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Articles from 2021

Society of Women Engineers group at University of Washington aims to close the gender gap

A hackathon hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at the University of Washington later this month wants to play… Read More

Washington state governor expected to sign new bill ending prohibition on municipal broadband

Washington municipalities will be able to offer direct-to-consumer broadband service across the state later this year under legislation Gov. Jay… Read More

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Rep. Suzan DelBene on out-of-date privacy laws, and why she’s not giving up on federal legislation

It’s one of the hottest topics in tech, but despite broad agreement about the importance of online privacy, the United… Read More

Starship on the moon

NASA awards $2.9B to SpaceX for Starship lunar lander; Blue Origin team is left out

In a surprise move that was dictated by budget constraints, NASA is awarding $2.89 billion to SpaceX alone for the… Read More

Analysis: Video game spending is setting records, but can the industry meet increasing demand?

Last month, American consumers spent $5.6 billion on video game hardware, accessories, and assorted content, which marks an 18% increase… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Chef Software and Impinj CFO Evan Fein lands at phone service startup TextNow

Evan Fein, a finance exec who previously was CFO at Impinj and Chef Software, is now CFO at TextNow. Fein… Read More

Kaytlyn Gerbin is blazing trails in cell science and as an ultrarunner who has conquered Mount Rainier

When Kaytlyn Gerbin moved to Seattle 10 years ago to attend graduate school at the University of Washington, a friend… Read More

Meet the latest Techstars Seattle cohort: 10 startups on how they’ve adapted to the pandemic

The latest Techstars Seattle cohort kicked off an entirely virtual 3-month startup accelerator journey in January. Unlike the 2020 class,… Read More

Premera Awards

The voters will see you now: The finalists for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

The greater Seattle area is a hotbed for health technology and the past year has seen groundbreaking advancements in the… Read More

Going, going … goniometer! First Mode delivers measuring gizmo for Mars mission

The 3-foot-wide contraption that was built in First Mode’s Seattle workshop looks like something from a science-fiction movie, complete with… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech co-founders join life sciences SPAC; new edtech execs; and more

— Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founders and brothers Chad and Harlan Robins are among the directors of a new life sciences SPAC.… Read More

Here’s why Jeff Bezos quoted a 1986 book about human evolution in his shareholders letter

The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins’ bestselling 1986 book that skewers the notion of intelligent design while celebrating the rational science… Read More

Crazy for crypto — or not: Seattle VCs sound off on tech’s hottest topic following Coinbase IPO

Sometimes, making an exception can pay off. That’s what happened to Version One Ventures, which typically invests in early-stage startups… Read More

Uber vets raise $12.5M for real estate property management startup Doorstead

New funding: Doorstead, a San Francisco real estate property management startup founded by former Uber employees, raised a $12.5 million Series… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Learn about the 5 finalists for Innovation of the Year

Innovators across the Seattle area are tackling problems big and small with a variety of breakthroughs and technologies. Whether it’s… Read More

Amazon now has 200 million Prime members, Bezos reveals in annual shareholders letter

The news: In his annual shareholders letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said that the company has surpassed 200 million Prime… Read More

Read Jeff Bezos’ shareholders letter: Amazon founder focuses on employee welfare, comments on union vote

The news: Jeff Bezos penned his final shareholders letter as Amazon’s CEO and used the annual tradition to comment on the… Read More

Marc Benioff-backed microbiome startup Viome says it expects $100M in revenue next year

The news: Viome, the Seattle-area wellness startup that analyzes microbiomes, told GeekWire that it has more than 200,000 customers and expects… Read More

Behavioral science startup 2Morrow raises $1.5M to grow digital therapeutic platform

New funding: 2Morrow, a Seattle-area startup that develops digital coaching software to help people reach health goals, has raised $1.5… Read More

Amazon sets 2021 diversity goals and releases new workforce data on gender and race

The news: Amazon released new data on the racial and gender makeup of its workforce and outlined plans to increase… Read More

Jeff Bezos at New Shepard landing pad

‘It’s time’: Jeff Bezos hails Blue Origin’s fiery rehearsal for crewed suborbital spaceflight

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture flew a mannequin into space today during the 15th test flight for… Read More

Mail-in ballots

Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Nordstrom join corporate push for fair elections

Four Seattle-area corporate giants on Wednesday joined hundreds of companies pushing back against voting restriction legislation currently being proposed in… Read More

Seattle investor helps produce new film ‘East of the Mountains’ and learns how movies and tech differ

Throughout his long career as a venture capitalist, Steve Hall has learned plenty about how that business works and what… Read More

Boise-based PlexTrac raises $10M for cybersecurity collaboration and workflow software

New funding: PlexTrac, a Boise, Id.-based cybersecurity software startup, raised a $10 million Series A round led by Madrona Venture Group… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year

SPACs. IPOs. M&A. The past 12 months ushered in a frenzy of deal activity, with mammoth public offerings and blockbuster… Read More

Funding to Seattle-area startups hit new Q1 record with $1.6B invested — here were the top deals

The news: PitchBook and NVCA are out with their Q1 Venture Monitor. Investors continue to pour gobs of money into… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund again poaches the leader of a grant recipient to help run its organization

The Bezos Earth Fund has hired Charlotte Pera as vice president for Strategy and Programs for the $10 billion effort… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon leader Jeff Wilke joins Scale AI as advisor to CEO; Skilljar and Auth0 hire execs; T-Mobile board shuffle

— Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, has joined Scale AI as advisor to the CEO. Founded… Read More

Seeq lands $50M to grow manufacturing analytics software platform

New funding: Seattle startup Seeq raised $50 million in a Series C round. Seeq’s software: Founded in 2012, Seeq’s analytics… Read More

Seattle smart home startup Wyze releases new floor lamp and shines light on busy year

New product: The spotlight is once again shining on Seattle-based smart home products maker Wyze Labs, which announced Tuesday that… Read More

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