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Finding a founder: What to consider when picking a startup partner
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Wave power, carbon capture, battery materials startups land $37M in Washington state grants
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Amperity lays off 13% of staff in latest cuts for customer data startup
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Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia lands $130M
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Climate tech startup program aims to help underrepresented founders find a footing
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Outreach CEO Manny Medina steps down, a decade after founding sales automation startup
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EV charging infrastructure startup OpConnect lands $5.3M to expand geographic reach
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Seattle cloud migration company SkyKick acquired by IT management firm ConnectWise
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Microbiome and diagnostics startup Viome lands $25M and hires former Amazon leader as COO
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IBM to acquire Accelalpha, a Seattle-area firm that helps companies manage Oracle Cloud products
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Seattle-area climate consulting and analytics startup Earth Finance acquires water-focused firm
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Nori, a Seattle-based carbon removal marketplace that raised $17M, shuts down after 7 years
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Artificial intelligence tools offer substantial benefits, challenges for hiring and recruiting
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Corporate expense software startup Center lays off workers
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