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Elevator Pitch finale: Watch 4 entrepreneurs compete live on the GeekWire Summit stage

The season three finale of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch featured four CEOs who rose to the top of our startup competition… Read More

Elevator Pitch winner Strella Biotechnology has a ripe idea for solving major food waste problem

The ride to the top had a celebratory stop at the GeekWire Summit on Thursday, as the finale of the… Read More

Sustainability startups face off in the final episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch startup competition is back with the final episode of the season, featuring three entrepreneurs pitching their sustainability-focused startups.… Read More

Watch 3 consumer startup CEOs face off on a new episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch startup competition is back with a new episode that takes a look at three consumer products. Now… Read More

Who has the winning formula? Watch 3 fintech startup CEOs compete in GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

It’s time for a new episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch! This week’s installment of our startup pitch competition focuses on… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout aims to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ with destruction tech system

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set new water health advisories for PFAS, or “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.”… Read More

Startup casting call: We’re looking for a dozen amazing entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas in one of Seattle’s iconic elevators

Some startups go up, others go down.  That’s the tagline of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch startup competition, which is returning to… Read More

Video: ‘Pay equity is not a fad,’ says Syndio CEO on the way to winning GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

  “The biggest thing for an early stage entrepreneur is to command people to follow you.” That bit of wisdom… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur who found success on Elevator Pitch wins $50K at National Black MBA Conference

Kwame Boler is still cleaning up when it comes to pitching his startup. Boler, the founder and CEO of NEU,… Read More

Elevator Pitch finalists take stage at GeekWire Summit and a champion rises to the top

It was only a few steps up onto the stage at the GeekWire Summit, but Seattle-area entrepreneurs still reached great… Read More

Binge-watch our Elevator Pitch video series before this week’s GeekWire Summit showdown

It’s not easy to pitch a game-changing startup idea in less than 50 seconds, no less doing it in an… Read More

Three startups, 48 seconds, one iconic skyscraper: Who will win GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, Episode 8?

We’re in the home stretch of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a fun new startup pitch competition that started earlier this year… Read More

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Startup success stories from two winners of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

You’ve just founded a new company and it’s time to start pitching to investors. What do you do? Pitching the… Read More

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 5: Health tech startups shine on the ride up Seattle’s Smith Tower

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas. In the… Read More

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 4: Electric bikes, security cameras and an illumination device for hard hats

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in… Read More

TLDR: Google AdWords won’t run campaign ads in WA state, LinkedIn adds commute times to job postings, Amazon to stream U.K. soccer matches

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 3: StormSensor, PeopleMaven and CampusWall compete for startup glory at the Space Needle

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in… Read More

New episode: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch returns with AI in healthcare, a math learning tool and a new way to challenge speeding tickets

We’re back for the second episode of Elevator Pitch, a new show on GeekWire in which entrepreneurs pitch their business… Read More

New show: GeekWire’s ‘Elevator Pitch’ tests startup founders on 42-second ride up the Space Needle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTczFJitgY4 Just 42 seconds. That’s all it takes to reach the top of Seattle’s Space Needle. And that’s the amount… Read More

Casting call: GeekWire is looking for top entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas on the ride up Seattle’s Space Needle

Got a great entrepreneurial idea? Want to tell the world about it? GeekWire is excited to bring back The Elevator… Read More

The Elevator Pitch: Booktrope attempts to shake up the publishing world

We’re back for another episode of The Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43… Read More

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile… Read More

Elevator Pitch: Startup vet touts social shopping service

We’re back for another exciting and fast-paced episode of The Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans… Read More

Elevator Pitch: This MBA student wants to change how you buy picture frames

We’re back for another episode of The Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43… Read More

Elevator Pitch: Can this Amazon vet’s startup make it to the top?

We’re back for another installment of Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs pitch their business plans in the 43 seconds… Read More

Introducing The Elevator Pitch: Where entrepreneurs get 43 seconds to reach the top

In the fast-moving world of startups, entrepreneurs need to be able to sell themselves in seconds. A good elevator pitch… Read More

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