Billionaire businessman and tech investor David Bonderman, co-owner of Seattle Kraken, dies at 82 David Bonderman, the billionaire investor and businessman who co-founded private equity firm TPG and was a co-owner of the Seattle… Read More
Seattle Kraken owner Samantha Holloway leans on tech startup experience to lead NHL franchise You can’t exactly grow an up-and-coming professional hockey franchise in the same way that you’d scale an early stage software… Read More
Brooks Running partners with Seattle Kraken for off-ice gear that’s perfected in a high-tech lab More than 100 years ago, Seattle-based Brooks Running actually made ice skates. While there’s no intention of getting back into… Read More
Amazon will stream Seattle Kraken hockey games to Prime subscribers in unique sports rights deal Seattle Kraken fans will have a new place to root for the pro hockey team next season. The franchise announced… Read More
Band that took shot at ‘local villain’ Jeff Bezos during Seattle hockey game releases song Three weeks after the Seattle band Who Is She? played during intermission of a Seattle Kraken game at Climate Pledge… Read More
Technology and human charm power new behind-the-scenes tours at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle Standing in the Amazon Music Lounge at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, tour guide Joe Vella asked Alexa to play… Read More
Band says it’s ‘not welcome back’ at Seattle arena; NHL team insists song lampooning Bezos isn’t why A Seattle punk-pop group that played this week as the “house band” between periods at a Seattle Kraken game at… Read More
Marshawn Lynch and Macklemore join Kraken investment group – see Beast Mode drive Zamboni Macklemore and Marshawn Lynch, two Seattle stars with ties to the city’s sports and entertainment culture, are deepening those ties… Read More
Further embracing tech, Seattle Kraken to release NFT collection that captures ‘essence of brand’ The puck has dropped and the first season of Seattle Kraken hockey is in full swing. Now the team is… Read More
Kraken officially released in Seattle: Fans turn new Climate Pledge Arena into a roaring hockey house “Seattle, we did it!” Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke welcomed the first packed house for a hockey game at Seattle’s… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter Play Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More
Inside Climate Pledge Arena: New venue is a ‘very Seattle’ mix of high-tech and deluxe experiences This is not the Coliseum that was constructed here almost 60 years ago, or the KeyArena where fans last saw… Read More
Light the lamp — and the arches: Seattle landmark will put on display to celebrate Kraken hockey goals When the Seattle Kraken “light the lamp” by scoring a hockey goal at Climate Pledge Arena this season, another lighting… Read More
Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena release new app, built in-house to guide fan experience Just before the puck drops on the inaugural season of Seattle Kraken hockey on Tuesday night, the team and its… Read More
GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More
How Seattle’s Kraken hockey team is using data analytics to shoot for business goals When it comes to sports data, most people think about RBIs, third-down conversions or shots on goal — but Kendall… Read More
Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores Amazon may have skipped putting its name on the outside of the renovated stadium where the Seattle Kraken will begin… Read More
Amazon’s smile logo and Climate Pledge decal to appear on Seattle Kraken hockey helmets Amazon is adding a little promotional branding on the helmets of the Seattle Kraken, the city’s new NHL team set… Read More
ROOT Sports and fuboTV reach deal to bring Kraken, Mariners and Trail Blazers to streaming TV A major new player on the sports television landscape could be an MVP for fans of teams in the Pacific… Read More
Seattle Kraken in the game as EA Sports’ ‘NHL 22’ features new hockey team and new arena Hockey fans dying for a look inside Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, the soon-to-be home of the Seattle Kraken, can turn… Read More
But is he geeky? New Seattle Kraken player Morgan Geekie talks tech and more with GeekWire Morgan Geekie might be the right guy for the right town. There are obviously plenty of geeks in Seattle and… Read More
Tech and hockey vet Todd Humphrey on his dream job with Seattle Kraken, ‘the nirvana of all startups’ For all of the technology being developed and considered for Seattle’s new NHL team — from the mobile app that… Read More
Tech Moves: UW announces director for new DoD program; Microsoft vet joins EQT; and more — The University of Washington announced a new partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a program within the… Read More
