Startups – Page 6 of 306

Dec 8, 2025, 7:19 AM

Seattle startup Scowtt raises $12M to turn CRM data into better ad campaigns

Scowtt, a Seattle-based startup that wants to reshape how advertisers optimize paid campaigns, raised $12 million in Series A funding round led by New York venture firm Inspired Capital. Read More

Dec 4, 2025, 4:04 PM

Viral rant on why ‘everyone in Seattle hates AI’ strikes a nerve, sparks debate over city’s tech vibe

Does everyone in Seattle hate AI? That’s one of the surprising topics to arise this week in response to a spicy blog post penned by a former Microsoft engineer. Read More

Dec 4, 2025, 2:10 PM

HSA Bank acquires fintech startup SecureSave, providers of employee savings solutions

A 2020 spinout of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs, SecureSave was co-founded by CEO Devin Miller, CTO Bassam Saliba, and TV personality and best-selling author Suze Orman. Read More

Dec 4, 2025, 10:13 AM

Tech Moves: Washington names broadband leader; Greater Seattle Partners gets interim president/CEO; Microsoft legal exec departs

Washington names a Broadband Office director; Rebecca Lovell is interim president/CEO of Greater Seattle Partners; and a Microsoft GM departs. Read More

Dec 4, 2025, 9:00 AM

Otto, led by former Expedia exec, rolls out AI agent for business travelers that mimics an executive assistant

Otto was founded by longtime travel industry veterans and is built to learn and understand an individual’s travel habits — airline and hotel preferences, seat choices, loyalty programs, and more. Read More

Dec 4, 2025, 8:24 AM

Crypto ATM startup Coinme hit with cease-and-desist order in Washington state

Washington state regulators allege that the startup improperly claimed more than $8 million in customer funds as its own income. Read More

Dec 4, 2025, 8:00 AM

Seattle-area startup Govstream.ai raises $3.6M to improve city permitting processes using AI

The company says its technology answers questions, checks documents, compares plan sets, and helps move applications through review faster. Read More

Dec 3, 2025, 8:24 AM

Seattle startup Gradial raises $35M to boost agentic tools that automate enterprise marketing

Seattle startup Gradial raised a $35 million Series B round to expand its AI platform that automates the behind-the-scenes work… Read More

Dec 2, 2025, 8:54 AM

Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio lands $10M to expand its R&D support for drug discovery

Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio today announced $10 million in new funding. The company enables the screening of new drugs using 3D tissue models. Read More

Dec 2, 2025, 8:53 AM

AI roleplay startup Yoodli raises $40M, reports 900% revenue growth

Yoodli is on a roll. The Seattle startup, which sells AI-powered software to help people practice real-world conversations such as… Read More

Dec 2, 2025, 7:56 AM

Uncommon Thinkers: Kiana Ehsani thrives on scrappy persistence at AI startup and in the outdoors

The co-founder and CEO of Seattle’s Vercept was a standout student in Iran before moving to the U.S., getting her PhD at the University of Washington and launching into a career solving for real-world use of AI. Read More

Dec 1, 2025, 2:30 PM

Washington state AI task force lays out blueprint for regulation, suggests grant program for startups

Washington state is moving to set its own regulatory framework for artificial intelligence in the absence of federal legislation, laying… Read More

Dec 1, 2025, 10:26 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia names first AI chief; Textio founder joins Microsoft; T-Mobile exec departs

Expedia nabs Xavier Amatriain from Google to serve as its first chief artificial intelligence officer and data officer while Textio’s Kieran Snyder takes a role at Microsoft. Read More

Nov 28, 2025, 9:32 AM

Former Kraken exec Todd Humphrey launches firm to improve customer experiences in sports and beyond

The longtime tech leader left the NHL franchise earlier this year to embark on a new adventure: Highmark Sports Group, his own consultancy aimed at helping sports teams, leagues, and companies boost their operations. Read More

Nov 26, 2025, 9:13 AM

‘No chatbot energy here’: Armoire weaves AI into its clothing rental service after a decade of pivots

