GeekWire Awards: Billion-dollar deals, rare IPO, pharma pact, and mega-round vie for Deal of the Year Billion-dollar deals from OpenAI, Novo Nordisk, and Palo Alto Networks are among the finalists for the Deal of the Year in the 2026 GeekWire Awards, alongside a rare Seattle-area IPO and a $5 billion mega-round. Read More
Palo Alto Networks paying $3.3B to acquire observability startup Chronosphere, which has roots in Seattle Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday it will acquire Chronosphere in a deal valued at $3.35 billion. Founded in… Read More
Tech Moves: Protect AI founders get roles at Palo Alto; F5 board chair to retire; new Chainguard hires — Two co-founders and former executives of Seattle-based Protect AI announced their new roles at Palo Alto Networks, the California… Read More
Palo Alto Networks to acquire Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Protect AI, a Seattle startup founded in 2022 that helps companies monitor… Read More
