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Bezos Academy, funded by Jeff Bezos’ $2B ‘Day One Fund,’ launches first free school in Seattle area

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A post shared by Jeff Bezos (@jeffbezos) on Sep 22, 2020 at 6:30am PDT. trillion, Bezos has become the richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of more than $175 billion, positioning him to make a major impact on the world impact with his new philanthropic pursuits. With Amazon’s market value soaring past $1.5

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ACCO Brands will pay $340M to acquire Seattle-area game controller company PowerA

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It expects net sales of approximately $200 million in 2020, a 20% increase over 2019, and profit of $50 million. — PowerA Gaming (@PowerA) November 11, 2020. PowerA, founded in 2009, produces third-party hardware and accessories for the console and mobile gaming market, such as chargers and screen protectors.

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Seattle-based Icosavax, which is developing COVID-19 vaccines, files for IPO 4 years after launch

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Icosavax creates virus-like particles with technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. Net losses were $5.3 Icosavax Photo). Seattle-based Icosavax has filed to go public via an IPO, just four years after it launched out of the University of Washington. million in 2019 and $18.9

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Salesforce chief Marc Benioff and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke invest in reforestation startup DroneSeed

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Competitive edge: DroneSeed, which was part of the 2016 Techstars Seattle cohort, is reportedly the only company that has an FAA license to use a fleet of heavy-lift drones for post-fire reforestation. DroneSeed previously raised $7.4 million over multiple rounds, according to PitchBook.

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Xbox, Surface, and cloud once again boost Microsoft’s Q2 earnings

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billion and a net income of $15.5 Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 33 percent. The PC market just had its first big growth in 10 years , with around 300 million shipments of devices during 2020. Microsoft posted the second quarter of its 2021 financial results today , reporting revenue of $43.1

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Porch makes stock market debut, raising $322M to fuel its ambitions in home services technology

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— Matt Ehrlichman (@mattehrlichman) December 22, 2020. Porch is the fifth company from Washington state to go public in 2020, joining marketing company ZoomInfo; biotech companies Silverback Therapeutics and Athira Pharma; and health technology company Accolade. It posted a net loss of $103 million last year on revenue of $77.6

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Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

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The Prime One Medical membership benefit features video chats with licensed providers, including an in-app “Treat Me Now” feature for common concerns such as cold and flu, skin issues, allergies, urinary tract infections, and more, according to Amazon. The company went public in January 2020. at the end of last year. It posted $1.04