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GeekWork Picks: M87 seeks engineers as wireless networking startup grows new Seattle HQ

M87, a mobile technology startup helmed by former T-Mobile exec Cole Brodman, made headlines last fall when it announced that it… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Seattle unicorn OfferUp seeks hacker to strengthen security

Seattle startup OfferUp, the Seattle-based Craigslist competitor that last year become one of the pacific northwest’s few unicorns, is hiring… Read More

PayPal co-founder Max Levchin joins OfferUp funding round as Craigslist rival pulls in more cash

OfferUp continues to attract big-time investor interest. And the latest backer of the Bellevue-based online marketplace is a fixture in… Read More

Unicorns in hiding! Venture capital mega-deals drop by 53% during Q3

Unicorns may once again be living up to their name. The elusive creatures — which in venture capital parlance means… Read More

This Andreessen Horowitz partner loves marketplace business ideas, and here’s why

Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan loves him some online marketplaces. Jordan, the OfferUp and Airbnb investor and former eBay executive… Read More

OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar isn’t worried about Facebook Marketplace

  On Monday, Facebook announced Marketplace, an internal one-to-one e-commerce division, setting up the Silicon Valley giant for fierce competition with… Read More

Live blog: Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan at the GeekWire Summit 2016

Jeff Jordan has worked with pretty much every type of technology company in his career. He is a general partner at the venture capital… Read More

Facebook officially launches ‘Marketplace,’ taking aim at Craigslist and OfferUp

Facebook officially launched its Marketplace on Monday, once again attempting to carve out a piece of peer-to-peer local sales. The feature,… Read More

Craigslist rival OfferUp raises $119M, confirms $1B valuation and cites ‘global ambitions’

Bellevue, Wash.-based OfferUp says it has closed a $119 million funding round, led by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The round has… Read More

Once down to its last $350, this fast-growing startup is now reportedly valued at more than $1B

OfferUp has more than doubled its employee count in the last year and is reportedly set to raise $120 million in… Read More

OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar

Craigslist challenger OfferUp set to raise another $120M at $1.2B valuation, new report says

Craigslist competitor OfferUp is set to raise $120 million in a round that would give the Bellevue, Wash.-based company a valuation… Read More

OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar

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

Google engineering leader Peter Wilson leaves for OfferUp to scale fast-growing Craigslist rival

Peter Wilson had no qualms with his role at Google, heading up the tech giant’s engineering operations out of its… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Fast-growing OfferUp seeks tech talent in the Seattle area

OfferUp, the Seattle-based mobile marketplace challenging Craiglist, is on pace to process over $14 billion worth of transactions this year, and… Read More

App of the Year: 5 mobile standouts compete in the GeekWire Awards

We’re living in a mobile world, and some of the top apps for smartphones and tablets are developed right here in… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the Next Tech Titan

There are giants among us. Today’s category in the GeekWire Awards — Next Tech Titan — recognizes a tech company… Read More

Craigslist rival OfferUp tests mobile payments in Seattle, letting buyers pay sellers inside its app

OfferUp is quietly testing mobile payments for users of its community marketplace in Seattle, giving buyers the option to pay sellers through its app… Read More

Generation App: Why do we still use Craigslist? The surprising longevity of the web’s most awful and useful online marketplace

Over the past two decades, Craigslist has maintained its market share in the online classified space, despite neglecting to make any… Read More

Craigslist challenger OfferUp on pace for more than $14B in transactions this year

When OfferUp launched four years ago, aiming to take on industry titan Craigslist, it looked a lot like David challenging… Read More

StuffHopper helps people sell stuff online, operating as ‘a mirror image to Amazon’

The ranks of would-be Craigslist killers continues to grow, but one young Seattle startup is taking a different approach in… Read More

Starting a company: OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar offers tips on making the startup leap

It’s not easy making the so-called “startup leap.” You may have a well-paying, comfortable job that supports your family. The amount… Read More

Gone brings its on-demand selling marketplace for used electronics to Seattle

There’s a new way for Seattleites to get rid of their old electronics. San Francisco-based Gone is launching today in Seattle, bringing… Read More

Fast-growing OfferUp breaks silence with $90M in funding, goes after Craigslist

OfferUp — one of the Seattle area’s most valuable, secretive and fastest growing startups — announced more than $90 million… Read More

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Amazon’s surprise, Snapchat’s secret, and the best video-game controller ever made

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon posts record job growth and a surprise profit, and bites back… Read More

Seattle’s next $1B startup? Inside this secretive company’s bid to unseat Craigslist

OfferUp could be the most valuable Seattle startup you’ve never heard about. This little-known consumer Internet startup — which connects buyers and… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for App of the Year

Find a date, grab a coffee on the go, book a fabulous vacation destination, breeze through airport check-in or unload… Read More

Let the GeekWire Awards voting begin! Cast your ballot for Startup of the Year

We’re kicking off the GeekWire Awards voting today, and we’re starting with a big one: Startup of the Year. One… Read More

Seattle startup OfferUp reportedly looking to raise $60 million to $100 million

OfferUp — a Bellevue startup that helps people buy and sell everything from bed frames to bicycles to used cars —… Read More

Q&A: OfferUp’s Nick Huzar on startup lessons from facing off with a rhino

OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar knows you have a bunch of stuff in your garage, and he wants to help you… Read More

OfferUp hopes to make selling your stuff easier and less creepy than Craigslist

A new Seattle-based startup is offering a way to sell stuff with an app, sparing you the pains of meeting… Read More

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