Like many tech startups, when the pandemic hit the U.S., Armoire braced for impact. Its clothing subscription rental business had its best month in February, but suddenly faced several headwinds.… Read More

Gemma Labs is raising cash to support increasing demand for its Gemmist custom shampoo service. The Seattle startup reeled in a $2.75 million round from PSL Ventures and other investors.… Read More

Seattle-based Accolade announced Thursday that it will pay $460 million to acquire 2nd.MD, a Houston, Texas-based company that helps patients get expert medical opinions by video or phone. The deal,… Read More

Keith McCall is diving deeper into the intersection of wine and tech. The Seattle tech vet recently acquired and took over operations at everyvine, an 8-year-old site that is used… Read More

Seattle-area startup iSpot is beefing up its technology platform that measures TV advertisement performance with the acquisition of Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix. The two companies are similar, both offering software… Read More

When the pandemic hit the U.S. earlier this year and tech companies began laying off thousands of employees, analysts warned of a bumpy ride ahead for startups and venture capital… Read More

Investors are betting on Secure, a new Seattle-area startup riding a trend of increased interest in emergency savings accounts amid the pandemic. The company raised a $3.5 million seed round… Read More

Update: Parler on Wednesday filed its response to Amazon’s brief. The company claims it was blindsided by Amazon’s suspension and asks the court to grant its request for a temporary restraining… Read More

Despite a global pandemic, U.S. patent grants were down less than 1% year-over-year, and patent applications were up nearly 5%. But the effects of the health crisis on innovation progress… Read More

Planview, the enterprise software company recently acquired for $1.6 billion by TPG and TA Associates, is making an acquisition of its own with plans to buy Seattle-based Changepoint and San… Read More

AbSci has acquired Denovium, a 6-person bootstrapped startup out of San Diego that uses deep learning to analyze the function and behavior of proteins. The deal will help bolster AbSci’s… Read More

Editor’s note: Story updated with comment from Amazon. Social media company Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday after it was booted from Amazon Web Services over the weekend.… Read More

Marketing giant Mailchimp has acquired Chatitive, a Seattle startup that helps businesses communicate with customers via text messaging. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but a person familiar with… Read More

Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel a new venture that seeks to buy profitable e-commerce businesses. Jason LeeKeenan and Kevin Saliba are the co-founders… Read More

Seattle-area web services company Epik said it has not had communications with Parler, the social media platform in the spotlight following the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s cloud unit will no longer provide services to Parler, the social media platform popular with conservatives and extremists. BuzzFeed first reported that Amazon Web Services will suspend Parler on… Read More

Casual game maker DoubleDown Interactive this week laid off 55 employees at its Seattle office. The company said the cuts mostly affected engineering and product development functions. They were made… Read More

The flywheel is spinning at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle startup studio formed five years ago by a cadre of Seattle’s leading angel and venture capital investors. In the course… Read More

After nearly two decades helping lead the Allen Institute, CEO and President Allan Jones will step down later this year. Jones was the founding CEO of the Seattle-based Allen Institute,… Read More

Spectrum Effect, a Seattle-area startup that sells analytics software to mobile operators, has raised $9.5 million to fuel growth. Founded in 2015, Spectrum Effect helps customers analyze mobile network data… Read More

Amazon has surpassed 75,000 employees in the Seattle region, a new milestone that reflects the tech giant’s continued growth in its hometown over the past decade. Amazon disclosed the new… Read More

Investors are putting more fuel behind Omnivor, a Seattle startup gaining traction with its 3D holographic content media production platform. Sway Ventures led a $2.7 million seed round, which included… Read More

Sujal Patel is getting the band back together at his secretive new biotech startup Nautilus Biotechnology. The company is beefing up its executive team with three new additions: Chris Blessington,… Read More

Sensor and imaging technology company FLIR Systems will sell to Teledyne Technologies for approximately $8 billion in cash and stock. The deal represents a 40% premium for FLIR stockholders. Founded… Read More

Haven, the healthcare joint venture led by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase, is shutting down next month. Unveiled three years ago by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Berkshire Hathaway… Read More

An “incredibly dynamic year of change,” a “new hope,” and a “gangbusters” year in which the tech sector will come “roaring back.” Those are some of the phrases used by… Read More

Real, authentic fireworks shows are pretty amazing. But the virtual version isn’t too shabby, either. The Space Needle and Seattle Center didn’t host their traditional in-person New Year’s celebration this… Read More

Madrona Venture Group has raised more than $500 million in fresh capital that the 25-year-old Seattle venture capital firm will use to bankroll both early and later-stage startups. It marks… Read More

Tax automation software provider Avalara is buying another company. This time it’s INPOSIA Solutions, a Germany-based company that helps more than 700 customers manage and meet compliance requirements for digital… Read More