Startups – Page 7 of 306

Nov 14, 2025, 7:45 AM

The rise and fall of Rad Power Bikes: From breakout success to the brink of shutdown

Rad started as a scrappy hardware startup and grew into the largest e-bike seller in North America. But a series of missteps and macroeconomic challenges led to more than seven rounds of layoffs and a remarkable downfall. Read More

Nov 13, 2025, 1:27 PM

Former startup CFO convicted of wire fraud for moving $35M in company funds to crypto side business

The former chief financial officer of onetime Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric has been convicted of four counts of wire fraud… Read More

Nov 13, 2025, 12:23 PM

Seattle’s long history of hardware heartbreak: Big raises, high hopes, hard landings

Seattle’s consumer-hardware ambitions are once again colliding with economic reality. The struggles of Glowforge and Rad Power Bikes echo a long regional history of big raises, high hopes, and hard landings — shaped by the pandemic, venture capital, and the unforgiving nature of building real products. Read More

Nov 13, 2025, 10:48 AM

Cisco to acquire Seattle-area AI startup NeuralFabric, expanding push into enterprise generative AI

Cisco is acquiring NeuralFabric, a Seattle-area AI startup founded by former Microsoft engineers that builds back-end software for companies to develop and deploy their own generative AI models. The deal strengthens Cisco’s push into enterprise AI; terms weren’t disclosed. Read More

Nov 12, 2025, 11:53 AM

Uncommon Thinkers: Tin Can is Chet Kittleson’s calling, and a way to foster deeper connections

The co-founder and CEO of the Seattle startup has a “viral” hit on his hands as he throws an analog landline to parents looking for a way to help their kids avoid screens and social media. Read More

Nov 12, 2025, 10:00 AM

Disrupting focus groups: Seattle AI startup BluePill raises $6M to help brands simulate consumer behavior

Founded earlier this year, BluePill helps marketers test ideas, products, and ads in minutes using artificial intelligence instead of traditional focus groups. Read More

Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 AM

Seattle entrepreneur Stefan Kalb launches Super Labs to help mid-market businesses tap into AI

Kalb said the idea for Super Labs emerged after he kept getting calls from people who run “non-tech businesses” and wanted to figure out how to implement AI. Read More

Nov 11, 2025, 9:56 AM

Helion’s next big bet is fusion power manufacturing at scale – but tech uncertainty remains

Helion Energy is simultaneously proving out its technology, constructing its first commercial plant, and building manufacturing for future facilities. Read More

Nov 11, 2025, 8:38 AM

Bezos-backed real estate startup Arrived raises $27M to help fuel new ‘stock market’ for rental properties

Arrived lets people buy fractional shares of single-family rental homes and vacation rentals for as little as $100. It’s pitched as an alternative way to gain exposure to real estate without taking on a full mortgage or managing a property. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 12:52 PM

Rad Power Bikes faces possible shutdown as it tries to survive ‘significant financial challenges’

A potential closure, detailed in a required state filing, would spell the end of the company and mark a stunning collapse for Rad Power Bikes, which was once Seattle’s highest-profile consumer hardware startup, riding pandemic-era e-bike demand to unicorn status. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 10:49 AM

Cadence to acquire Seattle startup ChipStack to boost chip design automation

ChipStack emerged from Seattle’s AI2 Incubator in 2023 and raised more than $7 million. The startup built AI-powered agents that automate chip verification — traditionally one of the most time-intensive steps in semiconductor design. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 9:25 AM

Satellite communication company Kymeta names new CEO as it ramps up defense operations

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta, a mobile satellite communications company, today announced Manny Mora as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 9:19 AM

Vancouver, B.C.-based legal tech company Clio hits $5B valuation after acquiring vLex

The completion of the deal, first announced in June, coincides with the closing of a $500 million Series G funding round for Clio. Read More

Nov 8, 2025, 8:01 AM

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff on failure, reinvention, and his second act at Amazon

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss his journey from Shark Tank rejection to a billion-dollar Amazon acquisition, and how he’s reinventing himself and the business in the age of AI. Read More

Nov 8, 2025, 7:00 AM

Seattle entrepreneur shares startup lessons from her experience making an indie film

At first glance one might think a tech startup and a feature film are worlds apart. Yet, as it happens,… Read More

