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Fresh blueberries 8 weeks after harvest? RipeLocker raises $5M to extend life of produce with patented containers April 21, 2021 at 9:37 am Left to right: RipeLocker lead systems engineer Eric Levi, head of software Andy Harrah and CEO and co-founder George Lobisser with a RipeLocker container. (RipeLocker photo) The news: RipeLocker raised $5 million in fresh funding, money that the Bainbridge Island, Wash., ag-tech startup will use to sell patented “low-atmosphere” containers designed to preserve recently harvested flowers and produce. It also announced that U.S. Department of Agricultu...

Carbon Robotics, a Seattle company led by Isilon Systems co-founder Paul Mikesell, is unveiling its self-driving robot that uses artificial intelligence to identify weeds growing in fields of vegetables, then zaps them with precision thermal bursts from lasers.

How SPACs are changing the IPO game: Equity ownership of founders a big consideration March 2, 2021 at 11:42 am SPACs are hot right now, and one of the reasons is they can keep more equity in the hands of founders. (GeekWire Illustration / Canva Image, adrian825) A few weeks ago, a longtime GeekWire reader sent a note expressing shock that Sana Biotechnology co-founder and CEO Steve Harr only owned 4.9% of the company after the completion of the IPO. Given that the Seattle biotechnology company was on the cusp of a blockbuster stock market debut and now is valued at more than $6 billion, I re...

Cloud data giant Rubrik acquires tech and IP assets from Seattle startup Igneous Geekwire 12/17/2020 © Provided by Geekwire Vinod Marur, SVP of engineering at Rubrik. (Rubrik Photo) Rubrik, a Palo Alto, Calif-based cloud data management startup valued at more than $3 billion, has acquired technology and IP assets from Igneous, a Seattle startup that laid off staff last month. Founded in 2013 by veterans of Isilon Systems and NetApp, Igneous’ platform provides visibility and storage for unstructured data, or information that isn’t easily categorized, both in the cloud or on-premise. ...