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Pacific Northwest startup funding activity is down 80% so far this year
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Drone startup Brinc prepares for take off with ex-Amazon engineers and geopolitical tailwinds
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Microsoft and Google back Typeface, an enterprise generative AI startup led by ex-Adobe CTO
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Temporal, a developer productivity startup led by former Uber engineers, raises $75M
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Madrona backs WaFd Bank spinout developing consumer software for regional banks
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Ex-Amazon Pharmacy manager leads new startup aiming to help contractors save on medication
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Sales startup Outreach to lay off 70 employees, 7% of workforce, and slow office expansion
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Vouched, an identity verification startup backed by Zulily co-founders, raises $6.3M
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Oil changes for houses: Startup led by former Expedia director offers regular home maintenance
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Seattle mayor encourages companies to hire people of color at inaugural Black Tech Night
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Tech Moves: Avalara execs step down; Nike tech leader departs; UW professors named Sloan Fellows
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Inspired by her family’s business in India, Seattle founder leads AI startup that helps manufacturers
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Education services company Perdoceo acquires coding bootcamp school Coding Dojo for $52.8M
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Chipotle for pasta: Former Amazon manager leads fast-growing tech-fueled restaurant Due Cucina
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Blockchain observability platform Sentio raises $6.4M
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Google for crypto: Seattle search engine startup Kaito raises $5.3M
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Tech Moves: Picnic CEO steps down; Expedia adds board member; Accolade exec departs; and more
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Database giant Snowflake closes deal to acquire tools from Mobilize.net
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