Seattle startup Read AI raises $50M to pursue ‘copilot everywhere’ vision

Read AI is on a roll. The Seattle startup, which builds enterprise productivity software fueled by AI, is adding 100,000 new accounts each week and has 75% of the Fortune 500 using its products. And it hasn’t spent a single dime on marketing. The company announced a $50 million Series B round on Monday. (Above from left: Read AI co-founders Robert Williams , David Shim , and Elliott Waldron .) Read more .

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As new court documents reveal the effort to liquidate assets of Seattle electric boating startup Pure Watercraft , backers and executives inside the industry remain enthusiastic about where e-boating is headed. Read more. ?

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Potato AI is a new Seattle startup that describes itself as an AI scientific research assistant, aiming to help people plan and run experiments. Read more .

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff seems to be everywhere lately — including on a new episode of the GeekWire podcast — where he shared his excitement about the latest developments in artificial intelligence and more.

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