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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Published on March 04, 2025

Fintech Startup Transparent Systems Exits Stealth With $14M Funding

The company spun out of Vulcan Capital to bring to life an idea from the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 04, 2025

FreightWeb Raises $3M to Help Companies Save on Small Shipments

The company’s co-founders gained logistics experience working for Amazon, FedEx and other leading carriers.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 04, 2025

Machine Learning Startup Kaskada From Google, AWS Vets Raises $8M

Seattle-based machine learning startup Kaskada announced it raised $8 million in Series A funding Tuesday.

Updated on March 04, 2025

These 5 Seattle Startups Raised Over $88M in January

Read about the top five funding rounds in Seattle last month.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 04, 2025

Melinda Gates Launches Nationwide Push to Boost Number of Women in Tech

Pivotal Ventures, a Seattle-based philanthropic group founded by Melinda Gates, is launching the Gender Equality in Tech Cities initiative to increase the number of women working in tech. 

Updated on March 04, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Lighter Capital Secured $100M, Top STEM Jobs City and More

"Alt-VC" financing lender Lighter Capital just raised $100 million, plus more Seattle tech news you may have missed last week.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 04, 2025

Nori Raises $1.3M for Blockchain-Backed Carbon Removal Marketplace

Nori, a Seattle-based startup that operates a blockchain-based carbon removal marketplace, just raised $1.3 million in a “pre-seed” funding round

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