From new partnerships to a high-profile return to the office, find out what’s new from the Seattle tech sector. This is the Built In Seattle weekly refresh.
Dexcare raised $20M. Newly spun out of the Providence health system, Dexcare is working to help healthcare providers better assist their patients in the virtual care space. It announced a new investment led by Define Ventures. The startup’s tech deals with patient acquisition, navigation and capacity optimization for health networks. [Built In Seattle]
iFoodDS got $15M. IFoodDs is offering users across the food supply chain, like growers and distributors, a way to maximize the safety, quality and value of their products. With its Series A funding led by Insight Partners, the startup will invest in product innovation and its expansion across markets and categories. [FinSMEs]
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Rec Room pulled in $100M. Looking to invest in increasing its user base is digital gaming company Rec Room. Its social platform lets users play across mobile, PC, console and VR systems. With the onset of the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, the platform saw revenue growth of 566 percent year over year in 2020. [Built In Seattle]
Microsoft reignites in-office work. The tech giant gave its 57,000 employees throughout Redmond, Bellevue and Seattle the option to return to the office last week as the state loosened its COVID-19 restrictions. Up until this point, the company had allowed only a limited number of employees to work at its office. Its move could influence more local companies to do the same in welcoming employees back inside. [The Seattle Times]
Tagboard joined up with MLB. In an effort to boost sports fan engagement, Tagboard signed on for a four-year deal with MLB so the latter can create interactive content on its production platform. Tagboard Interactive allows producers to access real-time social media posts and create elements like polls for fans. [GeekWire]
