TechFlash: Big bucks for several Seattle startups; Jimmy John's stores hacked

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4 months, $14 million, 40 employees: Seattle home improvement startup moves fast Home improvement startup Pro.com is less than six months into its launch and has already raised $17.5 million total from local venture firms. The company's CEO, an Amazon veteran, has some thoughts on the local competition. 3 local stores part of massive Jimmy John's data breach Jimmy John's stores in Seattle, Kirkland and Renton were compromised when a hacker accessed 216 of the company's point of sale systems and stole credit card information. African orders up for Boeing: Ethiopian Airlines, Avolon deals worth $4.2 billion In the past eight days, Boeing signed two order deals worth more than $4.2 billion, including the largest order ever from an African airline. Seattle biopharma startup lands $19.3M in venture funding for cancer research Cancer research company VentiRx, which is focused on immunotherapy treatment, has raised a total of $50 million since 2010. POW! Seattle sports retailer raises $2.5M The small Seattle company called POW, which equipped the Canadian Olympic snowboarding teams, announced it has raised a round of financing to expand. Seattle's Code Fellows training program expands to Portland Code Fellows is launching its first location outside its Seattle headquarters. In November it is bringing its introductory web development course to Portland. Amazon to boost hiring, spending at Silicon Valley hardware test lab ​Amazon.com Inc.is going to boost hiring and spending at its secretive Silicon Valley lab, where it tests "smart gadgets" for the home. Amazon expands Twitter deal, with a wish list ​Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its sales opportunities with Twitter, and Wednesday introduced a new "wish list" function. Mark Cuban's 12 rules for startups National Tech News

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