Articles about Cascadia

Industrial headset company RealWear and Seattle’s Cascadia Capital terminate SPAC deal

A SPAC deal to take Vancouver, Wash.-based industrial headset company RealWear public has fallen apart. Cascadia Acquisition Corp., the special… Read More

Tech leaders form alliance to help fuel robotics work in the Pacific Northwest

A trio of tech leaders joined forces to promote the creation of robotics startups in the Pacific Northwest, encouraged by… Read More

Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital has its eye on Pittsburgh for SPAC acquisition target

Pittsburgh’s tech scene is getting some more love from Seattle. Cascadia Capital, a Seattle-based investment banking firm founded more than… Read More

WTIA launches market accelerator program for Canadian AR and VR startups breaking into U.S.

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced Wednesday that it is launching a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help… Read More

Microsoft and Cascadia group unveil proposal to build economic hubs between big Pacific NW cities

The Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference has made headlines over the past few years for its ambitious goal to connect Portland… Read More

Why experts say the Pacific Northwest is a ‘perfect laboratory’ for autonomous technology

The hype cycle for autonomous vehicles may have slowed down after the March 2018 fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber… Read More

Looming cuts to transit cast doubt on Microsoft’s vision for Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail

Microsoft’s aspiration to build one of America’s first high-speed rail lines in the Pacific Northwest hit a speed bump this… Read More

Microsoft to host Seattle summit on high-speed rail connecting Pacific Northwest cities

High-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest has long been a dream of Microsoft and the tech giant is accelerating efforts… Read More

Washington state and B.C. launch Joint Clean Grid Initiative to align renewable energy transition

Washington state and British Columbia are partnering to share resources and work together as each government pursues ambitious clean energy… Read More

Microsoft, Oregon, and B.C. kick in $750K for new study of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest

The effort to build a high-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C. just got a fresh cash infusion. Microsoft, the… Read More

Microsoft pledges $300K to study high-speed train linking Seattle-Vancouver, B.C. in under an hour

Microsoft is committing an additional $300,000 to continue studying whether a high-speed train between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., is possible.… Read More

Cascadia rising: New group aims to help Pacific NW rival Silicon Valley as unified innovation hub

Despite its tech giants, leading universities, and talent, Seattle still struggles to stack up to Silicon Valley when it comes… Read More

Microsoft donates $1M to new partnership of UW-UBC aiming to solve urban issues like traffic and homelessness through data

Microsoft is donating $1 million to a new partnership between the University of Washington and the University of British Columbia called the… Read More

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