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GeekWork Picks: Rover seeks engineers to help grow dog-sitting platform

Rover has come a long way since it was founded in Seattle in 2011. The dog-sitting tech company has acquired one… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Redfin expands engineering and data teams as it prepares to go public

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin made waves a few weeks ago when it filed for an initial public offering, possibly… Read More

Tech Moves: 9Mile Labs co-founder Sanjay Puri joins Avalara; open-standards advocate leaves Microsoft; Amplero board adds big names

Tax automation startup Avalara has been quietly stocking up on high-profile tech leadership for the past few months, and they just landed another… Read More

Rajeev Singh

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Raj Singh joins Avalara’s board; Winshuttle adds execs; and more

If you’re running a software startup in Seattle, Raj Singh is the kind of person you’d want as an advisor.… Read More

Jeremy Korst

Tech Moves: Avalara adds Microsoft exec as CMO; Janrain announces VP of marketing; and more

Seattle-based Avalara, a cloud-driven tax automation startup, announced today that former Microsoft and T-Mobile exec Jeremy Korst will join the company… Read More

GeekWire 200 December Update: Will more IPOs in 2017 make room at the top?

It wasn’t a banner year for IPOs in 2016 — the number of companies that went public nationally this year… Read More

GeekWork Picks: After fresh round of funding, Avalara seeks engineers in new growth push

Seattle-based sales tax automation startup Avalara announced a $96 million round of funding this September, with plans to put $50 million into… Read More

Simply Measured

Tech Moves: Simply Measured co-founder steps down for role at stealthy startup; Avalara expands operations in Brazil; and more

Simply Measured co-founder and vice president of strategy Adam Schoenfeld is leaving the Seattle-based social media analytics company after nearly seven… Read More

Avalara raises $50M for growth, $46M to buy out early investors, eyes more deals and hints at IPO

Sales tax automation company Avalara announced Thursday it has landed $96 million in funding from Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, Technology… Read More

Pioneer Square Labs spinout LumaTax raises $2M from Madrona, Greycroft

LumaTax, which aims to automate sales tax reporting for small businesses, has raised $2 million from Madrona Venture Group, Greycroft Partners and… Read More

Sales tax company Avalara to lease 100K of space at new HQ near CenturyLink Field

Avalara is moving into new digs next year. The sales tax company announced today that it has leased 100,000 square… Read More

How tax automation startup Avalara recovered from its Black Friday blip and posted record numbers

For many employees in America, Thanksgiving weekend was a time for relaxation, a chance to take a brief break from work.… Read More

Avalara tax software problems cause trouble for e-commerce sites on Black Friday

Tax automation software probably isn’t something the average consumer thinks about while making online purchases, but it caused some frustration… Read More

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Amazon’s secret drone site, Halo’s new rating, Avalara’s big move, and Sesame Street on HBO

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Behind the scenes of our search for Amazon’s secret drone site. Sesame Street… Read More

Avalara to set sail from Bainbridge Island, establishing new HQ in downtown Seattle

Tax automation software maker Avalara is leaving its longtime home on Bainbridge Island, setting up a new headquarters in the… Read More

Avalara goes big at the U.S. Open: Inside this tax startup’s swanky corporate tent

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Avalara is one of the region’s fastest-growing startups and that’s certainly clear at this week’s U.S. Open.… Read More

Sales tax automation giant Avalara buys iVAT developer as it continues string of acquisitions

Avalara has acquired Belgium-based VAT Applications, makers of the iVAT suite of VAT compliance software. The Bainbridge Island-based company secured $100 million in… Read More

Avalara buys EZtax as part of latest acquisition push

Avalara, the Bainbridge Island-based maker of tax automation software, has acquired EZtax in a deal of undisclosed size. EZtax specializes… Read More

Avalara adds support for Brazilian taxes with new acquisition

Avalara announced today that it’s adding support for Brazilian taxes to its global tax compliance platform thanks to its acquisition… Read More

Sales tax compliance company Avalara acquires vacation rental’s HotSpot Tax

Fresh off raising another $42 million in January, sales tax automation firm Avalara has put some of its cash to acquisition… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Big funding rounds fuel new growth at Pacific Northwest startups

It was a huge month for companies in the top 10 of the GeekWire 200, our monthly ranking of the… Read More

Sales tax compliance company Avalara raises another $42M, this time from Technology Crossover Ventures

Fresh off a massive $100 million investment, sales tax automation company Avalara has already raised another good chunk of money. The… Read More

News Brief

Sales tax titan Avalara expands operations in North Carolina

Avalara, the Bainbridge Island-based sales tax compliance company, announced today that it has expanded its footprint to Durham, N.C. The… Read More

Sales tax automation company Avalara scores $100M from Warburg Pincus, eyes new acquisitions

This isn’t such a bad way to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Avalara, the Bainbridge Island software company that helps organizations… Read More

Taxing Bitcoin: New Avalara feature helps companies deal in digital currency

Avalara has added Bitcoin to the roster of currencies it can handle with its cloud-based AvaTax suite of sales tax… Read More

Fast-growing Avalara buys Zytax line, helping businesses process fuel excise taxes

Avalara is expanding again through an acquisition, announcing today that it has acquired the Zytax line of energy-related tax automation products.… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Geekiest Office Space

Nerf gun wars, orange toilet paper, a cafeteria in a former bar, a great indoor putting green, and windows repurposed as whiteboards. Yes,… Read More

Avalara unveils TrustFile, a free cloud-based sales tax service for small businesses

There’s a whole maze of state and local laws governing sales tax collection, and it can be hard for a… Read More

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer

Tech Moves: Apple CFO to retire; Vijay Vashee joins Versium board; and more

—Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer will retire at the end of September, the company announced today. Oppenheimer has served as the… Read More

Avalara lands $30M in new funding to spur growth

Avalara announced today that it has raised $30 million in new financing in a funding round led by Battery Ventures… Read More

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