Funding news: Upbound raises $60M for cloud infrastructure, competitive intelligence startup Klue lands $62M
Upbound founder and CEO Bassam Tabbara. (GeekWire File Photo) The news: Seattle-based cloud management platform startup Upbound has raised $60 million in new funding. Upbound helps enterprise customers consolidate and streamline their workflow in the…
Several trump cards for Helsinki in the competition between startup cities
Published: Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:37 AM EST|Updated: 11 hours ago HELSINKI, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s leading startup event, Slush 2021, will be organised at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre on 1-2 December bringing together…
Climate tech funding news: BattGenie works its magic; lithium refining startup gets Gates’ support
BattGenie team, from left to right: Manan Pathak, Chintan Pathak and Venkat Subramanian. (BattGenie Photos) Here’s the latest funding news for climate tech startups across the Pacific Northwest. BattGenie The news: BattGenie — a startup on the short list…
Top 8 legal documents every startup should consider getting
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East Asia Super League aims high, from startup to Big 3
One is the so-called Golden Boy of the Philippines. Another is the first 100 million-yen-a-season basketball player in Japan. The East Asia Super League is set to launch next October featuring some of the region’s biggest domestic clubs. It’s banking on…
Cannabis analytics startup Headset, led by Leafly founders, raises more cash
Headset co-founders, left to right: CEO Cy Scott, Chief Technology Officer Scott Vickers, and Chief Design Officer Brian Wansolich. (Headset Photos) The news: Cannabis analytics company Headset on Tuesday announced that it raised $8.6 million in funding.…
Cognitive Explainable-AI (Artificial Intelligence) 3D Image Recognition startup won a 2nd contract from US Air Force, following breakthrough demo, using only few training samples on low power CPU
Published: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:45 AM HST|Updated: 6 hours ago POTOMAC, Md., Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Z Advanced Computing, Inc. (ZAC), the pioneer Cognitive Explainable-AI (Artificial Intelligence) (Cognitive XAI) software startup, has won a 2nd…
How Lighthouse Labs helped local startup bloomRail evolve
Allen Rogers and Will Hunt like solving problems to help other people build their businesses. It’s why the two founded… Allen Rogers and Will Hunt like solving problems to help other people build their businesses. It’s why the two founded bloomRail in…
Rethinking home inspections: Zillow and Flyhomes vets land $8M for Seattle startup Inspectify
The Inspectify team. The news: Inspectify, a 2-year-old Seattle startup tackling the home inspection process, raised $8 million from several VCs, real estate giant Redfin, and execs from startups such as Built Technologies, Side, Sundae, Flyhomes, and…
Startup Uses Genetically-Engineered Algae To Create Pigments, Protein And More
Biomedical engineer Elliot Roth’s long-time entrepreneurial passion has been to find environmentally friendly ways to address people’s basic needs. Five years ago, that mission led him to found Spira, an LA-based startup that uses an algae called…