Staris CEO Adam Cecchetti. (Staris Photo) Staris, a new Seattle-based application security startup founded by technology industry veterans, raised $5.7 million in a seed round led by Freestyle VC. Founded…
(Bigstock Image) As President Trump issues directives to scuttle every federal government initiative that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion, tech giants and other businesses across the Pacific Northwest are charting…
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 19, 2025. Sign…
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we delve into the Stargate Project announcement by OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank, in conjunction with President Trump, and assess the implications for OpenAI’s relationship…
Nikki Santoro, CEO of IMDb. (IMDb Photo) — IMDb, the juggernaut of entertainment information, has a new CEO. Nikki Santoro has taken the helm from founder Col Needham, becoming only…
Project Kuiper satellites are packed inside containers for transport to Florida. (Amazon Photo) Amazon is providing a sneak peek at the satellites that are being shipped to Florida for the…
Mamtha Banerjee is the new leader of the JPMorgan Chase Seattle Tech Center. (JPMorgan Chase Photo) JPMorgan Chase named a new leader of its Seattle Tech Center: Mamtha Banerjee, a…
The 1995 original hardback and 1996 paperback editions of The Road Ahead, by Bill Gates, Peter Rinearson, and Nathan Myhrvold. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50…
From top left, clockwise: Duckpins CEO Lauren Cappell; GovGoose CEO Perrin Myerson; MediScan CEO Kavian Mojabe; and Identient CEO Steve Tout. We’re spotlighting four new startups in Seattle that are…
Madrona’s team at the firm’s annual meeting last year. (Madrona Photo / Dan DeLong) Madrona, the largest venture firm in the Pacific Northwest, raised $770 million for two new funds…
The Polana AI co-founders, from left: CEO Maria Zhang, Chief Scientist Steve Liu, and CTO Tim Howes. (Polana Photos) A onetime Seattle startup founder who went on to lead engineering…
Banzai CEO Joe Davy. (Banzai Photo) Seattle-based marketing technology company Banzai International plans to acquire Act-On Software, a Portland, Ore.-based company that sells marketing automation software. Founded in 2008, Act-On offers…
Chris Young, Microsoft executive vice president of business development, strategy, and ventures, at the GeekWire Summit in 2021. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Chris Young, a tech industry veteran…
Ro Health CEO Jeff Widmyer. (LinkedIn Photo) Seattle-based clinical staffing provider Ro Health landed investment from LightBay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, to fuel growth, pursue strategic acquisitions…
David Sulpy. (Photo via bitform.at) Glue announced a $2 million seed round led by industrial giant Fortive that will help the new Seattle startup bolster its software platform designed to…
Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader. (Smartsheet Photo) Smartsheet is a private company again. The Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software giant completed its $8.4 billion acquisition by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners on…
Microsoft will mark its 50th anniversary in April 2025. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab is offering a total of $5 million in cloud computing…
The OpenAI logo at the company’s 2023 developer conference. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft will no longer be the exclusive provider of new cloud computing capacity to OpenAI…
To compare AI outputs to the lives of actual teens, researchers asked workshop participants to write words that came to mind about teenagers, to rate words on how well they…
Highspot co-founder and CEO Robert Wahbe speaks at the company’s annual Spark conference in October. (Highspot Photo) Highspot CEO Robert Wahbe believes AI will accelerate the value proposition for some…