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Temporal rises to No. 1 on GeekWire 200 after $550M raise at $12.55B valuation as AI and hardware firms climb
Temporal is now the No. 1 company on the GeekWire 200 after a $550 million raise valuing it at $12.55 billion and surpassing $250 million in annualized revenue; the Fall 2026 ranking highlights growth in AI software and advanced machinery for space, energy and defense across the Pacific Northwest.
Ascerta raises $18M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital, rebrands from Pay‑i and launches Enterprise AI Management
Ascerta, formerly Pay-i, raised $18M in a Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital (bringing total funding to $22.9M) and rebranded to expand from AI cost visibility to Enterprise AI Management with products Atlas, Forge, and Convoy that link AI usage and costs to business KPIs.
Pay-i Rebrands as Ascerta and Raises $18M Series A Led by Dell Technologies Capital to Expand AI ROI Platform
Bellevue startup Pay-i has rebranded as Ascerta and raised an $18M Series A led by Dell Technologies Capital to expand from AI cost tracking into measuring enterprise AI ROI and adoption.
Jacob Colker reflects on Hubble Network raised $200M at a $1.6B valuation in LinkedIn roundup of Seattle wins
A LinkedIn article by Jacob Colker (published Sep 29, 2026) highlights recent Seattle achievements, including Hubble Network raising $200 million at a $1.6 billion valuation to connect ordinary Bluetooth devices. The piece frames these stories as reminders that the Seattle region is more influential than commonly perceived.
Tushar Garg - Co-Founder and CEO of Flyhomes
Tushar Garg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flyhomes, a next-generation residential real estate financial solutions company that empowers agents and loan officers with exclusive buy-before-you-sell solutions, enabling buyers to move before they sell with less stress and more certainty. He has led Flyhomes through multiple funding rounds to Series D, evolved the company from a D2C model to a B2B2C platform, and expanded into innovative financial products and nationwide wholesale lending. Prior to founding Flyhomes, Tushar held roles at Microsoft and McKinsey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AI House hosts Demo Day in Seattle with 25 startups pitching to investors flown in from Boston, New York, Colorado and the Bay Area
AI House hosted a demo day in Seattle where 25 early-stage startups—many outside the incubator’s portfolio—pitched to investors flown in from Boston, New York, Colorado, the Bay Area and other cities to increase outside capital for local founders. Organizers aimed to showcase diverse Seattle startups, from revenue-generating companies to ambitious technologists, and attracted both national and local venture investors.
Databricks acquires Row Zero to embed high-performance enterprise spreadsheet into its platform
Databricks has acquired Seattle startup Row Zero, which built a high-performance cloud spreadsheet for millions of rows, and plans to embed the technology into its platform and Genie AI assistant while keeping the standalone product available to existing users. Row Zero, founded in 2021 by former AWS engineers Breck Fresen and Nick End, raised a $10 million Series A and will leverage Databricks’ customer base to scale distribution.
Truveta CEO Terry Myerson to Retire End of September; Co-founders Ryan Ahern and Jay Nanduri Named Interim Co-CEOs
Terry Myerson will retire as Truveta CEO at the end of September after leading the Bellevue-based health data company since its 2020 launch, and two co-founders will serve as interim co-CEOs while the board searches for a permanent successor. Truveta, valued at over $1 billion after a $320 million funding round in January 2025, stores and categorizes electronic health records for research and counts 30 health system members.
Temporal raises $550M Series E at $12.55B valuation; will open Atlanta and Bay Area offices while keeping Bellevue coworking HQ
Temporal raised $550 million in a Series E that valued the 3-year-old app development startup at $12.55 billion; it will open permanent offices in Atlanta and the Bay Area while keeping a coworking headquarters in Bellevue as it scales R&D and hiring.
MIND raises $72M Series B led by Crosspoint, total funding ~$112M and valuation about $300M
MIND raised $72 million in a Series B led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, bringing total funding to about $112M and valuing the AI-native data loss prevention company at roughly $300M as it scales amid rapid enterprise AI adoption.
MIND raises $72M Series B led by Crosspoint, totals $112M funding and valued at $300M as ARR hits eight figures
Israeli AI-native data loss prevention company MIND raised $72 million in a Series B led by Crosspoint Capital Partners, bringing total funding to $112 million and an estimated $300 million valuation; the company reports eight-figure ARR. Founded in 2023 by CEO Eran Barak with HQ in Seattle and a development center in Israel, MIND offers an autonomous DLP and insider risk platform and will use the funds to accelerate product development, expand market presence, and grow its team.
UW CoMotion Labs announces data center Climate Tech Incubator supported by Microsoft and E8, launching Feb–May 2027
On September 15, 2026, UW CoMotion Labs, supported by Microsoft and E8 with Elemental Impact as advisor, launched a four-month Climate Tech Incubator focused on data center energy, cooling, water, and materials challenges. The February–May 2027 Seattle program targets pre-seed and seed founders, offering commercialization support, technical mentorship, and investor connections to accelerate deployment.
Truveta CEO Terry Myerson to Retire in September; Co-founders Jay Nanduri and Ryan Ahern Named Interim Co-CEOs
Terry Myerson, co-founder and CEO of Truveta, will retire at the end of September and become an advisor, while co-founders Jay Nanduri and Ryan Ahern will serve as interim co-CEOs as the board searches for a permanent replacement; Truveta has grown to about 500 employees, a valuation above $1 billion, and aggregates de-identified records from 30 U.S. health systems for customers including drug makers and researchers.
