Articles from 2025 – Page 40 of 58

Tech Moves: F5 taps new CISO; Auger gets a chief AI scientist, WRF CEO retiring

— Christopher Burger is now chief information security officer for F5, a Seattle-based networking and security giant. Burger will lead… Read More

Araceli Biosciences raises $11.2M for imaging and AI analysis systems to help speed drug discovery

Portland-based biotech company Araceli Biosciences raised $11.2 million in new funding to fuel the expansion of its high-content imaging technology… Read More

The ‘triangle’ model that Madrona’s Matt McIlwain uses to assess founders and startup pitches

It’s fascinating to learn how venture capitalists decide which startups to back. Madrona Managing Director Matt McIlwain shed light on… Read More

Nobel winner David Baker on moving from the ‘lunatic fringe’ to the protein design revolution

University of Washington biochemist David Baker is a hot ticket. Baker, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in October,… Read More

Chainguard doesn’t have an office. Here’s how the $3.5B cybersecurity startup makes remote work.

Chainguard has more than 350 employees, just raised $356 million at a valuation of $3.5 billion — and has zero… Read More

Landmark women’s health study led by Fred Hutch is targeted for cancellation by feds

The Trump administration is taking steps to cancel an historic women-focused health initiative that includes multiple institutions and is overseen… Read More

Cybersecurity startup Chainguard lands $356M at $3.5B valuation, up from $1.1B a year ago

Follow-up: Chainguard doesn’t have an office. Here’s how the $3.5B cybersecurity startup makes remote work. Chainguard announced another big investment… Read More

Solar power servicing company Omnidian raises $87M to spark growth

Omnidian, a Seattle company that manages solar power performance and services the panels for commercial and residential installations, announced an… Read More

Khosla and Madrona back a Seattle startup reimagining internal help desk support

Seattle startup Ravenna has raised $15 million from top-tier venture capital firms and notable angel investors to streamline how companies… Read More

Meet your new AI teammate: Microsoft sees humans as ‘agent bosses,’ upending the workplace

If you’re still getting used to the idea of using AI chatbots at work, brace yourself — Microsoft says that’s… Read More

Plug and Play selects 10 startups for first accelerator program out of new Seattle location

Plug and Play is off and running with the inaugural batch of startups selected for an accelerator program based out… Read More

High-tech fridge startup Tomorrow shuts down, founder cites consumer hardware headwinds

Tomorrow, a Seattle startup that aimed to build a high-tech refrigerator to extend the life of produce, is shutting down.… Read More

New leader at Washington State Academy of Sciences leverages experts to inform state officials

At the risk of sounding terribly reductionist, one could describe the Washington State Academy of Sciences as a super precise… Read More

Scientists process test images at Rubin Observatory in preparation for ‘First Look’

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun generating test images of the night sky, thanks to the Simonyi… Read More

Meet the ‘powerhouse’ who makes sure Washington’s tech sector keeps growing

Joseph Williams is uniquely equipped to help guide and grow Washington’s tech industry. With a career that spans academia, corporate… Read More

Proposed law to tax short-term rentals in Washington fails to advance after Airbnb pushback

A proposed tax on short-term rentals in Washington state that drew opposition from Airbnb did not move forward in the… Read More

University of Washington students step into the ‘VC mindset’ — and compete on a global stage

It’s not easy figuring out the ins and outs of venture capital without founding a startup or landing a gig… Read More

STEM Educator of the Year: This leader turned a lockdown into a launchpad for science education

The COVID pandemic in 2020 shuttered school classrooms and extracurricular activities, but kids’ brains were plenty active, leaving teachers and… Read More

Companies can leverage the true value of meetings with AI by building an ‘LLM for Leadership’

Are you getting more out of your meetings than ever before? You should be. Meetings remain an inevitable practice for… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 13, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 13, 2025. Read More

Put down the phone: Don’t let tech prevent your present moment

Earlier this year I saw an amazing flamenco show in southern Spain. The memory is still vivid. I can hear… Read More

Podcast

Platforms, AI, and the future of software teams: Are we seeing a new era of human creativity?

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Marcus Fontoura, technical fellow at Microsoft and CTO for Azure Core.… Read More

Jeff Bezos with Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule mock-up

Column: Bezos lost in PR space as Blue Origin’s all-female launch backfires

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Aaron Cohen, a longtime PR and brand executive. Cohen originally wrote about… Read More

Illustration: Interlune harvester on the moon

Interlune wins $4.8M grant for Texas center focusing on simulated moon dirt

Seattle-based Interlune has won a grant of up to $4.84 million from the Texas Space Commission to open a center… Read More

Startup radar: Early stage companies use AI to boost coaching, data analysis, healthcare, and more

From AI to crypto, to voice agents and pregnancy apps — our latest startup radar features another intriguing batch of… Read More

Seattle hardware startup Mason navigates tariff uncertainty with ‘elastic’ supply chain strategy

Seattle startup Mason is seeing impacts from the tariff chaos on multiple levels. The company, which sells customized mobile devices… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names chief product officer; Meta vet joins Tech Alliance; and more

— Pratima Arora has been named chief product officer at Smartsheet, a new senior executive role at the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise… Read More

From earthworms to heat shields: Trailblazing STEM educator teaches outside the textbook

Of all their inquiries, there’s one question the students at Raisbeck Aviation High School never ask science teacher Scott McComb.… Read More

Analysis: Seattle crosswalk hack more mischievous than malicious — but not entirely harmless

The audio enhancement feature at public crosswalks is normally meant to assist the visually impaired by providing notifications to alert… Read More

Portland startup Graze raises $1M to help people build Bluesky feeds

Graze, a Portland startup looking to capitalize on the growth of Bluesky, raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led… Read More