In Armoire’s first big AI splash, the company recently launched a virtual stylist to support customers in their search for the perfect tops, pants, jackets and dresses. Read More

Nov 25, 2025, 7:30 AM

‘Product won’t win. Distribution will.’ Tips for startup founders raising cash right now

If you’re building an early-stage startup and trying to raise venture capital dollars to fuel your big ideas — focus… Read More

Jeff Thornburg at Portal Space Systems with vacuum chamber

Nov 25, 2025, 7:00 AM

Uncommon Thinkers: How Portal’s Jeff Thornburg plans to harness the heat of the sun in the cold of space

Before he became the CEO of Portal Space Systems, Jeff Thornburg worked for two of the world’s most innovative space-minded billionaires. Now he’s working on an idea those billionaires never pursued: building a spacecraft powered by the heat of focused sunlight. Read More

Nov 24, 2025, 1:34 PM

Rad Power Bikes hits another roadblock as U.S. safety commission issues product safety warning

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said some Rad batteries “can unexpectedly ignite and explode,” but the e-bike maker disputed the agency’s findings. Read More

Nov 21, 2025, 9:40 AM

Tech Moves: Washington names economic development leader; Nadella taps new advisor; IPD leadership shuffle

Washington’s Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness names a new lead while a Microsoft corporate VP lands an expanded role. Read More

Nov 21, 2025, 6:00 AM

Startup Radar: Meet 5 new early stage tech companies in Seattle

Seattle founders are hard at work trying to improve space communication, hiring, restaurant marketing, jewelry sustainability, and finding a great bottle of wine. Read More

Nov 20, 2025, 6:54 AM

As Trump targets state AI laws, a new Seattle startup sees opportunity

Reports emerged Wednesday that the White House is preparing an executive order directing federal agencies to challenge or block state-level… Read More

Nov 20, 2025, 6:53 AM

Palo Alto Networks paying $3.3B to acquire observability startup Chronosphere, which has roots in Seattle

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday it will acquire Chronosphere in a deal valued at $3.35 billion. Founded in… Read More

Nov 19, 2025, 8:43 AM

Seattle startup Desk raises cash to automate real estate contract work with ‘better-than-human’ AI

AI won’t replace real estate agents completely. But it will accelerate how they do their work. That’s part of the… Read More

Nov 19, 2025, 5:00 AM

Read AI steps into the real world with new system for capturing everyday work chatter

Read AI is expanding beyond virtual meetings with a new system called Operator, letting users capture and analyze in-person conversations and spontaneous workplace interactions through its desktop and mobile apps. Read More

Nov 18, 2025, 2:08 PM

19 startups selected for WTIA’s 13th Founder Cohort Accelerator Program

The Founder Cohort is designed to help early stage startups across Washington state grow and scale over the course of four months. Read More

Nov 18, 2025, 9:05 AM

UJET acquires Seattle conversational analytics startup Spiral to boost AI customer service tools

Founded in 2018 by former Amazon engineers, Spiral uses AI to automatically detect and categorize issues raised across phone calls, chats, emails, surveys and social media Read More

Nov 18, 2025, 6:57 AM

This Seattle startup is rethinking spreadsheets for CPG brands — and giving away its product for free

The decision to forgo a traditional subscription fee came from a simple realization: “We’re competing with spreadsheets… and spreadsheets are free,” the company noted in a recent post. Read More

Nov 17, 2025, 11:54 AM

Seattle startup Meadow AI emerges from stealth with $6M to help physical retailers monitor operations

Seattle-based Meadow AI is emerging from stealth with a multimodal AI platform designed to give restaurants and retailers real-time visibility… Read More

Nov 17, 2025, 7:41 AM

PowerLattice, a new semiconductor startup backed by former Intel CEO, raises $25M

PowerLattice says its “power delivery chiplet” can more than halve energy needs while enabling higher chip performance by delivering power directly inside the processor package. Read More

Nov 14, 2025, 9:16 AM

Tech Moves: J&J exec joins logistics startup Auger; WTIA adds public policy leader; and more

Auger, a startup building logistics and supply chain software, named a new chief data and AI enablement officer while WTIA hired a public policy leader. Read More