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

GeekWire

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. The pair co-founded BrainSpace this January. The angels: The twice-yearly conference aims to create new investors in Washington through a startup competition.

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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. ” Quote from Sandler : “Great team, timely value proposition for online brands and retailers.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

Trends in the Living Networks

She led a research project on the Future of Data and investigated topics such as 3D printing, social enterprise, and the evolving role of the state. Joanna Feeley is the Founder and Managing Director of Trend Bible , a trend forecasting agency based in the UK. Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

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