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ID Genomics consortium to build national database of bacterial ‘fingerprints’ to help doctors diagnose infection

There’s a reason bacteria take up almost an entire kingdom in our map of life: they are an endlessly complex… Read More

Madrona adds ex-King Digital CFO as partner; promotes ‘Soma’ Somasegar to managing director

Madrona Venture Group today announced three internal promotions and the hiring of a new venture partner. Hope Cochran, a long-time… Read More

Guest Post: U.S. Immigration Services issues new standards to make it easer for foreign entrepreneurs to get green cards

Two years ago, in my article titled, “What President Obama’s immigration announcement means for tech companies and entrepreneurs,” I discussed… Read More

After a rocky year, enterprise virtual reality startup Envelop VR is shutting down

Envelop VR, a virtual reality startup out of Bellevue, Wash., has ceased operations, according to the company’s website. The startup,… Read More

Inside the F Bomb Breakfast Club, a space for Seattle’s badass female founders

It’s before dawn on the first Friday of January. A steady trickle of women climb the stairs to a coworking… Read More

Scientific wellness startup Arivale launches new data-driven weight loss program

The field of scientific wellness may still be young, but Seattle’s Arivale — a startup that takes a data-driven approach to… Read More

After nearly a decade at Madrona, Elise Hebb sets sail for Seattle venture capital firm Maveron

Elise Hebb is moving from one Seattle venture capital firm to another. After nearly a decade working at Madrona Venture… Read More

Tech Moves: Onvia appoints new CEO; Tableau adds New Relic president to board; and more

Russ Mann, a longtime fixture in Seattle’s tech scene, is taking on another leading role. He was announced this morning… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Seattle unicorn OfferUp seeks hacker to strengthen security

Seattle startup OfferUp, the Seattle-based Craigslist competitor that last year become one of the pacific northwest’s few unicorns, is hiring… Read More

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Listen up, pet parents — Seattle’s Rover talks wearables and more dog tech trends at CES

LAS VEGAS — In the Pacific Northwest, people love their dogs. The stereotypical Seattle office, with its jeans-and-a-T-shirt dress code… Read More

Samsung partner Voicebox makes major job cuts in wake of Note 7 discontinuation

Voicebox Technologies, which provides natural-language understanding technology for Samsung devices including the discontinued Galaxy Note 7, is cutting a significant portion… Read More

GeekWire CES Dispatch, Day 2: High-tech celebrities, Alexa in the fridge, and VR barf bags

LAS VEGAS — The final CES media day was packed with surprises, reveals, and more than anything, Amazon’s Alexa. As… Read More

This light-weight ‘smart sock’ measures how far and fast you’ve run, but is it worth $199?

LAS VEGAS — Athletic socks used to be something you’d pick up last minute at the sporting goods store, kind… Read More

Here’s what five venture capitalists are predicting for 2017

With 2016 now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to take a quick moment to forecast what might be looming… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FreeFunder takes on Kickstarter with no-fee crowdfunding platform

Crowdfunding is designed to help people who are low on cash bring their ideas to life and finance big ticket… Read More

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The state of Seattle startups: Silicon Valley tech giants are sucking up entrepreneurial talent

“It’s not a real sexy story right now.” That’s how GeekWire co-founder John Cook described the Seattle startup scene during… Read More

Opal raises more cash to help brands create and produce marketing campaigns

Opal is raising more cash. A new SEC filing reveals that the Portland startup, previously known as Opal Labs, has raised… Read More

Stuffstr turns unused stuff into sustainable treasure, proving the power of the ‘circular economy’

According to Stuffstr co-founder John Atcheson, you probably have $7,000 worth of unused stuff sitting in your house. And the… Read More

Fred Hutch announces $1M in grants to commercialize cutting-edge cancer and HIV research

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which has spun-out companies such as Juno Therapeutics and Nohla Therapeutics in recent years, is continuing… Read More

Startup Spotlight: VIA Global Health wants to be ‘the Amazon of the medical supply world’

As Commercialization Officer for the Seattle global health non-profit PATH, Noah Perin observed a big gap in the worldwide healthcare… Read More

A look at the 20 biggest venture capital deals of 2016 in the Pacific Northwest

On the GeekWire podcast this week, I was asked to recap the state of the Seattle startup community in 2016.… Read More

Super Bowl startup competition: NFL accepting applications for $150K sports tech pitch-off

Calling all sports tech startups: The NFL wants to hear your ideas. The league is hosting 1st and Future, its… Read More

Why these Microsoft vets decided to launch an e-commerce startup in Rwanda

In July, Joanna Bichsel left a high-level job at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to move from Seattle to… Read More

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Startup helps City of Seattle make sense of the noise to tackle housing affordability

Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented affordability problem, propelled largely by the tech effect. The industry is booming and hundreds of… Read More

ChoiceMap raises funds to use cognitive science to help patients and physicians decide on treatment

Jonathan Jackson may not be an expert in treating cancer, but he knows a lot about how people think. In 2011,… Read More

ReplyYes raises an additional $6.5M for its text message retail platform

ReplyYes, a chat commerce startup that spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, has raised $6.5 million of a $9.3 million… Read More

Glympse raises more cash to fuel growth of real-time location sharing platform

Glympse is raising more cash as the startup continues to add new customers and grow its employee base. The Seattle-based company… Read More

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Mr. Trump, put this man on the SEC! Investor group floats Seattle startup lawyer for regulatory role

Joe Wallin, a longtime startup attorney in the Seattle region, was recently floated as a potential nominee for the Securities… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Prints.ly’s online marketplace helps you buy museum-quality prints from top photographers

Artists and photographers who want to sell their work as high-quality physical prints have a new tool at their disposal.… Read More

Postmates speaks out on dispute with Washington state over workers’ comp payments

Yesterday, we reported on Postmates‘ dispute with Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries over an audit that determined the San Francisco based… Read More

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