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Startup Spotlight: Comet is building a GitHub-like management system for machine learning

Gideon Mendels has spent the past three years in machine learning research, studying at Columbia University, building hate speech detection… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Sensible Object makes games that blend the physical and digital worlds

Alex Fleetwood is a game guru motivated by a simple purpose: using technology to connect people in real life. His… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Novel Effect aims to make story time more magical for kids using voice recognition technology

Melissa and Matt Hammersley got the idea for Novel Effect when they were expecting their first child, Eleanor. They wanted… Read More

Seattle startup ReplyYes joins Disney Accelerator to grow retail chatbot service

ReplyYes has been accepted into the Disney Accelerator’s 2017 class to continue building out its chat commerce platform that allows… Read More

Amazon partners with Techstars for new Alexa accelerator at University of Washington

Amazon is looking for startups that can build innovative technologies using the company’s Alexa artificial intelligence platform. The tech giant today… Read More

How hosting a startup accelerator can help pro sports franchises be more innovative

Update, June 12: To hear Kain speak at our second annual GeekWire Sports Tech Summit on June 21-22 in Seattle,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Political candidate turns entrepreneur, launches social media marketing platform Adszio

Adszio, an email-automated advertising startup, has an unusual origin story. Damir Wallener got the idea for the company when he was… Read More

ReBoot career accelerator launches in Seattle to help women return to work

Retention is one of the biggest obstacles to gender equity in the workforce. Far more women than men take time off… Read More

Meet the 5 new startups participating in the L.A. Dodgers sports tech accelerator

The second cohort of startups participating in a sports and entertainment accelerator hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers and R/GA, a New… Read More

Better bricks, healthier chickens and more life-changing ideas from the Fledge startup accelerator

Ravaged villages, fires and emaciated people filled the screen at Fledge’s seventh annual Demo Day this week. These horrific images… Read More

Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day: Cloud and AI innovations from 9 emerging startups

Updated below with video from event. The Summer 2016 cohort of startups at Microsoft Accelerator’s Machine Learning Demo Day in Seattle… Read More

Working Geek: 9Mile Labs co-founder Sanjay Puri helps enterprise and B2B startups take off

Three years ago, Sanjay Puri co-founded the 9Mile Labs incubator with a vision to help enterprise and B2B startups flourish. Since… Read More

Trash-sorting robots; cloud-based DJ simulators and more novel ideas from the 9Mile Labs startup accelerator

Eleven startups graduated from Seattle startup accelerator 9Mile Labs today after a 14-week program, each with a different vision for business-to-business software… Read More

Calling all analytics startups: Microsoft unveils next accelerator program focused on data science

Microsoft announced the third installment of its Microsoft Ventures Seattle Accelerator on Wednesday, this time focusing on data science and machine… Read More

Life science investment group Accelerator Corp. completes $62.8M in funding for biotech startups

Seattle-based Accelerator Corp. will be looking to spend a ton of money on biotech startups soon, but not only in the… Read More

Portland Incubator Experiment closes accelerator, but still focused on helping startups

After graduating four classes of young startups, Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) is shutting down its accelerator — but it still wants to help… Read More

New feature: Seattle’s incubators, accelerators, and co-working spaces, all in one place

One hallmark of startup hubs is a bevy of accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces that provide resources for entrepreneurs to help… Read More

Mapping Seattle’s incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces

With the birth of Y Combinator in Silicon Valley a decade ago, the number of accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces… Read More

Inside Tech Wildcatters, the nationally-recognized B2B accelerator in Dallas

DALLAS — The plan was to spend a few years laying foundation and bringing together the resources that could help Tech Wildcatters succeed… Read More

Microsoft Ventures opens applications for ‘digital work’ accelerator in Seattle

Microsoft Ventures just opened applications for a new startup accelerator in Seattle focused on “digital work,” aiming to boost startups… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: TechCafe and Seattle Angel Conference join forces, 500 Startups Roadshow, and more

TechCafe is merging with Seattle Angel Conference to launch a new series of events for the Pacific Northwest tech community.… Read More

Biotechnology investor Accelerator Corp. lands $51 million, expands in New York City

Accelerator Corp, the Seattle biotechnology investment fund started in Seattle 11 years ago, has raised $51.1 million in capital as… Read More

Seattle gets a new startup accelerator, with a twist: No equity required

Seattle has no shortage of startup accelerators — places where like-minded entrepreneurs convene for short spells in order to get… Read More

Meet the 7 new startups at the Portland Incubator Experiment

It’s been four years since the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) started as just that — an experiment. But since 2009,… Read More

Meet the 7 new startups at Reactor, an interactive media accelerator

It’s been nearly two years since Washington Interactive Network landed a $1.2 million grant for what’s now called the Reactor, also known as an “Interactive… Read More

The 3 best pitches from the TechStars Windows Azure accelerator

Three months of hard work, coaching, mentoring and a whole lot of cloud applications culminated Friday afternoon at the Westin… Read More

Shopping, sword-fighting and silliness: Meet the first-ever WIN Reactor graduates

From a retro-futuristic driving game to a healthy shopping and eating app, more than six months of stealth startup work going on… Read More

This startup hacks the brain to help make you a better athlete

For a golfer trying to perfect his or her swing, there are several ways to be like Tiger Woods: You… Read More

Startup pitch contest: Tell us your awesome startup idea and the experts will weigh in

We’re back for another installment of the Startup Pitch sessions in which entrepreneurs reveal their business ideas (in two sentences… Read More

After spurning acquisition offer, Seattle’s Freak’n Genius raises $525,000 angel round

Kyle Kesterson’s new animation startup, Freak’n Genius, has raised $525,000 in fresh funding from more than a dozen angel investors… Read More