The four Seattle businesses that went public during the SPAC boom have sputtered amid the broader economic downturn. Porch, Nautilus Biotechnology, Rover, and Leafly have all gone public via a… Read More
Big deals have become almost run-of-the-mill for Seattle-based home services tech company Porch Group, which has been acquiring an array of companies in areas such as home inspections, moving, real… Read More
— Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. In his new role, Chin will be responsible for Axon’s virtual… Read More
Updated on Monday Aug. 9 with additional details. Not that long ago, Rover was on a very short leash. In March 2020, as the realities of the pandemic became clear,… Read More
Porch Group, the Seattle-based home services software company, completed its $100 million acquisition of Homeowners of America Inc. on Tuesday morning, its biggest deal since going public at the end… Read More
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount Porch paid for a Super Bowl ad. The story and headline have been updated. Porch has been on… Read More
Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position as the chief experience officer at Qualtrics. Her announcement follows… Read More
Serial entrepreneur Matt Ehrlichman was inspired to start Porch after encountering challenges during the construction of his family’s home. Eight years later, he just took the company public from the… Read More
— Margaret Arakawa has left her role as chief marketing officer at sales automation startup Outreach. Arakawa spent nearly 20 years at Microsoft before joining Outreach in July 2019. In… Read More
Seattle-based Porch today named five directors that will join the company’s board when it goes public later this year. The real estate technology venture and home improvement marketplace announced plans… 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
Porch, a real estate technology venture and home improvement marketplace that has spent four years quietly renovating its own business, plans to become publicly traded through a merger that values… Read More
Seattle-based home improvement startup Porch acquired moving concierge startup Kandela in April 2019, describing it as a strong complement to its existing slate of services. But a little more than… 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
Porch is raising a pile of cash as the Seattle-based home improvement marketplace aims to reach profitability. Porch raised $20.6 million as part of a Series C round, according a… Read More
Seattle startup Porch has acquired San Diego-based moving marketplace HireAHelper. It’s the second moving services company that fast-growing home improvement marketplace Porch has acquired in the past three months. HireAHelper… Read More
Porch is making another acquisition, its second after the home improvement startup came out of a self-imposed quiet period almost a year ago following a challenging time that included significant… Read More
Looking for someone to mount that TV you just picked up on eBay? Seattle-based home services company Porch is teaming with the online marketplace as part of a new initiative… Read More
It’s been quite the roller coaster ride for Porch. The Seattle-based home services company grew rapidly and raised $100 million less than two years after it came out of stealth… Read More
Porch announced a partnership with Overstock.com on Tuesday as it continues to expand the reach of its home services marketplace. The Seattle company is teaming up with the e-commerce giant… Read More
Porch is using augmented reality technology to help homeowners connect with service professionals. The Seattle-based startup is partnering with Portland-based Streem, which has developed an app that lets home service… Read More
Facebook is partnering with Seattle startup Porch, as well as HomeAdvisor and Handy to launch a new Services addition to its Marketplace, moving the tech giant into the competitive world… Read More
Porch is back up to more than 450 people — approaching the number that the home improvement marketplace and renovation data startup had at its peak before major layoffs in… Read More
Asha Sharma, who served as the COO of home services startup Porch since its inception, is leaving the company for a new position at Facebook, GeekWire has learned. Fittingly, Sharma… Read More
Amperity — a stealth-mode, AI-fueled marketing startup led by two Seattle startup veterans — has piqued the curiosity of many since GeekWire first reported on its $9 million seed round last year. The company… Read More
Vulcan Inc. has the pretty exciting job of managing the investments, philanthropic projects and other business activities of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The company is looking for an Executive Desktop Support… Read More
TINYpulse, a Seattle startup that offers software tools to gauge employee happiness, is looking for a new API Product Manager. The role involves developing tools, integrations, and best practices to help… Read More
In its early days, Porch was a small, scrappy startup, doing a lot with a little. The Seattle home improvement data company used folding tables and leftover chairs and encouraged employees to bring their own… Read More
Facebook announced a suite of new tools Wednesday aimed at helping users get things done. A tool that maps recommendations from friends, more sophisticated event suggestions, and online ordering from… Read More
Seattle startup Porch today said it has teamed up with Portland-based lighting and home goods retailer Rejuvenation to give customers an option to hire Porch-vetted professionals to assemble and install their latest purchases. Rejuvenation is the… Read More