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2nd Watch CEO Doug Schneider on the art of building company culture while working apart

Over his career, Doug Schneider has held leadership roles for companies in telecommunications, web hosting and cloud services. He has… Read More

He always wanted in the game, and now Shotcall’s Gordon Li is helping fans play alongside creators

Gordon Li grew up obsessed with playing video games — maybe a bit too much, in his parents’ opinion, he… Read More

How Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs spun out 25 ideas in 5 years — with more on the way

The flywheel is spinning at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle startup studio formed five years ago by a cadre of… Read More

Seattle startup Syndio raises $17.1M as demand spikes for HR software that helps identify pay gaps

Syndio, the Seattle startup that works to eliminate gaps in pay equity, has raised $17.1 million in new funding, the… Read More

Spectrum Effect raises $9.5M for machine learning tech that helps mobile operators avoid interference

Spectrum Effect, a Seattle-area startup that sells analytics software to mobile operators, has raised $9.5 million to fuel growth. Founded… Read More

Data compliance startup Hyperproof raises $4M as pandemic puts spotlight on security and privacy

Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection laws, has raised… Read More

Omnivor raises $2.7M as pandemic spurs interest in holographic media from Nike, T-Mobile, others

Investors are putting more fuel behind Omnivor, a Seattle startup gaining traction with its 3D holographic content media production platform.… Read More

Seattle healthcare worker-training startup NextStep raises $2.5M to fund continued growth

NextStep, a Seattle startup which uses its technology platform to retrain displaced workers for roles in the healthcare industry, has… Read More

Seattle startup Yesler raises $3.3M for its B2B lumber and building materials marketplace

Matt Meyers can build anything he wants, thanks to his decades in the lumber and building materials (LBM) space. Instead… Read More

Well-funded stealthy biotech startup Nautilus hires former Smartsheet, Isilon, GenapSys execs

Sujal Patel is getting the band back together at his secretive new biotech startup Nautilus Biotechnology. The company is beefing… Read More

Madrona Venture Group raises $345M for 8th fund, its largest ever, and $161M for 2nd later-stage fund

Madrona Venture Group has raised more than $500 million in fresh capital that the 25-year-old Seattle venture capital firm will… Read More

FlowPlay buys out investors as Seattle gaming startup sees revenue spike 50% amid pandemic

Seattle-based game developer FlowPlay has repurchased shares from its investors and is now fully-owned by employees and founders. FlowPlay, a… Read More

Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds ex-Amazon leaders; former Expedia CTO joins Snap! Raise

— Seattle meat and seafood marketplace Crowd Cow hired Ian McAllister as chief product officer, Julie Pruitt as chief merchant,… Read More

LinkedIn migration data shows that techies aren’t leaving Seattle despite ‘exodus’ in Silicon Valley

Techies are apparently leaving Silicon Valley. The pandemic has sparked what some describe as an “exodus” of tech companies, employees,… Read More

Data experts tap their farming backgrounds to lead new Washington state agriculture tech startup

As a fourth-generation Yakima hop farmer running a century-old family business, Patrick Smith has deep roots in Washington state’s agriculture… Read More

Power of the pivot: How iconic Seattle restaurant Canlis launched 11 business ideas in 11 months

Pivot might be the most overused word of 2020. And Seattle restaurant owner Brian Canlis for one is frankly a… Read More

Seattle startup promoting women entrepreneurs is puzzled by Facebook’s ban of its ads

The TheWMarketplace, a Seattle-based platform promoting women and diverse entrepreneurs, was excited to feature Askanya Chocolates and its Haitian founder… Read More

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Feast or famine: How restaurants and grocery stores will evolve in the years ahead

Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers. Those are just a few of the trends we’ll tackle in this… Read More

Seattle-based Bloccelerate raises $12M for first fund to invest in blockchain startups

Bloccelerate VC just raised $12 million for its first fund that will back startups selling blockchain technology to enterprise customers.… Read More

Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $17M to charge up battery-enhancing tech

Woodinville, Wash.-based Group14 Technologies has raised $17 million to expand development and sales of its silicon-carbon composite material that can… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: What Seattle’s billion-dollar startups say about the region’s tech industry

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10… Read More

‘The week has literally exploded’: Tech security startups grapple with SolarWinds fallout

Ah, the week before the holidays. A great moment to take a breather after a difficult year, cut out early,… Read More

Meet the startups that just pitched at a virtual Demo Night hosted by Female Founders Alliance

Entrepreneurs selling everything from STI screening kits to skincare products to software tools pitched their ideas at the third annual… Read More

After huge growth in 2020, Seattle startup Rec Room raises $20M to expand virtual hangout game

Rec Room, the eponymous Seattle-based development studio behind the virtual hangout/game creator Rec Room, has raised $20 million. Madrona Venture… Read More

Seattle’s Pure Watercraft raises additional $14M to power its plans for electric boat motors

Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of an electric outboard motor system designed to revolutionize recreational boating, has added $14 million… Read More

Cloud data giant Rubrik acquires tech and IP assets from Seattle startup Igneous

Rubrik, a Palo Alto, Calif-based cloud data management startup valued at more than $3 billion, has acquired technology and IP… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp hires chief product officer; Flyhomes adds marketing VP; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp appointed Niti Bashambu as its new chief product officer.  Bashambu was most recently chief product officer… Read More

Seattle startup Symbl raises $4.7M from Amazon and others for ‘conversational AI’ enterprise tech

Symbl has raised more cash to fuel growth of its enterprise software that helps companies transcribe real-time conversations and pull… Read More

Madrona continues to back Ovation.io as Boston startup raises $21.5M for its lab software platform

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is putting more money behind Boston’s Ovation.io. The startup which makes cloud-based software to help medical… Read More

Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft

ZeroAvia, an aviation startup aiming to power cleaner airplanes with hydrogen, has raised $21.4 million in a funding round led… Read More

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