Tune
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Sectors
- Startup community, Events
- Founded
- 2015
Seattle Startup Radar Highlights AI-Driven Ventures Like The Carry’s $299 Fitness Vest and Color42’s Music Video AI with 1,000 Users
Several Seattle-area startups led by founders such as Esther Sedgwick of The Carry and Prince Bajracharya of Color42 are leveraging AI across diverse sectors including fitness, music marketing, and autonomous debugging. These companies are at early stages with products launching this year and are receiving feedback from a GPT-powered critic called 'Mean VC' to refine their market strategies.
FoundHer House, San Francisco’s All-Female AI Hacker House Founded by Seattle Natives, Eyes Expansion to Seattle Amid $1.2B Funding Surge for Female-led Startups
FoundHer House, an all-female AI entrepreneur co-living space launched in San Francisco by Seattle natives Miki Safronov-Yamamoto and Anantika Mannby, is gaining attention as a model to support female founders amid the AI boom. With Seattle’s growing female-led startup funding surpassing $1.2 billion in 2024, the city is being considered for expansion of this initiative to help close the tech industry’s gender gap.
Goodbill raises $3.4M seed to fight medical billing errors, launches free COVID test-claim tool
Seattle startup Goodbill, founded by Patrick Haig and Ian Sefferman, helps patients identify and dispute medical billing errors and launched a free tool to submit COVID-19 rapid-test reimbursement claims after new federal coverage rules. The company raised $3.4 million in a December seed round led by Founders’ Co-op, with participation from Maveron, Liquid 2 Ventures and several angel investors.
Seattle NFT Museum to Open Jan. 14 in Belltown, Founded by Jennifer Wong and Peter Hamilton
The Seattle NFT Museum, founded by entrepreneurs Jennifer Wong and Peter Hamilton, opens Jan. 14 in Belltown as the Pacific Northwest's first museum devoted to NFTs, aiming to showcase digital artists and educate the public about the medium.
Rad Power Bikes co-founder Ty Collins steps down to advisory role; WRF CEO Ron Howell to retire end of April
Rad Power Bikes co-founder and former CMO Ty Collins has stepped down and moved into an advisory role while remaining involved; the company is profitable and raised $150 million earlier this year. Washington Research Foundation CEO Ron Howell will retire at the end of April after 29 years, with CFO Jeff Eby serving as acting CEO.
Constellation Software Acquires Seattle Marketing Startup Tune; Terms Undisclosed
Toronto-based Constellation Software announced it has acquired Seattle marketing-software startup Tune, which builds tools to manage marketing partnerships and will operate under Constellation’s Perseus unit. Terms were not disclosed; Tune CEO Peter Hamilton will move to a strategic role, some team restructuring is expected, and the company has more than 150 employees and $36.4 million raised to date.
People
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Peter Hamilton Executive, Former CEO