Jacob Colker announces Seattle startups score major wins: Stoke Space $1B raise, BrainChild Bio $116M, Nuance Labs $50M, Helion expands
A roundup by Jacob Colker highlights major Seattle-area tech and biotech funding and growth: Stoke Space raised $1B (now $2.3B) for reusable rockets, BrainChild Bio $116M for a CAR-T DIPG trial, General Robotics offers rapid robot deployment, Helion expands amid fusion commercialization with 800+ employees, and Nuance Labs raised $50M for multimodal AI.
Truveta CEO and co-founder Terry Myerson to retire after 6+ years; announcement dated Sept. 15, 2026
Truveta CEO and co-founder Terry Myerson announced his retirement effective after more than six years leading the company and over 30 years in technology, data, and healthcare; he helped grow Truveta into a partner to 100+ organizations using real-world clinical data from 140 million patient journeys. The announcement was made in a Sept. 15, 2026 Globe Newswire release from Bellevue, Wash.
Prem Kumar - Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly
Prem Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly, a Bellevue-based hiring technology company built to fix something he saw up close: two people interviewing for the exact same job with the exact same panel getting treated completely differently. Before Humanly, Prem spent about a decade at Microsoft and led product and design at TinyPulse. Humanly went through Y Combinator and has raised roughly $52 million to date—most recently a $25 million Series B. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Temporal Raises $550M Series E at $12.55B Valuation as Durable Execution Platform Gains Traction
Temporal raised $550 million in a Series E at a $12.55 billion valuation to expand its Durable Execution orchestration platform, citing rapid customer growth and major users like OpenAI, Snap, NVIDIA, and JPMorgan Chase.
Bellevue’s Temporal raises $550M Series E at $12.55B valuation, doubling since February
Bellevue app-development startup Temporal raised $550 million in a Series E at a $12.55 billion valuation, roughly doubling its worth since a February round and signaling investor focus on leading AI-related companies. Founded in 2019, Temporal employs about 375 people, counts more than 4,300 clients including OpenAI and Netflix, and offers tools to help developers build more reliable back-end and AI applications.
Temporal raises $550M Series E at $12.55B valuation as agentic AI demand lifts revenue past $250M ARR
Temporal raised $550 million in a Series E at a $12.55 billion valuation as demand for agentic AI systems drives rapid growth; its annualized revenue run rate recently surpassed $250 million, up over 200% year-over-year. The Bellevue-based open-source platform, co-founded by Samar Abbas and Maxim Fateev, doubled headcount to 570 to support major customers like OpenAI, NVIDIA, Netflix and JPMorgan Chase using its durable execution engine for multi-step AI workflows.
Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty invests in Nukleus and becomes public face of athlete advisory platform
Nukleus, a startup creating a shared operating system for athletes and their advisors, has signed Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty as an investor and public spokesperson. The Issaquah-based company’s backers also include Microsoft finance EVP Mat McBride, WaFd Bank CEO Brent Beardall, former Vulcan Capital investor Skyler Nelson, and Dr. Brett Kindle, and it operates with a core team of 12 plus engineering support in India.
Cowboy Space signs 291,035-sq-ft Kent lease to build orbital AI data centers, adding ~300 jobs
Cowboy Space signed a 291,035-square-foot lease in Kent to build hardware for orbital AI data centers, marking the Puget Sound area's largest industrial lease of 2026 and expected to create about 300 jobs. The 2023-founded aerospace firm plans its first Nova Pathfinder rocket launch in early 2027 and has offices in San Carlos and Seattle.
Resect AI raises $25M to reduce hallucinations and add accountability layer for enterprise LLMs
Seattle startup Resect AI raised $25 million in early funding to build an open-source accountability layer that detects, interprets and reduces hallucinations in enterprise AI models at runtime. The company says its tools will make black-box large language models more transparent and auditable to improve governance and trust.
Microsoft names Aneesh Raman chief economic opportunity officer and promotes Jenny Lay‑Flurrie; DAT CPO Brian Gill resigns
Microsoft promoted Jenny Lay‑Flurrie to corporate vice president of its Trusted Technology Group and named Aneesh Raman chief economic opportunity officer; Zillow appointed a new policy lead while departures occurred at Oracle, Hiya and DAT Freight & Analytics, including DAT’s CPO Brian Gill resigning.
Steve Thompson launches StickyHealth on Sept. 1, 2026 to boost GLP-1 patient retention using LTV+ and Miri AI
Steve Thompson launched StickyHealth, a retention-focused support and intervention platform for GLP-1 and wellness companies that combines LTV+ analytics with Miri AI to support patients after prescription and identify churn risk earlier. The platform aims to improve patient retention and lifetime value by capturing behavioral signals and enabling timely interventions during the post-prescription period.
Francois Ajenstat - Founder and CEO of Golden Analytics
Francois Ajenstat is the Founder and CEO of Golden Analytics, an AI-native business intelligence platform. He launched the company from stealth in April 2026 after nearly three decades building other people's analytics products. He was CPO at Tableau from the early startup days through its IPO and Salesforce acquisition, then CPO at Amplitude. Now he's founder and CEO of Golden Analytics. Francois believes the best products are love letters to the people who use them. He's been in the industry long enough to know what's broken, and Golden is his answer. Visit https://www.goldenanalytics.com/ to learn more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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