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Videon raises $9M from Seattle investors Voyager Capital, Cercano Management and Forston VC after $7.3M July round
Videon, a live-streaming video infrastructure startup led by CEO Tricia Iboshi, raised $9 million in new funding from Seattle investors including Voyager Capital, Cercano Management, and Forston VC, following a separate $7.3 million round in July; the company serves customers in 19 countries from its State College, Pa. base.
Unlock Venture Partners raises $60M second fund to back Seattle and L.A. startups, bringing total raised to $85M
Unlock Venture Partners, a seed-stage firm focused on Seattle and Los Angeles startups, raised a $60 million second fund and has now raised more than $85 million total to back early-stage companies including gaming, Web3 and metaverse plays.
Seattle’s Stack Raises $500,000 to Launch March Crypto Investing Platform for Teens with Parental Co-Ownership
Seattle startup Stack is building a gamified crypto investing platform for teenagers and financially disenfranchised young people, launching in March with parental co-ownership and educational rewards. The company raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round from On Deck and Santa Clara Ventures and joined a Seattle fintech incubator.
Logixboard raises $32M to expand freight-forwarding software as supply-chain chaos boosts demand
Seattle freight-forwarding software startup Logixboard raised $32 million (after a $13M round in April) to help traditional forwarders digitize document management, communications and visibility amid ongoing supply-chain disruption.
Graham & Walker names six startups for fourth Ready Set Raise cohort; each gets $50,000 and Demo Night on March 3
Seattle-based Graham & Walker (formerly Female Founders Alliance) announced six companies selected for its fourth Ready Set Raise accelerator; each will receive $50,000, six weeks of training and present at Demo Night on March 3. The cohort includes Bilin Academy, Blink Date Inc., LocalAway, Obánj, OpenField and Sayso.ai led by their named CEOs.
Vulcan Capital renamed Cercano Management and spun off as independent firm managing Allen-era assets
Vulcan Capital, the investment arm created to manage late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holdings, has been spun off and renamed Cercano Management, a privately held firm working with multiple investors and family foundations. Cercano, based in Bellevue, will remain connected to Allen’s estate, continues Vulcan’s low-profile approach, and was recently disclosed as an investor in a $5.9 million round for Seattle startup Pendulum.
SAP makes undisclosed investment in Icertis amid expanded partnership after SoftBank valued startup at $5 billion
Icertis, a Bellevue-based contract management startup, received an undisclosed investment from SAP as part of an expanded partnership; the move follows an October SoftBank investment that valued Icertis at $5 billion. The company previously raised $80 million in March and was valued at $2.8 billion then; total funding and exact SAP stake were not disclosed.
Acumatica buys IBS Imperium; APIMetrics acquires API Science; PDQ.com acquires SmartDeploy
Three Seattle-area tech deals: Acumatica bought IBS Imperium (a property-management app built on its platform), APIMetrics acquired API Science (an API monitoring tool), and PDQ.com purchased SmartDeploy (an endpoint-management startup).
Pack Ventures launches Seattle syndicate to back UW-linked startups, pledges 10% of future profits to University of Washington
Pack Ventures, a new early-stage Seattle VC, will invest $100K–$200K checks in startups tied to the University of Washington and has already backed five companies including Jeeva Wireless, Talus.bio and Monod Bio; the firm will return 10% of individual future profits to UW. The syndicate includes more than 35 founding investors from the Seattle VC and entrepreneur community and will target AI, robotics, computational biology, enterprise software and other high-growth areas.
Her First $100K’s Tori Dunlap partners with Treasury to launch app and live Investing 101 workshops
Tori Dunlap, founder of Seattle-based Her First $100K, is partnering with startup Treasury to launch an app and live workshops that teach Investing 101 and let women invest during sessions. The initiative aims to build a judgment-free community to help women overcome intimidation around investing and achieve financial independence.
Seattle VC Fuse announces $170 million inaugural fund, backing 17 Pacific Northwest B2B startups
Seattle-based early-stage VC firm Fuse disclosed its inaugural fund is $170 million, which has backed 17 Pacific Northwest B2B software startups and plans 25–30 total investments.
Bateau raises $4M led by CRV for business-intelligence software serving $69B U.S. senior living market
Seattle startup Bateau raised $4 million in a round led by CRV to expand its business-intelligence software for the $69 billion U.S. senior living market; the nine-person company was founded in June 2019 by CEO Paul Jarvis and co-founder Henry Hutcheson.
Zuper raises $13M Series A led by FUSE as ARR jumps 7x; serves HVAC, plumbing, cleaning and other field services
Seattle startup Zuper raised $13 million in a Series A to expand its field-service software for industries like HVAC, plumbing, and cleaning; the 55-person company, led by CEO Anand Subbaraj, grew ARR 7x last year.
Irreverent Labs, led by Rahul Sood and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, raises $5M and unveils MechaFightClub — a Solana-based AI + NFT fighting game
Irreverent Labs, a Seattle startup led by Microsoft veteran Rahul Sood that raised a $5 million seed round backed by a16z, unveiled MechaFightClub, a Solana-based, cruelty-free play-to-earn fighting game using AI, NFTs and an in-game currency called nuggets set to release this spring. The game features unique tradable ‘mechabots,’ genetics/breeding systems, and aims to attract traditional gamers by offering character ownership and monetization.
