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View this email in your browser Presented by the early-stage VC Fund Flying Fish Partners Convoy freight report for 2020 shows how effects of pandemic rippled through trucking industry Read more » Cybersecurity giant Tanium scores $150 million, following HQ move to Seattle area Read more » Robert Downey Jr. backing Seattle bamboo toilet paper maker Cloud Paper as part of new VC effort Read more » Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more Read more » Madrona puts Create33 on pause as pandemic upends startup community and co-working space Read more » Elevate Capital raises $26M for second fund to invest more dollars into minority-led startups Read more » Seattle biotech startup Split Biosciences raises $7M, changes name to Parse Biosciences Read more » Kevala raises $4M to address healthcare labor shortage with software for long-term care facilities Read more » Usermind raises $14M as Seattle marketing startup bounces back with digital acceleration shift Read more » 'Huge milestone' for HaptX as startup releases its gloves for true-contact VR and robotics experiences Read more » i2H makes another acquisition, buying Ambassador from Intrado Read more » Techstars Seattle reveals latest class — here are the pros and cons of a virtual startup accelerator Read more » Brightly raises $1M for eco-friendly e-commerce and content platform, following the Goop playbook Read more » Tech Moves: Microsoft's Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets Read more » Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? Let us know. SPONSOR MESSAGE Road to Series A– new virtual series for startups In partnership with GeekWire, early-stage VC fund Flying Fish Partners is excited to host a new virtual event series: The Road to Series A. Moderated by Flying Fish venture partner and M12 alum Lisa Nelson, the series features in-depth interviews with leading venture capitalists sharing insights on how entrepreneurs can navigate the tricky path to securing series A funding. Learn more, HERE. 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.