Rover has come a long way since it was founded in Seattle in 2011. The dog-sitting tech company has acquired one of its biggest competitors, raised more than $150 million and… Read More
Seattle-based real estate company Redfin made waves a few weeks ago when it filed for an initial public offering, possibly making it the first company in the Pacific Northwest to… Read More
Tax automation startup Avalara has been quietly stocking up on high-profile tech leadership for the past few months, and they just landed another well-known leader from the startup world. The company confirmed to… Read More
If you’re running a software startup in Seattle, Raj Singh is the kind of person you’d want as an advisor. Singh, who helped launch expense management company Concur — which… Read More
Seattle-based Avalara, a cloud-driven tax automation startup, announced today that former Microsoft and T-Mobile exec Jeremy Korst will join the company as its new chief marketing officer and executive vice president. Korst… Read More
It wasn’t a banner year for IPOs in 2016 — the number of companies that went public nationally this year is down 38 percent compared to last year, per Renaissance… Read More
Seattle-based sales tax automation startup Avalara announced a $96 million round of funding this September, with plans to put $50 million into acquisitions and growth. As part of that growth, the company… Read More
Simply Measured co-founder and vice president of strategy Adam Schoenfeld is leaving the Seattle-based social media analytics company after nearly seven years to take on a founder role with another early… Read More
Sales tax automation company Avalara announced Thursday it has landed $96 million in funding from Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, Technology Crossover Ventures and others. The funds include $50 million for acquisitions and growth, and… Read More
LumaTax, which aims to automate sales tax reporting for small businesses, has raised $2 million from Madrona Venture Group, Greycroft Partners and angel investors. The company will use the money to build… Read More
Avalara is moving into new digs next year. The sales tax company announced today that it has leased 100,000 square feet across the top six floors of a yet-to-be-completed tower… Read More
For many employees in America, Thanksgiving weekend was a time for relaxation, a chance to take a brief break from work. This year, though, that wasn’t so much the case for engineers… Read More
Tax automation software probably isn’t something the average consumer thinks about while making online purchases, but it caused some frustration for some e-commerce site operators this past Black Friday weekend.… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show: Behind the scenes of our search for Amazon’s secret drone site. Sesame Street is coming to HBO, a Halo game gets a teen rating… Read More
Tax automation software maker Avalara is leaving its longtime home on Bainbridge Island, setting up a new headquarters in the historic Second and Spring building in downtown Seattle. “We are… Read More
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Avalara is one of the region’s fastest-growing startups and that’s certainly clear at this week’s U.S. Open. The Bainbridge Island-based maker of tax automation software is going… Read More
Avalara has acquired Belgium-based VAT Applications, makers of the iVAT suite of VAT compliance software. The Bainbridge Island-based company secured $100 million in funding late last year to expand its international presence, plus another $42… Read More
Avalara, the Bainbridge Island-based maker of tax automation software, has acquired EZtax in a deal of undisclosed size. EZtax specializes in cloud-based tax compliance services for the telecommunications industry. It… Read More
Avalara announced today that it’s adding support for Brazilian taxes to its global tax compliance platform thanks to its acquisition of technology and content from SuitePlus, a company headquartered in… Read More
Fresh off raising another $42 million in January, sales tax automation firm Avalara has put some of its cash to acquisition use. The Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based company has announced it’s buying HotSpot… Read More
It was a huge month for companies in the top 10 of the GeekWire 200, our monthly ranking of the hottest startup companies in the Pacific Northwest. Three of those… Read More
Fresh off a massive $100 million investment, sales tax automation company Avalara has already raised another good chunk of money. The company today announced a $42 million investment round led by… Read More
Avalara, the Bainbridge Island-based sales tax compliance company, announced today that it has expanded its footprint to Durham, N.C. The company will be moving into an office in the city’s… Read More
This isn’t such a bad way to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Avalara, the Bainbridge Island software company that helps organizations such as Crocs, WatchGuard Technologies and ANC Sports calculate and… Read More
Avalara has added Bitcoin to the roster of currencies it can handle with its cloud-based AvaTax suite of sales tax compliance software. The new Bitcoin features will help companies calculate and… Read More
Avalara is expanding again through an acquisition, announcing today that it has acquired the Zytax line of energy-related tax automation products. Avalara purchased the assets from Houston-based FuelQuest, incorporating a new… Read More
Nerf gun wars, orange toilet paper, a cafeteria in a former bar, a great indoor putting green, and windows repurposed as whiteboards. Yes, tech company headquarters are some of the geekiest places in… Read More
There’s a whole maze of state and local laws governing sales tax collection, and it can be hard for a small business to figure out how to pay their share… Read More
—Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer will retire at the end of September, the company announced today. Oppenheimer has served as the company’s CFO for the past decade, and has been a… Read More
Avalara announced today that it has raised $30 million in new financing in a funding round led by Battery Ventures and Sageview Capital, which are both existing investors in the… Read More