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3 leadership lessons from Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins
Adaptive Biotechnologies Co-founder and CEO Chad Robins speaking from the Health Tech stage at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) As the CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Chad...
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Don’t let your OKRs be TBD: Ally helps companies focus on their most...
Ally founder and CEO Vetri Vellore (left) and Cooper Crosby, head of UX. (Ally Photo) It was a problem that came up at his first startup that led Vetri Vellore to create his second one. In 2007...
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Air-activated smartphone charger: Seattle startup raises cash for peel-off...
The Powerit team, from left to right: Chairman David Bluhm, Manufacturing Operations Director Bob Coyne, Research Scientist James Downar, Materials Chemist Dan Shaw, and CEO David Clark. (GeekWire...
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DiscoverOrg makes another acquisition, buys email verification service...
DiscoverOrg CEO Henry Schuck. (DiscoverOrg Photo) Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing and sales intelligence startup DiscoverOrg made its second acquisition in two months, announcing Tuesday the purchase...
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Seattle startup Tasso raises $6M for at-home blood draw technology
(Tasso Photo) Tasso, the maker of a product that lets patients collect their own blood at home, raised $6.1 million in a round led by Vertical Ventures Partners. Startup accelerator Techstars and Los...
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Amazon invests in Seattle startup Jargon, a voice application content...
The Jargon team, from left to right: Jonathan Burstein, Shaun Withers, Milkana Brace and Levi Sawyers. (Jargon Photo) Voice technology continues to proliferate. There are more than 66 million smart...
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Madrona leads $10M round for Knock, a CRM and communications service for...
The Knock team. (Knock Photos) When it comes to communication with customers, many apartment landlords still rely only on phone and email to connect with potential tenants and existing renters. Knock...
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Eyedropper startup Nanodropper wins top prize at Univ. of Washington health...
Nanodropper team members Jennifer Steger, Mackenzie Andrews and Allisa Song. (Matt Hagen / UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Photo) What if something as simple as a more precise eyedropper could...
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Led by ex-Oculus research scientist, Seattle drone startup Vtrus raises cash...
Vtrus’ ABI Zero drone is designed to conduct indoor inspections autonomously. (Vtrus via YouTube) Seattle startup Vtrus has raised investment for a different kind of drone — one that’s designed to...
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RealSelf CTO and product leader to depart, following earlier layoffs in January
More changes are going down at RealSelf, the Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform. RealSelf CTO Matt Woodward and vice president of product Scott Brooks will leave the company within the...
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Two Seattle cannabis software companies merging to build bigger stake in a...
Dauntless co-founder and CEO Clark Musser and Soro CEO Jerry Tindall at this year’s CannaCon. (Dauntless photo.) Dauntless, Inc., a Seattle-area software developer providing point-of-sale and tracking...
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Toyota invests in $15M round for Airbiquity, a 22-year-old connected car...
A Toyota concept car at CES 2017. (GeekWire File Photo) Since Airbiquity first launched in 1997, a lot has changed in the automotive world. Yet the Seattle-based company has not only remained relevant...
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Ex-NSA, Microsoft execs raise $3.5M for stealthy Seattle-area cybersecurity...
Cyemptive CEO Rob Pike. (Cyemptive Photo) Former executives from the National Security Agency, Microsoft, Hitachi, and other companies are behind a Seattle-area cybersecurity startup that just came...
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Vikram Jandhyala, UW innovation leader and key figure in Seattle tech, dies...
Vikram Jandhyala. (University of Washington Photo) Vikram Jandhyala, the University of Washington’s vice provost for innovation and a key link between the UW and the Seattle region’s technology...
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Madrona makes another healthcare bet, leads $5M round in clinical software...
From left to right: Madrona’s S. “Soma” Somasegar, Ted Kummert and Chris Picardo; Ovation’s Barry Wark (seated) and Winston Brasor (standing). (Madrona Photo) Ovation.io, which makes cloud-based...
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Hospitality startup Hello Alfred launches in Seattle, opens local office
(Hello Alfred Photo) Hello Alfred is ready to do Seattle’s laundry. And groceries. And cleaning. The hospitality startup this week expanded its on-demand home help service to seven apartment buildings...
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Seattle startup Latchel applies Amazon delivery strategies to building...
Latchel co-founders from left to right: Will Gordon, Ethan Lieber and Jullian Chavez, (Latchel Photo) The challenge of fixing a leaky sink and delivering groceries might sound like two very different...
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Seattle startup Igneous raises $25M to help companies manage their...
Igneous Systems CEO Kiran Bhageshpur (Igneous Photo) Seattle startup Igneous has reeled in a $25 million investment round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies manage their unstructured...
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Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with...
(Amazon Web Services Photo) Amazon wants to connect startups using its cloud computing platform with deep-pocketed investors, according to a new report from CNBC. The Seattle tech giant is testing a...
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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a...
(Crosscut Image) The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposed changes to how big tech companies like...
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