Several new companies joined the GeekWire 200 while a handful “graduated” in the latest update to our index that ranks the Pacific Northwest’s top privately-held startups. The ranking is derived… Read More
The latest update to the GeekWire 200 rankings shows four newcomers to the top 10 and several startups making big moves up the list. Our index ranks the Pacific Northwest’s… Read More
A summer of spreadsheets, researching startups and wrangling data might not sound like “school’s out,” but that’s exactly what four high school students experienced over the past few months analyzing… Read More
Enterprise software companies have long dominated the Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech scene. They range from stalwarts such as Microsoft and F5 Networks, to a bevy of smaller startups developing… Read More
A majority of top startups in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are seeing little or no impact on their businesses from the pandemic, or even a positive impact. Most plan… Read More
The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the ongoing economic crisis. See the full GeekWire 200 ranking of… Read More
The ongoing global pandemic is rewriting the startup playbook. Some companies have accelerated growth plans, many pivoted or reduced staff, and others are cautiously charging ahead. In the latest update… Read More
There is no coronavirus playbook. Company leaders are facing an unprecedented crisis as the COVID-19 outbreak spreads worldwide and impacts businesses across multiple industries. Seattle was the initial epicenter of… Read More
We are in the thick of awards season. With the Oscars out of the way, the time has come for the next-most important awards contest of the year. That’s right,… Read More
There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up in British Columbia. And while Seattle is an enterprise software… Read More
At first glance, the GeekWire 200 might not seem that different today than it did a year ago. But a closer look shows some of the region’s most valuable companies… Read More
Seattle-area startups are building fintech offerings centered around communities like churches, schools and foreign workers. Church fundraising tech startup Subsplash climbed 29 spots on the GeekWire 200 this month, illustrating… Read More
The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America and startups to watch, another sign of the region’s status… Read More
WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an IPO fiasco, was just one example of a larger reckoning… Read More
The quality of local startups in a region can often indicate the future of a tech ecosystem. To find out what the future may have in store for the Pacific… Read More
In business, some deals go well and others go badly. But that’s never the whole story. Microsoft bought Seattle-based advertising technology firm aQuantive for $6.3 billion in 2007 in what… Read More
It all started with a tweet. Investor Kirby Winfield felt like Microsoft was far more important to the startup scene of the Pacific Northwest than most people realized. So he… Read More
Samir Manjure believes engineers at some of the world’s biggest tech firms are yearning for something more. “What I’m seeing is a lot of technical talent, especially in AI and… Read More
The numbers tell the story. Out of the 200 companies listed on the GeekWire 200, our ranking of the top Pacific Northwest tech startups, 16 of them are led by… Read More
When Nick Huzar started OfferUp, it was almost a disadvantage to be based in the Seattle area. “Investors didn’t really understand the consumer world as much,” Huzar said this week, recalling… Read More
Investment dollars are flowing into real estate technology startups at record pace and a good chunk of them happen to be based in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle and Portland are… Read More
Tech giants like Amazon and Google have scooped up scads of office space in recent years, but the top companies on the GeekWire 200 — our ranking of privately-held Pacific… Read More
It’s a good time to be raising venture capital in the Pacific Northwest, and startups on the GeekWire 200 are benefiting nicely from that trend. Investors poured $793 million into… Read More
For all of Jeff Bezos’ accomplishments, one accolade he hadn’t attained was leading a company sitting atop the GeekWire 200, our ranking of privately held Pacific Northwest tech companies. Until now.… Read More
IPOs have thinned the ranks at the top of the GeekWire 200, our ranking of privately held Pacific Northwest tech companies, but even more companies are departing via acquisitions. So… Read More
DocuSign’s long reign atop the GeekWire 200 ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups is over. The digital signature giant vacated its number one spot after graduating from our list… Read More
The Pacific Northwest’s reputation as an innovation hub comes mostly from the tech industry, but the healthcare and biotech companies that call the region home are making noise as well.… Read More
Last week we wrapped up a wild year for the Pacific Northwest’s top startups. Now it’s time to look ahead and see what’s on the horizon for the GeekWire 200, our… Read More
Two prominent executives are leaving tax automation startup Avalara next year, while a familiar face will return to lead the engineering team in the interim. GeekWire obtained a memo to… Read More
As the year comes to a close, the GeekWire 200 list of the top Pacific Northwest startups shows no signs of slowing down for the holidays. In this, the penultimate… Read More