GeekWire Logo
Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Civic
    • Geek Life
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Microsoft
    • GeekWire Podcast
    • Space
    • Startups sponsored by Google for Startups
    • Positive Charge Podcast sponsored by Amazon Sustainability
    • Sustainability sponsored by Amazon Sustainability
    • Tech Moves presented by GeekWork Recruiting
    • Agents of Transformation presented by Accenture
  • GeekWork
    • GeekWork Recruiting
    • Job Board
  • Events
    • Community Calendar
    • GeekWire Events
  • Lists
    • GeekWire 200
    • GeekWire Startup List presented by ALLtech
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Members
    • Health Benefits
    • Memberships
  • Studios
    • GeekWire Studios: Let Us Tell Your Story
    • F5 30th Anniversary
    • AI Breakthrough Awards presented by UiPath
    • AI Innovators Spotlight Studio 2026 presented by AWS Marketplace
    • Nebius at NVIDIA GTC 2026
    • Acumatica Summit 2026
    • BMC Control Freaks Unite presented by BMC
    • AI Predictions Series 2026 presented by Unify Consulting
    • Guide to re:Invent 2025 sponsored by AWS
    • Remitly Reimagine 2025 sponsored by Remitly
    • Does Compute presented by Carnegie Mellon University
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2025 sponsored by AWS
    • ShopTalk 2025 powered by Amazon Ads
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Email Newsletters
    • Reprints & Permissions
  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips

What happens here matters everywhere.

  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Startups
  • AI
  • Science
  • Tech Moves
  • Sustainability
  • Civic
  • Geek Life

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE

Dec 23, 2020, 11:58 AM

Seattle startup promoting women entrepreneurs is puzzled by Facebook’s ban of its ads

The TheWMarketplace, a Seattle-based platform promoting women and diverse entrepreneurs, was excited to feature Askanya Chocolates and its Haitian founder… Read More

Dec 22, 2020, 8:00 AM

Feast or famine: How restaurants and grocery stores will evolve in the years ahead

Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers. Those are just a few of the trends we’ll tackle in this… Read More

Dec 21, 2020, 12:26 PM

Seattle-based Bloccelerate raises $12M for first fund to invest in blockchain startups

Bloccelerate VC just raised $12 million for its first fund that will back startups selling blockchain technology to enterprise customers.… Read More

Dec 21, 2020, 4:00 AM

Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $17M to charge up battery-enhancing tech

Woodinville, Wash.-based Group14 Technologies has raised $17 million to expand development and sales of its silicon-carbon composite material that can… Read More

Dec 19, 2020, 10:22 AM

GeekWire Podcast: What Seattle’s billion-dollar startups say about the region’s tech industry

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10… Read More

Dec 18, 2020, 10:54 AM

‘The week has literally exploded’: Tech security startups grapple with SolarWinds fallout

Ah, the week before the holidays. A great moment to take a breather after a difficult year, cut out early,… Read More

Dec 18, 2020, 7:30 AM

Meet the startups that just pitched at a virtual Demo Night hosted by Female Founders Alliance

Entrepreneurs selling everything from STI screening kits to skincare products to software tools pitched their ideas at the third annual… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 8:37 PM

After huge growth in 2020, Seattle startup Rec Room raises $20M to expand virtual hangout game

Rec Room, the eponymous Seattle-based development studio behind the virtual hangout/game creator Rec Room, has raised $20 million. Madrona Venture… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 3:56 PM

Seattle’s Pure Watercraft raises additional $14M to power its plans for electric boat motors

Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of an electric outboard motor system designed to revolutionize recreational boating, has added $14 million… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 2:50 PM

Cloud data giant Rubrik acquires tech and IP assets from Seattle startup Igneous

Rubrik, a Palo Alto, Calif-based cloud data management startup valued at more than $3 billion, has acquired technology and IP… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 1:06 PM

Tech Moves: OfferUp hires chief product officer; Flyhomes adds marketing VP; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp appointed Niti Bashambu as its new chief product officer.  Bashambu was most recently chief product officer… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 8:30 AM

Seattle startup Symbl raises $4.7M from Amazon and others for ‘conversational AI’ enterprise tech

Symbl has raised more cash to fuel growth of its enterprise software that helps companies transcribe real-time conversations and pull… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 12:44 PM

Madrona continues to back Ovation.io as Boston startup raises $21.5M for its lab software platform

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is putting more money behind Boston’s Ovation.io. The startup which makes cloud-based software to help medical… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 10:17 AM

Gates and Bezos-backed clean energy funds help power startup building hydrogen-fueled aircraft

ZeroAvia, an aviation startup aiming to power cleaner airplanes with hydrogen, has raised $21.4 million in a funding round led… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 8:00 AM

Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups?

