Joseph Williams onstage at the GeekWire Awards last month, accepting the Public Policy Champion award. Williams found out Tuesday that he’s being let go as a sector lead as part of a broader restructuring at the Washington Department of Commerce. […]
From left: Pay-i CTO Doron Holan; CEO David Tepper; and COO Erik Winters. (Pay-i Photos) Pay-i, a Seattle startup founded by Microsoft veterans, raised a $4.9 million seed round to help businesses figure out whether AI initiatives actually deliver business
Inside the Foundations space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Foundations Photo) The experiment seems to be working. Foundations, the Seattle-based startup community that launched last year, is doubling its physical space in Capitol Hill and is exploring an expansion in
Washington governor Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday approved controversial new taxes on businesses that will help plug the state’s massive $16 billion budget shortfall. The new laws increase business and occupation
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Yoodli co-founders Esha Joshi (left) and Varun Puri at the GeekWire Awards in Seattle earlier this month. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Yoodli, a Seattle startup that uses generative AI to analyze speech and offer tips for improving communication skills,
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(Trellis Health Image) Trellis Health released its iOS app on Tuesday as the Seattle-based health tech startup aims to use AI and personalized data to improve healthcare for women. Founded in 2022, Trellis’ software provides recommendations, insights, and tracking based
From left: David Garner, Evan Poncelet, Warren Marcus, Kia Davis, Jesse Posey, and Louis Newkirk. Marcus, CEO of Wink Therapeutics, won first place at a pitch competition in Seattle on Saturday and landed investment from Dreamward Ventures. (Venture Black Photo)
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The Moda Center in Portland, home of the Trail Blazers. No way. Bonkers. A real stretch. That’s the response I got in our Slack thread after floating MacKenzie Scott as a potential buyer of the Portland Trail Blazers. The NBA
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From left: Tensor9 co-founders Michael Ten-Pow, Matt Michie, and Matt Shanker. (Tensor9 Photo) Tensor9, a Seattle-based security and privacy startup, announced a $4 million seed round. Founded in 2023 by veterans of Amazon, Meta, and Epic Games, the company helps
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From top left, clockwise: ModernVivo CEO Ian Levine; NailedIT Labs CEO Hongyuan Jin (Alex); Jinn Labs CEO Harjeev Anand; and Onyx Platform CEO Allison Arzeno. Detecting theft, helping insurance agencies, improving lab work, and finding nail salons. We’re covering all
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