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Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

We caught up with a handful of Seattle companies about the dogs who frequent their offices, and asked them to elaborate on what dog-friendly policies mean for their workplace. While their answers were certainly insightful, we must confess that Built In Seattle was mostly interested in meeting the pups themselves.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

Craigslist competitor OfferUp has raised $39 million for its buying and selling platform designed to be a slicker, mobile-friendly version of popular classifieds site Craigslist. According to a filing lodged yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bellevue company is chasing over $150 million — which would bring its funding total to over $370 million.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

In a city that prides itself on the strength of its communities, it’s no surprise that sharing economy startups are flourishing around Puget Sound. Here are five that might be onto something big.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

There were a handful of sizeable fundings around Puget Sound in July, including a huge round by one of Bellevue’s best-known edtech exports. Read on to find out how much they landed — plus the rest of the region’s largest funding rounds this past month.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

There’s never been a better time to change up your tech career. Seattle is full of innovative companies making the most of our city’s deep talent pool, and they’re throwing some serious perks at anyone who gets an offer letter.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

DefinedCrowd has raised $11.8 million for its AI-enabling platform, the company announced today. New York and Zurich-based Evolution Equity Partners lead the round, along with existing contributors Sony, Portugal Ventures, Amazon Alexa Fund and Busy Angels. The round also added Mastercard, Kibo Ventures and Energias de Portugal to the company’s list of investors.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

Edtech company DreamBox Learning announced that it had raised $130 million in funding today. The investment came from The Rise Fund, a venture firm managed by TPG Growth and aimed at combining positive social and environmental change with financial profit.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

Certain platforms can create thousands or even millions of new types of proteins, which pharmaceutical companies can use to create new drugs. But the process of testing whether those proteins will actually create the desired effects remains a costly, arduous process, creating a bottleneck in the workflow. A-Alpha Bio's new technology aims to streamline that process.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

We’ve compiled a list of 50 of the most influential individuals and organizations in the Seattle tech scene, from the big players and up-and-comers to insightful observers. They all tweet regularly, and offer unique vantage points on the industry.

Quinten Dol

Updated on March 04, 2025

Microsoft’s venture capital fund, M12, announced yesterday that it plans to join forces with SVB Financial Group and EQT Ventures to fund a startup contest for women. $4 million in venture capital funding are up for grabs, to be split between two companies selected from 10 finalists with at least one woman on their founding team.