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This Seattle company is targeting the TikTok crowd — and it’s not Microsoft

A new Seattle startup is launching next month targeting the influencers and creatives who make TikTok and Instagram popular. LitPic… Read More

Stop and (almost) smell the flowers with ‘Tulip Town 360’ app that puts viewers in iconic fields

Let’s not tiptoe around it — the pandemic has pretty much messed up everything, including the joy people get from… Read More

Twistle raises $16M to automate how healthcare providers talk to patients

Health tech startup Twistle landed $16 million to fund a platform that makes it easier for hospitals to communicate with… Read More

Downticket merges with Politiscope to let voters follow candidates, donate to campaigns in one app

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, dozens of apps have cropped up seeking to arm voters with better… Read More

Ganaz raises $2.1M to grow app connecting farmers with seasonal workers

For over a year, Hannah Freeman has dedicated her life to solving a big pain point for farmers and workers:… Read More

This app shows your friends’ voting history and makes it easy to nudge them to get to the polls

The 2014 midterm election saw the lowest voter turnout in 70 years, with just 36.4 percent of eligible voters making it… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit: Event app released with full agenda, last chance for tickets

The GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit is one week away, taking place at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash. on Wednesday, June… Read More

BrewPulse app

Apple partners with Tune to share new data about why users reinstall apps

Knowing more information about how and why smartphone owners reinstall an app might be a bigger deal than most mobile… Read More

Seattle startup Downticket helps voters follow elections and support candidates with an app

A new Seattle startup wants to make civic engagement more mobile-friendly. Downticket is an app that provides guides to select… Read More

OfferUp tackles safety concerns with designated pick-up zones for exchanging items

OfferUp has designated more than 450 meeting places for users to exchange goods, in an attempt to get ahead of… Read More

Working Geek: Swatee Surve’s startup uses video games to help people manage chronic health conditions

Swatee Surve is reimagining the way patients manage chronic health conditions and keep their healthcare providers up-to-date. That’s the mission… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Event app released, new immigration speaker series added

We’re less than two weeks away from the 2017 GeekWire Summit, taking place Oct. 9-11 in downtown Seattle. Hundreds of… Read More

Ganaz uses technology to connect farmers with workers amid uncertainty in the agriculture industry

Hannah Freeman and Sri Artham believe the current system farmers use to get labor is broken, expensive, and fertile ground… Read More

Trulia launches Facebook-like news feed for home listings and real estate tips

Trulia, the real estate brand that’s part of Seattle-based Zillow Group, is rolling out a news feed in its app that… Read More

Uber debuts in-app chat to improve communication between drivers and riders

Uber is rolling out a new chat feature that allows drivers and riders to communicate with each other directly through… Read More

Total Solar Eclipse app

How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside

Even though the track of a total solar eclipse will stretch from America’s West Coast to the East Coast on… Read More

Startup Spotlight: motion.social is a fitness app that connects users around common interests

David Longdon and Justin Huff believe that the experience — not the data — is what drives people to continue… Read More

Take a Pokémon Go-style tour of the University of Washington’s future computer science building

Seattleites impatient to see what the University of Washington’s new $110 million computer science building will look like can get… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vault launches app that helps people save for retirement with their paychecks

There are a few financial challenges we all face, and saving for retirement is one of the biggest. But the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Spotted Places maps out travel recommendations from friends

Bryant Hawthorne and Dan Taylor met as neighbors and quickly bonded over a love of travel and similar careers in… Read More

Blok24 is building a spontaneity marketplace, connecting people with local businesses for activities happening now

Studies show that millennials value experiences over things and are willing to put their discretionary cash toward activities. Blok24 is banking on… Read More

Microsoft shows off powerful tech with ‘Sprinkles’ photo editor — but there’s no need for Snapchat to panic

Another day, another photo app targeted at teens. This time, it’s Microsoft hoping to lure Gen Z users and millennials… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur who starred on Trump’s reality show raises cash for mobile startup AppZocial

AppZocial, a Seattle startup that builds native apps for “trusted communities,” like alumni groups, churches, and non-profits, just secured $1… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Amazon vets launch crowdsourced decision-making app Abett

From advertising to city planning, data powers the modern world. And while businesses are becoming increasingly sophisticated in leveraging data… Read More

Seattle City Council hopeful says he’ll let constituents control his decisions with an app

What happens when a politician crowdsources every policy decision? Ryan Asbert, a 31-year-old freelance web developer, intends to find out. He’s planning… Read More

Apple Watch gets Pokémon Go app — but it can’t catch Pokémon

Pokémon Go has finally arrived on the Apple Watch, with one big catch. Using the app, players can get items… Read More

Startup Spotlight: flightSpeak makes air travel easier with critical airport information

With the hoildays approaching, many travelers are bracing themselves for the headaches associated with the airport. FlightSpeak wants to take… Read More

Microsoft and newspaper publisher Pioneer launch citizen journalism app, give Windows 10 tablets to subscribers

The past two decades have been rough for the newspapers. In the digital age, most people expect to get their information… Read More

This app will help you hook up with a Canadian to flee the impending Trump presidency

Last night, Donald Trump secured the presidency shocking pollsters, pundits, and many voters. If that outcome makes you want GTFO… Read More

A love letter to the new and improved iOS Gmail app

About a year ago, I decided I couldn’t take Apple’s native iOS Mail app anymore and I dumped it for the… Read More

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