GeekWire Elevator Pitch

Oct 14, 2022, 10:10 AM

Elevator Pitch finale: Watch 4 entrepreneurs compete live on the GeekWire Summit stage

The season three finale of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch featured four CEOs who rose to the top of our startup competition… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 7:00 PM

Elevator Pitch winner Strella Biotechnology has a ripe idea for solving major food waste problem

The ride to the top had a celebratory stop at the GeekWire Summit on Thursday, as the finale of the… Read More

Oct 1, 2022, 10:06 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch: Analyzing the four winning pitches in advance of the live finale

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hear the pitches made by four startup CEOs in the 32 seconds it… Read More

Sep 30, 2022, 10:37 AM

Sustainability startups face off in the final episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch startup competition is back with the final episode of the season, featuring three entrepreneurs pitching their sustainability-focused startups.… Read More

Sep 15, 2022, 8:00 AM

Watch 3 consumer startup CEOs face off on a new episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch startup competition is back with a new episode that takes a look at three consumer products. Now… Read More

Sep 8, 2022, 8:00 AM

Who has the winning formula? Watch 3 fintech startup CEOs compete in GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

It’s time for a new episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch! This week’s installment of our startup pitch competition focuses on… Read More

Sep 1, 2022, 8:00 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch is back: Watch 3 CEOs pitch their startups on the way up an iconic tower

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch is back. Presented by WestRiver Group, this fun startup competition pits a dozen entrepreneurs against one another… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 10:54 AM

GeekWire Elevator Pitch winner Syndio rides high with a software solution to address pay bias

Twelve entrepreneurs rode to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower for Season 2 of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch. One of them… Read More

Oct 4, 2019, 10:00 AM

Here are the four Elevator Pitch finalists who will compete at the GeekWire Summit

They rode 32 seconds to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower during the second season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch —… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 10:30 AM

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 4: CEOs using AI and machine learning make their case in 32 seconds

It’s the last ride to the top for season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, the show where entrepreneurs use a… Read More

Sep 19, 2019, 10:27 AM

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 3: Can these three entrepreneurs make an IoT connection? Watch as they ride to top of Seattle’s Smith Tower

The elevator is really humming now, as we’ve reached the third episode in the latest season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch,… Read More

Sep 12, 2019, 10:30 AM

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 2: Transportation startups compete on 32-second journey to top of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower

We’re back with a new episode of Elevator Pitch, the GeekWire show in which entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts in… Read More

Sep 5, 2019, 10:23 AM

GeekWire Elevator Pitch returns! An insect farmer, detergent maker and wine grape analyzer vie for startup glory (inside an actual elevator)

Welcome to Smith Tower! With those words we kick off season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a fun startup competition… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 9:25 AM

Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season

Some startups go up, others go down. We’re back for another season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch video series, where entrepreneurs… Read More

Sep 27, 2018, 11:50 PM

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 9: AI startups make case for final spot in entrepreneurial competition

OK, startup fans. It’s time for the final episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, the fun startup competition where entrepreneurs pitch… Read More

Sep 21, 2018, 3:43 PM

Three startups, 48 seconds, one iconic skyscraper: Who will win GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, Episode 8?

We’re in the home stretch of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a fun new startup pitch competition that started earlier this year… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 3:40 PM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 7: Augmented reality and virtual reality startups face off

Check out our latest episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in a historic elevator… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 4:35 PM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 6: Watch real estate startups try to close the deal on ride to the top of Seattle’s Smith Tower

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas … in… Read More

Aug 30, 2018, 8:11 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 5: Health tech startups shine on the ride up Seattle’s Smith Tower

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where entrepreneurs pitch their cutting-edge ideas. In the… Read More

Jun 21, 2018, 8:59 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 4: Electric bikes, security cameras and an illumination device for hard hats

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 10:36 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch Ep. 3: StormSensor, PeopleMaven and CampusWall compete for startup glory at the Space Needle

We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 10:06 AM

New episode: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch returns with AI in healthcare, a math learning tool and a new way to challenge speeding tickets

We’re back for the second episode of Elevator Pitch, a new show on GeekWire in which entrepreneurs pitch their business… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 10:00 AM

New show: GeekWire’s ‘Elevator Pitch’ tests startup founders on 42-second ride up the Space Needle

Just 42 seconds. That’s all it takes to reach the top of Seattle’s Space Needle. And that’s the amount of… Read More

Feb 13, 2018, 10:45 AM

Casting call: GeekWire is looking for top entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas on the ride up Seattle’s Space Needle

Got a great entrepreneurial idea? Want to tell the world about it? GeekWire is excited to bring back The Elevator… Read More