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Legal tech company led by former U.S. diplomat will represent Seattle at the Startup World Cup

Inflation Reduction Act could boost climate efforts at Amazon, Microsoft — and increase their taxes

by Lisa Stiffler on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 2:30 pm

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation Tuesday that includes the most ambitious initiatives to fight climate change that the nation has ever seen. While not as bold as… Read More

Seattle accounting software startup Lockstep to be acquired by The Sage Group

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 8:34 am

Lockstep, a Seattle-based startup that sells software used to automate the accounting of B2B purchases and payments, said Tuesday it will be acquired by The Sage Group, a British multinational… Read More

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Galvanize co-working space and coding bootcamp closing Seattle location after seven years

by Kurt Schlosser on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 8:35 am

Galvanize, the Denver-based company that offers co-working space and coding education bootcamps in several U.S. cities, is closing its location in Seattle after seven years. The company said doors would… Read More

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Remitly paying $80M to acquire Rewire, another digital remittance platform

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 at 7:52 am

Seattle-based digital remittance giant Remitly announced Tuesday it plans to acquire Rewire, an Israel-based company founded in 2015 that also facilitates remittances. Remitly will pay about $80 million in cash… Read More

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AI thrilled the video star: Seattle musician uses unique tech to generate imagery for his song

A sneak peek inside Till Dawn, a new video game-themed bar and cafe in Seattle

No hiding from its popularity: At 20, Geocaching still seeks to turn players on to worldwide game

Amazon sets global debut times for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series on Prime Video

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Amazon moves physical retail tech teams into cloud division, looking to accelerate third-party adoption

by Todd Bishop on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 5:38 pm

Amazon is shifting tech teams for its physical stores from its consumer division to its Amazon Web Services cloud division, aiming to further expand the use of the company’s in-store… Read More

New TV show from MGM called ‘Ring Nation’ uses surveillance video footage from Ring cameras

by Samson Amore on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 10:54 am

[Samson Amore is a reporter for dot.LA] Comedian Wanda Sykes’ latest venture is turning video from your smart home network into a TV show. The primetime Emmy winner and star… Read More

Health Tech/Life Sciences

Seattle startup aiming to detect, treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease raises cash

Nortis, a Seattle-based startup developing ‘organ-on-a-chip’ tech, raises cash

Startup detects COVID-19 using spit, light, and a computer built to analyze patterns

Seattle-area company that aims to treat disease with radio frequency energy files for IPO

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‘Metaverse’ is in, ‘mixed reality’ out: Reading the tech tea leaves in Microsoft’s new words

by Todd Bishop on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 9:23 am

Microsoft’s future just got a major edit. The metaverse, hybrid work, flexibility, trust, and technology’s role in the global economy are some of the new additions in the latest version… Read More

Nuclear energy company co-founded by Bill Gates raises $750M, one of the largest rounds in Seattle tech history

by Taylor Soper on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 8:44 am

TerraPower, a Bellevue, Wash.-based nuclear power company co-founded by Bill Gates, landed $750 million in new funding. It’s among the largest funding rounds ever for a privately held Seattle-area company,… Read More

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Institute for Protein Design spinout Monod Bio raises $25M for molecular biosensors

by Charlotte Schubert on August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 at 8:33 am

The news: Monod Bio raised $25 million to develop molecular biosensors that light up when they bind their target. The sensors can be designed to detect molecules linked to disease and… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 7, 2022

by GeekWire on August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 at 8:00 am

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 7, 2022.… Read More

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What we learned from the life of early Amazon investor and Seattle business leader Tom Alberg

by Todd Bishop on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 at 9:52 am

Seattle-based investor and business leader Tom Alberg, who died last week at the age of 82, was a key figure in the e-commerce and wireless industries, and in the Seattle… Read More

Securing private car deals: Seattle fintech startup aims to reduce fraud for used vehicle sales

by Sonali Vaid on August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 at 10:24 am

You receive a link from a seller to pay for the car you are about to buy. Should you trust it? Seattle startup KeySavvy wants to help by tackling fraud… Read More

Amazon sues six alleged fake review sites — we chatted with one that didn’t believe suit was real

by Todd Bishop on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm

Amazon has been targeting alleged sellers of fake product reviews for the past seven years, starting with the first suit of its kind in 2015. A new wave of suits… Read More

Tech Moves: Nuance engineering director lands at Ozette; AWS exec will depart; and more

by Charlotte Schubert on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 at 2:04 pm

— Amarjit Kaur Sandhu joined Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center spinout Ozette Technologies as vice president of engineering. She previously was director of software engineering at Nuance Communications, which acquired Seattle… Read More

Please and thank you: Cannabis startup Polite sells science-backed products to treat yourself

by Lisa Stiffler on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 at 8:58 am

The co-founders of Seattle-based cannabis and hemp product company Polite have multiple explanations for their startup name. It’s about self care that includes THC- and CBD-containing products that address specific… Read More

How Amazon’s mandate against media leaks helped to seal its $3.9B deal to acquire One Medical

by Todd Bishop on August 11, 2022August 12, 2022 at 9:10 pm

A new regulatory filing details Amazon’s behind-the-scenes talks for One Medical, leading up to the Seattle tech giant’s agreement to acquire the primary care company for $3.9 billion, announced by… Read More

Microsoft tells Brazilian regulator that Sony pays devs to not push content to Xbox Game Pass

by Thomas Wilde on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 at 3:06 pm

In a filing to Brazil’s national competition regulator, Microsoft has claimed that Sony pays unnamed video game developers to prevent them from adding content to the Xbox Game Pass. The… Read More

