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GeekWork Picks: Online video publisher thePlatform continues engineer hiring...
thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast, is a leading provider of online video publishing and management, used by global video streaming services. The company is hiring for several engineering and...
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How to name your startup: 13 Seattle entrepreneurs reveal the stories behind...
(Photo via Shutterstock) For anyone that has been involved in naming a startup, blog or product, you are well aware of the complexities. The good news is that you have 26 letters to produce something...
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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hack for Healthcare, Angel Capital Expo, and more
Seattle is a hub for healthcare innovation. But issues like high rates of hospital readmission, lack of accessibility, and costly diagnostics remain pressing concerns in the industry. The Kal Academy,...
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It’s in the bag: Startup’s backpack, with built-in device charger, saves the...
John Borofka, founder of Poros, wearing one of his original prototype bags. (Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire) When John Borofka was living in San Jose, Calif, and visiting his girlfriend in San Francisco on...
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This Seattle startup wants to bring price transparency to marijuana
Photo: Shutterstock In 2014, you could walk into a medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle and pick up a gram of cannabis. Then, you could walk a few blocks and get the same product for half the price....
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Lean project management startup LiquidPlanner on pace for key milestones,...
LiquidPlanner CEO Liz Pearce. It’s been a good year for LiquidPlanner. The Seattle-based online project management software company completed the biggest deal in its history — with a large Dallas-based...
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Juno Therapeutics sued on securities fraud allegations following patient death
Hans Bishop, Juno Therapeutics CEO, was named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Juno Therapeutics, a Seattle-based clinical cancer research firm valued at $3.8 billion, has been sued in a class-action...
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Amazon partners with Product Hunt on Amazon Launchpad startup product portal
Amazon is adding “Featured on Product Hunt” badges to selected products on its Amazon Launchpad startup e-commerce portal as part of a newly announced partnership with the San Francisco-based product...
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Tech Moves: Startup vet Eric Best joins Amperity; Getty Images hires Comedy...
Eric Best was just named as Amperity’s Chief Customer Officer. – Amperity, a Seattle-based machine-learning marketing startup, named tech veteran Eric Best as their new chief customer officer today....
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The NW’s fastest-growing private companies: Which startups made Inc.’s annual...
The Leafly team celebrates the App of the Year award at the 2014 GeekWire Awards. Leafly is the fastest-growing privately held company in the Pacific Northwest, according to Inc. magazine’s annual...
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UW spinout wins $225,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop tests...
Vie Diagnostics, led by co-founders Mark D. Borysaik, left, and Charlie Corredor, right, after winning the UW’s business plan competition last year. Vie Diagnostics, a University of Washington spin out...
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Haiku Deck launches classroom platform to help teachers and students build...
Haiku Deck’s first four years were all about building a customer base for its free presentation software. It became popular with teachers operating on limited budgets. A year ago, the Seattle startup...
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On-demand chef startup Cozymeal launches in Seattle with custom cooking...
Photos via Cozymeal. When it comes to on-demand chef services in Seattle, there are a lot of cooks in the kitchen. Cozymeal, a platform that connects professional chefs with foodies for cooking classes...
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GeekWork Picks: Nintex seeks software developer to tackle unique cloud...
Nintex, a Bellevue-based firm that produces workflow automation software, is hiring a software developer to join its cloud platform efforts. The company says this greenfield project allows employees a...
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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Startup Grind hosts ReachNow CEO; Tech Crawl; etc.
Car sharing and ride hailing services are become immensely popular in Seattle, with companies like Car2Go and Uber flourishing in the city. BMW’s new service, ReachNow, is a newcomer to the scene. But...
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Meet the ‘Salmon Cannon:’ This high-tech contraption sends fish flying over...
A salmon enters a Whooshh ‘salmon cannon’ on Washington state’s White River. Photo: Whooshh. Hydroelectric energy is hugely important to Washington state. It accounts for about one third of...
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Rover hits $100M run rate, releases new features to track Fido’s walk route...
Rover’s new features let pet sitters and dog walkers give more feedback to owners. Credit: Rover. Seattle-based online pet-sitting marketplace Rover has introduced new features for its app that allow...
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Upside Commerce raises cash to help marketers use data for personalized...
Upside Commerce CEO Jeff Sampson. Upside Commerce is raising more cash for its platform that helps brands utilize data to create real-time personalized promotions and offers. The Seattle startup just...
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Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant reinvents himself as venture capital investor...
Kobe Bryant at the American Film Institute 44th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Credit: Bigstock Photo On the court, Kobe Bryant was relentless...
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Cybersecurity response company RADAR spins out of ID Experts, raises $6.2M
RADAR CEO Mahmood Sher-Jan. Photo via RADAR. RADAR today announced that it has spun out of Portland-area cybersecurity incident response company ID Experts. The new company, also based in Portland, on...
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