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A new unicorn in Seattle: Cybersecurity startup Chainguard raises $140M at $1.1B valuation

Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup Chainguard announced a $140 million Series C investment, bumping its valuation to $1.12 billion and minting the Seattle region’s newest unicorn.

Seattle’s new CTO brings Silicon Valley experience north to take on city’s tech challenges

Rob Lloyd grew up a military kid who lived in 12 states and three countries and went to seven schools by the time he graduated high school.

Docusign co-founder launches firm to help entrepreneurs improve their odds of success

Court Lorenzini, a technology industry veteran who co-founded e-signature giant Docusign and three other companies, is launching a new endeavor called Founder Nexus that wants to help entrepreneurs supercharge their businesses.

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Allen Institute for AI’s new office lease bolsters an emerging artificial intelligence corridor in Seattle

The Allen Institute for AI has leased a full floor in the new Northlake Commons building in Seattle, part of a growing AI corridor.

‘Seattle Tech Week’ returns — here’s the full agenda, and some notable themes

Seattle Tech Week is back for another slate of panel discussions and networking events covering a wide range of topics and trends.

Amazon plans logistics site in new industrial building on former Weyerhaeuser campus

Amazon plans to use a new building on the former Weyerhaeuser corporate campus in Federal Way, Wash., as a future logistics site for customer fulfillment.

Another one bites the dust: AAA’s Gig car-sharing service shutting down in Seattle and nationally

Another fleet-based car-sharing service is shutting down in Seattle.

Report details financial pressure on Amazon Alexa, confirms plans for paid tier and AI revamp

Internal Amazon accounting techniques have overestimated the financial impact from Alexa and Echo, a new report says.

Clean-tech pioneer First Mode is giving its employees advance warning about layoffs

First Mode, a company that concentrates on cleaner tech for heavy industry, has alerted its employees to a significant round of layoffs.

Tech Moves: Impinj promotes execs; Zendesk hires comms vet; Qumulo founder leads new startup

Seattle RFID-maker Impinj announced new promotions and additions to its executive leadership team.

Vancouver legal tech company Clio lands $900M at $3B valuation

Clio raised $900 million, boosting its valuation to $3 billion in what the company describes as the largest capital raise for a cloud-based legal software company ever.

Business lessons from Windows Vista: Insights from a forgotten trove of internal Microsoft emails

There’s still a lot to learn from Vista.

CIA investment arm helps fund a Japanese fusion startup with U.S. HQ in Seattle

Kyoto Fusioneering, a startup developing technologies for the commercialization of fusion energy, has raised nearly $6.9 million in new funding.

Notes from the tech frontier: What’s next for innovation in Spokane and the Inland Northwest

SPOKANE, Wash. — Treasury4 is tapped into the power and history of this place.

Pacific NW hydrogen hub launches phase 1 of its program with $27.5M federal award

The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association (PNWH2 Association), a multi-state hub to establish a hydrogen economy, is now eligible for up to $27.5 million from the U.S.

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