Articles about vicis

High-tech sports helmet maker Vicis will grow Seattle R&D hub under new owner

Vicis will maintain a Seattle presence, two years after the helmet maker went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019.… Read More

Vicis high-tech helmets take top 3 spots in NFL’s annual performance ranking of equipment

High-tech football helmet maker Vicis is a runaway leader in a new ranking of the key piece of equipment by… Read More

Vicis unveils revamped high-tech helmet under new ownership following tumultuous startup journey

Vicis is back. The one-time Seattle startup darling that went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019 just debuted… Read More

Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas… Read More

Investment firm that purchased Vicis assets plans to keep brand alive and maintain a Seattle presence

The New York City investment firm that just purchased the assets and technology of football helmet maker Vicis plans to… Read More

Vicis assets sold for $2.85M to Schutt investor, promising to revive failed startup’s helmet tech

After a sudden downfall last year that left high-tech football helmet maker Vicis out of cash and no longer in… Read More

Seattle is major player in Super Bowl as big tech, Bezos, police chief and more connect city to game

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t make it to Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, but that didn’t stop Seattle from being well… Read More

Vicis is out of business, but NFL commercial features high-tech football helmet during playoffs

It’s been a couple weeks since the demise of Seattle-based Vicis, the high-tech football helmet maker that laid off all… Read More

Look at this crazy cap table: Nearly 400 investors backed Vicis before high-tech helmet maker folded

Raising money and managing investors can be a major undertaking for any startup, but for failed Seattle startup Vicis, the… Read More

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Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation

From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More

Vicis board places high-tech football helmet maker into receivership in bid to find buyer

Update, Monday, Dec. 23, 3:10 p.m.: This story has been updated with additional comments from Vicis Board Chair Bruce Montgomery.… Read More

Vicis lays off more than 100 employees in latest blow to troubled football helmet maker

Seattle startup Vicis officially eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees on Friday, including its interim CEO, in the… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Car2go makes a sudden exit, and high-profile Seattle startup Vicis crumbles

We made it through the rain and into the studio to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week:… Read More

What happened to Vicis: Inside the collapse of the high-tech helmet maker, as board decides its fate

Inside the lobby of Vicis‘ headquarters in Seattle this week, floor-to-ceiling images on the walls showed young football players wearing… Read More

High-tech football helmet maker Vicis is running out of money in sudden downfall for Seattle startup

Vicis, the high-profile Seattle startup that garnered support from the NFL for its high-tech football helmet, is in financial trouble.… Read More

Vicis CEO and co-founder Dave Marver steps down from high-tech football helmet maker

Vicis CEO Dave Marver is stepping down, GeekWire has learned. Marver co-founded the Seattle startup six years ago after Vicis… Read More

Tech Moves: Goldman Sachs snags AWS exec; Vicis names COO; Leafly, Jama, FlavorCloud hire product chiefs

— Goldman Sachs hired former AWS exec Marco Argenti as co-chief information officer and former Verizon chief technology officer Atte… Read More

Vicis expands helmet line with new soft ‘cap’ for practices, 7-on-7 and flag football

High-tech football helmet maker Vicis today announced a soft helmet for use during practices, 7-on-7 and flag football. The Ultim… Read More

Youth football programs lean on crowdfunding to afford Vicis’ high-tech helmet

Football is still America’s game in U.S. high schools, drawing more than a million athletes each year. But concerns over… Read More

NFL helmet safety rankings: Seattle startup Vicis tops list again with high-tech head protector

Vicis once again ranked atop the NFL’s laboratory test to determine which helmets best reduce head impact severity experienced by… Read More

Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2… Read More

NFL quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith make another investment in helmet-maker Vicis

NFL quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith are re-upping their investment in Vicis. The Seattle-based high-tech helmet maker expanded its… Read More

NFL star QB Aaron Rodgers invests in Vicis as high-tech helmet startup reaches $84M in funding

Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the company opens up sales of its high-tech football… Read More

Vicis lands $15M to boost production of high-tech football helmets and expand beyond gridiron

Vicis, the Seattle-based company known for high-tech helmets used in the NFL, NCAA, high school and youth football, has raised… Read More

Vicis inks contract with U.S. Army as high-tech helmet maker expands beyond football

Vicis is bringing its high-tech helmet technology from the playing field to the battlefield. The Seattle startup today announced a… Read More

Vote for Hardware of the Year: 5 high-tech products nominated at the GeekWire Awards

There’s something cool about getting to touch, feel, and use a high-tech hardware product, perhaps more so today than in… Read More

TLDR: Safest helmets in football, Supreme Court & the future of online shopping, 2018 Halo World Championship

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

NFL helmet safety testing results: Vicis ranks first again for its high-tech head protector

Vicis makes the safest helmet in football. That’s the verdict again from the NFL, which ranked the Seattle startup atop… Read More

Surging ‘Seattle 10’ startups show off their strategies on supersized cocktail napkins

The idea of sketching business plans and ideas on cocktail napkins dates back decades. You quickly draw out the core… Read More

Mariners hire performance analytics guru; Russell Wilson invests in Vicis; and more sports tech news

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More