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Wunder Mobility’s new lending business helps micromobility startups finance fleets – TechCrunch

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Wunder Mobility’s new lending business helps micromobility startups finance fleets – TechCrunch

Wunder Mobility built its business sales software on shooter, e-bike and even short-term car rental startups. Now they are relying on a new – and once secret – credit department …

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Gardening startups like Neverland want to make every day Earth Day for the home gardener – TechCrunch

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Gardening startups like Neverland want to make every day Earth Day for the home gardener – TechCrunch

Vera Kutsenko and Hayley Leibson have incredible engineering pedigrees, but their latest endeavor is digging as much dirt as digging through lines of code. The two women founded Neverland, a …

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These startups are solving Amazon’s potty problem, helping delivery drivers find relief on the go

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These startups are solving Amazon’s potty problem, helping delivery drivers find relief on the go

A depiction of the Throne bathroom interior for mobile workers. (Image above throne) Amazon recently got caught in an unexpected PR mess when company officials claimed its employees would never …

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GeekWire 200 update: Top Pacific Northwest tech startups hold their ground atop the list

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GeekWire 200 update: Top Pacific Northwest tech startups hold their ground atop the list

(GeekWire Photo Illustration / Canva Pro) Companies like Big Fish Games, Cheezburger Network and Tableau Software once sat on the GeekWire 200, our ranking of privately owned tech startups in …

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Capital gains tax in Washington state: Is it about fairness and funding, or will it drive away startups?

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Capital gains tax in Washington state: Is it about fairness and funding, or will it drive away startups?

The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia. (Flickr photo via Tom Sparks) Technicians, business owners, public order attorneys and individuals have weighed in favor of and against a proposed capital …

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Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

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Second Wave: Meet the 11 startups picked for Washington state’s maritime accelerator

A representation of the new Maritime Innovation Center in Fishermen’s Terminal near the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. (Port of Seattle picture) The Port of Seattle and the nonprofit strategic alliance …

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Logging startups are suddenly hot as CrowdStrike nabs Humio for $400M – TechCrunch

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Logging startups are suddenly hot as CrowdStrike nabs Humio for $400M – TechCrunch

A few weeks ago, SentinelOne announced that it would acquire Scalyr, a high-speed logging platform, for $ 155 million. As recently as this morning, CrowdStrike hit the ground running next, …

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Investors say Belgium’s startups are poised for international expansion – TechCrunch

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Investors say Belgium’s startups are poised for international expansion – TechCrunch

We surveyed five investors from the Brussels, Belgium ecosystem, and overall the mood was upbeat. Investors are backing companies in smart living, life sciences (“a really promising sector for Belgium”), …

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