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Not just another coding bot: Pioneer Square Labs releases JACoB AI agent as open-source project
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Salesforce, Microsoft vets raise $8M for new AI cybersecurity startup
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Seattle peer-to-peer laundry startup Loopie sells part of business to two companies
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Opioid and alcohol addiction care startup Boulder Care raises $35M
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Tech Moves: Madrona adds Silicon Valley partner; Walmart execs join Nex; and more
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Amperity CEO Barry Padgett stepping down from Seattle startup
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Fintech startup Copper forced to discontinue banking services amid Synapse fiasco
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Easy Metrics lands $31M from private equity firm to boost labor analytics platform
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Seattle startup Abett lands $11.6M to help companies manage healthcare expenses
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A-Alpha Bio lands $14.5M from Department of Defense to prep for future biological threats
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Recruiting software company SeekOut lays off employees in another round of cuts
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YC grad Manifold Freight raises $1.9M for trucking logistics software
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UW spinout Overland AI raises $10M for off-road self-driving tech used by U.S. military
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Tidal Vision, a startup turning crab shells into a green industrial chemical, is raising fresh cash
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Tech Moves: Agility Robotics hires Magic Leap exec; Zuper adds CMO; and more
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