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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Published on March 04, 2025

Fintech Startup Secure Raises $3.5M Seed Funding After Recent Launch

The company spun out of Pioneer Square Labs in November of 2020.

Updated on March 04, 2025

The Key to Maintaining a Cohesive Culture From Afar? Keep a Diverse Portfolio of Activities.

At Barn2Door, lunch and learns accompany a slew of other initiatives, some new and others longstanding, like virtual game nights and MTV-style remote home tours.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 04, 2025

Amazon Web Service Stops Hosting Parler’s Servers, Platform Goes Dark

This move follows Google and Apple’s decision to remove Parler from their app stores.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 04, 2025

Amazon Funds Affordable Homes, Syndio Raised $17M, and More Seattle Tech News

Only a week into the new year, several Seattle tech companies made new moves and pulled in funding. This is the Built In Seattle weekly refresh.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on March 04, 2025

Syndio Raises Another $17M Amid a Renewed Focus on Pay Equity

In just eight months Syndio has raised more than $24 million, and demand for its software has surged. Now, the company plans to use this fresh funding to further innovate its platform, providing new solutions to help companies tackle pay inequality from within.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 04, 2025

Amazon Launches Its $2B Fund to Create Thousands of Affordable Homes

This commitment will allow Amazon to help preserve or create over 20,000 affordable housing units across Arlington, Nashville and the Puget Sound region.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 04, 2025

Qualtrics Is Looking to Go Public After Spinning Off From Parent Company SAP

This cloud-based software company is looking to its future as an independent entity. Qualtrics just filed its S-1 paperwork indicating it is aiming for an IPO that would bring its valuation to more than $14 billion.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 04, 2025

These 10 Seattle Tech Companies Raised $1.1B+ in 2020

Here are the Seattle tech companies that raised the most funding in 2020, indicating big plans for 2021 and beyond.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on March 04, 2025

These Are Built In Seattle’s Most-Read News Stories of 2020

2020 was a wild and often traumatic year, but many Seattle tech companies embraced innovation and creativity in response to everything the year served up. These were the stories that got you, our readers, clicking.

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