9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Ganaz raises $7M for agriculture workforce software, will expand with new financial tools
8:57 AM PDT Civic8:57 AM PDT Opportunity zones are the tax shield tech wanted — but is it living up to expectations?
8:17 AM PDT Amazon8:17 AM PDT Amazon’s ‘Prime Day Show’ will feature Billie Eilish, H.E.R. and Kid Cudi in streaming musical event
7:00 AM PDT Amazon7:00 AM PDT New Amazon Halo feature will assess routine body movement, and offer exercises for improvement
6:00 PM PDT Startups6:00 PM PDT Factal, which alerts companies of breaking news events, raises $3.3M after doubling revenue in 2020
2:35 PM PDT Tech2:35 PM PDT Smartsheet stock jumps after Q1 results beat expectations with $117.1M in revenue, up 37%
2:13 PM PDT Startups2:13 PM PDT Sumo Logic to acquire Portland open source cloud monitoring startup Sensu
11:55 AM PDT Tech11:55 AM PDT Nintex buys e-signature company AssureSign, its 4th acquisition in the past 3 years
10:19 AM PDT Startups10:19 AM PDT Outreach lands $200 million, pushing valuation of sales software startup to $4.4 billion
9:30 AM PDT Startups9:30 AM PDT Cremation services startup Solace raises $1.7M as interest grows in tech to disrupt funeral industry
9:18 AM PDT Impact Series9:18 AM PDT The Black Boardroom Initiative launches with support from Seattle tech to boost board diversity
8:51 AM PDT Tech8:51 AM PDT Well-funded construction giant Katerra cuts 117 jobs in Washington state as part of reported closure
8:44 AM PDT Microsoft8:44 AM PDT Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs in latest effort to identify Internet of Things security gaps
8:00 AM PDT Facebook8:00 AM PDT Q&A: Facebook’s new chief in Seattle on 23 years at Microsoft and the future of engineering centers
7:00 AM PDT Tech7:00 AM PDT Paul G. Allen Family Foundation funds $7.2M in grants to shield coral reefs from decline
10:45 PM PDT Amazon10:45 PM PDT Amazon Prime Day set for June 21-22; tech giant turns to actor Kristen Bell to help counter critics
4:03 PM PDT Civic4:03 PM PDT Seattle’s King County becomes first U.S. county to ban government use of facial recognition software
2:32 PM PDT Startups2:32 PM PDT Seattle-area’s Swift HR Solutions acquires Colorado-based Summit HR Solutions
1:16 PM PDT Amazon1:16 PM PDT Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for
10:30 AM PDT Space10:30 AM PDT Inside look: Spaceflight ships out Sherpa orbital tugs to give 36 spacecraft a ride
9:04 AM PDT Startups9:04 AM PDT Former SpaceX employees raise $3M to build battery systems for fast-charging EV stations
8:47 AM PDT Amazon8:47 AM PDT Final tally: Amazon shareholders vote down all proposals on pay equity, privacy tech, more
7:00 AM PDT Impact Series7:00 AM PDT I want to fly to Hawaii, but I don’t want to wreck the planet. With carbon offsets, can I do both?
9:07 AM PDT Tech9:07 AM PDT Seattle-area lighting manufacturer forms new business to build COVID-zapping UV products
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 23, 2021
4:21 PM PDT Startups4:21 PM PDT Tech Moves: Andy Sack joins Payability board; Puppet adds execs; LevelTen Energy names CCO
