Amazon to use low-carbon fuels to combat delivery emissions

Other Amazon news:

• PillPack founders leaving: TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen will depart four years after the tech giant acquired the online pharmacy as an early step in its broader push into healthcare.

• Football boosts Prime: Amazon reported the largest three hours of signups ever for its subscription service during its first exclusive stream of “Thursday Night Football.”

Consumer robotics leader joins GeekWire Summit lineup: Amazon VP Ken Washington is a nuclear engineer by training who now oversees initiatives including the company’s Astro home robot. He’ll be a featured speaker at our upcoming tech conference, Oct. 6-7 in Seattle. Read more and sign up.

Funding news:

• TrovaTrip raises $15M: The Portland, Ore.-based startup runs a marketplace that helps match travel group hosts with travelers.

• Startup lands $10M to combat counterfeits: Alitheon uses images to create and manage unique identifiers for physical objects.

• Metaverse startup raises $5.5M: Spot allows users to build virtual hubs that can be used for events or business functions.

Seattle startup reveals software-powered secretary: Augment AI, a spinout of the Allen Institute for AI, opened a private beta of its AI-powered sidekick for professionals. Read more.

Tech Moves: Ex-Twilio CIO named CTO at Slalom; Eviation adds CEO; Docugami builds team; and more personnel moves.

Blockchain VC firm raises second fund: The Seattle-area firm Bloccelerate, which backs startups building blockchain-related technologies, raised $20 million of a larger fund, according to a new SEC filing. Read more.

Thanks for reading and have a great day. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com; and reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.