It was a busy week for Seattle tech startups and companies. Many closed funding rounds, and others announced new plans. Catch up on Amazon’s plan to open a convenience store in Bellevue or read up on Spice AI’s latest raise with the Built In Seattle Weekly Refresh.
QA Wolf launched with funding. QA Wolf is a software testing company that launched last week with $20.1 million in funding in a round that Inspired Capital led. The company provides end-to-end software testing for high stakes industries like healthcare and works with companies ranging from small startups to enterprise companies. The company was founded in 2019 and has seen revenue increase fivefold over the last few months. [PR Newswire]
Amazon confirmed a new Amazon Go store. Despite closing several physical stores over the last two years, Amazon will open an Amazon Go store in one of the company’s office buildings in Bellevue. Amazon Go locations act as a convenience store that sells everything from ready-made food to liquor to coffee. According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, the tech giant first filed permits for the store back in December 2020. [Puget Sound Business Journal]
Seattle Tech Quote of the week
Gamesight was featured in Built In’s Future 5 series. Gamesight, a marketing platform for video game developers, pulls data from multiple social media networks to find influencers that can promote video games to their followers. The platform is used by large game developers as well as developers overseas. [Built In Seattle]
Spice AI raised $13.5M. Spice AI is a blockchain platform that helps developers create and launch applications on the blockchain with its API and SQL platforms. The funding round was led by Madrona and will be used to build an office in the Seattle area. [Business Wire]
