Startup radar: Early-stage companies getting off the ground in Seattle
Aeone CEO Twama Nambili; Summed AI CEO Tyler Rich; JustCoach CEO Shwetha Arya; and Lifecrafting CEO Lakshmi Narayanee.
Vancouver fintech company Bench Accounting announces sudden shutdown
Bench Accounting, a Vancouver B.C.-based startup serving thousands of small businesses, abruptly shut down on Friday. The ...
Startup led by Seattle doctors gets FDA approval for virus-killing, surgical mask technology
Seattle's Singletto is ramping up sales of surgical masks treated with its virus-killing technology and exploring other ...
Buyer beware: OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model is an entirely different beast
Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, speaks at the company's first developer day in San Francisco in November 2023. (GeekWire File Photo / ...
Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish raising new ‘Opportunity Fund’
Geoff Harris, Heather Redman, and Frank Chang. (Flying Fish Photo) Flying Fish is looking for new opportunities.
Tech Moves: Washington senator with Microsoft roots to lead Commerce Dept.; Remitly VP retiring
Sen. Joe Nguyễn on the floor of the Washington State Senate on March 5, 2024. (Washington State Democrats Photo) State Sen.
Instacart joins Uber in lawsuit against Seattle over driver deactivation law
Instacart is joining Uber in an attempt to block a new ordinance in Seattle that regulates how companies can deactivate ...
Early Microsoft leaders go all in on AI with Seattle-area startup Total Neural Enterprises
Rich Tong. Rich Tong has seen multiple technological revolutions. He believes we're at the beginning of another one. Tong, a ...
Certivo, a new PSL spinout led by Seattle tech vet, brings AI to compliance management
Longtime Seattle tech leader Kunal Chopra is heading up a new spinout from Pioneer Square Labs called Certivo, which is using ...
AI, tech talent, and regional innovation: A swan song from retiring WTIA CEO Michael Schutzler
Michael Schutzler, the newly retired CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), joins us on this episode ...
Ask the Expert: How should I monetize AI agents?
Hello, GeekWire readers. We launched our new business advice column earlier this month, featuring different experts from the ...
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Iconic retailer Nordstrom, reshaped by digital commerce, set to go private in $6.25B deal
Seattle-based Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by members of the longtime retail family and El Puerto de Liverpool, a Mexican retailer, in an all-cash-deal valued at $6.25 ...