If you’ve been to the Venture Mechanics building in Bellevue then you probably noticed the aviation theme throughout the building. That is no coincidence. With a combined 75 years in… Read More
The voting is now open for the 2024 GeekWire Awards, and this is your chance to have a hand in honoring the best in Pacific Northwest tech. With more than… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup that’s only about three months old, says that it’s closed a $2.4 million pre-seed investment round to launch its plan to put hundreds of… Read More
DocNow, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup, raised a $2.5 million seed round to expand its platform that provides electronic medical records, helping providers connect patients to care needed after hospital stays.… Read More
New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its name and landed some cash. The startup, based north of… Read More
You’ve probably met plenty of deadlines for code releases, product launches and anything else tech related that makes sense, so here’s another timely item to take care of: get your… Read More
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Three decades ago, Cecilia Aragon made aviation history as the first Latina to earn a place on the U.S. Unlimited Aerobatic Team. She went on to write… Read More
The 2024 GeekWire Awards are set for May 9 in Seattle, and nominations opened today as we seek your help recognizing some amazing entrepreneurs, innovators, deal makers and non-profit leaders… Read More
Recurrent, a platform providing shoppers and car dealerships with information about used electric vehicle batteries, raised $16 million in a Series A round. Launched in 2020, Seattle-based Recurrent has established… Read More
Yuzi founder Stephiney Foley graduated from West Point and worked for the U.S. Army for more than seven years, serving as a platoon leader in Afghanistan and Hawaii and a… Read More
OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup, raised $5 million to scale its technology for turning carbon dioxide into chemicals that can be used to manufacture clean hydrogen, fertilizer, animal feed and… Read More
OCOchem, a Richland, Wash.-based startup in the hydrogen fuel sector, is raising fresh cash, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company raised roughly… Read More
Omnidian, a Seattle company that manages solar power performance and services the panels for commercial and residential installations, announced $25 million in new investment. Omnidian’s software remotely detects performance issues… Read More
What the heck happened at Convoy? We explore that question on a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, examining the market forces, debt, and other dynamics that put the digital… Read More
The news: Seattle-based clean-tech startup Sironix Renewables raised $1.47 million in new funding. The tech: Sironix has developed a suite of surfactants, which are the chemicals that make shampoo foamy… Read More
Seattle-based electric vehicle charging startup Electric Era today announced $11.5 million in new funding, bringing its total investments to date to $19 million. The investment comes during a surge of… Read More
Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to boost its program management software platform into a… Read More
Seattle startup Membrion raised an additional $5.5 million from investors. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington, has created ceramic membranes for onsite wastewater treatment. The funding… Read More
The news: Climate Vault Solutions on Tuesday announced its launch and a $9.4 million seed round. The Seattle-based company is the sales and marketing arm of Climate Vault platform, which… Read More
The news: Portland, Ore., startup Ren Energy has raised $2.3 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company declined to comment on the filing… Read More
If you’re someone who recycles, you’ve experienced that paralyzed moment in front of a row of waste bins not knowing where your plastic fork and cup are meant to go.… Read More
The 14 startups selected for Amazon Web Services’ third annual AWS Space Accelerator program include a company that’s building 3D-printed space capsules, a company that’s developing a fleet of space… Read More
Matt Rogers, a former Apple engineer and co-founder of Nest, is using his passion for climate challenges to fuel a new company that aims to turn food waste into chicken… Read More
Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status, Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room, with new physical gift cards, a… Read More
The Tacoma Maritime Innovation Incubator, an initiative of Washington state’s Maritime Blue economic program, has announced its second cohort. The incubator selects companies that can provide innovation and jobs for… Read More
New funding: Portland, Ore.-based Reclaim.ai raised an additional $3.2 million. The 16-person company launched in 2019 and has raised $9.5 million to date. The business: Reclaim helps teams identify and… Read More
The season three finale of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch featured four CEOs who rose to the top of our startup competition and landed on the GeekWire Summit stage last week. Now… Read More
Sarah Haggard thought she had done everything right to tee up Tribute, her early-stage company, for venture capital success. She built relationships with other founders who provided her personal introductions… Read More
Abodu, a Redwood City, Calif.-based startup that manufactures and delivers prefabricated backyard homes, is launching in the Seattle area. The startup opened an office in downtown Seattle and is growing… Read More
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