Taylor Soper

(Thinkie Photo) Consumers use all types of wearable gadgets to monitor physical activity. But what about measuring our brains? A Seattle-area startup called Thinkie has developed a wearable cloth headband with a sensor that monitors brain activity while users play […]

Jon Prentice (left), senior vice president at Silicon Valley Bank, speaks with James Newell, managing director at Voyager Capital, at the Columbia Tower Club in Seattle on Thursday. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Seattle needs more angel investors who are

(Loti Image) Seattle startup Loti announced that it raised new investment from Silicon Valley mainstay Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2022, Loti helps public figures scour the internet for fake social media accounts, fake endorsements, or deepfakes that misuse their likeness. It uses

Aviel Ginzburg (left) mingles with attendees at the launch party for Foundations, a new startup community group he’s helping lead in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Foundations hosted a lively launch party Thursday evening at its space in Seattle’s

OctoAI CEO Luis Ceze speaks at a Seattle Tech Week event hosted by Madrona at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle in June. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) OctoAI, a Seattle software startup that sells tools to help build and run generative

(Photo by Parker Coffman on Unsplash) The Seattle City Council’s public safety committee approved legislation Tuesday that would add new CCTV cameras and “Real-Time Crime Center” software in a bid to address crime. The full council will vote on the

From left: Dave Cotter of D3 Advisors; Yifan Zhang of Ai2 Incubator; Jenny Rojanasthien of NCW Tech Alliance, Skye Henderson of Cowles Ventures, and Evan Poncelet of Dreamward Ventures. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Lack of angel investors. The golden