March is Woman’s History Month, and Seattle’s tech community is already gearing up to celebrate and support women in tech. The TUNE House, a scholarship program for women studying computer… Read More
— Telluride Foundation, the network with a goal of improving the quality of life for those who live, work and visit the Colorado town, has snagged Techstars vet Marc Nager for… Read More
Dave Parker launched five startups (three sold, two closed) before shifting to mentorship roles. In 2014, he joined UP Global, the non-profit that operates Startup Weekend and Startup America, to… Read More
It was like any other Startup Weekend, except the participants were a bit shorter and a bit younger. More than 50 girls set up shop at Seattle’s Lake Washington Girls Middle School… Read More
15-year-old tech entrepreneur Brooke Martin of Spokane, Wash., made her debut on Shark Tank last night — pitching her invention, iCPooch, a video conferencing device and remote treat dispenser for… Read More
The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo’s popular fantasy game franchise, is experiencing something of a revival in 2015. The gaming giant released a reboot of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Netflix… Read More
Update: The Startup Weekend Sports event has been postponed to 2015. Between Clint Dempsey’s participation in the World Cup, the Supporters’ Shield victory, and their semifinals placement, it’s been a banner year for… Read More
Monday, Oct. 20 kicks off a five-day celebration of Seattle’s dynamic startup community. Seattle Startup Week is a free conference with events hosted by entrepreneurs at venues around the city.… Read More
Seattle’s Central District isn’t exactly known as one of the city’s innovation hubs. For 54 hours this past weekend, though, it certainly seemed like it. More than 100 people — and 40… Read More
Rahul Sood, the General Manager of Microsoft Ventures, isn’t thrilled by the idea of Startup Weekend events exclusively for women, calling them “pointless” in a Tweet this afternoon just days… Read More
When Dan Shapiro invented Robot Turtles, a board game that teaches kids to code, he had no intention of becoming the man behind the most-funded board game campaign in Kickstarter history. He… Read More
It took two middle schoolers to come up with a game that could teach kids to code — developing an approach that could revolutionize the way technology is taught in… Read More
Tetiana Siianko was preparing to host a Startup Weekend event for women in Kiev, Ukraine, late last month. Unsurprisingly, amid the violent protests and civil uproar in the city, plans changed.… Read More
The lack of females in startups and tech is a big issue to many, and now, Seattle-based UP Global is teaming up with Google in an effort to help support women entrepreneurs.… Read More
A machine that repurposes plastic byproducts. A platform that lets you earn rewards and gift cards by using less energy at home. An app that lists plant-based recipes. These are… Read More
There’s a regular Startup Weekend event going on next month in Portland, but with a little twist: Full accessibility to people with disabilities will be provided. PDX Startup Weekend Access… Read More
Two companies that were spun out of Startup Weekend in Spokane have decided to ally, creating a one-stop shop for those who want to buy, barter or donate old clothes,… Read More
—UP Global, the Seattle non-profit that formed earlier this year through the combination of Startup America and Startup Weekend, has named former Decide.com exec Shauna Causey as vice president of… Read More
It’s not easy to bring the latest technologies into the classroom. But one group of entrepreneurs in Seattle has created a tool that may make life easier for teachers and… Read More
In what’s equivalent to a startup all-star event, nine Startup Weekend champions from around the Northwest region are competing tonight at the first-ever Northwest Battle. At the Impact HUB Seattle, the… Read More
The government may be shut down. But you can’t extinguish the entrepreneurial fire that easy. In video remarks at the 4th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today, President… Read More
Earplugs that adapt to your environment. Sunglasses that block blinding light at night. A device that connects to weights that measure reps. These were just a few of the kick-ass… Read More
Zachary Cohn is involved in the startup world in a variety of ways — working with startups, organizing meetups and helping established companies learn to think more like startups themselves.… Read More
Editor’s note: Othmane Rahmouni, a Senior Product Manager with Microsoft Advertising, traveled to Baghdad for the first time in his life to advise and mentor more than 120 startuppers at the… Read More
If you’re reading an article about Baghdad right now in the news, chances are it’s about recent violence that resulted in the deaths of 1,045 civilians and security officials in May alone.… Read More
The ride sharing space is changing the way people zoom around town. Taxis are no longer your only option with companies like Lyft, SideCar and Car2Go now offering their services. But when you’re… Read More
Glenn Kelman is a smart guy. He graduated summa cum laude from Berkeley, helped found Plumtree Software back in the 90s and is now running one of Seattle’s most successful startups. But… Read More
Startup Weekend is joining forces with Startup America to launch UP Global, a new program designed to help entrepreneurs through the entire startup journey. As part of the effort, UP… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show we speak to Startup Weekend CEO Marc Nager who is building a global empire of 54-hour entrepreneurial bootcamps. The Seattle non-profit organization, backed… Read More
Just days before his resignation and candid goodbye letter, former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason sent out a Tweet a few months ago asking if it was possible to write a Gmail script… Read More