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This Seattle startup shifted to a 4-day work week due to the pandemic —...
Volt CEO Dan Giuliani. (Volt Photo) The pandemic is changing the way we think about work — not only where, but on what days. Seattle startup Volt already shifted to a remote work policy in early March...
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Headset raises $3.2M to grow marijuana data platform as cannabis sales surge...
(Headset Image) Seattle startup Headset just raised an additional $3.2 million as the 5-year-old company expands its business intelligence platform used by customers across the growing legal cannabis...
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Seattle’s Athira Pharma files for IPO to fund quest for Alzheimer’s and...
The Athira team. (Athira Photo) Athira Pharma is aiming to go public. The Seattle biotech filed initial IPO paperwork Wednesday, a surprising move that would give the company additional capital to...
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Microsoft-supported effort to advise female-led software startups unveils new...
The first Saas Launch Lab cohort includes two Seattle-area tech leaders: Advocat Tech CEO Pradnya Desh (left), and Automaton CEO M.H. Lines. SaaS Launch Lab, a new effort to boost female-led...
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Convoy hires former Expedia CEO as president and COO as digital freight...
Mark Okerstrom, the former Expedia Group CEO, will become Seattle startup Convoy’s president and COO. (Convoy Photo) Mark Okerstrom is shifting from travel and tourism to trucking, looking to apply...
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James Heckman resigns as Maven CEO after tumultuous run leading Sports...
James Heckman. (Maven Photo) Maven has a new leader. James Heckman, CEO and founder of the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, announced his resignation Wednesday. He will...
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Battery startup Joule Case lands $500K after making key pivot due to the...
Joule Case batteries. (Joule Case Photo) Joule Case, an Idaho-based battery tech startup producing stackable energy storage units, landed more than $500,000 in funding as part of convertible notes....
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The Right to Be Banked: How fintech entrepreneurs can benefit from a...
BigStock Photo Guest Commentary: Fintech entrepreneurs in the US face many challenges when taking their products to market. They have to contend with outdated regulations that sometimes leave them...
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Pickin’ Nuggets: We tested a Seattle startup’s plant-based meat vs. the...
Rebellyous Foods’ original plant-based nuggets on the left, and its new “Kickin’ Nuggets” on the right. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Earlier this summer I came away impressed with Starbucks’...
View ArticleOfferUp and Letgo combine used goods marketplaces into one app following...
OfferUp on Monday merged the Letgo marketplace onto its app following the company’s acquisition earlier this year. With the addition of rival Letgo, OfferUp now has a U.S. customer base of more than...
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Former Amazon, Microsoft engineers raise $120K for Seattle cloud startup...
A new startup out of Seattle called Cloudshim just raised $120,000 to help grow the company’s self-serve cloud management platform. Founded by two brothers who previously worked at Microsoft and Amazon...
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Seattle biotech startup led by Fred Hutch, Adaptive vets raises $16M for...
Lumen Chief Science Officer Jim Roberts (left) and CEO Brian Finrow. (Lumen Photo) Lumen Bioscience today announced a $16 million Series B round to help support its novel approach to rapid and...
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Former Facebook, Dropbox, Amazon, Convoy leaders are building a secretive new...
Linda Lian. (Madrona Venture Group Photo) Four leaders from top Seattle tech companies are working together on a stealthy new startup. Linda Lian, a former associate at Madrona Venture Group and...
View ArticleMelinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Techstars unveil cohort for ‘Future of...
A group of ten startups will spend the next 13 weeks coming up with innovative caregiving solutions for aging adults. Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Techstars unveiled the first cohort for the...
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Seattle startup Boundless raises $7.5M to acquire rival RapidVisa and grow...
Boundless CEO Xiao Wang. (Boundless Photo) Earlier this year, Xiao Wang was playing defense. His Seattle startup, online immigration service Boundless, went line-by-line through its expenses, looked...
View ArticleLaird Hamilton’s ‘superfood’ company based in Oregon files for IPO, looks to...
Laird Hamilton is getting in on the IPO frenzy. The legendary surfer is the co-founder of Laird Superfood, a Sisters, Ore.-based company that just filed to go public. The startup is only looking to...
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Madrona leads $9M investment in coffee startup Trade, which connects home...
(Instagram Photo via @tradecoffeeco) If you’re home-brewed coffee is one of the less appealing aspects of working from home, perhaps you need a fresh jolt from a specialty roaster. Seattle’s Madrona...
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This 35-year-old female CEO is about to crack the glass ceiling, shattering a...
Clinical pharmacist and Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas speaking at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Leen Kawas is truly a unicorn. The 35-year-old co-founder and CEO of Seattle...
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Commentary: Why are there so few women-led IPOs? The numbers are stacked...
Seattle entrepreneur Kristen Hamilton at GeekWire Startup Day 2015. (GeekWire File Photo) Editor’s note: Kristen Hamilton is a Seattle entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Koru and Onvia, helping...
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X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4M to help online retailers...
ThruWave founders Andreas Pedross-Engel, Claire Watts; and Matt Reynolds. (ThruWave Photo) Seattle startup ThruWave just raised a $6.4 million round for its futuristic technology that uses millimeter...
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