<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://startupsandgiants.com/funding/seattle-vc-funding-hits-record-3-5b-defying-national-downturn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Startups &amp; Giants</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-09T14:30:30.669Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Seattle VC Funding Hits Record $3.5B, Defying National Downturn</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>