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Seattle SPAC suffering: Shares of companies that went public via SPAC fall more than 50%

The four Seattle businesses that went public during the SPAC boom have sputtered amid the broader economic downturn. Porch, Nautilus… Read More

Porch Group makes unusual promise in latest acquisition — guaranteeing its stock will double

Big deals have become almost run-of-the-mill for Seattle-based home services tech company Porch Group, which has been acquiring an array… Read More

Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

— Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. In… Read More

Newly public, Rover pays off $8M PPP loan that helped pet-sitting company survive pandemic

Updated on Monday Aug. 9 with additional details. Not that long ago, Rover was on a very short leash. In… Read More

Porch completes $100M Homeowners of America acquisition, doubling down on insurance market

Porch Group, the Seattle-based home services software company, completed its $100 million acquisition of Homeowners of America Inc. on Tuesday… Read More

Seattle’s Porch marks new era as public company with first Super Bowl ad touting home services tech

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount Porch paid for a Super Bowl ad. The… Read More

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Porch makes stock market debut, raising $322M to fuel its ambitions in home services technology

Serial entrepreneur Matt Ehrlichman was inspired to start Porch after encountering challenges during the construction of his family’s home. Eight… Read More

Tech Moves: Outreach and Flyhomes marketing chiefs depart; startup studio Pienza grows team

— Margaret Arakawa has left her role as chief marketing officer at sales automation startup Outreach. Arakawa spent nearly 20… Read More

Real estate tech company Porch adds five new directors to board ahead of public stock listing

Seattle-based Porch today named five directors that will join the company’s board when it goes public later this year. The… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Seattle and Pacific NW startups raise big funding rounds amid pandemic

The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the… Read More

Porch to go public at $523M valuation in SPAC deal, marking new era for real estate tech company

Porch, a real estate technology venture and home improvement marketplace that has spent four years quietly renovating its own business,… Read More

L.A. startup Kandela sues Seattle’s Porch for $11.5M, alleging fraud one year after acquisition

Seattle-based home improvement startup Porch acquired moving concierge startup Kandela in April 2019, describing it as a strong complement to… Read More

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up… Read More

Home improvement marketplace Porch raises $21M as it pushes toward profitability

Porch is raising a pile of cash as the Seattle-based home improvement marketplace aims to reach profitability. Porch raised $20.6… Read More

Home improvement marketplace Porch acquires HireAHelper, doubling down on moving services

Seattle startup Porch has acquired San Diego-based moving marketplace HireAHelper. It’s the second moving services company that fast-growing home improvement… Read More

Home improvement marketplace Porch makes another acquisition as headcount hits 500

Porch is making another acquisition, its second after the home improvement startup came out of a self-imposed quiet period almost… Read More

Latest Porch partnership teams home services company with eBay to give shoppers a helping hand

Looking for someone to mount that TV you just picked up on eBay? Seattle-based home services company Porch is teaming… Read More

Porch acquires another home services startup as it aims to be ‘one of the next great Seattle companies’

It’s been quite the roller coaster ride for Porch. The Seattle-based home services company grew rapidly and raised $100 million… Read More

Overstock and Porch team up as they battle Amazon, others in home services industry

Porch announced a partnership with Overstock.com on Tuesday as it continues to expand the reach of its home services marketplace.… Read More

Porch adds augmented reality tech to home improvement marketplace with Streem partnership

Porch is using augmented reality technology to help homeowners connect with service professionals. The Seattle-based startup is partnering with Portland-based… Read More

Facebook teams up with Porch, HomeAdvisor and Handy for new Marketplace home services offerings

Facebook is partnering with Seattle startup Porch, as well as HomeAdvisor and Handy to launch a new Services addition to… Read More

Home improvement data startup Porch emerges from 2-year quiet period, rebounds to 450 people

Porch is back up to more than 450 people — approaching the number that the home improvement marketplace and renovation… Read More

Tech Moves: Porch COO Asha Sharma leaves for new role at Facebook; Uber eyes new executives; Ad Lightning taps Microsoft vet as VP of Product; etc.

Asha Sharma, who served as the COO of home services startup Porch since its inception, is leaving the company for… Read More

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