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New CEO at Moxiworks brings entrepreneurial mindset to real estate platform ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Washington state’s second-largest city is the hub of an ambitious regional tech community seeking to leverage new realities to achieve its longstanding goals: [Read more.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Funding to Pacific Northwest startups was down nearly 50% year-over-year in the second quarter, reflecting a much less frothy venture capital environment for tech companies as the growth-at-all-costs mindset subsides and profitability is prioritized. Many startups are still reeling in cash — [check out the top rounds from the past quarter]( pulled from [GeekWire’s funding tracker](. The price of a Costco membership is going up for the first time in seven years, which begs the question for another Seattle-based retailer — could Amazon be next? The price of a Prime membership last jumped in February 2022, from $119 to $139 per year. [Read more.]( Eric Elfman, the new CEO at Seattle real estate startup Moxiworks, is bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to the platform that aims to help agents win deals. [Read more](. Hot Links: - An increasingly digital world and the data centers that power it could push the Pacific Northwest’s power grid beyond its limits in five years. ([The Seattle Times]( - More states — including Washington — could adopt fees on retail deliveries made by Amazon and others to help pay to maintain roads and bridges. ([Washington State Standard]( - Vancouver, B.C.-based biotech company Aspect Biosystems received $72.7 million from the governments of Canada and British Columbia to fuel its development of bioprinted tissue therapeutics. ([Aspect Biosystems]( Thanks for subscribing to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great day. — GeekWire editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com; and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [See what Acumatica can do for your business]( Acumatica is built on the conviction that thriving small and midsized businesses are the heart of the modern, digital economy. Faced with unique challenges, these growing organizations demand technology that is powerful and adaptable, and a vendor that is trustworthy and understands their needs.​We engineered our product to enable these smaller companies to succeed. [Get a demo.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Who’s raising? The top funding deals for Pacific Northwest startups in Q2]( [Costco raises membership fees — is Amazon Prime next?]( [Eric Elfman, new CEO at Moxiworks, brings entrepreneurial mindset to real estate platform]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Technical Program Manager]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [Pioneer Square Labs: Principal]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( - [INRIX: Chief Marketing Officer]( [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](