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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

GamingMarch 24, 2021

Seattle-based Rec Room has raised $100 million in new funding. The game development startup is now valued at $1.25 billion after an explosive...

Booster Fuels Tapped to Service Inauguration Fleets

EnergyJanuary 18, 2021

Booster Fuels tapped for on-demand fueling to Washington, D.C. essential vehicles ahead of Inauguration Day Tweet this "Booster is honored to service Washington, D.C. government...

Former Zulily execs raise $150M for new firm that buys and supercharges e-commerce businesses

StartupsJanuary 11, 2021

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...

Umbrella Acquired by ANGI Homeservices to Make it Easy for the Elderly to Connect with Home Service Professionals

StartupsJanuary 10, 2021

Umbrella, the membership platform that connects the elderly to pre-screened and vetted professionals for household services, has been acquired by ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ:...

Big Profits from the “Next Peloton”?

CrowdfundingOctober 14, 2020

And we’re off to the races! Yes, industries like travel and hospitality are struggling during the pandemic. But two emerging sectors — Fitness...

Music Platform Wave Raises a Massive $30m in new Funding Round

AR/VRJune 10, 2020

Six months ago digital music events were seen as a quirky, niche part of the virtual reality (VR) industry which had potential. Now,...

Virtual Concert Platform ‘Wave’ Secures $30M in Series B Funding

AR/VRJune 10, 2020

Wave, the social VR platform and virtual music venue, today announced a $30 million Series B funding round, putting its total funding...

Fast-growing Madison Reed is eyeing men’s hair next; “We’re going to blow the doors off that market”

StartupsJune 5, 2020

Amy Errett’s company, Madison Reed, sells in-home ammonia-free care color. It may not sound like a glamorous business but, as it turns out,...

For more equitable startup funding, the “money behind the money” needs to be accountable, too

TechcrunchJune 3, 2020

As protests continue across the U.S. and beyond, there has been chatter this week in Silicon Valley and the venture industry more broadly...

Daily funding roundup – January 6th, 2020

ZephyrnetJanuary 15, 2020

TypingDNA closed $7M; Trifo raised $15M; Quantiphi landed $20M; HomeLane secured $30M TypingDNA: TypingDNA provides proprietary A.I. based typing biometrics technology...

In the shadow of Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle startups are having a moment

FintechJanuary 1, 2020

Venture capital investment exploded across a number of geographies in 2019 despite the constant threat of an economic downturn. San Francisco, of course,...

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