Tom Alberg will be remembered publicly for everything he did to help create and shape the Seattle region’s tech industry, and for his early investment in Amazon, seeing the potential… Read More
Women make the vast majority of healthcare decisions and on average spend 30% more than men on healthcare. And yet when it comes to funding next-generation digital health concepts, just… Read More
The flywheel is spinning at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle startup studio formed five years ago by a cadre of Seattle’s leading angel and venture capital investors. In the course… Read More
Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs is launching a new $80 million venture fund, expanding beyond its original company-building model and promising a new infusion of capital into the region’s… Read More
For the past five years, Julie Sandler has immersed herself in the startup world as an investor, advisor, and mentor, traveling around the country and meeting entrepreneurs at accelerators, incubators,… Read More
The term “unicorn” is tossed around frequently in entrepreneurial circles, referring to 130 or so private startups with a valuation of $1 billion or more. For some, reaching this mythical status can… Read More
He is a devoted Apple customer, owning an iPhone, iPad, iMac, and MacBook. His favorite app is BillGuard since it “makes it easier to manage your money.” He has both an Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but… Read More
Respected venture capitalist Bill Gurley sparked quite the reaction earlier this month after his comments noting how the current tech boom is starting to show signs of the dot-com boom (and bust).… Read More
Amazon has tripled in size over the past three years. Food delivery services are raking in the cash from investors. Zillow is rivaling the market value of some of real estate’s biggest… Read More
Madrona Venture Group’s Julie Sandler inspired a crowd of 15,000 high school students earlier this year with her talk at We Day, imploring the teenagers to approach entrepreneurial ideas with… Read More
It’s time to kick off the voting in another key GeekWire Awards category — Geek of the Year. This is a special award, designed to recognize not just technical prowess… Read More
With more than 15,000 energetic high school students surrounding her on stage at Key Arena, Julie Sandler offered up a simple question: How many of you have ever had an idea to… Read More
More than 15,000 energetic students from over 450 schools in Washington state packed an electric Key Arena on Friday for We Day Seattle, an event co-sponsored by Microsoft that celebrates… Read More
Inside the pink-laden walls of Julep’s office lobby, the high-pitched demands of seventh-grade girls fill the room. Julep CEO Jane Park stands in front of a flatscreen, showing off her… Read More
Venture capitalists tend to have sharp elbows and prickly demeanors. But Julie Sandler, who joined Madrona Venture Group two years ago after a stint on Amazon.com’s Kindle team, is taking… Read More