Marking its 10th anniversary Tuesday morning, the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship said it received new funding commitments totaling $30 million from three of its original supporters, Microsoft, Boeing, and Gary… Read More
Mat Ellis resigned from his role as CEO of Cloudability, a startup that helps companies track their spending on cloud services. The Portland, Ore.-based startup was acquired by Apptio for… Read More
— Naria Santa Lucia announced that she’ll be stepping down from her role as executive director of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS). WSOS is a public-private partnership that gives… Read More
The GeekWire Anniversary Bash on Thursday will feature plenty of fast-moving dodgeball, ping pong and foosball action. But it will also be a place to showcase some of the amazing work… Read More
This was the third year in a row that GeekWire teamed up with Bank of America to raise money for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) during our Geeks Give Back campaign.… Read More
A few years ago, Marc Casale started tutoring college students. Casale is a longtime consultant in the tech world, focusing on social impact, and he loved having the chance to… Read More
Like many places around the world, Washington state has a talent crisis. The state creates thousands of highly skilled jobs every year in industries like technology and medicine — but it… Read More
Jordana Dahmen isn’t your typical biology student. She strode on stage during the 2016 GeekWire Summit in striking pink heels, and told the audience about her start in science —… Read More
Every year, Washington state’s tech industry adds thousands of new jobs that require a computer science degree — but the state graduates only 500 people qualified to fill them. This… Read More
For Rutha Nuguse, access to technology has always meant opportunity. It’s a lesson she’s been living since she first began teaching herself computer skills at 16. She leveraged those skills to earn… Read More
GeekWire’s Geeks Give Back campaign, brought to you in conjunction with Bank of America, is 28 days old today. That means we’re nearing the halfway mark of this year’s philanthropic endeavor.… Read More
Our annual giving campaign called Geeks Give Back, brought to you in partnership with our friends at Bank of America, is 21 days old today. And this little bundle of joy — the… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show: Reporters Taylor Soper and Jacob Demmitt give us the inside scoop on UberEATS — the fastest food delivery service, when you can get it.… Read More
We’re nearly two weeks into our annual giving campaign, brought to you by GeekWire and Bank of America, called Geeks Give Back. Have you checked it out yet? Made a… Read More
Microsoft and its former CEO Steve Ballmer each signed big checks this week that will help send more low- and middle-income students seeking STEM degrees to college in Washington State.… Read More
Gary Rubens is already helping local startups get off the ground with financial backing. Now he’s doing the same for students. The Seattle angel investor today announced a five-year, $20… Read More