Articles about AI House

Event Calendar

Talk Nerdy to Me: Cutting-edge AI Research from the University of Washington

AI House hosts researchers from the University of Washington presenting current AI work, in a session aimed at connecting academic… Read More

Event Calendar

Pitch Please #10

The tenth edition of Pitch Please, AI House’s recurring startup pitch showcase at Pier 70. Free to attend; registration is… Read More

As Washington state’s AI task force winds down, the debate over how much to regulate is far from settled

Washington’s AI task force wrapped up two years of work with the state’s first AI laws on the books and its broader recommendations stalled in the Legislature. At a panel marking the end of the effort, consumer and labor advocates pushed for stronger rules while AI startups warned about the cost of complying. Read More

Podcast

Amazon’s next big business, Satya Nadella’s DIY app, and a VC’s rallying cry for Seattle tech

Microsoft and Amazon both beat cloud expectations this week, and Microsoft’s headcount fell for the first time since 2016. Also on the show: Satya Nadella builds a dashboard out of a Morgan Stanley analyst’s own report, Jeff Bezos names Amazon’s fourth pillar and AI House’s Jacob Colker makes the case for Seattle tech. Read More

Seattle Tech Week notebook: AI, startups, and the best insights and takeaways we heard

GeekWire’s Todd Bishop reports from Seattle Tech Week 2026, where more than 250 events made artificial intelligence the dominant topic. Insights and quotes from executives at OpenAI, Mistral AI, PitchBook, Madrona, Ascend and others. Read More

New map traces Washington state’s tech ‘universe’ to a few key hubs, and shows what’s at risk

The Washington Technology Industry Association’s new “Tech Universe Map” charts the founder lineage of 625 companies, showing that Microsoft and the University of Washington account for the largest share. A WTIA executive says the hubs forming next are mostly out-of-state companies with engineering centers here. Read More

Watch: A venture capitalist’s passionate speech — a rallying cry, really — about Seattle

AI House co-founder and managing director Jacob Colker may be Seattle’s number one cheerleader. In posts on LinkedIn, panel discussions and recent news stories, Colker is reminding Seattleites that this is a pretty special place. Read More

This startup lets companies teach AI about their brands — and the chatbots are listening

Optimly swept three awards at the Flywheel Investment Conference in Wenatchee and has closed an $800,000 pre-seed round backed by AI House, the Seattle startup studio formerly known as AI2 Incubator. The company builds a public index where brands can correct what AI chatbots say about them. Read More

Seattle’s AI2 Incubator rebrands as AI House, and adds key investor as managing director

The incubator was founded in 2014 inside the Allen Institute for AI — the Seattle research institute created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen — long before artificial intelligence became a household term. Its mission has been to help founders with the early work of company building. Read More

Devplan raises $2.5M to take on the product coordination work that AI coding is leaving behind

Devplan, a Seattle startup building software to coordinate product and engineering work, is emerging from stealth with $2.5 million in seed funding led by AI2 Incubator. Read More

Event Calendar

#SeattleAIWeek 2026 Opening Reception

Seattle AI Week 2026 kicks off at AI House on Pier 70 with conversations about AI policy and economic development,… Read More

Etzioni on AI: Ten Commandments for AI Startups

AI researcher, entrepreneur, and investor Oren Etzioni lays out 10 commandments for AI startups — covering business models, distribution, inference costs, and avoiding dependence on any single frontier model — preceded by 10 classics that apply to startups in general. Read More

Geeks Give Back: AI House and UW’s Center for an Informed Public to be honored at GeekWire Awards

This year’s Geeks Give Back honorees are advancing AI innovation and providing education and research in our rapidly evolving media landscape. Read More

Taylor Soper named director of Seattle’s AI House after remarkable run at GeekWire

Taylor Soper is leaving GeekWire after more than 13 years as a reporter and editor to become director of AI House at AI2 Incubator. We’ll miss him deeply, but we’re excited to see what he does next. Read More

‘I’m tired of that narrative’: Seattle VC pushes back on tech exodus talk

Enough with the hot takes about Seattle’s tech downfall. That’s the message from Jacob Colker, managing director at the AI2… Read More

Why these startup founders are leaving Seattle for San Francisco

Seattle’s startup ecosystem has its strengths, and the city is a global AI hub. But for some tech entrepreneurs, the gravity of San Francisco is hard to resist — especially in the middle of an AI boom. Read More

Ferguson’s AI balancing act: Washington governor wants to harness innovation while minimizing harms

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson is threading the needle when it comes to artificial intelligence. Ferguson made a brief appearance… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names CISO; Amazon attorney retires; former Carbon CEO joins Stacklok

— Ravi Soin has joined Smartsheet as chief information security officer. Soin was previously at Edifecs, where he served on… Read More

‘They don’t have an AI House in Bellevue’: Seattle mayor takes a friendly jab at cross-town rival

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell made it clear that his city still holds the edge when it comes to innovation and culture. Read More

Seattle unveils a ‘responsible AI plan’ to guide city’s tech use and boost the local economy

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell today announced a “responsible AI plan” that provides guidelines for the municipality’s use of artificial intelligence… Read More

Finding value from AI: These tools boost coding, writing, video editing, researching, travel planning

Everybody is talking about AI. But how are people actually using new automation tools, and what value are they getting… Read More

Can Seattle own the AI era? We asked 20 investors and founders to weigh the city’s startup potential

Throw a dart at the GeekWire 200 and you’ll hit a fast-growing AI company. Stop by a Seattle Tech Week… Read More

New startup hubs supercharge Seattle’s tech scene — just in time for the AI boom

In less than a year, two new startup community groups have emerged in Seattle, adding physical hubs to a tech… Read More

Inside Seattle’s ‘AI House’: Waterfront space designed as hub for new wave of startups

The next wave of AI startups in Seattle could be born just above the waters of Elliott Bay. “AI House,”… Read More