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Avalara adds former PayPal, Goldman Sachs and Indix execs to leadership team

Seattle-based tax compliance company Avalara added a trio of new executives to its leadership team, the company announced today. Avalara… Read More

Warburg Pincus sells 4.7M shares of tax automation company Avalara worth around $230M

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold 4.7 million shares of Seattle-based sales tax automation company Avalara this week, according to… Read More

Avalara reports $272M in revenue in 2018, but losses rise 16% to $44.5M for the year

Sales tax automation company Avalara sailed past Wall Street expectations to close out 2018, though its losses are growing as… Read More

Tax automation company Avalara acquires Seattle startup Indix to boost product description database

Seattle-based tax compliance company Avalara has acquired Indix, a Seattle startup that had accumulated vast amounts of data on product… Read More

Avalara expands to alcoholic beverage compliance with the acquisition of Compli

Avalara has acquired the “operational assets” of Compli, a California-based company that helps makers of alcoholic beverages comply with government… Read More

Tech Moves: Tech Alliance names new CEO; Twitter lands security leader from F5; Rubica hires marketing chief; and more

— Former Washington State Rep. Laura Ruderman is taking charge as CEO of the Technology Alliance, a non-profit organization of tech… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Washington STEM Summit: ‘There’s an opportunity deficit’

This year, the Washington STEM Summit brought together more than 300 leaders in government, education, community and business — including… Read More

Avalara posts $70M in revenue in 2nd quarter as a public company, responds to patent lawsuit

Avalara cruised past Wall Street expectations in its second quarterly update since going public in June. The Seattle sales tax… Read More

Lawsuit accuses Avalara of pilfering key sales tax automation tech from inventor

A tax accountant has sued Avalara, accusing the Seattle sales tax automation company of misappropriating technology he developed and using… Read More

After historic court decision on e-commerce taxes, Avalara launches new licensing program to help manage the new world

National e-commerce retailers might have bemoaned the recent Supreme Court decision allowing states to require retailers to collect sales taxes… Read More

TLDR Editor’s Picks: The state of the tech economy, from Seattle to Wall Street and beyond

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today: the ups… Read More

Avalara stock soars following Supreme Court e-commerce sales tax decision

Avalara looks to be a prime beneficiary of Thursday’s historic U.S. Supreme Court decision on e-commerce sales tax collection, as… Read More

Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years

Update: Shares of Avalara were up 87 percent on the first day of trading, at $44.94. There was an orange… Read More

Avalara goes public, rings opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, stock rises 87%

Follow-up: Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years Original story: Shares of Avalara spiked… Read More

Sales tax automation company Avalara raises $180M in IPO, prices shares at $24, above expected range

UPDATE: Avalara shares began trading at $35 on Friday morning, a 46 percent spike over its offering price of $24. More details… Read More

Avalara ups IPO target to $198M on stock price of $21 to $23 as it prepares to go public

Avalara plans to raise up to $198 million when it goes public, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

Avalara aims to raise up to $181M in IPO at $19 to $21 per share, updated filing shows

Avalara updated its IPO filing on Monday with new details about its plans to go public. The Seattle tax automation… Read More

Tech Moves: Know Labs picks Package Guard founder as CBO; Former Avalara President becomes Shiftboard director; and more

Know Labs, the publicly-traded material identification technology company, has a new chief business officer. The company announced that Mike Grabham,… Read More

Avalara brings in former Oracle exec to be new CTO as sales tax automation company preps for IPO

Avalara hired Danny Fields, an experienced engineering leader and cloud tech veteran, to be its new chief technology officer and… Read More

Fast-growing sales tax automation company Avalara files for $150 million IPO

Avalara is looking to bring its beach motif and signature orange to the New York Stock Exchange. The Seattle company,… Read More

Look who’s atop the GeekWire 200 now, as DocuSign and Smartsheet graduate via IPOs

DocuSign’s long reign atop the GeekWire 200 ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups is over. The digital signature giant… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: It’s time to vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle

A tropical island-themed tiki bar. A colorful pop art paradise. An innovative invention lab. And stunning rooftop decks. Those are… Read More

Sales tax showdown: FAQ on the Supreme Court case that could shape the future of online shopping

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear its first state sales tax case in more than 25 years this… Read More

Inside ‘Avalara Hawk Tower,’ sales tax automation company brings island roots into a new era

It has been nearly a decade since Avalara had all its Seattle-area employees under one roof. But that changed last… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Expedia seeks a security-savvy engineer to join its risk and securities group

From the recent spate of data hacks to this week’s revelation of security flaws in major computer processors, cybersecurity is top… Read More

GeekWire 200 in 2018: Our bold predictions for the Pacific NW’s top private tech companies

Last week we wrapped up a wild year for the Pacific Northwest’s top startups. Now it’s time to look ahead and… Read More

GeekWire 200 Year in Review: A high-profile IPO, plenty of acquisitions and startups on the rise

Toward the end of last year, a report named seven Pacific Northwest startups — all of them near the top of… Read More

Memo: Avalara CEO says it’s ‘time for a change’ in culture after law firm reviews internal complaints

Seattle-based tax automation startup Avalara hired an outside law firm to review “internal complaints this year about employees, including executives,… Read More

Where to find the 10 most valuable SaaS startups based in the Seattle area

It’s now well established: Seattle is cloud city. But in the shadow of major platform players Amazon and Microsoft, a… Read More

Avalara CTO and EVP leaving as fast-growing tax automation startup shuffles engineering leadership

Two prominent executives are leaving tax automation startup Avalara next year, while a familiar face will return to lead the… Read More