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Cloud automation startup SkyKick lays off 140 employees
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Seattle-area startup Hyperproof lands $40M for risk and compliance software
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Lighter Capital raises $130M to fuel revenue-based financing model
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Celebrity clone startup led by veteran entrepreneurs uses AI for 1-on-1 ‘human-like conversations’
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Notch Therapeutics closes Vancouver lab, will focus on Toronto and Seattle offices
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Former director at Seattle auto marketplace startup indicted on $2M wire fraud charges
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