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View this email in your browser Presented by the GeekWire Podcast Tune in for the week's latest tech news, trends and insights. Our regular news podcast features commentary and analysis from our editors and reporters, plus interviews with special guests. COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle Read more » Seattle biotech startup AltPep raises $23.1M to tackle Alzheimer's and related diseases Read more » Seattle startup vet Keith McCall takes over everyvine, a site for wine grape marketing and sales Read more » Seattle startup Worksphere helps manage process of returning to and running offices after pandemic Read more » iSpot acquires Ace Metrix to bolster TV ad measurement tech Read more » U.S. startups raise record investment in 2020; here are the top Pacific Northwest deals in Q4 Read more » Seattle startup CEO coins 'authentech' to capture an emerging community-focused business model Read more » Sana Biotechnology files to go public, looks to cure disease by modifying genes in the body Read more » Seattle fintech startup Secure, which helps enable emergency savings accounts, raises $3.5M Read more » Training angels: Fledge accelerator founder leads new courses for budding startup investors Read more » Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa's new CFO Read more » Planview to acquire Seattle-based portfolio management software startup Changepoint Read more » AbSci acquires AI startup Denovium to boost synthetic biology platform Read more » UW spinout Opticyte lands $4.6M to test device that quickly detects early signs of organ failure Read more » Mailchimp acquires Chatitive, a B2B messaging startup and Madrona Venture Labs spinout Read more » Former Zulily execs raise $150M for new firm that buys and supercharges e-commerce businesses Read more » Domain and hosting services company Epik has not had contact with Parler following AWS boot Read more » 2nd Watch CEO Doug Schneider on the art of building company culture while working apart Read more » He always wanted in the game, and now Shotcall's Gordon Li is helping fans play alongside creators Read more » How Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs spun out 25 ideas in 5 years — with more on the way Read more » Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? Let us know. A MESSAGE FROM GEEKWIRE Join entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers and tech leaders who believe in the importance of high-quality journalism. GeekWire members receive benefits while also supporting independent journalism, trusted storytelling and community engagement. Learn more and join today. Interested in underwriting this newsletter? Contact us. More GeekWire startup resources: Copyright © 2021 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire. Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St Suite 203 Seattle, Washington 98107 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.