The average U.S. adult will produce 128,000 pounds of trash in their lifetime. Sure, it sounds like a big number. But what does it really mean? Nick Huzar, co-founder and… Read More
The Internal Revenue Service is delaying by one year the implementation of a tax policy change that was being fought by online marketplace companies and payment platforms. The change was… Read More
When Dan Marx helped launch a new startup this summer, he pictured himself having to learn more about bicycles and their parts than anything related to U.S. tax policy. But… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace operator OfferUp is laying off about 19% of its staff, joining a growing list of tech companies slashing costs amid a shaky economy. “We grew headcount… Read More
While you’re looking for a used couch, bike, baby stroller or some other random item on OfferUp, maybe you can find a job as well. The Seattle-area startup has added… Read More
— Susanna Morgan is stepping down as CFO of Remitly. Morgan joined the Seattle-based digital remittance company in 2018, following finance exec roles at Apptio, Concur, and Vertafore. Remitly announced Morgan’s… Read More
— Porch Group CFO Marty Heimbigner is leaving the Seattle-based home services company. In a new SEC filing posted Friday, Porch said that it “mutually agreed” with Heimbigner to start… Read More
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation was also updated. Another day, another unicorn spotting. These once… Read More
— Mobile marketplace OfferUp hired former Splunk VP of Engineering Melissa Binde as its new CTO. Binde previously held senior engineering roles at Google, Nordstrom and Persistent Systems. She was… Read More
— Mobile marketplace OfferUp announced Melinda Starbird as the company’s first chief people and diversity officer. Starbird previously was VP of people and employee experience at Auth0 and held senior… Read More
— Adriane Brown, managing partner at Seattle VC firm Flying Fish, joined the board of global investment firm KKR. This is Brown’s second notable board appointment this year after she… Read More
Todd Dunlap has experience launching new products and scaling businesses. In a long career at Microsoft, Dunlap got the original Xbox off the ground as COO of the tech giant’s… Read More
Seattle-area startup OfferUp has a new CEO. The popular mobile marketplace hired former Booking.com managing director Todd Dunlap to lead the company, one of the Seattle region’s only tech startups… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10 unicorns, privately held companies valued at more than $1 billion.… Read More
— Mobile marketplace OfferUp appointed Niti Bashambu as its new chief product officer. Bashambu was most recently chief product officer at San Francisco real estate data startup HouseCanary. She was… Read More
The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these parts. There are now 10 unicorn startups valued at $1… Read More
OfferUp on Monday merged the Letgo marketplace onto its app following the company’s acquisition earlier this year. With the addition of rival Letgo, OfferUp now has a U.S. customer base… 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
Longtime tech executive Michael Eggers has joined OfferUp as its new chief financial officer. ‘America needs our help’: Q&A with OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar after Seattle-area startup lands $120M Eggers… Read More
— Smartsheet CFO Jenny Ceran will retire after transitioning to a successor. The collaboration work management company, which went public in 2018, will begin its search for a new CFO… Read More
With many physical stores closed and online retailers facing shipping delays, it’s difficult to buy just about anything amid the COVID-19 outbreak. OfferUp wants to help. The Bellevue, Wash.-based peer-to-peer… Read More
It’s a big day for OfferUp. The Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace startup today announced a $120 million funding round and an agreement to acquire Letgo, a rival commerce app that… 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
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
Looks like Craigslist finally found an app developer on Craigslist. The longtime internet classifieds site, which launched in 1995, has created its first mobile app, now available for free in… Read More
Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrested a 17-year-old suspected of two armed robberies of victims targeted using the online marketplace OfferUp this past weekend. The victims say they responded to OfferUp… 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
Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof 360, is stepping down from his role as CEO. Asprey announced that he’d be handing the reins of the company, known for its butter-filled Bulletproof… Read More
Greetings, new Seattle-area tech worker. Good news! You can take off the scarf and mittens — the “Seattle Freeze” is a myth! Pacific Northwest newcomers taking jobs at Amazon, Microsoft,… Read More
For the first time, unicorn e-commerce startup OfferUp is putting down roots outside of its hometown. OfferUp announced plans to open an office in Miami and hire engineers to work… Read More