Stoke Space CEO Andy Lapsa is framed by a propellant tank that’s taking shape at the startup’s rocket factory in Kent, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Editor’s note: This is…
Tufa CEO Stephen Lane. (Tufa Photos) Stephen Lane‘s last startup was growing like gangbusters when his life changed in an instant. The co-founder of Seattle real estate company Flyhomes was…
Cleo Capital, the early-stage venture fund that counts the AI firm Groq, fintech company Ellevest, and fashion brand Hill House as investments, has announced the launch of a new cybersecurity…
Vertical Aerospace has been thrown a crucial lifeline, staving off potential bankruptcy at the cash-strapped air taxi startup. The UK-based company — which makes electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Softbank-backed Meesho has rolled out what it claims to be India’s first generative AI-powered voice bot among e-commerce firms for customer support, paring down some expenses by 75%. The Bengaluru-based…
Battery tech is pivotal as the world leans into electrification to power decarbonization in the race against climate change. But rising demand is putting more attention on the limits and…
Volta, a new startup with a team split between two headquarters in Milan and Paris, has secured a €6 million pre-seed round ($6.3 million) to develop a new vertical software-as-a-service…
Giannis Antetokounmpo, a player for the Milwaukee Bucks, launched a venture capital firm called Build Your Legacy Ventures that will focus on sports and entertainment investing, according to Bleacher Report.…
With Elon Musk playing such a high-profile role in Donald Trump’s transition team, Musk’s buddies, many of them Silicon Valley venture capitalists, are reportedly being tapped to help out. For…
Zurich-based startup Poncho has officially launched its weather insurance platform — and bagged some fresh funding to boot. Founded in 2023, the company aims to transform how the travel and…
Want to keep up with what everyone’s talking about on alternative social media sites like Bluesky and Mastodon, but don’t have time to constantly scroll through their respective apps? A…
When ServiceTitan dropped its S-1 notice of an impending public offering on November 18, many VCs likely rejoiced. A successful IPO by the company, which builds operating software for trade…
After multiple reports of compatibility issues, Microsoft has stopped automatically pushing Windows updates to PCs that have a variety of Ubisoft games installed, including Star Wars Outlaws, Avatar: Frontiers of…
Snackbar Studio’s first game is tentatively titled The Snackbar at the End of the World. (Snackbar Studio image) SparkToro co-founder Rand Fishkin announced Monday that he raised $2.15 million for…
Content warning: this story discusses disordered eating behaviors, including potentially triggering details about weights and calories. The youth-beloved AI chatbot startup Character.AI is hosting pro-anorexia chatbots that encourage users to…
Julie Sandler. (PSL Photo) Longtime tech startup investor Julie Sandler plans to transition away from her role as managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle venture firm that runs…
As Apple and Google continue to battle with regulators and publishers over whether their app stores are monopolistic, a startup called Appcharge has raised some funding to build an alternative…
From software to sustainability to space, we’re spotlighting another crop of newer startups in Seattle in the early stages of their entrepreneurial journeys. Many established fast-growing companies are ranked among…
Magnolia team, front row from left: Liz Tarullo, Kate Farley, Alice Allen-Redfern and Lama Sibai. Backrow: Phillip Procyk and Volker Einsfeld. (Magnolia Photo) When my ailing 86-year-old dad refused food…
Back in 2016, Hammad Syed and Mahmoud Felfel, an ex-WhatsApp engineer, thought it’d be neat to build a text-to-speech Chrome extension for Medium articles. The extension, which could read any…