James Thorne
James Thorne is a Seattle-based journalist and photographer who graduated from NYU in business and economics journalism, and has written for Reuters, CNBC, and Financial Planning.
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MDMetrix and TransformativeMed Offer Free COVID-19 Tracking Tools to Hospitals; Deployed at UW Medicine
Two Seattle startups, MDMetrix and TransformativeMed, are offering their combined COVID-19 patient-tracking and analysis tools free to hospitals so clinicians can spot treatment and spread trends across patient groups. Their systems are already in use at University of Washington Medicine to screen patients, track symptoms and labs, and report data to state health departments.
Inside the IPO: Adaptive Biotech
Chad Robins is a Cornell grad and Wharton School MBA who was working in real estate finance a decade ago when he was approached with a business idea by his brother, Harlan Robins, head of the Computational Biology Program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. As Chad Robins recalled, "When he called me up in 2009 and said, 'Hey I want to start a business, I've figured out how to sequence T-cells at a high throughput,' I was like, 'Yes, I'm in!' and then I went to Wikipedia and I'm like, 'What the hell is he talking about?' I…
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Seattle Startup Picnic Raises $5M Seed Funding for Pizza-Making Robot Assembling 300 Pizzas Per Hour
Seattle startup Picnic raised $5 million in a seed round to advance their pizza-making robot, which can assemble 300 pizzas per hour and has attracted global interest. The funding will help develop the next version and expand pilot programs, addressing labor shortages in the food industry.
Apptio CEO Sunny Gupta to receive $196 million as Vista Equity closes $1.94B take-private at $38 per share
Apptio CEO and co-founder Sunny Gupta stood to receive about $196 million after Vista Equity Partners completed a $1.94 billion buyout at $38 per share, a 53% premium over Apptio's market price.
Providence Ventures, led by ex-Amazon's Aaron Martin, raises $150M second fund to double healthcare tech investments
Providence Ventures, led by former Amazon executive Aaron Martin, has raised a second $150 million fund for early-stage healthcare technology investments, doubling its portfolio to $300 million. The firm focuses on companies that align with Providence St. Joseph Health's priorities and has invested in 15 companies from its initial fund.
