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Educational microloan non-profit Vittana shutting down

Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that facilitates micro-loans to students in developing countries, is closing down. The organization sent an email to its… Read More

Tech Moves: Doug Aley leaves Zulily for Room 77; Vittana taps CEO; Ex-RealNetworks CEO lands at Brightcove; UserMind; etc.

Doug Aley is jumping back into the online travel business, taking a new job as vice president of product development… Read More

Vittana founder Chakrabarti steps down as Lovell takes the helm

Kushal Chakrabarti is stepping down from the educational microloan non-profit Vittana, handing the reins of the organization over to Rebecca Lovell… Read More

Vinod Khosla, others bankroll Seattle fund to accelerate Indian startups

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, former Microsoft executive Mike Murray, former Bain Capital managing director Bob Gay and others have joined… Read More

Good work Seattle: Here are the winners of the Geeks Give Back campaign

Thanks to everyone who came out last night for the GeekWire Gala. We had a blast partying with more than… Read More

Vinod Khosla, Rich Barton lead Vittana’s new ‘League of Extraordinary Tech Superheroes’

Venture capital Vinod Khosla and Zillow co-founder Rich Barton have joined forces to bankroll Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that’s attempting… Read More

Geeks Give Back: Who will win the Vittana challenge at the GeekWire Gala?

We’re gearing up for the geekiest holiday bash of the season, with more than 700 expected at McCaw Hall for… Read More

4-Hour Workweek author Tim Ferriss joins Vittana for 35th birthday fundraiser

He’s a man of fours — you know, the four-hour workweek, the four-hour body — but now author Tim Ferriss… Read More

Google joins with Seattle angels to bankroll non-profit education microloan upstart Vittana

Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that’s facilitating micro-loans to students in developing countries, has received a $250,000 grant from Google. Others… Read More

A night at the Seattle 2.0 Awards: Watch the speeches of the 10 winners

Seattle’s startup community partied Thursday night at the annual Seattle 2.0 Awards, a celebration of the region’s top tinkerers, geeks,… Read More

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