Sales software startup Outreach cuts about 5% of staff, says it is still hiring

by Nate Bek on August 11, 2022August 12, 2022 at 8:51 am

Seattle-based Outreach is laying off about 5% of its workforce, a move that comes at a time when many startups are being advised to reduce costs and extend runway by trimming… Read More

Transportation software company Inrix, which is profitable and nearly went public, raises $10M

by Taylor Soper on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 at 1:18 pm

Inrix, the Kirkland, Wash.-based transportation software and data provider founded in 2004, has raised $10 million from investors, less than a year after the company nearly went public. A spokesperson… Read More

This nonprofit is showing how rigorous data analysis can dramatically curb youth homelessness

by Lisa Stiffler on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 at 1:06 pm

A Washington state organization is using data and analytics to help solve a crisis that is both unconscionable and has seemed intractable: the challenge of kids and young adults experiencing… Read More

Seattle startup HDT Bio lands $1.8M U.S. Army grant to develop nasal spray against viruses

by Charlotte Schubert on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 at 7:56 am

Seattle startup HDT Bio will develop a nasal spray designed to counteract a wide range of respiratory viruses with a nearly $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Army. “We hope… Read More

Microsoft’s belt-tightening is the latest sign of the economic times

by Todd Bishop on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 at 11:52 am

“As we manage through this period, we will continue to invest in future growth while maintaining intense focus on operational excellence and execution discipline.” — Amy Hood, Microsoft chief financial… Read More

Hootsuite lays off 30% of staff, says it’s focusing on ‘financial sustainability’ amid downturn

by Nate Bek on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 at 11:59 am

Hootsuite told employees on Tuesday that it would lay off 30% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to reduce costs and extend runway amid the broader market downturn.… Read More

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The women writing checks: A list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest

by Sonali Vaid & Taylor Soper on August 10, 2022August 18, 2022 at 11:34 am

Back in 2018, GeekWire published a list of women investors based in the Pacific Northwest who were writing checks to help startups grow. A lot has changed in four years.… Read More

Publicly traded biotech company Absci lays off employees, citing ‘macro-economic conditions’

by Charlotte Schubert on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 at 10:35 am

Vancouver, Wash.-based drug design and development company Absci laid off employees Tuesday, a little more than a year after going public. “The macro-economic conditions of the last few months prompted… Read More

Fred Hutch spinout lands $10M for precision test to guide cancer treatment, develop drugs

by Charlotte Schubert on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 at 4:35 pm

Seattle startup SEngine Precision Medicine has raised $10 million to propel drug discovery and development and advance its test that tailors drugs to cancer patients. SEngine cultures patient cancer cells… Read More

Ex-Adobe and Facebook engineers raise $2M for Seattle software startup that helps small landlords

by Nate Bek on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 at 8:34 am

Marble, a Seattle startup building software-enabled rental management systems for smaller landlords, raised $2 million. The company was co-founded in 2020 by Daniel Li, a former software engineer at Facebook,… Read More

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Inflation Reduction Act could boost climate efforts at Amazon, Microsoft — and increase their taxes

Seattle accounting software startup Lockstep to be acquired by The Sage Group

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Galvanize co-working space and coding bootcamp closing Seattle location after seven years

Remitly paying $80M to acquire Rewire, another digital remittance platform

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Amazon moves physical retail tech teams into cloud division, looking to accelerate third-party adoption

New TV show from MGM called ‘Ring Nation’ uses surveillance video footage from Ring cameras

Health Tech/Life Sciences

‘Metaverse’ is in, ‘mixed reality’ out: Reading the tech tea leaves in Microsoft’s new words

Nuclear energy company co-founded by Bill Gates raises $750M, one of the largest rounds in Seattle tech history

GeekWire Podcasts

Institute for Protein Design spinout Monod Bio raises $25M for molecular biosensors

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 7, 2022

What we learned from the life of early Amazon investor and Seattle business leader Tom Alberg

Securing private car deals: Seattle fintech startup aims to reduce fraud for used vehicle sales

Amazon sues six alleged fake review sites — we chatted with one that didn’t believe suit was real

Tech Moves: Nuance engineering director lands at Ozette; AWS exec will depart; and more

Please and thank you: Cannabis startup Polite sells science-backed products to treat yourself

How Amazon’s mandate against media leaks helped to seal its $3.9B deal to acquire One Medical

Microsoft tells Brazilian regulator that Sony pays devs to not push content to Xbox Game Pass

Sales software startup Outreach cuts about 5% of staff, says it is still hiring

Transportation software company Inrix, which is profitable and nearly went public, raises $10M

This nonprofit is showing how rigorous data analysis can dramatically curb youth homelessness

Seattle startup HDT Bio lands $1.8M U.S. Army grant to develop nasal spray against viruses

Microsoft’s belt-tightening is the latest sign of the economic times

Hootsuite lays off 30% of staff, says it’s focusing on ‘financial sustainability’ amid downturn

The women writing checks: A list of female venture capitalists in the Pacific Northwest

Publicly traded biotech company Absci lays off employees, citing ‘macro-economic conditions’

Fred Hutch spinout lands $10M for precision test to guide cancer treatment, develop drugs

Ex-Adobe and Facebook engineers raise $2M for Seattle software startup that helps small landlords

Dr. Anthony Fauci stops in Seattle for Fred Hutch Q&A, throws first pitch at Mariners game

Get a jolt: Starbucks and Volvo reveal cities where EV drivers can charge up

‘Radical experiment’: HBO spinout led by industry veteran uses blockchain for new combat game