Source raises $2.5 million to expand its platform for commercial design...
A sample of the samples that customers can discover through Source. (Source Photo) A Portland, Ore., startup that develops online tools for architects and designers just closed a $2.5 million...
View ArticleGeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer...
Charles Simonyi aboard the International Space Station. (NASA Photo) — Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer of software so...
View ArticleSales engagement startup Outreach opens London office, doubling down on...
(GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) Outreach, the billion-dollar Seattle sales engagement startup, is making a big bet on Europe. The company opened an office in London as part of an expansion in Europe,...
View ArticleSupercast raises $2M to help podcasters make money, names new CEO
(Supercast Photo) Supercast, the Vancouver, B.C., startup that helps podcast creators make money off premium subscriptions, just brought in a little cash of its own. The startup emerged from a beta...
View ArticleGravity Payments invests $500K in Joe Coffee to help startup enhance service...
The Joe Coffee team, with co-founders in front, from left, Nick Martin, Brenden Martin and Lenny Urbanowski. (Joe Coffee Photo) Dan Price, the high-profile co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based credit...
View ArticlePortland startup aims to treat opioid addiction with tech as it raises $10.5M...
Boulder founder and CEO Stephanie Papes, left, in the startup’s offices in Portland. (Boulder Photo) In taking on the opioid epidemic, one of the biggest challenges in U.S. health care today,...
View ArticleVote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year: These GeekWire Awards nominees have...
Ty Collins and Mike Radenbaugh, co-founders of Rad Power Bikes, win Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2019 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Age is just a number in the constantly...
View ArticleFreshworks acquires Seattle AI startup AnswerIQ to bolster AI-powered...
AnswerIQ co-founder Prashant Luthra; Madrona Venture Group Mangaing Director S. “Soma” Somasegar; and AnswerIQ co-founder Pradeep Rathinam. (Madrona Photo) Freshworks has acquired AnswerIQ, a...
View ArticleIt’s about time: Portland startup ReclaimAI helps users prioritize their work...
The ReclaimAI team, from left to right: Ian White, principal software engineer, co-founder Henry Shapiro, and co-founder and CEO Patrick Lightbody. (ReclaimAI Photo) Chances are you’ve asked yourself,...
View ArticleWho’ll be the Next Tech Titan at the GeekWire Awards? Your vote will boost...
Aaron Easterly, CEO of Rover, accepts the prize for Next Tech Titan at the 2019 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) How do you handicap a unicorn race? When it comes to the race for the...
View ArticleWhy this tech investor thinks a recession might actually help the Seattle region
From left: Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, The Riveter CEO Amy Nelson, Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi, and Karen Weise of the New York Times. (Jake Hanson Photo) Recessions typically don’t...
View ArticleHow the coronavirus outbreak and supply chain slowdown are impacting West...
Muna, a Jet City Repair employee, helps fix a device. The Seattle-based company is feeling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak due to delayed a supply chain in China. (Jet City Repair Photo) Matt...
View ArticleGeekWire Calendar Picks: The inside story about Facebook; International...
— Facebook dominates the social media space and is one of the most recognizable entities in the world today. It allows people to share things with long-distance friends or find new ones — but it has...
View ArticleGeekWire Awards 2020: Meet the 5 finalists for Startup CEO of the Year
Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas won Startup of the Year honors at the GeekWire Awards last year. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Managing a fast-growing startup is not easy. Company leaders must have...
View ArticleInside Rover’s pet friendly Seattle HQ: People and dogs stretch out as...
A Rover employee works at his desk while his dog lounges. Dogs and dog amenities are everywhere at the Seattle startup. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Rover’s new headquarters has already gone to...
View ArticleEx-AWS, Azure employees raise $3.3M for Seattle startup that helps companies...
Aran Khanna (left) and Nikhil Khanna, co-founders of Reserved.AI. Not pictured: Founding Engineer Daniel Christianto. (Reserved.AI Photo) Aran Khanna, Nikhil Khanna, and Daniel Christianto know a lot...
View Article3 Seattle companies make CB Insights’ list of world’s most promising AI startups
(CB Insights Image) CB Insights released its annual list of 100 most promising artificial intelligence startups in the world and three Seattle-area companies made the cut. They include: Algorithmia:...
View ArticleVote for the Pacific Northwest’s top hardware innovation at the GeekWire Awards
Jonathan Wu, director of marketing and strategy for Bardy Diagnostics, at last year’s GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards event has been postponed to...
View ArticleGeekWire Calendar: Full list of event postponements and cancellations in...
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many events listed on our community calendar have been postponed or canceled. Others have been changed to online-only events. If our calendar lists an event that...
View ArticleSeattle-based WatchGuard to acquire endpoint protection provider Panda Security
Seattle-based Watchguard Technologies announced Monday that it will acquire Panda Security, a 30-year-old Madrid-based company that sells endpoint protection software. “In the short term, the...
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