Weekly Refresh: Peach Raised $5M, Compass’ New Office, and More

Compass opened its newest office in Bellevue, plus more Seattle tech news from the past week.

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Published on Feb. 24, 2020
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Peach raised $5M. The startup delivers lunch to office workers. It’ll use the funding to expand its presence in major U.S. markets. [GeekWire]

Coding Dojo to offer free programming classes. It’s partnering with Jewish Family Service and Community Credit Lab to offer a 14-week coding bootcamp to local refugees. The first class of five includes participants from Rwanda, Ukraine, Burundi and Ethiopia. [Built In Seattle]

Compass opened office. The real estate startup already has about 500 workers in the Seattle area. The new office, located in Bellevue, will house about 180 brokers. [GeekWire]

Convoy valued at $2.7B. Its digital freight network seeks to reduce carbon emissions and empty miles where trucks are driving without cargo. Founded in 2015, the company now boasts over 900 employees globally. [Seattle Business Journal]

Jeff Bezos pledges $10B to fight climate change. That’s 7.7 percent of his total income. He also launched the Bezos Earth Fund and will start issuing grants this summer. [Business Insider]

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