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
We are excited an amazing group of non-profit Impact Partners who will join us at today’s GeekWire Anniversary Bash. These organizations are doing good in the community through efforts related… 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
We’re in the midst of our largest philanthropic fundraising effort of the year. And we hope you can join us in making a pledge to Geeks Give Back, our annual… Read More
Gary Rubens is one of Seattle’s top angel investors, a fixture in the region’s startup ecosystem. But now the 54-year-old investor and entrepreneur is looking to fulfill a different type of dream,… Read More
Grits were on the menu Tuesday morning as the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship hosted their annual fundraising breakfast in downtown Seattle, drawing hundreds of leaders in business, politics and education… 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
The odds have always been stacked again University of Washington engineering student Yarelly Gomez. Her parents are both farm workers in rural Washington state, and she still remembers waking up at… Read More
Every day we hear stories about the labor shortage in the tech industry, and how not enough students are studying science, technology, engineering and math. Well, it’s time we do… Read More