— Ron Markezich will succeed Brian McManus as CEO of Seattle-based Lighthouse, which provides electronic discovery products and other services to legal and compliance teams. Markezich previously was at Microsoft,… Read More
Six Pacific Northwest startups made Silicon Valley venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz’s new ranking of the 100 top consumer marketplaces. The highest ranked Pacific Northwest startup on the new Marketplace… Read More
Venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group has hired well-known Seattle entrepreneurs Katie Drucker, the former Sigby CEO and Trilogy Partners partner; and Mark Britton, the founder and former CEO of… Read More
—Cosmetic treatment review site RealSelf is lawyering up with Josh King as the company’s first general counsel. King is leaving legal service marketplace Avvo after more than a decade of leading… Read More
Tyler Walser needed a new direction. A born and bred Seattleite, Walser’s studies and career have taken him to a variety of places, starting in the military, then to film… Read More
After co-founding Avvo and helping grow the online legal directory for the past 13 years, Mark Britton is ready for his next adventure. The Avvo CEO and four of his… Read More
Peter Wilson, a fixture on the Seattle tech scene for more than 20 years, is on his way to London for his next challenge. The former vice president of engineering… Read More
Seattle-based Avvo, which runs an online legal directory, marketplace and reviews site, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Internet Brands, a large holding company whose portfolio includes… Read More
Toward the end of last year, a report named seven Pacific Northwest startups — all of them near the top of the GeekWire 200 — that could go public in 2017. In… Read More
Roscoe Bass could easily have been passed over by the technology industry. “I don’t have much history in tech,” said the 35-year-old Shoreline, Wash., resident. “Before this, I was a… Read More
Seattle’s evolving tech landscape can catch you by surprise, especially if you leave the city for a couple years and then return. That’s what happened to Kevin Goldsmith, CTO at… Read More
Seahawks quarterback and Super Bowl Champion Russell Wilson has a lot of fans — and he wants a better way to connect with them. That’s one of the reasons Wilson founded… Read More
BECU is a well-known, home-grown brand to many in the Pacific Northwest. The credit union traces its roots to plane maker Boeing, but like many companies nowdays, it’s grappling with… Read More
Anyone who’s dealt with a legal problem can tell you the process would benefit from some innovation. Making that process easier is the goal of Avvo, a legal services tech… Read More
Bryan Zug is a familiar face in the Seattle startup world. He’s an entrepreneur and product design expert himself, but he’s also an avid adviser and organizer of the startup… Read More
A former employee at Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal directory, says she was fired after rejecting advances from a co-worker, according to a suit filed this week in U.S. District… Read More
Avvo, the Seattle-based online marketplace for connecting lawyers to consumers, announced that Expedia executive Jason Moss will join the company as Chief Marketing Officer in December. Moss joins Avvo after a… Read More
It’s been a big year for sales technology startup Outreach — the company raised $17.5 million in new funding in June and has also brought on a slew of notable investors… Read More
Amplero, a Seattle-based machine learning marketing platform, added marketing veteran Santo Criscuolo as vice president of sales this week. Criscuolo comes to Amplero from a position on the TV media management team… Read More
The inaugural season of the IT Sports League has wrapped up with a team from Simply Measured taking the softball championship. League organizer Steve Mayeda said it took some effort to… Read More
If you’re out to catch ’em all, you may just land yourself a new job in the process. Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal services startup, is using Pokémon Go “lures”… Read More
Monica Williams has been a financial guru for Seattle tech companies for more than 20 years. Since 2014, she’s been serving as chief financial offer for Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal services directory and… Read More
Kelly McGill is a people person. As the head of talent management and human resources at Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal marketplace, McGill believes strongly in helping people do what they do… Read More
Technology companies are investing heavily in workplace atmospheres that bring out the best in their employees, helping to inspire world-changing products. In today’s voting in the GeekWire Awards, we recognize… Read More
— Ossia, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that makes wireless charging technology, has appointed Didier Le Lannic as CEO. He will take on leadership of Ossia in its Bellevue offices and help the company bring its… Read More
Colorful carpets laden with mugshots of celebrities. Lego Duplo blocks constructed in conference rooms with small policeman figurines. Pirate-themed flags that line the ceilings. Avvo’s new headquarters in Seattle has subtle… Read More
Avvo wants to make it even easier to find a lawyer online. The Seattle-based company today unveiled a new product that expands upon its service that connects people to attorneys.… Read More
The Zillow Group is growing again with the addition of New York City-based Naked Apartments. In Seattle, the company is currently seeking a Software Development Manager for Mobile Infrastructure. 70%… Read More
Legal advice and lawyer review startup Avvo recently had tongues wagging with its new humor-filled ad campaign. After raising $71.5 million in funding in 2015, Avvo’s expansion continues and the company is… Read More
Based in Bellevue, online project management software company Smartsheet is currently hiring a Senior Mobile Developer and Senior Full Stack Software Development Engineer. The company is seeking new engineers as it grows its… Read More