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From top left, clockwise: Duckpins CEO Lauren Cappell; GovGoose CEO Perrin Myerson; MediScan CEO Kavian Mojabe; and Identient CEO Steve Tout.
We’re spotlighting four new startups in Seattle that are looking to shake up various business processes with help from AI and other software tools.
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Duckpins
This new Bellevue, Wash.-based startup is addressing the often messy and stressful experience of managing essential legal and personal documents. Duckpins lets users create a set of “foundational documents” — a will, estate documents, etc. — and execute them (sign, witness and notarize) digitally, all without needing an attorney. The startup, which just launched in Washington state, is riding tailwinds from legislation that authorizes electronic wills. The company was incubated at Seattle startup studio Jelly Collective and is led by Lauren Cappell, who previously worked at Amazon, CaaStle, and Thomson Reuters.
GovGoose
The world of municipal permitting can be complex. GovGoose wants to help. The Seattle startup pulls data from city codes on legal, permit, and zoning requirements. It also automates permit-related submissions to cities. The company, which is part of the latest Y Combinator cohort, is initially targeting the signage industry — companies that need to update signs and comply with rules. GovGoose CEO Perrin Myerson previously interned at AWS and LinkedIn, and spent four months at Civic News Company, a nonprofit focused on journalism.
Identient
Cybersecurity industry veteran Steve Tout previously held leadership roles at PwC, VMware, Oracle, and VeriClouds. Now he’s taking the startup leap with Identient, a Seattle-area company that launched last year and aims to help CISOs and CIOs with the business of cybersecurity. It’s focused on helping companies align business goals with identity and access management programs, or IAM. Tout developed a “Sentient IAM Framework” that acts as a scorecard for cybersecurity.
MediScan
Spending time at his father’s chiropractic office gave MediScan CEO Kavian Mojabe a first-hand look at the challenges doctors face in managing patient care. Now he’s leading a new Seattle startup that uses AI to help medical professionals review and analyze patient records. The company launched in July and has paying customers. Mojab previously worked at logistics startup INLT (acquired by Amazon) and video editing startup Scenery (acquired by Adobe).
