GeekWire
Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Civic presented by Microsoft
    • Geek Life presented by Network of Giving
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Microsoft
    • Podcasts
    • Space
    • Startups
    • Sustainability
    • Tech Moves
    • Bot or Not
    • GeekWire on the Road: Spokane
    • Microsoft at 50 presented by Accenture
    • Tech Vets presented by Northern Trust
  • GeekWork
    • GeekWork Recruiting
    • Job Board
  • Events
    • Community Calendar
    • GeekWire Events
  • Lists
    • Amazon Office Buildings
    • GeekWire 200 presented by JPMorganChase
    • GeekWire Startup List
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Members
    • Health Benefits
    • Memberships
  • Studios
    • GeekWire Studios: Let Us Tell Your Story
    • Nebius at NVIDIA GTC 2025 sponsored by Nebius
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2024 sponsored by AWS
    • AWS Summit: New York Partner Spotlights sponsored by AWS
    • Does Compute presented by Carnegie Mellon University
    • Guide to re:Invent sponsored by AWS
    • Money Hacks presented by BECU
    • Tech Connect at Dreamforce 2024 sponsored by RSM US LLP
    • Uncommon Thinkers Welcome sponsored by Greater Seattle Partners
    • Zuper at Inbound sponsored by Zuper
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Email Newsletters
    • Reprints & Permissions
    • Sponsors
  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips

What Happens Here Matters Everywhere.

  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Startups
  • AI
  • Science
  • Tech Moves
  • Sustainability
  • Civic
  • Geek Life

Pollen Systems

Pollen Systems raises $2.4M and expands global reach of its crop analysis platform

New funding, new hires: Pollen Systems, a Seattle-area ag-tech startup, has raised $2.4 million in new capital and hired nine… Read More

AI on the farm: Ag-tech startups help zap weeds, fertilize crops — but still face challenges with data

Engineers are bringing their talents in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the farm. The Pacific Northwest is home to… Read More

Why these successful software founders are planting seeds for ag tech ventures

Farmers typically consult the calendar and the weather forecast to figure out when to plant their crops, but figuring out… Read More

Tech Moves: David Shim to lead Foursquare-Factual merged company; former Gates Foundation CEO joins Pfizer board; and more

— Location data companies Foursquare and Factual are merging. The combined company will be led by Placed founder David Shim… 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

GeekWire Elevator Pitch winner Syndio rides high with a software solution to address pay bias

Twelve entrepreneurs rode to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower for Season 2 of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch. One of them… Read More

Here are the four Elevator Pitch finalists who will compete at the GeekWire Summit

They rode 32 seconds to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower during the second season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch —… Read More

GeekWire Elevator Pitch returns! An insect farmer, detergent maker and wine grape analyzer vie for startup glory (inside an actual elevator)

Welcome to Smith Tower! With those words we kick off season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a fun startup competition… Read More

This startup just raised cash for its robots that help farmers monitor vineyards and crops

For farmers managing thousands of acres, tracking the health of all those plants can be a huge undertaking. Enter Pollen… Read More

Former startup pals reunite as Pollen Systems taps Phil Van Etten to lead vineyard monitoring company

Keith McCall and Phil Van Etten are teaming up again in a familiar way. McCall, founder of Seattle-area startup Pollen… Read More

TLDR: Using drones to analyze vineyards, tech giants team up to tackle Seattle issues, Amazon leases Expedia HQ tower

Today’s featured stories Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air Amazon, Zillow,… Read More

Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air

While many wine makers would explain that growing grapes is as much an art as a science — a harmonizing of… Read More

A Word From Our Sponsors

About

  • About GeekWire
  • Contact Us
  • Partner With Us
  • Become a GeekWire Member
  • Send Us a Tip
  • Join Our Startup List
  • Reprints and Permissions

Follow

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • Podcast
  • YouTube
  • Bluesky

GeekWire Newsletters

Catch every headline in your inbox

Read GeekWire

  • Apple News
  • Google News

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sponsored Content Policy
Return to Top of Page
© 2011-2025 GeekWire, LLC
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal information
Limit the Use Of My Sensitive Personal Information
Consent Preferences