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Startup backed by ex-NBA players raises cash to build software for high school athletic programs

Scorebook Live has reeled in another $2.5 million to help high school sports programs get access to the same level… Read More

Univ. of Washington CoMotion innovation center chief Vikram Jandhyala to step down in June

After five years of leading the University of Washington’s innovation center, Vikram Jandhyala is stepping down. Jandhyala, executive director of… Read More

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Seattle-area Earth observation satellite factory LeoStella is open for business

When you hear the words “satellite factory,” LeoStella‘s operations in a nondescript office park south of Seattle probably isn’t the image… Read More

How to create an effective pitch deck: A data-driven analysis of what makes successful slides

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Matt Rubright, an operator turned banker at Silicon Valley Bank. Building an effective… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking education, comic books, artificial intelligence and robotics

It seems like we’ve moved to the Midwest or East Coast with Seattle weather lately. And days like these make… Read More

Seattle indie game developer tinyBuild raises $15M, plans to grow using ‘dynamic structure’ strategy

tinyBuild, the Seattle-area indie game developer and publisher of titles such as Hello Neighbor and Rapture Rejects, has raised a… Read More

Future unicorns: Algorithm predicts the next $1B companies, including one Seattle startup

Can algorithms predict the next billion-dollar companies better than human venture capitalists? It seems possible, at least based on a formula… Read More

This DNA-driven dating startup says love is in the air — and they’ll help you sniff it out

It’s Valentine’s Day, so romance is in the air. But it’s not the smell of Axe Body Wash or Chanel… Read More

Silicon Valley investment firm Alpine SG acquires 6 startups, forms new Seattle-area marketing company

Alpine SG, a Silicon Valley investment firm that acquires and then operates software-as-a-service companies, is swooping up six startups and… Read More

With latest deals, Amazon reveals sudden interest in autonomous and electric vehicles

Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg,… Read More

Surveys in Slack: Madrona leads $7M round in Polly, a Seattle startup that builds polling software

With millions of employees at thousands of companies now getting work done with collaboration software such as Slack and Microsoft… Read More

Audio startup that uses ‘bending wave technology’ raises $6M, looks to ride smart speaker wave

Seattle-area startup Tectonic Audio Labs has raised $6 million to further develop its audio technology used in smart speakers, TVs,… Read More

Digital rewards startup Tango Card raises another $10M, acquires GiftCertificates.com

The GiftCertificates.com startup journey is making a return to Seattle. Founded back in 1997, GiftCertificates.com was one of the earliest… Read More

Tenta Browser wants the public to reclaim their digital identities through encrypted browsing

The founders of Seattle startup Tenta Browser want to help banish your digital doppelganger. Or least take control of it. People’s… Read More

Providence St. Joseph Health acquires Seattle blockchain startup that helps hospitals get paid

Health care provider Providence St. Joseph Health acquired Seattle startup Lumedic, which uses blockchain to collect payments more efficiently. The process… Read More

Q&A: Techstars Seattle leader reflects on a decade of accelerating startups, unveils 10th cohort

The Seattle tech ecosystem has changed plenty in the past decade. New startups have grown or died off; the investment… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wizard World, board games, and lots of advice for startups

One of the biggest pop culture conventions in the Pacific Northwest is happening in Portland the weekend of Feb. 22.… Read More

Don’t be bitter: Seattle startup Atomo has created a molecular, sustainable coffee — without the bean

Andy Kleitsch was pacing, sipping and talking rapidly during a phone conversation on Thursday morning. The Seattle entrepreneur had had… Read More

Tax automation company Avalara acquires Seattle startup Indix to boost product description database

Seattle-based tax compliance company Avalara has acquired Indix, a Seattle startup that had accumulated vast amounts of data on product… Read More

KenSci raises $22M to help healthcare companies predict when patients will get sick and lower costs

KenSci has raised an additional $22 million to fuel growth of its machine learning and AI-powered technology that helps health… Read More

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Donuts founder leads $1.2M investment in Seattle startup that makes ‘price-stable cryptocurrency’

Cryptocurrency has yet to catch on with mainstream consumers, in large part due to its volatility. Bitcoin, for example, went… Read More

Future of video? Watch our first interview shot with volumetric tech, with help from a Seattle startup

To rotate the figure click, hold, and drag. I need to sit up straight. That was my first reaction after… Read More

Possible Finance raises another $4.3M to change how people get small dollar loans

When Tony Huang and his co-founders launched Possible Finance last year, the entrepreneurs originally thought they’d be competing with traditional… Read More

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Naveen Jain’s wellness startup Viome to acquire Habit nutrition service from Campbell Soup Co.

Viome, a health startup from Seattle-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has reached an agreement to acquire personalized nutrition service Habit from… Read More

‘Batman’ tech: UW spins out new startup that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses

An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the… Read More

Debt collection tech startup Attunely spins out of Pioneer Square Labs with $3.7M seed investment

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs has spun out another company — its fourth this year — using the increasingly popular… Read More

Consumer intelligence startup Element Data raises more cash, gets new leadership

Element Data, a Seattle-based startup that makes software to predict customer behavior, has raised about $2.7 million in additional funding and… Read More

Seahawks star Russell Wilson touts his new sports prediction app Tally at Super Bowl, with $250K prize available Sunday

Russell Wilson won’t suit up on Super Bowl Sunday but he’s still staying busy off the field in Atlanta this… Read More

‘Game Development the Musical’ is an entertaining take on the realities of working in video games

Working in the video game industry can be glorified by those who don’t understand the ins and outs of game… Read More

NFL player who survived shooting featured as part of new athlete-owned online storytelling platform

Life changed in an instant on November, 24 2015 for Stedman Bailey. The NFL wide receiver was shot in the… Read More

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