Seattle

The Seattle area has emerged as a hotbed for the novel coronavirus outbreak in the US. The local tech industry is exploring one solution: telling as many employees as possible to avoid the office.

Coronavirus concerns in Seattle, Silicon Valley and beyond join Waymo’s mega-round, Twitter’s activist battle and more in our recap of the week.

Startups in the Seattle region claimed a record $3.51 billion from venture capital firms across 374 deals this year. Here’s why the Emerald City is rolling in green.

Washington state has long been a hotbed for some of the biggest tech titans in the world, and now it boasts a new crop of VC-backed startups that are set to redefine the state’s tech scene.

The Seattle City Council has repealed the so-called “Amazon tax,” which was also opposed by several venture-backed businesses in the city.

The SeaChange Fund, founded in 2015 as the Seattle Angel Fund, has closed its fourth vehicle on $4.6 million, besting its previous effort twice over after less than three weeks of fundraising.

We talked to Madrona Venture Group managing director Matt McIlwain about the potential impact of the city’s new tax on local businesses.

The round for the Seattle startup was led by Warby Parker co-founder Andy Hunt’s VC firm Elephant. Hunt will join the company’s board, which already includes execs from Uber and Zillow.

We all know Bay Area VCs love to pump money into their local startups, but where else do they invest? We break down our findings here.

While its obvious that the Bay Area garners the vast majority of VC investment activity, how does it rank against other cities in regards to return multiples? The answer may surprise you.

We had the opportunity to sit down with Matt Oppenheimer, CEO of Remitly, to get his thoughts on the current fundraising environment, building company culture, Seattle’s startup scene and much more.

Ahead of Super Bowl XLIX, we decided to compare two flourishing VC scenes in the Seattle and Boston metro areas.

How has Seattle’s VC scene been faring recently? To take a pulse, we compared it to a peer in Boston.

The recent high-profile IPOs of zulily and Potbelly Sandwich Works have brought more visibility and deal flow for Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron.

The San Francisco Bay Area increased its share of VC financings and capital invested in 3Q 2013, data released today by PitchBook show.