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U.S. tech companies grapple with war in Ukraine: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having a deep impact on startups in Seattle, Silicon Valley and other parts of the country that often work with teams in Ukraine, tapping the country’s large pool of English-speaking programmers, project managers and other technologists. The conflict is adding more layers of operational and cultural complexity after a tumultuous two years under the COVID-19 pandemic. A Ukrainian contractor for Seattle startup Scalr posted the picture above of her apartment building, in a suburb of Kiev, in the company’s Slack channel, following a Russian bombing attack. Read more. 

Read GeekWire’s ongoing coverage of the conflict in Ukraine

Oh, please, Ohio: The state sure is making a push for Seattleites to move across the country. A new ad campaign from JobsOhio targets “tech bros” who must surely be sick of living in an expensive coastal city when the Midwest beckons. Is the ad convincing?

A list of PNW mental health startups: The pandemic caused a surge of demand for tech companies that support people’s mental health, including several from the Pacific Northwest

Former Zillow execs raise more cash for Tomo: Founded in 2020, the real estate startup aims to speed up the mortgage approval process

Seattle startup wins $100K at Web3 event: Stack, which aims to make cryptocurrency and modern finance more accessible for Gen Z, delivered the top pitch at Launchable, a Madrona Venture Labs event featuring 18 teams. Read more. 

Meet the 12 startups in Filecoin Techstars Accelerator: The 13-week program aims to help companies using the IPFS/Filecoin blockchain-based storage network. Read more.

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