Nov 7, 2025, 8:51 AM

Seattle startup insiders lead new Service Provider Capital fund investing in PNW tech startups

Seattle’s startup lawyers and bankers have long helped founders raise capital. Now they’re pooling some of their own money to… Read More

Nov 7, 2025, 6:54 AM

Seattle security startup Oleria lands $19M in latest funding round

Oleria, a Seattle-based cybersecurity startup that manages employee access to applications and data, raised $19 million in a new round… Read More

Nov 7, 2025, 6:42 AM

Upward, a Seattle fintech startup led by former Remitly execs, raises $8M and partners with Mastercard

Seattle startup Upward raised $8 million and announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to make it faster and simpler for… Read More

Nov 7, 2025, 5:55 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names SVP; AWS exec departs for startup; WatchGuard’s new CEO

Smartsheet names a new SVP, an AWS executive departs for an agentic AI startup, WatchGuard appoints a CEO and other tech moves. Read More

Nov 6, 2025, 2:25 PM

Uncommon Thinkers: A scientist’s journey from rural India to turning ‘science fiction’ into drug candidates

Before he launched a venture-backed biotech startup, prior even to landing a research role in one of the world’s premier academic labs, Anindya Roy arrived in the U.S. with two suitcases and $2,000 in the bank. Read More

Nov 6, 2025, 8:29 AM

Real estate startup Digs raises $5M to boost software platform for residential builders

Founded in 2022, Digs’ software helps residential homebuilders streamline various aspects of their workflows including document organization, communication, and other tasks. Read More

Nov 6, 2025, 7:00 AM

Glowforge hits restart: After restructuring, co-founders acquire key assets of laser engraver startup

The Seattle startup that took the home crafting world by storm in 2015 has been plagued by layoffs and other troubles in recent years. Now CEO Dan Shapiro and CTO Mark Gosselin want to “get back to basics” with a simpler strategy. Read More

Nov 6, 2025, 4:00 AM

Seattle startup Accipiter Bio emerges with $12.7M and big pharma deals for AI-designed proteins

A Seattle biotech startup born from a Nobel laureate’s lab has landed $12.7 million and partnerships with pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Kite Pharma by using AI to design proteins that mount a multi-pronged attack on diseases. Read More

Nov 5, 2025, 10:40 AM

Seattle startup Hearvana raises $6M for AI-powered sound enhancement

The company was launched by University of Washington computer science researchers, including co-founder Shyam Gollakota, a renowned tech inventor and researcher. Read More

Nov 5, 2025, 5:30 AM

Seattle startup unveils AI-powered enterprise smart glasses for roofers and electricians

The voice-activated glasses use AI to help workers capture photos or record video, perform inspections, and communicate safely while keeping their hands free. Read More

Nov 4, 2025, 9:41 AM

Startup Radar: Seattle founders build new tech for dog parents, travelers, product leaders, and students

Our latest spotlight on early stage startups getting off the ground in Seattle covers a lot of ground — dog-influenced connections, shareable travel itineraries, personalized exam prep, and streamlined product reporting. Read More

Nov 4, 2025, 8:23 AM

She left tech to open a romance bookstore, and AI is helping the small business blossom

While Marissa Coughlin has no interest in seeing AI used to write the books or illustrate the covers that line her shelves, she’s a big believer in how the technology can help the back end of the business. Read More

Nov 3, 2025, 8:21 AM

Seattle VC firm Founders’ Co-op raises $50M for new fund to back more Pacific Northwest founders

Founded in 2008, Founders’ Co-op was an early backer of billion-dollar companies such as Remitly, Outreach, and Auth0. Read More

Nov 3, 2025, 6:00 AM

Seattle tech vet Nikesh Parekh unveils Provn to disrupt how companies recruit AI talent

The new Seattle startup wants companies to scrap the traditional resume and replace it with portfolios of real work and challenge-based assessments. Read More

Nov 1, 2025, 7:00 AM

Teen finds a way to simplify lost and found with an app that uses AI in the search process

Bellevue High School freshman Neil Kumar’s app, FindIt, uses artificial intelligence to help people recover misplaced items and reduce waste. Kumar’s innovation is being piloted at Bellevue College as part of the city’s Civic Innovation Challenge. Read More