Atomo makes an espresso blend coffee as well as a 50:50 blend that is half beanless, half Arabica. (Atomo Photo) Seattle-based beanless coffee maker Atomo raised $7.8 million in new…
The Washington state capitol in Olympia. (GeekWire File Photo / John Cook) A pair of proposed laws in Washington state seek to establish ground rules around the creation and consumption…
Brian Cook joined Kirkland-based WellSaid Labs a year ago as CEO. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) A new AI model from WellSaid Labs will let users guide the emotions, pitch,…
The reception desk at the Seattle Climate Innovation Hub. (SCIH Photo) The City of Seattle, the University of Washington, the climate community organizer 9Zero, and a climate tech investment nonprofit…
MajorBoost co-founder and CEO Lekshmi Venu at the AI2 Incubator summer party last year. (GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) San Francisco health tech startup SuperDial acquired MajorBoost, a Seattle…
Microsoft is looking to boost usage of its Copilot AI tools for businesses. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft is adding a new wrinkle to Microsoft 365 Copilot, its…
Outreach Chief Marketing Officer Holly Simmons (left), and Chief Revenue Officer Nadia Rashid. (Outreach Photos) — Seattle sales automation company Outreach added two leaders to its C-suite: Chief Revenue Officer Nadia…
Stoke Space’s rocket engine test lights up a vertical test stand in Moses Lake, Wash. (Stoke Space Photo) Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s raised $260 million in a new…
It’s Day 1 for Ralf Groene at a different Seattle-area tech giant. (Ralf Groene via LinkedIn). Ralf Groene, a key figure in the design of Microsoft’s devices for more than…
Eva Schoenleitner, Smartsheet’s vice president of partner. (Smartsheet Photo) Eva Schoenleitner joined enterprise software giant Smartsheet as vice president of partner. Schoenleitner has extensive experience working in Europe and was…
“Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy. (Amazon Image) Forget spending money on ads during NFL games, Amazon should just hand out books to players as a marketing ploy. After Philadelphia Eagles…
The leaders of Spokane’s American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center Tech Hub have selected a 386,000-square-foot facility as its HQ. (ATC Manufacturing Photo) After missing out on federal funding awarded in…
Umoja Biopharma CEO Andy Scharenberg. (Umoja Photo) Another Seattle-area health startup is raising a big new round of funding. Umoja Biopharma announced a $100 million Series C round that will…
SDF Labs’ co-founders, from left: Michael Levin, Elias DeFaria, Lukas Schulte, and Wolfram Schulte. Philadelphia-based data development company dbt Labs announced the acquisition of SDF Labs, a Seattle startup that…
(Instacart Photo) Instacart and Uber aren’t letting up in their fight against a new law in Seattle. The companies filed an appeal on Monday in a lawsuit related to the…
Two of the fabric pouches from Yondr used to lock up cellphones at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School. (GeekWire File Photo / Lisa Stiffler) School districts in Washington state would…
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket stands on its Florida launch pad. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture set up its Florida launch pad once again…
Getting the hang of a new iPhone at the Apple Store in Seattle’s University Village. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Quick, take a picture of me — you’re looking at…
Digital billboard advertising in Toronto. (Photo via Vistar Media) T-Mobile reached a $600 million deal to acquire Vistar Media, a leading provider of solutions for digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising, the…
(Overland AI Photo) Seattle startup Overland AI raised $32 million in a new Series A round to help the U.S. military and other customers use ground vehicles in complex terrain…