Top funding deals in Q1 | Bill Gates digs visit at Seattle-area startup

Amazon's 'very large revenue opportunity’ | Seattle startup Level acquired ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Science Firsthand: [Learn how Bristol Myers Squibb unlocked the potential of CAR T cell therapy.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Top funding deals of Q1: The tech startup investment climate remains tepid, but many up-and-coming Pacific Northwest tech companies are still raising cash to fuel growth. [Check out the top 10 deals from the first quarter](. Bill Gates stopped at a Seattle-area startup this week and filled potholes in the parking lot. [Here’s why](. In his [annual letter to shareholders]( Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s Project Kuiper satellite venture will be “a very large revenue opportunity” in the future — [but he’s hedging his bets]( as to exactly when that future will be. - Overall, Jassy’s letter "misses an opportunity to address ordinary shareholders honestly and directly,” [writes Martin Peers of The Information](. - Previously on GeekWire: [Thinking in primitives at the world’s biggest startup: Notes on Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s annual letter]( This weekend on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on the evolution of AI, and what’s next in technology. Check tomorrow’s newsletter, or subscribe to [GeekWire]( in [Apple Podcasts]( [Spotify]( or wherever you listen. Hot Links: - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency disclosed that Russian hackers stole U.S. federal agency email correspondence with Microsoft. ([Politico]( - Seattle fintech startup Level was acquired. The company’s co-founder and CEO David Edelstein is now a chief innovation officer at Washington bank First Fed. ([LinkedIn]( - Seattle biotech company Eliem Therapeutics agreed to acquire Tenet Medicines and said it is raising $120 million in new capital. ([Eliem Therapeutics]( - Seattle’s Museum of Flight is hosting Yuri’s Day on Saturday to celebrate spaceflight. The event will feature haptic wearables to boost a dance experience for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. ([Museum of Flight)]( - Xbox partnered with a nonprofit called Cure Cancer to design custom Xbox Series X consoles that draw inspiration from work done by Seattle-based biotech company Nanostring Technologies. ([LinkedIn]( Thanks for [subscribing]( to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com, and GeekWire editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Translating the promise of cell therapy]( The story of how CAR T cell therapy went from hypothesis to treatment embodies the challenges and perseverance often synonymous with breakthroughs. Bristol Myers Squibb’s newest episode of Science Firsthand is focused on pivotal moments in the history of CAR T cell therapy that took place right in the heart of Seattle – and new cutting-edge approaches being explored. [Watch the episode here.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Top 10 funding deals in Q1 for Pacific Northwest startups]( [Bill Gates really digs his visit to a hydrogen startup, filling a pothole with carbon-trapping asphalt]( [Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [GeekWork: ML Engineer]( - [GeekWork: Head of Engineering]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator II]( - [AdaptX: Vice President of Engineering]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](