Seahawks Super Bowl berth puts Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in the limelight As a sports franchise owner, and simply as a fan, Paul Allen is likely one incredibly happy man right now.… Read More
Space mogul identified as secret buyer of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s private island This week news emerged that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had sold his private island north of Seattle for $8 million to… Read More
Paul Allen sells 292-acre private island for $8 million Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has sold a 292-acre private island near Anacortes, selling the property for $8 million. That may… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Backed by Paul Allen, life-logging startup Saga writes your digital autobiography If you like being tracked — voluntarily, that is — then a Seattle startup backed by Paul Allen might be… Read More
Raising the CDC 6500 from the dead: Paul Allen’s engineers attempt toughest computer restoration yet The newest arrival at Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Living Computer Museum in Seattle is a big one — both literally… Read More
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital invests $30M in car-buying advisor TrueCar.com Paul Allen’s investment arm Vulcan Capital today announced it is investing $30 million in TrueCar.com, an eight-year-old company that has… Read More
Paul Allen snags key Amazon architect as top tech advisor Paul Allen has created a new position of executive technology advisor, to work with him across all of his personal… Read More
Paul Allen pitches in $3M to Oregon Shakespeare Festival Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has always had a love for Shakespeare, and now he’s giving away some money again to… Read More
Paul Allen on the race between brain research and artificial intelligence — and why he’s betting on both Over the past decade, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has committed $500 million toward understanding the brain through his Allen Institute… Read More
Paul Allen backs research project to restore hand, arm movement after spinal cord injuries The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is providing a $1.5 million grant to researchers at the University of Washington to… Read More
Paul Allen is the richest sports owner in America Owners of professional sports teams are generally pretty well off, but Paul Allen takes the cake for the most wealthy… Read More
Going beyond Siri and Watson: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen taps Oren Etzioni to lead new Artificial Intelligence Institute Perhaps no one has been more synonymous with the startup ethos at the University of Washington than computer science professor Oren… Read More
Paul Allen’s Cinerama theater to install world’s first commercial 4K laser projector Seattle might now be the best place in the world to watch a movie if you’re into high-def screens. The… Read More
Paul Allen’s raucous, soulful new album shows not all tech execs are tone-deaf It’s apparently the summer of the tech exec album. Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason released his dud of a motivational… Read More
Bill Gates pops Google’s internet balloons, says he won’t be investing in space Bill Gates does not have high hopes for Google’s plan to provide Internet access to the developing world through a… Read More
Paul Allen’s latest bet: Sonic-powered toothbrushes and water flossers Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. has joined an investment group that has acquired Water Pik, the Fort Collins, Colorado maker of… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen previews his new album, shows former Groupon CEO how it’s done It seems like this is the week for music from founders of tech companies. Paul Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder, just released… Read More
Video: Here’s how Paul Allen’s massive Stratolaunch aircraft will launch rockets into orbit Stratolaunch Systems, the commercial space venture backed by Paul Allen, has published a new video showing how it plans to… Read More
Paul Allen bankrolls documentary film that touts promise of nuclear power Seattle billionaire Paul Allen has been showing some of his diversity in recent weeks, selling abstract art; procuring a rare… Read More
Amazon’s amazing biodome; Paul Allen’s abstract art; and other top stories of the week It’s Memorial Day Weekend. So, before the BBQs fire up and the engines purr at Indy, we’d like to take a… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen collaborates with Heart, Joe Walsh and other rock stars on new album Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder, Jimi Hendrix aficionado and avid guitar player, is coming out with a new album in… Read More
Photos: Check out Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s V-2 rocket arriving at Paine Field Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s latest extravagance — a German-built World War II-era V2 rocket — has arrived at his Flying Heritage… Read More
Paul Allen procures V-2 rocket for aircraft museum Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is selling some of his abstract art, and buying a historic rocket. The eclectic Seattle billionaire… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen just sold this abstract painting for $43.8 million Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen — one of the richest men in the world — must have a pretty good eye… Read More
Virgin Galactic breaks sound barrier, set to reach full space flight by end of 2013 Virgin Galactic took a big step in its quest for space travel today with a successful test flight of the… Read More
Paul Allen says Steve Ballmer would be a ‘great NBA owner’ Paul Allen thinks his good buddy and former colleague Steve Ballmer would be a “great” NBA owner, but isn’t exactly… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: This startup founder wants to help you find a better babysitter [Editor’s note: Be sure to join us in person this Thursday, April 11 for the GeekWire Radio Show, live on stage for… Read More
Bill Gates and Paul Allen reprise classic Microsoft photo, three decades later The photo above is a Microsoft classic, showing the company’s founders, Paul Allen and Bill Gates, surrounded by personal computers… Read More
Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital expanding to Silicon Valley Updated with details of the new office’s leader. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s investment arm, Vulcan Capital, plans to open a… Read More
Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch opens giant hangar for world’s largest aircraft The world’s largest aircraft needs a ginormous place to live, and that’s exactly what Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch has built. Stratolaunch… Read More
