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Nov 17, 2019, 7:00 AM

A guide for startups to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

This week, Microsoft announced that it will be implementing the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for all customers in… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 2:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: TEDxSeattle, hacking for good, science improv, and automated testing

— Since its founding in 1984, TED has become the most prolific provider of expert talks on a wide range… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 9:38 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed vertical agriculture startup Plenty ‘hibernates’ plans for Seattle farm

Plenty is rethinking its growth strategy. The indoor agriculture startup backed by high-profile tech executives — including Amazon CEO Jeff… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 8:50 AM

Cannabis testing lab Confidence Analytics raising cash to expand to California

Confidence Analytics, the self-proclaimed first cannabis lab to test a sample under Washington state’s legal recreational marijuana law, is raising… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 6:38 AM

Here are the 20 Seattle-area tech companies that made CNBC and Deloitte’s new rankings

The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America… Read More

Nov 14, 2019, 3:30 PM

Software development startup DjangoForce wins clients by pulling back the curtain on coding

DjangoForce, a software development company, is by all measures a tech startup. But the CEO of the Boise-based business attributes… Read More

Nov 14, 2019, 10:34 AM

Moving app Dolly blocked by Washington regulators in ongoing gig economy dispute

Washington state residents who rely on Dolly for the Seattle-based startup’s peer-to-peer moving service are finding their options limited. Because… Read More

Nov 13, 2019, 9:27 AM

SheerID raises $64M to help marketers offer online deals to students, teachers, military members

Marketing verification startup SheerID just raised $64 million of fresh funding in a round led by CVC Growth Partners with… Read More

Nov 13, 2019, 3:00 AM

Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B valuation amid trucking recession and Uber Freight competition

It’s another busy day for Dan Lewis. He’s just come out of a big meeting with one of the top… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 4:31 PM

ZoomInfo acquires Komiko, a Seattle-area CRM startup founded by Microsoft veterans

Vancouver, Wash.-based marketing software firm ZoomInfo bought Komiko, a 4-year-old Seattle-area startup that improves the customer relationship management (CRM) process… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 9:37 AM

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 7:00 AM

Booster Fuels brings mobile gas delivery service to Seattle region as part of nationwide expansion

As a designated “chief fueling officer” of the family, Frank Mycroft found himself at his local Seattle gas station, sitting… Read More

Nov 11, 2019, 5:00 AM

Sneaker startup Vimazi pairs runners with shoes based on their speed

Nike has more than 100 styles of men’s running shoes and more than a dozen ways to filter through them… Read More

Astronaut John Young and lunar rover
Nov 8, 2019, 12:30 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Space startups, lunar rovers, geeky women, online privacy, and more

— Geeks (and some non-geeks as well) seem to have a never-ending fascination with space. That love of the great… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 3:30 PM

Feather helps new friends flock by making it easy to participate in small group meetups

When someone is seeking a romantic partner, it’s generally expected that they’re going to be pretty choosy, building detailed, curated… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 8:47 AM

Seattle startup Tomorrow raises more cash to help people create free wills and trusts

Ask just about any financial advisor and they’ll tell you that you should have a will — but more than… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 8:02 AM

Fitness startup Katalyst raises $5.6M for Peloton-like electrified workout experience

Seattle startup Katalyst has raised $5.6 million for an at-home workout experience that uses full-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), a… Read More

Nov 7, 2019, 5:00 AM

Wrench raises $20M to ratchet up growth of tech-powered car repair platform

Technology has helped the auto industry make tremendous strides, from fuel efficiency improvements to the promise of self-driving cars, but… Read More

Nov 6, 2019, 10:13 AM

How Nokia’s former CEO landed at a Seattle startup, rejoining Microsoft vet who led Nokia integration

Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business didn’t turn out like either company had hoped, but five years later, some of… Read More

Nov 6, 2019, 7:00 AM

Real estate crowdfunding startup CrowdStreet turns to its customers to raise $12M round

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate crowdfunding startup, has raised a big new funding round, with a twist. Instead of… Read More

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Nov 6, 2019, 6:00 AM

Planting the seeds of digital agriculture: Startup bets the farm on Microsoft’s new ag tech platform

Microsoft’s cloud-based platform for data-driven farming, Azure FarmBeats, had its official coming-out party this week at the company’s annual Ignite… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 2:37 PM

Former Uber, Microsoft engineers raise $11M for cloud data monitoring tool Chronosphere

Chronosphere, a startup founded by former Uber and Microsoft engineers, has raised $11 million to build a platform that lets… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 5:00 AM

Amperity acquires Custora to bolster customer data platform and fend off competition from tech giants

Amperity is making its first acquisition to strengthen the company’s customer data platform as competition from Salesforce, Oracle, Adobe, and… Read More

Nov 4, 2019, 10:16 AM

Seattle startup Ganaz raises cash for workforce management software aimed at farmers

Who says farmers don’t need their own SaaS tools? Ganaz just raised $945,000 to build a platform that helps companies… Read More

Nov 1, 2019, 5:42 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The beginning of the universe, autonomous cars, and AI at work

— It’s one of the great questions of humanity that will likely never be answered: how did the universe begin?… Read More

Nov 1, 2019, 3:01 PM

Marijuana review startup Leafly raises $2.3M, dials down hiring amid broader industry cutbacks

Seattle-based marijuana strain and dispensary review startup Leafly is raising cash, but not with breakneck growth mind: the startup is simultaneously… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 3:20 PM

‘Google Analytics for brick-and-mortar’: Observa helps physical retailers find their marketing edge

As Amazon drives online sales skyward, a 4-year-old startup in the tech behemoth’s backyard is helping brick-and-mortar retailers fine-tune their… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 1:01 PM

Seattle startup Modus raises $12.5M to be the ‘operating system’ for all real estate transactions

Pete Flint knows a thing or two about real estate. He helped launch Trulia and later sold the real estate… Read More

Oct 30, 2019, 8:02 AM

PepsiCo and Xinova behind new Seattle restaurant tech startup that aims to digitize ‘back of house’

From food delivery to point of sale to reservation systems, there has been plenty of innovation over the past several… Read More

Oct 29, 2019, 1:40 PM

Tech Moves: Maveron partner departs; Boeing adds Navy vet to board; Saykara hires president

— Elise Hebb left Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron, where she was COO and partner, and is planning to launch… Read More

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