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The potential next big investment opportunity in gaming

If there’s a single good window for would-be gaming investors at the moment, it may come from the necessity for… Read More

Pacific Northwest startups most likely to have a successful exit, according to PitchBook

PitchBook unveiled a new machine learning tool this week that predicts the likelihood of a VC-backed startup having a successful… Read More

Gaming opportunities for investors in 2023: Generative AI, low-code, metaverse, and more

A new report from PitchBook indicates that the international video game industry entered a period of contraction in 2022, but… Read More

Exit comeback: After big slowdown in IPO and M&A activity, analysts optimistic for a rebound

After startup exit activity took a nose dive in 2022 amid inflation, rising interest rates, and other macroeconomic forces, some… Read More

Univ. of Washington is 24th in ranking of top 100 colleges based on startup founders

The University of Washington is ranked No. 24 in a new list of the top 100 universities in the world… Read More

Buyers wanted: Exit opportunities for venture-backed startups sharply decline amid downturn

It’s getting harder for an early-stage company to find a buyer.  The exit value for U.S. venture capital-backed startups in… Read More

National and regional VC numbers show Seattle faring better than the rest of the country … so far

Venture capital investments in the U.S. declined more than 23% to $62 billion in the second quarter, from $82 billion… Read More

U.S. startups raise record investment in 2020; here are the top Pacific Northwest deals in Q4

When the pandemic hit the U.S. earlier this year and tech companies began laying off thousands of employees, analysts warned… Read More

Podcast

Slack vs. Microsoft: Inside the competition to reshape how work gets done

If you tuned into the news this week, you probably heard one name over and over again. Slack, the workplace… Read More

Tech Moves: PicMonkey adds to C-suite; RealNetworks hires exec for facial recognition team; and more

Seattle-based graphic design and photo editing platform PicMonkey appointed Pearl Chan as chief financial officer and Judith McGarry as chief… Read More

Seattle Police Foundation raises money from tech industry for equipment, training, civic programs

A nonprofit that raises money for Seattle’s police force is tapping the tech industry’s deep coffers. This week the Seattle… Read More

How will venture capital change in 2019? PitchBook makes 6 predictions

With seed deal size rising, more non-traditional investment vehicles, and an increasing amount of companies going public, the venture capital… Read More

Working Geek: As PitchBook soared, so did career of employee No. 5 Adley Bowden

Sure Adley Bowden has been with the same company for a decade. But the PitchBook that hired him practically straight… Read More

Here are the top 10 highest-valued startups in the Seattle area

Seattle-area companies continued raising cash at a record clip during the third quarter, raking in $855 million across 88 deals,… Read More

Is hybrid cloud the best of both worlds? Five experts explain how to get it right

Fervent cloud computing evangelists used to look down their noses at the notion of hybrid cloud, seeing the approach a… Read More

Bay Area universities, MIT, Harvard top startup ranking for grads who raise venture capital

Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT continue to pump out more entrepreneurs than any other universities across the U.S. Seattle-based investment database… Read More

With $57.5B invested so far in 2018, VC funding for U.S. startups reaching ‘unprecedented levels’

The amount of venture capital funding pouring into U.S. startups is on pace to reach levels unseen since the early… Read More

Hear how Amazon Web Services, T-Mobile and PitchBook build hybrid cloud infrastructures at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

More and more companies have realized that the cloud is a journey, not necessarily a destination. Once it becomes clear… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet Qi Lu steps down at Baidu; Seattle Genetics adds new chief medical officer; and more

In a management reshuffle at Chinese search engine giant Baidu, COO and Microsoft veteran Qi Lu is stepping down from… Read More

Stats show drop-off in follow-on funding rounds for women-led startups compared to male peers

It’s a difficult funding environment for female entrepreneurs in today’s technology industry, where less than 3 percent of venture capital dollars went to… Read More

Venture-backed U.S. companies raise $28B in Q1, highest amount since 2006

The U.S. venture capital industry is on pace for a record-breaking year. The latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report shows $28.2… Read More

Alex Legault

Geek of the Week: PitchBook’s Alex Legault makes tools to help others make the most of their money

Alex Legault is a guy who likes to follow the money. Or, perhaps more accurately, a guy who likes to… Read More

Venture capitalists poured $84 billion into startups in 2017, a massive tally not seen since the dot-com boom

Venture capitalists were busy in 2017, pouring $84 billion into 8,035 companies across the U.S. According to a new report… Read More

Seattle

Where to find the 10 most valuable SaaS startups based in the Seattle area

It’s now well established: Seattle is cloud city. But in the shadow of major platform players Amazon and Microsoft, a… Read More

Tech Moves: A new associate at Madrona; a change on Expedia’s board of directors; and more

Chris Picardo has joined Madrona Venture Group as the firm’s newest senior associate, GeekWire has learned. Picardo, a Seattle native, most recently served as… Read More

Tech Moves: MicroVision appoints new CEO; Convoy adds longtime Tableau exec; and more

MicroVision, the Redmond, Wash.,-based maker of laser projection technology, is under new leadership. The company announced that longtime technology executive… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: PitchBook CEO John Gabbert on the funding trends fueling the tech economy

John Gabbert knows a thing or two about financing a startup. He’s the founder and CEO of PitchBook, a resource… Read More

Stanford and Berkeley top new startup ranking, showing split between Seattle and Bay Area tech

Bay Area universities top Pitchbook’s new annual report on the schools producing the most venture capital-backed entrepreneurs. Seattle’s University of Washington,… Read More

Unicorn report: Fewer companies reaching a $1B valuation than in years past

There are more unicorns in the startup world than ever before, but fewer are being birthed compared to years past.… Read More

VC fundraising on pace to exceed $40B for 4th consecutive year in North America and Europe

Venture capital firms certainly have no shortage of cash to invest in startups. PitchBook released its 2017 PE and VC… Read More

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