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Illustration: Starcloud orbital data center taking shape

Lumen Orbit changes its name to Starcloud and raises $10M for space data centers

Redmond, Wash.-based Starcloud got its start just last year under a different name — Lumen Orbit — but the newly… Read More

Last call for GeekWire Awards nominations: Help honor tech entrepreneurs, innovators and more

Time’s running out to help us select the leading entrepreneurs, innovators, deal makers and non-profit leaders across Pacific Northwest tech… Read More

GeekWire Awards nominations now open! Help us honor the best in Pacific Northwest tech

Nominations are now open for the 2025 GeekWire Awards, set for April 30 in Seattle, as we’ll once again recognize… Read More

Podcast

The documents that help Amazon think: Inside the tech giant’s process for strategic planning

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: An inside look at Amazon’s classic process for strategic thinking and decision-making, with a… Read More

Seattle-area firm launches program to back new space ventures with million-dollar bets

Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse wants to light a spark for entrepreneurs focusing on the final frontier, and it’s willing… Read More

A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences

Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a $4 million funding round and sealed a strategic deal with Accor, one of… Read More

A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup

When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on… Read More

Former Amazon Care leader raises $3.5M for startup offering virtual support for caregivers

When my ailing 86-year-old dad refused food and water last winter, the guidance from his longtime primary care doctor was… Read More

Microsoft’s startup story: How the company became a tech giant, and what we can learn from it today

For this second chapter in our Microsoft @ 50 series, GeekWire spent the past month revisiting Microsoft’s early years, from its founding in 1975 to its IPO in 1986, looking for a new understanding and enduring lessons from its startup story.… Read More

‘I really want to fix this’: Microsoft vet launches Seattle startup to transform work visa applications

Priyanka Kulkarni loved her decade working at Microsoft. She believed she was contributing to meaningful projects, but they weren’t hers.… Read More

Potato’s AI research assistant digs through publications for science experiment inspiration

Science can reward its practitioners with thrilling eureka moments — with an emphasis on “moments.” A lot of research is… Read More

Microsoft signs deal with ocean carbon removal project operating on Washington’s coast

Microsoft today announced a deal with a marine carbon removal startup on the northern edge of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula to… Read More

Startup Trek: Blue Origin vets go to the frontiers of space and tech with new studio

Two former employees of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company are striking out on their own with Actuate Ventures, a… Read More

Digital youth safety startup k-ID raises $45M to help developers comply with age regulations

k-ID, a startup headquartered in Singapore and Seattle that’s building tools for online youth safety, announced Tuesday that it raised… Read More

Meet the climate startup helping other climate startups fund their ventures with lower cost loans

Government grants and publicly funded projects have been a boon to climate tech and clean energy businesses. But while companies… Read More

Podcast

AI, venture capital, and the next big opportunity in tech, with ‘Startup Project’ host Nataraj Sindam

As the creator and host of the “Startup Project” podcast, tech senior product manager Nataraj Sindam talks with a wide… Read More

Tidal Vision, a startup turning crab shells into a green industrial chemical, is raising fresh cash

Tidal Vision, a green chemistry company founded by a former Alaska fishing boat captain, is raising more investment to fuel… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2024 revealed: Winners bask in momentum of AI and potential of region

After giving a nod to tech’s bygone era of gadgets and gimmicks, we celebrated the new entrepreneurs shaping the future… Read More

GeekWire Awards FAQ: What to expect at event honoring the best in Pacific Northwest tech

The GeekWire Awards are back, and we’re looking forward to partying with Seattle’s tech community Thursday at Showbox SoDo. If… Read More

Get your GeekWire Awards tickets: May 9 event celebrates the best in tech and innovation

The 2024 GeekWire Awards are fast approaching on May 9 in Seattle, and we’ve released a limited number of individual… Read More

Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. Puyallup… Read More

This startup just raised funding to turn wood pulp into sustainable, biodegradable plastics

A Vancouver, B.C.-based startup making biodegradable plastics out of wood pulp has raised up to $5 million from Brazil’s Suzano… Read More

The UW’s Institute for Protein Design keeps boosting startups, fueling AI-powered science

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak. New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging… Read More

After personal experience with cyberstalking, tech founder launches startup battling deepfake content

In January, pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift were viewed by millions of people on X and other social media… Read More

In-home health screening startup Reperio raises $14M, inks deal with Uber

Travis Rush grew up in the tiny seaside town of Gold Beach in Southern Oregon. With a population of only… Read More

This energy startup wants to make utility data more accessible — and spur creation of new companies

Seattle startup Bayou Energy has raised a $1.2 million pre-seed round. The company has developed technology that pulls customer data… Read More

PairTree, a Seattle startup that facilitates adoptions, raises more cash to fuel expansion

PairTree, a startup that matches expectant moms with families who are eager to adopt, is expanding into a full-service platform… Read More

Seattle-area mental health startup focused on serving first responders is raising cash

Mental health challenges can be doubly difficult for first responders such as firefighters and police officers. Their jobs have higher-than-average… Read More

Radian Aerospace updates its space plane design and hints at coming attractions

A Seattle-area startup called Radian Aerospace is fine-tuning the design of its orbital space plane, with an eye toward building… Read More

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