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Wrench

Review: What it’s like to use Wrench, the ‘Uber for auto repair’ that sends a mechanic to your car

by Clare McGrane on February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 at 6:56 am 2 Comments

It was just another Tuesday. I wrapped up a few early-morning work tasks in the living room, threw my laptop in my bag and headed into the GeekWire office for… Read More

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Surging ‘Seattle 10’ startups show off their strategies on supersized cocktail napkins

by Nat Levy on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 at 9:07 am1 Comment

The idea of sketching business plans and ideas on cocktail napkins dates back decades. You quickly draw out the core components of a business on a napkin, and it helps… Read More

Seattle 10 napkins

Meet the Seattle 10: Hot startups transform everything from housing to food production

by John Cook & Taylor Soper on November 7, 2017November 29, 2017 at 11:53 amComment

An innovative way to buy homes. Virtual reality that allows you to feel. And a high-tech football helmet that’s designed to reduce concussions. It’s time to meet The Seattle 10,… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Seattle’s most promising Startup of the Year

by John Cook on April 5, 2017April 10, 2017 at 5:01 pm 3 Comments

The 2017 GeekWire Awards are less than a month away, so that means it’s time to vote for the iconoclastic tinkerers, entrepreneurs and business leaders who are reshaping the way we… Read More

Wrench

‘Uber for car repair’ startup Wrench raises $4M for service that brings a mechanic to your vehicle

by Taylor Soper on March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 at 1:58 pm 4 Comments

Investors like what they see in Wrench. The Seattle-based on-site car repair startup today announced a $4 million Series A round led by Madrona Venture Group, which previously co-led the company’s… Read More

Wrench

Car-repair startup Wrench launches membership program, plans expansion to third major market

by Kurt Schlosser on November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 at 12:26 pm 2 Comments

Wrench, the Seattle-based on-site car repair startup, is reporting continued growth after a successful summer launch and is now adding a new maintenance membership program to complement the emergency road service… Read More

Wrench

Seattle startup Wrench ready to crank on its expansion plan as on-site car repair proves a big hit

by Kurt Schlosser on September 21, 2016September 20, 2016 at 3:00 pm 2 Comments

Wrench, the on-site car repair startup, serviced more than 1,000 vehicles during a test run this summer in Seattle and that success has the company ready to hit the road… Read More

Wrench

Wrench brings car mechanics to the consumer, raises $1.2M in funding

by Nat Levy on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 at 1:57 pm 3 Comments

Self-described serial startup guy Ed Petersen knows first-hand how much of a pain car maintenance can be. His dealer was in Bellevue, Wash., where he commuted to work from his home… Read More

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