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Funding news: Angel conference backs brain device startup, weapons detection company lands $15M

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The founders: BrainSpace CTO Stephen Morse is a mechanical engineer who has worked for a variety of companies, including global electrical and manufacturing company Flex. CEO Caitlin Morse was previously a program manager at Flex and is also a co-founder of a small medical device services startup, MorseCode Medical.

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New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

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New Frontier Aerospace’s chief operating officer, David Gregory (at left), lays his hand on the company’s Mjölnir rocket engine while CEO Bill Bruner strikes what he calls his “Wernher von Braun pose” with a 3D-printed model of the company’s hypersonic rocket ship. The company has been awarded $2.25

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Startups to watch: 13 venture capitalists offer their picks for the next Pacific Northwest unicorns

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” Co-founder and CEO : Dan Shapiro , former CEO at Ontela and Sparkbuy and ex program manager at Microsoft. GeekWire coverage : Glowforge cuts deal with Michaels to expand retail reach of its 3D laser printers. ” CEO : Faisal Masud , former chief technology officer at Staples and former manager at Amazon.