficient in creating apps for Apple’s iOS operating system, are […] With over 1.5

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TurnKey Labs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Startups are constantly seeking innovative ways to fuel their growth, and one such avenue is harnessing the power of offshore talent. For tech startups, this means tapping into a global pool […] But what exactly is offshore talent?

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) The economic slowdown and tech layoffs have dealt a double blow to enterprise sales teams. The tech giant, a large investor in OpenAI, is also using GPT tech to auto-suggest emails for sales reps. Other Seattle-area startups and entrepreneurs are also leveraging GPT to enhance products.

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GeekWire

APRIL 14, 2023

(TiE Seattle Photo) Startups in the early stages of building generative AI tools should concentrate on specialized verticals such as healthcare, biotech, and legal industries. “Just be thinking things that big tech companies aren’t thinking about,” said panelist Sabrina Wu , a Madrona Venture Group investor.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Sironix Photo) The news: Seattle-based clean-tech startup Sironix Renewables raised $1.47 The tech: Sironix has developed a suite of surfactants, which are the chemicals that make shampoo foamy and lifts oily stains out of fabrics. million in new funding.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Two longtime Seattle-area tech leaders are teaming up on a new startup that sells NFT-based customer engagement tech to consumer-facing companies. Former Starbucks exec Adam Brotman and startup investor Andy Sack just raised $10 million for Forum3. Forum3 co-CEO Adam Brotman (left) and co-CEO Andy Sack. Forum3 Photo).

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

based tech giant, working in various leadership roles. The startup’s printers, which range in price from $2,500 to $25,000, are sold to businesses in industries such as healthcare to jewelry. Jeffrey Roh will be chief medical officer at healthcare startup Excel Health.

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GeekWire

MARCH 10, 2023

But now many startups are scrambling to figure out if they’ll be able to pay their employees in the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank’s rapid meltdown. For some startups, $250,000 isn’t enough to cover payroll expenses. I want clarity,” said JT Garwood, founder and CEO of Seattle startup bttn.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Pacific Northwest is home to a number of up-and-coming startups using AI to zap weeds, monitor plant health, and identify rocks in fields. If successful, the startup would be one of the first companies to release a completely autonomous farming-focused machine that does not require charging infrastructure, batteries, or diesel.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2023

(Fabric Photo) — Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric named veteran tech leader Mike Micucci as CEO. Micucci founded GroupSwim, a business networking startup acquired by Salesforce in 2009. Masud, also a former tech leader at Staples, succeeded Agarwal as CEO in 2020. He remains on the board. Shetty pled not guilty in May.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

(Praia Photo) Providence’s Digital Innovation Group announced a new platform to help hospitals sustain relationships with patients, part of the Seattle health system’s growing portfolio of healthcare-focused tech companies. The Renton, Wash.-based based health system has more than 50 hospitals and hundreds of clinics.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Enterprise software companies have long dominated the Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech scene. They range from stalwarts such as Microsoft and F5 Networks, to a bevy of smaller startups developing cutting-edge software in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and other industries. Sunset over the Seattle skyline.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But the startup world is definitely in one. That’s one key point made by a panel of Seattle startup investors Tuesday night, hosted by the entrepreneur program TiE Seattle at the Global Innovation Exchange in Bellevue, Wash. Many startups raised money at a time when venture capitalists were rapidly deploying capital.

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GeekWire

MARCH 30, 2021

Companies such as Big Fish Games, Cheezburger Network, and Tableau Software once sat atop the GeekWire 200 , our ranking of the Pacific Northwest’s privately-held tech startups. Fast forward to today, and startups including Auth0 and Rover are among the top 10. Game development startup Rec Room (No. 7 in December.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2023

Legal tech startup SingleFile raised an additional $3.2 SingleFile is a technology partner for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s startup platform, Neuron. SingleFile, which has 10 full-time employees, spun out of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs. Aaron Finn. LinkedIn Photo). It raised $3.3

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Vox

JANUARY 30, 2023

Tech companies are doing their best to conjure up the good old days when they were startups. The real topic at hand was whether a tech giant can or should try to behave like a startup. Massive technology companies like Meta used to be startups, of course. Google has even invited its founders back. |

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