GeekWire surveys Seattle-area VCs to name Pacific Northwest startups they predict will become unicorns in 2022
GeekWire surveyed more than a dozen Seattle-area venture capitalists for their picks of Pacific Northwest startups likely to reach unicorn status this year, compiling a list of candidate companies with reasons for each selection. The piece notes rising valuations nationwide and excludes VCs' own portfolio companies to reduce bias.
Pebblebee names Sourcenext executive Doug Bieter CEO after $5M Sourcenext investment and partnership
Seattle-based tracking-device maker Pebblebee secured a $5 million investment and partnership from Japanese distributor Sourcenext and named Sourcenext partner-development head Doug Bieter as its new CEO to help scale the eight-year-old startup, while co-founder Daniel Daoura transitions to CTO.
AI2 Spinout BirchAI Raises $3.1M Seed to Automate Healthcare Customer-Support Call Summaries
BirchAI, an AI2 spinout founded in June 2020, raised $3.1 million in seed funding for software that transcribes, summarizes and analyzes healthcare customer-support calls to reduce post-call documentation time and improve employee and patient satisfaction. CEO Kevin Terrell says the Seattle startup targets medical device, pharmaceutical and insurance companies and lets employees edit AI-generated summaries.
Seattle tech — including Amazon, Microsoft and startups like Convoy — poised to profit as pandemic-driven supply chain chaos accelerates digital logistics transformation
Persistent COVID-19–related supply chain disruptions have created demand for digital tools, presenting an opportunity for Seattle-area tech firms and startups—alongside Amazon and Microsoft—to provide IoT, cloud, and machine-learning solutions for trucking and logistics. Industry leaders say the pandemic accelerated digital transformation in trucking and may push broader adoption of sensors, edge devices and analytics to reduce delays and visibility gaps.
Aigen raises $4M seed from NEA to build solar‑powered, AI robots that remove weeds and regenerate soil
Aigen, a Kirkland, Washington ag‑tech startup building solar‑powered, AI-driven robots that autonomously identify and remove weeds while aiding soil regeneration, raised $4 million in seed funding led by NEA. The two‑founder company—Rich Wurden and Kenny Lee—has five employees, is testing prototypes with Idaho sugar beet farmers, and plans alpha then beta trials through 2023.
Move Inc., operator of Realtor.com, leads $12M Series A in Seattle–Austin marketing startup Evocalize
Evocalize, a Seattle and Austin startup that helps brands with paid digital marketing, raised $12 million in a Series A led by Move Inc., operator of Realtor.com, which has been a customer for over five years. The company was founded in 2013 by CEO Matthew Marx and co-founder Kumar Srinivasan; additional investors include Second Century Ventures, Habanero Ventures and Madrona Venture Group.
Founders Co-op General Partner Aviel Ginzburg Discusses NFTs, Web3, Metaverse and Startup Investing on GeekWire Podcast
GeekWire Podcast interviews Aviel Ginzburg, general partner at Seattle seed fund Founders Co-op, about pandemic-era networking, NFTs, crypto, Web3, the Metaverse, and how his firm differentiates in a crowded funding market.
U.S. VC Hits $330B in 2021; Washington State Pulls $8.5B Across 549 Deals, 9 New Seattle Unicorns
Venture capital hit record highs in the U.S. in 2021 with $330 billion across 17,054 deals, and Washington state saw $8.5 billion invested in 549 deals (a 77% increase over 2020), driven in part by newly minted unicorns in the Seattle area.
Zeva conducts first untethered flight of full-scale Zero eVTOL on Jan. 9 after tethered tests
Tacoma-based Zeva conducted the first untethered, controlled flight tests of its full-scale Zero eVTOL 'flying saucer' on Jan. 9 in a Pierce County pasture, completing four sorties totaling over four minutes of hovering, taxiing and limited climbs. The electric VTOL, designed for a single pilot, pairs four rotor sets, targets 160 mph and a 50-mile range, and follows prior tethered tests, trade-show appearances and a state aerospace grant.
Affini-T Therapeutics launched by Fred Hutch scientists including Juno co-founder Philip Greenberg to develop engineered TCR cancer therapies
Affini-T Therapeutics, founded by Fred Hutch scientists including Philip Greenberg (a Juno co-founder), Aude Chapuis and Thomas Schmitt, launched to develop T cell receptor (TCR) cancer immunotherapies that add engineered CD8 co-receptors and other gene edits. The Boston-headquartered company, led by CEO Jak Knowles, was unveiled at the J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference and will operate a research lab in Seattle.
C5 Acquisition Corp. closes $287.5M IPO with ex-Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson as CEO
C5 Acquisition Corp., led by former Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson, completed a $287.5 million IPO by selling 28.75 million units at $10 each and will seek business combinations focused on space, cybersecurity and energy transition tied to national security.
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