The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world  — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Outreach and Flyhomes marketing chiefs depart; startup studio Pienza grows team

— Margaret Arakawa has left her role as chief marketing officer at sales automation startup Outreach. Arakawa spent nearly 20… Read More

Dec 14, 2020, 11:51 PM

Zenoti hits $1B valuation, raises $160M to build enterprise software for salons, spas, yoga studios

The Seattle startup ecosystem has a new unicorn. Zenoti just reeled in a $160 million Series D round to help… Read More

Dec 13, 2020, 10:00 AM

Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Black-owned businesses

When Jasper Kuria considers strategies for addressing racial inequity and social injustice in the U.S., he puts support of Black… Read More

Dec 12, 2020, 8:37 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Facebook fallout; Seattle’s status as ‘Cloud City’; testing SpaceX Starlink

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: How the antitrust case against Facebook could impact the rest of the tech industry;… Read More

Dec 12, 2020, 7:00 AM

Seattle tech leaders including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are investing in cricket teams

Startup founders and tech giant CEOs are putting money behind cricket teams and leagues, betting that the sport will continue… Read More

Dec 11, 2020, 10:09 AM

New venture capital firm looks to invest at intersection of 5G, edge networks and AI

A new venture capital firm is taking shape in Seattle with a name suitable for this rain-soaked city. Cloud City… Read More

Dec 11, 2020, 4:00 AM

Insect farming startup raises $9.3M, builds North America’s largest mealworm facility east of Seattle

Beta Hatch is planning to grow more than insects east of Seattle in Cashmere, Wash. The 5-year-old startup is growing… Read More

Dec 10, 2020, 2:26 PM

Koan raises $1M for ‘OKR’ collaboration software platform, acquires Portland design studio

Portland, Ore.-based startup Koan raised $1 million from BMNT and acquired fellow Portland company Horrible Design Co to help fuel… Read More

Dec 10, 2020, 8:26 AM

Vouched raises $3M as pandemic drives demand for its ID verification tech

The pandemic is driving more business for Vouched, a Seattle startup that just raised $3 million to fuel growth. Vouched… Read More

Dec 9, 2020, 8:27 AM

Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

The University of Washington is aiming to make it easier for spinouts to get out of the research lab and… Read More

Dec 9, 2020, 5:00 AM

Workplace video communication app Voodle raises $6M to combat ‘Zoom fatigue and Slack overload’

Investors are betting that workers want a new way to share information across an organization — both during the pandemic… Read More

Dec 8, 2020, 2:33 PM

Freespira raises $10M for tech platform that aims to ease panic attacks and PTSD

In a year rife with anxiety, a Seattle-area startup called Freespira has raised $10 million to support its efforts to… Read More

Dec 8, 2020, 1:39 PM

Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas… Read More

Dec 8, 2020, 8:56 AM

Bizible founder Aaron Bird raises $5.1M for new Seattle B2B startup studio Pienza

After selling a startup and traveling around the world with his family, Aaron Bird set out to build the next… Read More

Dec 8, 2020, 12:01 AM

Recurrent raises $3.5M to power the data science behind its reports on used electric car batteries

Recurrent, the Seattle-based startup that provides independent reports on the condition of used electric car batteries, has raised $3.5 million… Read More

  • Older
  • Newer

Latest Stories

    Read All Stories

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline

    Send Us a Tip

    Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? Let us know.

    Send Us a Tip

    A Word From Our Sponsors

    About

    • About GeekWire
    • Contact Us
    • Partner With Us
    • Become a GeekWire Member
    • Send Us a Tip
    • Join Our Startup List
    • Reprints and Permissions

    Follow

    • Facebook
    • X
    • LinkedIn
    • Instagram
    • RSS Feed
    • Podcast
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Catch every headline in your inbox

    Read GeekWire

    • Apple News
    • Google News

    Legal

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Sponsored Content Policy
    Return to Top of Page
    © 2011-2026 GeekWire, LLC
    Do Not Sell or Share My Personal information
    Limit the Use Of My Sensitive Personal Information
    Consent Preferences

    Don't miss a headline!

    Sign up for GeekWire's newsletters today.

    Thanks for subscribing!
    Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.