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Nuance — founded by three ex-Apple researchers — raises $50M Series A to build audiovisual, emotionally intelligent AI avatars
Seattle-based startup Nuance, founded by three ex-Apple researchers, raised $50 million to build a single-system AI that delivers audiovisual, emotionally intelligent conversations and plans a public research preview later this year.
Kapta Space raises $5M seed to build electronically steerable satellite radar for faster, higher-resolution Earth observation
Kapta Space, a five-person Seattle startup, announced a $5 million seed round to develop electronically steerable satellite radar antennas that boost imaging speed, precision, and mode flexibility compared with conventional SAR systems. The company plans a low-cost satellite network for more frequent, higher-resolution Earth-observation and defense applications, building on prior pre-seed funding and a Department of Defense grant.
SecureSave launches employer-backed emergency savings accounts with Suze Orman as cofounder to offer penalty-free, post-tax payroll deductions and employer matching
SecureSave, a Kirkland fintech cofounded by Devin Miller, Bassam Saliba and Suze Orman, launched in September 2020 to help employers offer emergency savings accounts (ESAs) that take after-tax payroll deductions, allow penalty-free access, and can include employer matches to boost workers' financial resilience.
Amperity raises $50 million Series C to expand ML-driven customer data platform for Starbucks, Gap and Planet Fitness
Seattle-based Amperity raised $50 million in a Series C to expand staff and products that use machine learning to unify customer data for brands like Starbucks, Gap Inc., and Planet Fitness. The customer data platform competes with startups such as mParticle and Segment and with marketing clouds like Adobe and Salesforce as marketers increasingly in-house analytics and data science.
