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Revealed: EY names 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year winners for Pacific NW

Eight business leaders from the Pacific Northwest — building companies in areas as diverse as pizza, collectible toys, cloud computing, biotechnology, glass votives and… Read More

Drug recovery app wins Seattle’s TechCrunch pitch-off

Daniela Luzi Tudor struggled with alcohol and cocaine addiction for many years before seeking treatment. Then she learned for many,… Read More

Better bricks, healthier chickens and more life-changing ideas from the Fledge startup accelerator

Ravaged villages, fires and emaciated people filled the screen at Fledge’s seventh annual Demo Day this week. These horrific images… Read More

Digital health insurance platform League raises $25M, eyes growth in Seattle and beyond

League, the Toronto-based digital health insurance platform with a presence in Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has raised $25 million… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Is Seattle really a ‘third-tier’ startup city? Here’s how the region stacks up

New York-based venture capitalist Fred Wilson this week ranked Seattle a “third-tier” startup city, then backed down from his statement after… Read More

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price: Brother’s buyout demands could force him to give up company

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price said in court today that he could be forced to relinquish the company to his brother and… Read More

‘Something is quite special about Seattle’: VC Fred Wilson eases off ‘third-tier’ startup city comments

Fred Wilson probably didn’t expect much of a response after he called Seattle a “third-tier” startup city earlier this week. But his… Read More

Microsoft vet raises more cash to sell coffee cup lids that ‘drink like a ceramic cup’

It seems there is demand for better coffee cup lids. Vaporpath, a Seattle-area company that manufactures the Viora Lid, has raised… Read More

Cloud cost-management firm Cloudability raises $24M in new financing round

Cloudability, a public-cloud cost-management firm based in Portland, Ore., has closed a $24M Series B round, led by the Foundry… Read More

With $14M investment from top VCs, Ozlo opens Seattle office to help develop ‘personal’ AI chatbot

Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and other tech giants are all building their own “bots” that utilize artificial intelligence and… Read More

From sports news to social media marketing: Ripl raises $1.8M after series of pivots

It took a couple pivots, a lot of grit, and a little bit of sacrifice — but Paul Ingalls and Andrew… Read More

Data storage startup Qumulo confirms $32.5M investment as total funding reaches $100M

Qumulo confirmed on Thursday that it has raised a $32.5 million round as the Seattle startup looks to add more customers and… Read More

Mary Meeker shouts out fast-growing OfferUp in annual ‘Trends’ report; CEO says, ‘This is a big year’

When Mary Meeker delivered her annual “Internet Trends” report on Wednesday, it was packed with charts and graphs mentioning some… Read More

Gravity Payments co-owner testifies that he should have been involved in $70k salary decision

Lucas Price, the minority shareholder and board member of Gravity Payments, testified today that he wasn’t informed, let alone involved,… Read More

Enterprise data storage startup Qumulo raising more cash

Qumulo is raising more cash. An SEC filing posted today noted that the Seattle-based startup, which helps clients store, manage, and… Read More

Cybersecurity firm Praesidio rebrands to DefenseStorm and plans to raise more cash

Seattle-based Praesidio, a two-year-old company that has aimed to protect financial institutions’ on-premises data from attack, will change its name to DefenseStorm… Read More

Planetary Power raises $3.4M to provide efficient energy for off-grid telecom towers

Planetary Power is raising cash to help support a change in the company’s product direction. The Redmond startup confirmed with… Read More

DeepCell Industries raises $410K to develop tech for cannabis-infused sugar

DeepCell Industries, a Seattle startup that helps develop technology for cannabis-infused products and brands, has raised $410,000 to fuel growth. DeepCell… Read More

Limeade utilizes acquisition to launch wellness app that helps companies promote healthy habits

The fruits of Limeade’s first and only acquisition are starting to show. The Bellevue startup today launched a new mobile video… Read More

Trial begins in Gravity Payments case as Price brothers dispute CEO pay and company control

Updated below with initial details from Dan Price’s testimony. Opening arguments began Tuesday in a civil trial between brothers Dan and Lucas Price,… Read More

WISErg raises more cash for machine that turns food scraps into fertilizer

WISErg has raised an additional $4 million to fuel growth of its device that turns excess food scraps at grocery stores and restaurants into a nutrient-rich… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa gets Washington State Ferry smarts, thanks to new third-party skill

“Ahoy there,” says a playfully nautical Alexa when you ask her for information about the Washington State Ferries. It’s a… Read More

Tinder for startup ideas: GoDaddy’s ‘Flare’ gives entrepreneurs feedback on concepts with a swipe

Swipe right if you’re interested, left to dismiss, and tap if you want to learn more. That recipe for landing… Read More

Guest post: Lessons from the startup that passed on the chance to be the ‘Uber of China’

I’ve always had the entrepreneurial bug in me. In high school, I sold CDs to friends, discounted telescopes from Costco,… Read More

LeaveLogic raises $900K for parental leave management platform

LeaveLogic is raising more cash to fuel development of its parental leave management platform. The Seattle startup confirmed with GeekWire on… Read More

Why this startup turned a former billiards hall into a gourmet company kitchen

Former patrons of Belltown Billiards would probably balk at the sight of dishes like “rack of lamb” and “miso cod”… Read More

New real estate startup FlyHomes rewards homebuyers with airline miles

Buying a home will probably be the biggest purchase of your life. Imagine earning airline miles for it. That idea was… Read More

Bloomz raises $2.3M for a social network that helps educators communicate with parents

From social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn to more-focused apps like Remind and SignupGenius, educators have access to a bevy of applications… Read More

Hush-hush startup Human unveils core functions of its flagship audio product

Listen closely: The secretive Seattle startup Human Inc. has offered a glimpse of what it has in store to disrupt audio technology… Read More

Question of the Day: Want to see Seattle dating app Siren featured in the PBS series ‘Start Up’?

Siren, the 2015 GeekWire App of the Year, will get another platform on which to share its intriguing story as the company will… Read More