A quieter week on the Puget Sound still yielded new moves for a handful of tech companies. Read about which startups are new to the scene and which businesses are growing. This is the Built In Seattle weekly refresh.
Amazon builds its new Bellevue campus. The e-commerce giant is aiming to hire thousands of new employees in the near future, and, to accommodate them, it’s constructing Bellevue 600, a multi-tower skyscraper office location. The towers, which will house about 7,000 employees, are projected for completion by 2024. Amazon just submitted designs for phase two of this project, which will create new offices and amenities. [Built In Seattle]
Thrivelution launches to help people get therapy. Aiming to make the task of finding a therapist less daunting is Thrivelution. Its platform uses factors like age, gender identity, specialty, location and insurance plan to match users up with the perfect therapist. The startup is in the midst of raising a $1.5 million seed round and currently serves users in 20 states. [Puget Sound Business Journal]
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Icosavax got $100M. The Series B raise for the biotech company was led by RA Capital Management. Icosavax specializes in researching respiratory viruses and developing vaccines for them. The company plans on using the money to send a couple of its vaccine programs through clinical trials, as well as evaluating its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. [Built In Seattle]
FounderStreams Accelerator launches on Clubhouse. The new accelerator was created by TF Labs, a startup studio and digital agency that serves early stage companies. Taking place on the Clubhouse platform, the accelerator program will host a cohort of 13 companies including pet transport startup Pawndr, AI platform AIME Says and home purchasing app Homsby. Its goal is to help the founders of participating startups garner attention to raise funding. [GeekWire]
