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Porch unveils new enterprise tools and rewards program for home services professionals

Porch today debuted two new products to help home service professionals, including an enterprise integration tool and a rewards program… Read More

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Geek of the Week: Porch’s Matthew Neagle finds a home in Seattle, helping others improve theirs

Matthew Neagle was drawn to startups by the qualities he learned early in his career working for the non-profit leadership organization… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord heads to NYC, former Coinstar CFO joins Cray board, and more

—Joanna Lord, the Seattle startup veteran who has led marketing teams for Porch, Big Door and Moz, has moved on from the Emerald… Read More

Porch teams with home decor retailer Wayfair to integrate buying and installation

Seattle startup Porch, the home services platform that connects customers with home improvement professionals, today announced that it is teaming up with… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft VP Bob Stutz heads to Salesforce, former Porch exec lands new gig, and more

—Microsoft vice president Bob Stutz is leaving his position running Microsoft Dynamics CRM, according to a memo obtained by MSDynamicsWorld. According to Re/code,… Read More

Angie’s List launches new tool to lure home services providers from Porch, Amazon and others

  Angie’s List launched a new tool on Wednesday that it says may be the key to stealing home services… Read More

Challenges at Porch: High-flying, heavily funded startup learns the lessons of rapid growth

From the start, Porch has done things big, and fast. In a little more than two years, the home improvement tech company raised… Read More

Follow-up: Porch lays off 90 people, key executives depart as company adjusts strategy

A total of 90 employees were let go from Porch this week, and at least three high-ranking executives have recently parted ways with the company —… Read More

Thumbtack raises $125M as home improvement battle with Pro.com, Porch and Amazon heats up

There’s a war brewing in the home improvement tech industry with giants like Amazon and Google just starting to get involved and… Read More

Porch launches its own $1,000 guarantee for home-improvement work

Seattle startup Porch this morning fired the latest salvo in the home-improvement wars, promising to guarantee the work of its approved home-improvement pros… Read More

Google vs. Amazon in home improvement: Tech giants take different approaches to crowded market

After months of speculation, Google has entered the home services market, by making it easier for homeowners to find plumbers, locksmiths and… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Enterprise software firms outshine sexier consumer startups

The Seattle area is known as a hotbed of consumer Internet technologies — from giants such as Amazon.com and Expedia… Read More

HomeAdvisor rolls out new booking feature to eliminate playing phone tag with contractors

HomeAdvisor, a Colorado-based home services company, today launched Instant Booking, which allows homeowners to schedule up to 500 different tasks… Read More

These Seattle startups are swapping résumés to find the best hires

Competition is fierce out there for top talent, especially if you are a startup competing with the likes of Amazon,… Read More

Amazon invades Angie’s List’s turf even more by rolling out Home Services in 11 new markets

About four months ago, Amazon launched a brand new division that enabled customers to not only buy water heaters and TV wall… Read More

Microsoft, Starbucks, Porch, others team up to create jobs for young people

A group of Seattle-based companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines, and Porch today helped launch a new initiative that aims to… Read More

Seattle women tech leaders on landing your dream gig, and why you should get a mentor

At this point, we all should know some of the main challenges of being a woman in the tech game.… Read More

Porch hires new CFO, Bob Barton, who helped Drugstore.com go public

Home improvement data startup Porch has hired a new chief financial officer, Bob Barton, whose experience includes helping Drugstore.com go… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Hire of the Year

Talent is the name of the game in the tech industry. Organizations, both large and small, are doing everything they… Read More

Porch partners with ListHub, Estately and others to offer Porch Home Report

Porch, the Seattle-based home improvement data startup, announced partnerships this morning with several additional real estate sites and apps that… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Next Tech Titan

The Pacific Northwest is already home to a handful of groundbreaking technology companies. Who will establish themselves as the Next… Read More

Will Google follow Amazon into the home services space?

Google may be close to launching a home improvement service that would help connect users of its search engines to plumbers… Read More

Q&A: Amazon VP Peter Faricy explains the company’s move into home improvement

Amazon is famous for selling so many things online that no one thought was possible. Now, the Seattle retailer is tackling… Read More

Home improvement startup Porch inks lease for former Zulily building, doubling office space

To accommodate its recent growth, fast-growing Seattle home improvement data startup Porch is moving into new digs. The company told GeekWire today that it… Read More

Pro.com launches new app, giving home repair experts the ability to manage bids on the go

Pro.com has launched a new mobile app, which will help home improvement experts manage job requests on the go as traffic begins… Read More

Fast-growing startup Porch plans to move from its home in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood

Porch, the Seattle home improvement data startup, is looking for a new home capable of accommodating its booming staff — planning to… Read More

Porch’s CFO leaves home improvement startup after little more than a year

Porch’s CFO Jeff Dossett has left the company after joining the Seattle home improvement a little more than a year ago.… Read More

Porch partners with Windermere Real Estate to provide home-improvement history

Home-improvement data startup Porch has reached a partnership with Windermere Real Estate to provide its Porch Home Report, including detailed home-improvement project… 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

Porch raises $65M from high-profile VCs and TV star Ty Pennington, planning even more growth

Home-improvement data startup Porch has raised $65 million in new capital in a Series B financing round led by Valor Equity… Read More

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