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Startup funding cooldown: Latest stats for Seattle and PNW

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Startup funding data: Tech startups in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest raised less than $4 billion in funding in the first half of 2022, down 20% from more than $5 billion in the first half of 2021, according to a new analysis of GeekWire’s startup funding list. The calculations confirm and quantify the impact of the economic slowdown on startups in the region.

Brad Smith interview: It has been quite a year already at Microsoft, in the tech industry, and in the broader world, and it's only half over. GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop spoke with Microsoft President Brad Smith this week about a whole range of issues on the company's agenda, and on his mind.

Tech Moves: RealNetworks president and Costco security exec depart; ZoomInfo adds former Cisco exec to board; and more key personnel changes. 

Hydrogen-powered trucks: Seattle engineering company First Mode agreed to a business combination with a zero-emission truck development effort led by the Anglo American mining company.

COVID policy backlash: ReedPop, the company behind the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, drew criticism from artists and exhibitors after announcing plans to substantially relax its COVID safety protocols for the August event.

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