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Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

Artificial intelligence is one of the Seattle area’s fastest-growing tech frontiers, so it only makes sense for the field to… Read More

Spare5 re-launches as Mighty AI, raises $14M from Intel, Accenture, Google for AI training data service

On the surface, artificial intelligence is sexy. The technology, which has become one of the hottest trends, helps turn products… Read More

GeekWire 200 December Update: Will more IPOs in 2017 make room at the top?

It wasn’t a banner year for IPOs in 2016 — the number of companies that went public nationally this year… Read More

Matt Bencke

Geek of the Week: Spare5’s Matt Bencke says early paper route put him on path to success

Matt Bencke calls himself a paperboy. He started delivering newspapers, in their paper form, when he was 8 years old… 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

Tech Moves: Techstars mentor Rebecca Conner joins Lighter Capital; Ivycorp names telecom vet as CEO

—Lighter Capital appointed Rebecca Conner as a director of its investment team. The Techstars mentor will work with companies in the Pacific Northwest,… Read More

IBM partners with Spare5 to use Watson technology for golf advice app

IBM wants to improve your golf game and it’s getting help from a Seattle startup to do so. The tech… Read More

Spare5 raises $10M to help smartphone owners make money in their free time

Spare5 seems to have struck a chord with its platform that pays people to spend their spare time performing short… 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

Make money in your free time: Spare5 raises $3.25M from Madrona, Foundry, NEA for on-demand work platform

As a veteran entrepreneur and managing director of Madrona Venture Group, Greg Gottesman has seen his share of successful — and… Read More

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