Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as… Read More
Google’s Seattle waterfront campus sells for record price in sign of confidence in tech office market Vulcan Real Estate sold the two-block, four building Google campus overlooking Seattle’s Lake Union for $802 million, a price of… Read More
Petition aims to save Seattle’s beloved Cinerama as movie theater approaches two years since closure It’s like the worst and longest cliffhanger in Seattle movie history: Will the beloved Cinerama theater ever reopen? When? …… Read More
Paul Allen-backed effort completes groundbreaking atlas of Earth’s coral reefs to aid conservation After four years of collaboration, an international team of researchers and institutions has produced the Allen Coral Atlas, the first… Read More
Amazon opening new Fresh grocery store in Seattle as part of property developed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Amazon will open its second Amazon Fresh grocery store in the Seattle area next week with a location in the… Read More
Longtime Seattle gallery owner and tech vet team to offer artists and collectors a curated NFT portal A longtime leader in Seattle’s physical art scene is trying her hand at the digital world of NFTs, and she’s… Read More
Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researchers use tech tools to monitor orcas Being an orca isn’t easy. Despite a lack of natural predators, these amazing mammals face many serious threats – most… Read More
Vulcan and Tableau team up to protect the planet with EarthRanger data analysis project Every year between three and four percent of Africa’s estimated 350,000 elephants die at the hands of ivory poachers. While… Read More
Allen Institute for AI takes over Vulcan’s portfolio of environmental big-data projects Two and a half years after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, his legacy in science and philanthropy is… Read More
Geek of the Week: Vulcan’s W. Andre Perkins uses machine learning to help predict climate change Growing up outside a town in Wisconsin, out in the woods with dial-up internet and his parents, sister, cats, horses,… Read More
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation donates $2.2M to COVID-19 causes (with an assist from Amazon) The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced two contributions to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington state,… Read More
Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater? Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news… Read More
NOAA makes a pact with Vulcan to deepen collaboration on ocean science The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it has forged a new agreement with Vulcan Inc., the Seattle-based holding company… Read More
Rad Power Bikes raises $25M from Vulcan, others in rare VC bet on e-bike industry Seattle electric bicycle maker Rad Power Bikes announced a $25 million investment round Wednesday, led by Vulcan Capital and Durable… Read More
Fresh Chalk lands $2M to help people find local professionals through friend recommendations New funding: Fresh Chalk just landed a $2 million seed round. The Seattle startup debuted earlier this year with its service… Read More
Stratolaunch air-launch venture says it’s been transferred to new owners by Paul Allen’s Vulcan Stratolaunch, the company that was founded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen in 2011 to build a flying launch… Read More
A year after Paul Allen’s death, sources say Vulcan holding company is cutting jobs Vulcan Inc., the holding company created by the late Seattle billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is in the… Read More
EarthRanger program widens focus from elephant killers to cross-species diplomacy Years ago, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen backed a project called the Great Elephant Census that highlighted a crisis for Africa’s… Read More
Stratolaunch rebuilds team for the world’s biggest plane after Paul Allen’s death Stratolaunch is hiring — nearly a year after the death of its billionaire backer, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and five… Read More
Paul Allen’s superyacht Octopus — which he once called ‘too big’ — listed for a whopping $325M “They’re too big, and there are too many of them,” the late Paul Allen once said about his fleet of… Read More
What could have been: Public records reveal what Seattle turned down for ‘Mercer Mega Block’ More than 500 units of affordable housing, a community center, a performing arts theater, a festival street for farmers markets,… Read More
Go swim with the sharks in this 10-hour YouTube video from Paul Allen’s Global FinPrint survey So this is what it would look like if you crammed Shark Week into one extended YouTube video. If swimming… Read More
Can this map save coral reefs? Researchers aim to conserve natural resource with satellites and AI With satellites the size of a loaf of bread — and some artificial intelligence — scientists and researchers are mapping… Read More
$400 million? Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is up for sale, sources say Sources say Vulcan Inc. is looking to sell Stratolaunch, the space venture founded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen,… Read More
Paul Allen’s Holodome, a shared immersive reality experience, ends year-long run at Seattle’s MoPOP Holodome has left the building. Paul Allen’s vision for shared immersive, 360-degree reality without the use of a VR headset… Read More
Facebook taps former Vulcan and Gates Ventures exec John Pinette to run global communications Facebook has a new point person for its global communications, and he’s a familiar figure in the Pacific Northwest tech… Read More
The talk of TED? Paul Allen’s Holodome brings immersive reality to conference in Vancouver Holodome, the immersive virtual reality experience from the late Paul Allen, is all about transporting visitors to other worlds. And… Read More
Paul Allen’s immersive Holodome gets interactive with new zombie-hunting game that founder tested In the months since Vulcan, Inc., placed its Holodome inside Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, 38,000 people have stepped into… Read More
Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel finds the USS Hornet, 77 years after sinking Chalk up another historic shipwreck discovery for the Petrel, the research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen:… Read More
‘This is a game changer’: Seattle startup attracts oil and gas giants with special high-performance metal After more than a decade of testing and development, a Seattle startup is attracting the biggest names in the oil… Read More
