Updated on Monday Aug. 9 with additional details. Not that long ago, Rover was on a very short leash. In March 2020, as the realities of the pandemic became clear,… Read More
The Small Business Administration released new data this week showing the exact amount of money companies received from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. The program, known as PPP, launched… Read More
Federal authorities charged a Seattle-area man on Tuesday with one count of wire fraud after he submitted fake applications for COVID-19 relief programs. Austin Hsu, a 46-year-old resident of Issaquah,… Read More
Baoke Zhang, a 35-year-old software engineer based in the Seattle area, pled guilty on Thursday to one count of wire fraud for his scheme to defraud public and private COVID-19… Read More
A number of Seattle-area tech startups received millions of dollars from the federal government to help get through the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Small Business Administration on Monday revealed data… Read More
Baoke Zhang, a 35-year-old software engineer at ride hailing giant Lyft, is facing bank and wire fraud charges for what federal prosecutors called a “brazen scheme” to defraud the U.S.… Read More
Sports Illustrated’s publicly traded publisher, Maven, says it plans to keep and use a $5.7 million forgivable loan from the federal government, despite mounting criticism of public companies receiving funds… Read More
It’s not easy to turn down financial help from the government, especially during an economic crisis. But that’s exactly what two venture capital-backed Pacific Northwest tech startups did recently with… Read More
RealNetworks, the 26-year-old streaming media pioneer that recently pivoted to developing facial recognition technology, today disclosed that it has received $2.87 million from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. The… Read More
Rita Hansen was losing sleep and grappling with anxiety. Like many small business owners and startup CEOs, she spent the past several weeks submitting applications and waiting nervously for federal… Read More
The $349 billion earmarked to help small businesses stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis ran out of money Thursday, less than two weeks after applications for the program opened. The… Read More