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Articles from 2025

Tech Moves: Logixboard names new CEO; consulting vets launch Built for Leaders; and more

Agasthya Upadhya is the new CEO of Logixboard, a Seattle startup that sells software to freight forwarding companies. Upadhya was… Read More

‘Game changer’ partnership with Seattle Center could help struggling Pacific Science Center thrive

The city-owned Seattle Center and the Pacific Science Center have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership that will help support the nonprofit… Read More

Worker shines up BE-3U engine

Blue Origin rocket engine gives a boost to Museum of Flight’s Simonyi Space Gallery

Seattle’s Museum of Flight has brought its collection of space artifacts up to the present day, thanks to a rocket… Read More

How Google’s $32B deal to buy Wiz redefines the cloud security industry

Editor’s note: A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Sunil Gottumukkala is co-founder and CEO at Averlon, a… Read More

Madrona backs Spangle, a new e-commerce company led by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla

Spangle wants to shake up digital shopping. The new startup, founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, came out of… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Health Innovation of the Year field is dominated by finalists battling cancer

The GeekWire Awards finalists for Health Innovation of the Year are dominated by ventures that aim to outwit cancer with… Read More

UW’s CoMotion relaunches Seattle fintech incubator with new partner Curinos

The fintech incubator at the University of Washington is back. The UW’s CoMotion innovation arm announced Tuesday that it is… Read More

Pacific Science Center tries to survive as it plans makerspace expansion, eyes real estate deal

Seattle is a world-class tech hub. But the city’s Pacific Science Center, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the next generation… Read More

Ask the Expert: Comfortable but bored at a tech giant? Consider key risks before the startup leap

It’s not easy making the leap into the world of tech startups, especially when it comes to leaving a comfortable… Read More

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Portal Space Systems

Portal Space Systems opens its doors for a sneak preview of solar propulsion system

BOTHELL, Wash. — From the outside, Portal Space Systems’ headquarters looks like a standard-issue office space in a Bothell business… Read More

Flexport sues Freightmate, alleges that founders stole trade secrets to launch Seattle-area startup

A new lawsuit filed by logistics giant Flexport alleges that two of its former employees stole thousands of confidential files… Read More

Sen. Cantwell pushes for ‘technology NATO’ as one way to counter China rather than tariffs

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said the Trump administration’s tariff policies will be especially harmful to Washington state and that innovation… Read More

The surprising way Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella uses AI to consume podcasts on his commute

Satya Nadella is a fan of multimodal AI interfaces — the ability to interact with a chatbot not just through… Read More

Shingles vaccine maker Curevo lands $110M, adds biotech vets to board

Curevo, a Seattle-based biotech startup developing a vaccine against shingles, raised $110 million in a Series B round. The fresh… Read More

Trump praises Bezos for changes at Washington Post: ‘He’s trying to do a real job’

The recent changes Jeff Bezos has instituted at The Washington Post have captured the attention of President Donald Trump, who… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Workplace of the Year finalists buck trends and create their own positive cultures

In the current zeitgeist, remote and flexible work are out. Corporate diversity and inclusion are taboo. And if your boss… Read More

This Seattle-area startup just raised $600K to capture carbon and turn it into graphite

Sustainable tech startup Homeostasis is capturing carbon in a form that the world has too much of — atmospheric CO₂… Read More

Seattle startup Gradial raises $13M for AI marketing tech that automates content operations

Gradial, a Seattle startup that uses AI agents to help marketing operations teams increase productivity, raised $13 million in new funding,… Read More

Fireballs, foxholes, and cryogenic suspension: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman’s greatest quips

We’re going to miss Glenn Kelman’s earnings calls. Redfin’s CEO, who last week announced a $1.75 billion deal to sell… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 9, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 9, 2025. Read More

Amazon design vet can’t shake desire to create art and music, so he left to build a new VR experience

Grant Hinkson spent almost nine years at Amazon, leading design engineering within the company’s Devices and Services Design Group. He… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: The meaning of Rocket’s Redfin deal, and how Microsoft is bringing AI to Xbox gamers

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss the big real estate technology news of the week: Rocket Companies, the… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Key acquisitions and big funding rounds lead Deal of the Year category

Three major acquisitions and two significant funding rounds make up the transactions featured in the Deal of the Year category… Read More

Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes names former Bartell Drugs leader Kathi Lentzsch as its new CEO

Seattle-based e-bike maker Rad Power Bikes named Kathi Lentzsch as its new CEO. Lentzsch previously ran Bartell Drugs as CEO… Read More

College students get a taste of startup life inside dynamic UW entrepreneurship class

Best class ever? That was my thought after watching eight teams pitch their startup ideas on Wednesday in Seattle, the… Read More

Steve Ballmer on Microsoft’s first 50 years, its OpenAI deal, and why he’s still its biggest investor

Bill Gates and Paul Allen brought Microsoft into the world. Gates and Steve Ballmer saw the company through adolescence. Ballmer was in charge for high school and college. Satya Nadella is taking Microsoft into adulthood. That’s how Ballmer sees it these days. Read More

Microsoft debuts new Copilot assistant for Xbox built as an AI gaming sidekick

In advance of this year’s Game Developers Conference, Microsoft revealed a new version of its AI-powered personal assistant Copilot that’s… Read More

Founders: Forget about AGI and focus on building AI that works

Tech startup founders should ignore the noise on AGI and just focus on building products that provide value for customers… Read More

Social media companies required to better protect teen users under bill passed by Washington Senate

The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to protect kids from the potentially harmful impacts of… Read More

Report: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy cuts climate policy team and partnership support

Breakthrough Energy, the climate-focused global initiative created by Bill Gates, has cut dozens of staff, reports The New York Times.… Read More

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