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Seattle Startup Tin Can Launches Tin Can Communities Program for Bulk Adoption of Kids’ Screenless Phones
Seattle startup Tin Can launched Tin Can Communities, a program allowing schools and neighborhoods to adopt their $100 screenless Wi-Fi-enabled kids' phone in bulk. The company, founded in 2024 and having raised $15.5 million, aims to delay smartphone adoption by enabling collective group use, supported by bulk pricing and onboarding.
Seattle Partners with Joon Care to Deliver Free Online Mental Health Therapy to 50 Youth with $50,000 City Funding
The city of Seattle is partnering with local healthcare startup Joon Care to provide free online mental health therapy to about 50 teens and young adults, funded by a $50,000 city allocation through the end of the year. Joon Care’s teletherapy has shown positive clinical outcomes, with significant recovery rates from anxiety and depression after four months of treatment.
Unpluq CEO Caroline Cadwell Introduces NFC Tag and App to Promote Mindful Smartphone Use
Caroline Cadwell, CEO of Unpluq, discusses how her startup helps users mindfully manage smartphone and app use by creating intentional barriers to curb addictive behaviors. The company offers an Android app, an NFC keychain tag, and a premium subscription to encourage conscious technology habits.
Reclaiming our lives through more mindful use of technology
Humans have become increasingly vulnerable to technology engineered to grab our attention, pulling us away from more meaningful and fulfilling moments and interactions in our lives. Can technology itself be part of the solution? Our guest this week on the GeekWire Podcast is Caroline Cadwell, co-founder and CEO of Unpluq, a recent graduate of the Techstars Seattle accelerator program. The startup offers an app, subscription service, and keychain tag designed to help people become more conscious and mindful about their use of smartphones, social media, and other addictive apps and services. Related links: Seattle Public Schools sues TikTok, YouTube, Instagram…
Seattle Officials Question Tech Industry's Role in Addressing Housing and Inequality Amid Meta's Regional Expansion and Layoffs
Tech companies like Meta have significantly boosted Seattle's economy and employment but are also criticized for contributing to income inequality and housing issues. Local officials discussed whether these companies are doing enough to address these regional challenges at a Seattle Metro Chamber event featuring Meta's Pacific Northwest head Paresh Rajwat.
DreamBox Learning Lays Off Undisclosed Number of Employees After Majority Stake Sale to Evergreen Coast Capital
DreamBox Learning laid off an undisclosed number of employees citing a strategic realignment following a majority stake sale to Evergreen Coast Capital, aiming to position the company for long-term growth. The layoffs occur amid broader challenges in the education sector, including teacher shortages and pandemic-related inequities.
Two Screens for Teachers raises support as founders seek $23M to supply 250,000 pandemic-strained educators; teen Avi Schiffmann built a widely used COVID-19 tracker
A roundup of positive tech, science, and education stories from 2020 highlights initiatives that helped during the pandemic, including Two Screens for Teachers providing monitors to school districts and a high school student, Avi Schiffmann, building a widely used COVID-19 tracker.
Zipwhip hires 17-year-old Avery Wagar as IT systems programmer after he builds Textspresso IV text-enabled coffee robot
Avery Wagar, a junior at Ballard High School, is Zipwhip’s youngest full-time employee who helped develop the Textspresso IV text-enabled robotic coffee machine and was recently hired as an IT systems programmer after joining as a robotics intern. He is also a TA for AP Computer Science, runs his school’s VR club, participates in college classes via Running Start, and has a background of award-winning VR projects.
