Jeff Buchanan
Jeff has led Xconomy’s Seattle coverage since November 2018. Before that, he spent three years as editor of Xconomy Wisconsin, primarily covering software and biotech companies based in the Badger State. A graduate of Vanderbilt, he worked in health IT prior to being bit by the journalism bug.
Recent posts
Airbus, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, announced Monday it plans to ramp up production in coming decades with help from hologram-based virtual reality technology developed by Microsoft.
Netherlands-based Airbus... Read more »
[Updated 6/11/19 10:36 a.m. See below.] Salesforce is joining forces with Tableau Software, announcing Monday it plans to acquire Seattle-based Tableau in an all-stock deal valued at $15.7... Read more »
Highspot, a startup developing collaborative software for sales and marketing teams at large companies, announced Tuesday it has raised $60 million from investors.
San Francisco-based Iconiq Capital led the Series... Read more »
LevelTen Energy, a startup that helps corporations make renewable energy purchases, has raised $20.5 million from investors. The Seattle-based company says it plans to use some of the new money... Read more »
Let’s catch up on some of the notable funding rounds raised by Seattle-area tech and life sciences companies in May:
—EndoGastric Solutions, a Redmond-based business developing minimally invasive medical... Read more »
OpenSesame, a company developing workforce education and training software, announced Wednesday it has raised about $28 million from investors.
Portland OR-based OpenSesame says in a news release that it plans... Read more »
Auth0, a Bellevue, WA-based developer of user identification and login tools for software makers and large businesses, announced Monday it has raised $103 million in new financing. Under the terms of... Read more »
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise will pay $1.3 billion to acquire Cray, a Seattle business that develops software used in supercomputers and other high-powered machines.
High-performance computing technologies, such as those developed by... Read more »
Apptio, a Bellevue, WA-based company that helps corporate technology leaders manage their IT spending, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Cloudability, a Portland, OR-based developer of software for... Read more »
Karat, a Seattle-based startup that uses a combination of software and a stable of freelance interviewers to help tech companies assess job applicants, announced Wednesday it has raised $28 million in... Read more »
An estimated 99 percent of US hospitals now track patients’ health information using computerized records systems, many of which were installed to replaced paper medical charts. As a result, startups are... Read more »
Flexe, a Seattle-based company that provides on-demand warehousing and fulfillment services, announced Tuesday it has raised $43 million in new funding. Flexe says it plans to use some of the proceeds... Read more »
Brent Frei, a serial entrepreneur who has helped launch and lead several successful early-stage businesses in the Seattle-area, is getting back to his roots as part of his latest startup, TerraClear.... Read more »
Smartsheet, a company that sells collaborative project-tracking software for business users, announced Thursday it has acquired 10,000ft, a startup developing digital tools organizations use to organize their schedules and track the... Read more »
The biggest backer of technology startups in the Pacific Northwest, Madrona Venture Group, announced a new, $100 million fund Wednesday. The Seattle-based investment firm says it intends to make investments out... Read more »
Catch up on funding news from April involving technology companies based in Washington state:
—Pattern Computer, a Redmond-based startup developing pattern discovery software, raised nearly $2.7 million, according to... Read more »
Many of today and tomorrow’s high-paying jobs require a command of computing concepts and programming languages, but learning such skills from the ground up can be a time-intensive and expensive endeavor.... Read more »
PayScale, a Seattle-based compensation data company, announced Thursday it is selling a majority stake in the business to private equity fund Francisco Partners for an undisclosed amount of funding. The deal... Read more »
A pair of Seattle-based organizations want to harness big data to help combat a big global health problem: malaria.
Xinova, which operates a global innovation network to help people turn... Read more »
CI Security, a startup that provides its customers with cybersecurity software and expertise in detecting and responding to digital intrusions and threats, announced Monday it has raised $9.6 million in... Read more »
