Articles from 2021 – Page 74 of 77

Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures raises another $1B for investing in climate innovation

Breakthrough Energy Ventures — an initiative to help the planet reach zero carbon emissions through innovation — has raised its… Read More

Portland telehealth startup Conversa raises $8M

Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup, has raised another $8 million as part of an expanded Series B round. The… Read More

Microsoft joins $2B investment in Cruise to speed commercialization of self-driving vehicles

Microsoft is partnering with Cruise and General Motors to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles by bringing its cloud computing… Read More

Here’s what tech policy leaders are watching, and expecting, as Biden takes office

When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take the oath of office on Wednesday, the new president and vice president will… Read More

Health tech giant Hillrom to acquire Seattle startup Bardy Diagnostics for $375M

Hillrom, a publicly-traded medical device and digital health company based in Chicago, will pay $375 million to acquire Seattle startup… Read More

Seattle Sounders among 23 teams around the world getting in on special ‘Fortnite’ celebration of soccer

The Seattle Sounders FC are getting in on a different sort of “beautiful game” as the club is one of… Read More

Security and cloud vets raise $20M for incident response automation startup StackPulse

As companies rely more heavily on cloud-based services, software outages can be much more painful and detrimental. StackPulse wants to… Read More

Microsoft campus near Seattle will be used to administer COVID-19 vaccine

Microsoft is turning its mostly vacant campus into a COVID-19 vaccination site. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant is working with… Read More

Virgin Orbit sends 10 satellites to orbit, building on Paul Allen’s air-launch legacy

Eight months after an unsuccessful first attempt, Virgin Orbit finally lived up to its name today and used an innovative… Read More

Shuffl helps create new social interactions on Slack to ‘spark joy’ between coworkers

Two years ago, while Matthew Lee was on a sabbatical between jobs, he reflected on his career highlights. “There are… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 10, 2021

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 10, 2021. Read More

Expedia’s Vrbo hit with backlash for not following Airbnb’s lead and canceling D.C. reservations

Update: This story has been updated with new details from Expedia. See below. Vrbo, the vacation rental platform run by… Read More

Integris co-founder reveals new startup that uses software to help companies meet diversity goals

Five years ago, when data privacy was just emerging as one of the most challenging business risks, Raghu Gollamudi spotted… Read More

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Former Twitter exec on Trump ban, the failure of social media, and an idea to find common ground

Twitter didn’t set out to ban Donald Trump. The president gave it no choice. That’s the assessment from Mike Davidson,… Read More

Clothing rental service Armoire adapts to pandemic, raises cash from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Like many tech startups, when the pandemic hit the U.S., Armoire braced for impact. Its clothing subscription rental business had… Read More

Buoyed by a booming tech sector, Seattle surpasses Atlanta to claim 10th largest regional economy

The Seattle region continues to boom. The regional economy — encompassing Tacoma, Everett, Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue — boasts a… Read More

Seattle shampoo startup Gemma Labs raises $2.75M to grow custom haircare kit service

Gemma Labs is raising cash to support increasing demand for its Gemmist custom shampoo service. The Seattle startup reeled in… Read More

Report: Bill Gates is largest owner of private farmland in U.S., with acreage across 18 states

A new report on the largest holders of private farmland in the United States reveals that Bill and Melinda Gates… Read More

Newly public, Porch makes 4 acquisitions for more than $122M, discloses larger-than-expected loss

Three weeks after its stock market debut, Seattle-based home services technology company Porch Group announced four acquisitions, including an agreement… Read More

COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Jason Haddock had big plans for the rollout of his health tech startup in the U.S. The CEO of 3X4… Read More

Blue Angels say Seafair’s post-COVID air show will be cooler and louder than ever

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to… Read More

Seattle biotech startup AltPep raises $23.1M to tackle Alzheimer’s and related diseases

AltPep, a Seattle-based biotech startup tackling amyloid protein disorders, has raised $23.1 million in a Series A funding round. The… Read More

Health benefits platform Accolade will pay $460M to acquire telemedicine startup 2nd.MD

Seattle-based Accolade announced Thursday that it will pay $460 million to acquire 2nd.MD, a Houston, Texas-based company that helps patients… Read More

Valve recaps a record 2020 for Steam and looks ahead to China launch this year

Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software posted its latest year in review for Steam, its online gaming storefront. It provides a look… Read More

Seattle startup vet Keith McCall takes over everyvine, a site for wine grape marketing and sales

Keith McCall is diving deeper into the intersection of wine and tech. The Seattle tech vet recently acquired and took… Read More

Amazon hires Seattle U computer science chair, then makes big donation to find replacement

Amazon is making a significant donation to Seattle University to create an endowed chair to lead its Computer Science Department,… Read More

Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship aces uncrewed rehearsal for crewed space trips

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture put the New Shepard spaceship that’s destined to fly people on suborbital… Read More

Seattle startup Worksphere helps manage process of returning to and running offices after pandemic

If and when workers return to offices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Seattle startup called Worksphere… Read More

iSpot acquires Ace Metrix to bolster TV ad measurement tech

Seattle-area startup iSpot is beefing up its technology platform that measures TV advertisement performance with the acquisition of Los Angeles-based… Read More

U.S. startups raise record investment in 2020; here are the top Pacific Northwest deals in Q4

When the pandemic hit the U.S. earlier this year and tech companies began laying off thousands of employees, analysts warned… Read More