— Former Alibaba executive Michael Zeisser joined the board of directors at Seattle-based mobile marketplace OfferUp. “Very few consumer companies can build an ecosystem that includes millions of buyers, sellers,… Read More
OfferUp is rolling out a new feature that aims to solve a major pain point for local buyers and sellers, letting a buyer reserve an item with an authorized payment… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace startup OfferUp has hired Ameesh Paleja as its new chief technology officer. Paleja was previously the CTO of premium cable network Starz and the CEO of… Read More
OfferUp’s Chief Operating Officer Bill Carr says that he’s not a scientist. At least not in the chemical engineering way that his dad and grandfathers were. But he is an… Read More
Airbnb hired Fred Reid to be global head of transportation, a role that will focus on building partnerships and services around travel. Reid joined from Kitty Hawk, where he led… Read More
—Chloe Harford has left her position as VP of product at digital marketplace OfferUp. Harford joined OfferUp in June 2017 from real estate tech company Zillow, where she worked for more… Read More
When Nick Huzar started OfferUp, it was almost a disadvantage to be based in the Seattle area. “Investors didn’t really understand the consumer world as much,” Huzar said this week, recalling… Read More
Jim Brisimitzis, a longtime Microsoft leader, is leaving the company to establish a Seattle office for New York-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator Quake Capital. The office will officially open… Read More
OfferUp has named its first chief financial officer. The Seattle-based mobile ecommerce marketplace announced Tuesday that Rodrigo Brumana is joining the company as CFO, an appointment the company says is… Read More
OfferUp is raising a huge round of funding as the mobile marketplace continues to grow and battle a crowded field of competitors. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities… Read More
OfferUp says nearly 10 percent of all U.S. used car sales happen on its platform, so the company has created a new section to make it easier for buyers, sellers… Read More
OfferUp is upping the ante in its battle against eBay and Craigslist. The marketplace app today officially launched a new shipping feature that expands its service beyond local deals. OfferUp… Read More
The Oscars and the Grammys have passed, but awards season is far from over. We’re just a few weeks away from the 2018 GeekWire Awards, and today we’re opening voting… Read More
Last week we wrapped up a wild year for the Pacific Northwest’s top startups. Now it’s time to look ahead and see what’s on the horizon for the GeekWire 200, our… Read More
Toward the end of last year, a report named seven Pacific Northwest startups — all of them near the top of the GeekWire 200 — that could go public in 2017. In… Read More
OfferUp today announced several new features for its buying and selling app designed to make transactions safer and more transparent, as the mobile marketplace works to stem safety concerns. Here… Read More
OfferUp has designated more than 450 meeting places for users to exchange goods, in an attempt to get ahead of the safety issues that plague its rival Craigslist. The Community… Read More
Things were falling apart at Blok24. Fundraising efforts were faltering. The product needed a revamp. And, most frighteningly, the bank account had dwindled to just $16,000. It was the end… Read More
Peter Wilson, the former Google and Facebook engineering director who joined mobile marketplace OfferUp last year to lead its engineering team, is no longer with the company, GeekWire has learned.… Read More
OfferUp is more than quadrupling the size of its headquarters in Bellevue, Wash. as the mobile marketplace begins to put the $130 million it raised last year to work. OfferUp… Read More
Facebook will start testing ads in its local sales tool, Marketplace, according to reports from Recode and Marketing Land. The native ads — sponsored content that looks similar to posts from ordinary… Read More
Longtime Zillow executive Chloe Harford is leaving the real estate tech company to join OfferUp as the company’s new vice president of product, GeekWire has learned. Harford was among Zillow’s first employees and… Read More
As it continues to grow, OfferUp will have another guiding voice in its corner with experience building a fast-growing retail operation in the Pacific Northwest: Darrell Cavens, co-founder and CEO of… Read More
We’re back with another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards, and today’s category is a biggie, literally. We’re opening voting in the Next Tech Titan category, recognizing those heavyweight… Read More
Code.org is a different kind of tech workplace. This nonprofit was founded by twin brothers and tech entrepreneurs Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi in 2013, and its goal is to expand access… Read More
There’s startup life, and then there’s liquor startup life. Distiller, a platform that offers custom liquor recommendations and discovery, is looking for mobile engineers to join their team, and the perks… Read More
OfferUp’s mobile-based marketplace has filled a major gap in the online buying and selling world. By allowing people to use their smartphones to post, sell and buy items, it offers… Read More
Whitepages, a leading contact information resource for North America, is adding several members to its Seattle team. One of the open positions is for a Senior Backend Software Engineer, who will help… Read More
M87, a mobile technology startup helmed by former T-Mobile exec Cole Brodman, made headlines last fall when it announced that it raised a $5 million round led by Seattle’s Madrona Venture… Read More
Seattle startup OfferUp, the Seattle-based Craigslist competitor that last year become one of the pacific northwest’s few unicorns, is hiring for a unique position. The startup is looking for a… Read More