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Tech Moves: Smartsheet co-founder will leave board; Pandion hires logistics execs; and more

Smartsheet on Friday announced several changes to its board of directors, including the departure of co-founder Brent Frei and the… Read More

Former Convoy engineers take another swing at trucking tech with new Seattle startup

Andrew Huff and Oliver Jones aren’t done trying to build software for the trucking industry. The entrepreneurs are the co-founders… Read More

Pandion, an e-commerce delivery startup led by Amazon Air founder, lands $41.5M

Pandion, a Seattle startup that helps online retailers deliver orders to customers, raised a $41.5 million Series B round. Founded… Read More

Bezos Earth Fund puts $60M to alternative meat research — and a Seattle founder has suggestions

As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos funnels $60 million into support for alternative meats, Rebellyous Foods founder Christie Lagally has some… Read More

Microsoft announces new Surface PCs for businesses, with AI integration

Microsoft unveiled what it described as its first AI-powered Surface PCs for businesses, the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop… Read More

DOJ suit over Apple iPhone cites failures of Amazon Fire Phone and Microsoft Windows Phone

The U.S. Justice Department’s landmark antitrust lawsuit Thursday morning against Apple, which accuses the company of illegally maintaining an iPhone… Read More

Washington state will use drones to restore areas affected by graffiti

Drone technology is already being used in Washington state to help fight wildfires and aid police. Now state transportation officials… Read More

Analysis: Microsoft’s big hires foreshadow bold new move into consumer AI

Editor’s note: This is a guest analysis post written by S. “Soma” Somasegar, managing director at Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Brinc launches unified ‘LiveOps’ software for public safety drones, incident coordination, and evidence

Public safety technology company Brinc announced a new software platform called LiveOps for managing and monitoring drone fleets, with live… Read More

New federal pollution rules for automakers will boost Washington state EV goals

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new national pollution standards for vehicles that will force automakers to increase their production… Read More

Seattle game studio led by Big Fish Games founder is raising cash as it develops ‘Mutant Forge’

Seattle-based game studio Reflection Games is raising investment to help support development of its debut project. A new SEC filing… Read More

A growing pet project: Offleash’d raises fresh cash and integrates AI to connect animal lovers

Offleash’d is making a run — at more funding and improved features — to attract more users to the app that… Read More

Tech job market remains in flux as layoffs continue and experienced workers struggle to get hired

After she was laid off in September, Jenny Richards didn’t expect to spend more than six months trying to find… Read More

Former Techstars Seattle leader Isaac Kato launches fund to back ‘non-obvious’ founders

A new venture firm based in the Seattle region wants to support early stage tech startup founders that may be… Read More

Blue Ring logistics platform in Earth orbit

Blue Origin plans to test Blue Ring space platform on Pentagon’s DarkSky-1 mission

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says that technology for its Blue Ring orbital platform will be put to the… Read More

MacKenzie Scott issues $640M in grants to 361 nonprofits through open call process

MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy Yield Giving announced on Tuesday the 361 organizations that will receive grants of $1 million to $2… Read More

Compliance software firm SingleFile lands $6.5M as Corporate Transparency Act creates tailwinds

SingleFile, a legal tech startup based in Seattle that helps companies file compliance reports with government agencies, raised a fresh… Read More

Microsoft names DeepMind co-founder and former Google exec as its new CEO of AI

Microsoft added some big names to its AI leadership Tuesday with the hiring of Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind… Read More

Lessons from a startup shutdown: Round CEO on building community, and the risks of raising VC

When Seattle startup Round announced a $12 million Series A investment two years ago, it was a moment to celebrate.… Read More

Are office-to-residential exemptions in downtown Seattle a friend or foe to livability in the city?

Editor’s note: This guest post originally appeared on Chuck Wolfe’s Resurgence: A Journey blog. Here’s a break from discussions and… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade names new chief people officer; YouTube gaming leader joins Microsoft

— Seattle-based healthcare software giant Accolade appointed Kelsi McDonald Harris as chief people officer and senior vice president. McDonald Harris joined… Read More

Valve introduces new Steam Family, allowing for limited game sharing between linked accounts

Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software announced a new feature for its digital gaming storefront Steam, which allows small groups of Steam… Read More

Jama Software to be acquired for $1.2B in significant exit for Portland-based company

Portland, Ore.-based Jama Software, makers of a product development platform, has agreed to be acquired by technology investment firm Francisco… Read More

Vote for Startup CEO of the Year: These five leaders are taking their companies to new heights

The five finalists for Startup CEO of the Year at the GeekWire Awards are leading companies with big ambitions to… Read More

Vote for Startup of the Year: Kevala, Overland AI, Pictory, Shipium, SingleFile

Amid a shaky venture capital market last year, there were still plenty of startups that gained momentum and reached new… Read More

This Seattle investor went from Google to Africa to a big exit — and is back home investing in startups

Andrew Peterson’s interest in technology started in Seattle as a young computer lab associate at his elementary school, just as… Read More

LinkedIn explores adding puzzle-based games to its feed

LinkedIn wants to add a little more fun to its feed. Posts on social media and a report from TechCrunch… Read More

The secret history of underground comics in Seattle, told by artists who were there

A panel of local artists and cartoonists came together at this year’s Emerald City Comic Con to discuss the history… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 10, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 10, 2024. Read More

Tech Moves: Former Amazon, Flexport exec Tim Collins joins Blue Origin as supply chain chief

Tim Collins, most recently an executive vice president at Flexport and a former top Amazon leader, announced Saturday that he’s… Read More