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Heads up, startup founders: These red flags spook early stage tech investors

When investors assess a potential startup, they examine the business model, the total addressable market, the competitive moats, and many other factors. But especially for early stage companies just getting… Read More

Mark Cuban backs Seattle startup developing TikTok competitor

With the future of TikTok up in the air, two engineers from Seattle just landed funding from Mark Cuban for their short-form video app that differentiates itself with unique back-end… Read More

Filing: Seattle VC firm Graham & Walker raising a new fund

Graham & Walker, a Seattle-based venture firm that invests in early stage tech companies across North America, is raising its second fund, according to a SEC filing.

Tech Moves: Qualtrics taps Microsoft vet as CFO; F5 names innovation chief

— Qualtrics appointed Microsoft veteran Rachita Sundar as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team. Sundar comes to Qualtrics from HubSpot, where she was senior vice… Read More

Funding female founders: Former All Raise CEO on what needs to change

The tech giants known as The Magnificent Seven — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla — all share something in common, beyond driving a disproportionate amount of value into… Read More

Substance over style: Seattle startups facing fewer down rounds than Bay Area, NYC counterparts

Seattle startups are facing fewer down rounds than companies in the Bay Area and New York City, signaling a slightly more modest retrenchment in the Emerald City amid the broader… Read More

The hurdles women-founded startups face in venture capital — and advice to overcome them

Don’t be scared to pitch big. That’s the advice Graham & Walker Founder and Managing Director Leslie Feinzaig said she would give to women looking to navigate the world of… Read More

Seattle-area venture capitalists share views on the current economic conditions for startups

Venture capitalists are slowing investments as the economy cools. But they are also sitting on a record amount of cash, ready to be deployed into up-and-coming startups. To get a… Read More

Why it might be easier for tech startups to recruit in a downturn

These days, it might be easier for early-stage startups to recruit top tech talent.  That was one of a few silver linings related to the slowdown in the economy highlighted… Read More

Seattle startup accelerator that focuses on women and non-binary founders unveils latest cohort

Seattle-based Graham & Walker announced the six companies participating in its fourth Ready Set Raise accelerator. The organization was previously known as Female Founders Alliance and changed its name last… Read More

New Seattle VC firm raises $10M fund to back women-led startups

Female Founders Alliance launched in 2017 out of a group of women who wanted to help female entrepreneurs grow companies and land funding. Now the Seattle-based organization will be doing… Read More

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