The four Seattle businesses that went public during the SPAC boom have sputtered amid the broader economic downturn. Porch, Nautilus Biotechnology, Rover, and Leafly have all gone public via a… Read More
PITTSBURGH — SPACs are suffering. But Cascadia Capital still feels confident about finding a deal. The Seattle investment bank raised $150 million last year for a new special purpose acquisition… Read More
Nearly six months after announcing plans to go public via a SPAC merger, Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace Leafly has sealed the deal and will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Monday.… Read More
Another day, another deal. That’s sometimes how it feels around the GeekWire newsroom as we track the latest venture rounds, private equity buyouts, acquisitions, IPOs, SPACs and every other transaction.… Read More
For the past 22 years, Cascadia Capital has helped dozens of healthcare, retail, technology and other companies find buyers. Now, the Seattle-based investment banking firm is on the prowl to… Read More
A California-based space venture called Astra marked its first day as a publicly traded company today, completing a financial transition in which Seattle-area telecom pioneer Craig McCaw played a key… Read More
Mark Vadon is on the prowl for the next e-commerce superstar. Vadon, who previously co-founded Zulily and Blue Nile and served as chairman of online pet products retailer Chewy, is… Read More
SPACs. IPOs. M&A. The past 12 months ushered in a frenzy of deal activity, with mammoth public offerings and blockbuster acquisitions. Today in GeekWire Awards voting, we’re recognizing some of… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates hinted at a SPAC bubble, noting in an interview with CNBC on Friday that he’ll be avoiding “low-quality” special purpose acquisition companies which are guiding companies… Read More
When we reached out to entrepreneur and angel investor Spencer Rascoff on Tuesday with notes about appearing on the GeekWire podcast — an appearance that was scheduled several weeks ago… Read More
Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is jumping back into the real estate game in a big way. Rascoff, who left the CEO post at the Seattle real estate juggernaut… Read More
A few weeks ago, a longtime GeekWire reader sent a note expressing shock that Sana Biotechnology co-founder and CEO Steve Harr only owned 4.9% of the company after the completion… Read More
Mark Vadon, the Seattle e-commerce entrepreneur who co-founded Zulily and Blue Nile and served as chairman of Chewy, is joining the SPAC craze. Vadon has emerged as the chairman and… Read More
BlackSky Holdings, which is operating a growing fleet of Earth observation satellites as well as a cloud-based platform to analyze geospatial data, says it will become a publicly traded company… Read More
New Vista Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company founded by former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to prime the pump for a future high-tech acquisition, went on the market today with an… Read More
Back in the 1990s, cellular telecom pioneer Craig McCaw bought into a vision of ubiquitous wireless service via a constellation of satellites, with an assist from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.… Read More
One of Seattle’s biggest and longest active venture capital firms is looking to jump into the SPAC arena. Frazier Healthcare Partners — which has invested in biotechnology companies since 1991… Read More
