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Funding news: Fintech startup for freelancers lands $8M; electric car data platform raises $4.5M

by Men chino shorts on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 4:25 pm

— Bellevue, Wash.-based financial services firm Formations raised $8 million. The startup provides services and software to simplify and reduce taxes and other paperwork for self-employed individuals. The company’s main product… Read More

Washington state universities get funding to create cybersecurity programs as industry demand grows

by Betsey Johnson gold jacket on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 1:31 pm

Breaches in cybersecurity continue to grow in complexity and severity, costing companies more than $10 trillion per year by 2025, according to some estimates. To help train future cybersecurity experts… Read More

Concreit Review: Fractional Real Estate Investing App

Investing in real estate isn’t just for the rich. If you’re looking for a passive income method, Concreit is a platform that can provide the ability to invest fractionally in… Read More

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts criminal botnet ZLoader

by BP Pink Geranium Spaghetti Star Tank Top Medium on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 10:53 am

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it disrupted the ZLoader botnet, a malware-as-a-service network run by an organized crime gang that has compromised home, work, and other machines to extort… Read More

Google now employs more than 7,200 in Washington state — up from 4,500 workers just prior to the pandemic

by John Cook on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 12:31 pm

The pandemic may have disrupted hiring patterns in tech, and pushed some workers out of coastal metro areas. But Google still is growing fast in Washington state, according to a… Read More

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D&D Beyond will officially join Wizards of the Coast in $146.3M acquisition

by Thomas Wilde on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 11:30 am

The parent company behind Dungeons & Dragons has moved to outright acquire the game’s most popular digital toolset. D&D Beyond, currently operated by the entertainment wiki service Fandom, announced that… Read More

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Yoodli opens up its free website to improve public speaking — and adds in some games

by Alan Boyle on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 9:12 am

Six months after coming out of stealth mode, a Seattle AI startup called Yoodli is raising the curtain on a free website that’s designed to improve your public speaking. And… Read More

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IMDb TV streaming service will rebrand as ‘Amazon Freevee’

by Betsey Johnson Black Trench Coat on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 9:05 am

Amazon’s ad-supported video streaming service, IMDb TV, is being rebranded. It will be known as Amazon Freevee, starting April 27. The service plans to expand its original movies and shows… Read More

Tech with a touch: Vote for Hardware/Gadget of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

by Kurt Schlosser on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 8:31 am

Software gets a lot of attention in the Seattle area, but how about a hand for hardware and gadgets that you can actually touch, with your hands? The Hardware/Gadget of… Read More

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What this Seattle tech CEO learned after moving to a fully remote workforce early in the pandemic

by John Cook on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 at 8:43 am

Prior to the pandemic, Textio CEO Kieran Snyder believed in the power of the office. A centralized place for people to connect, where ideas blossomed and culture flowed. Nearly all… Read More

Activate the ion drive! LeoStella will buy Astra’s electric propulsion systems for small satellites

by Alan Boyle on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 at 2:47 pm

Astra Space says it’s made a deal with Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella to provide multiple electric propulsion systems for LeoStella’s small satellites, with deliveries due to begin later this year. Financial… Read More

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Cell therapy biotech raises $120M to advance therapy to treat common cornea condition

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Seattle nonprofit developing COVID-19 vaccine lands $26M donation

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Rad Power Bikes lays off 100 employees, about 14% of staff, after raising $304M last year

by Taylor Soper on April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 at 7:28 am

Rad Power Bikes is slashing 100 jobs from its 725-person workforce as part of what the Seattle e-bike business describes as a restructuring. The cuts affect employees who helped power… Read More

Cell therapy biotech raises $120M to advance therapy to treat common cornea condition

by Betsey Johnson|V Neck Cocktail Dress on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 at 3:48 pm

Aurion Biotech has raised $120 million to advance its cell therapy for an eye disorder that affects millions of people. The startup is a spinoff of Seattle eye care company… Read More

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Funding news: Former Amazon VP raises $3M for beauty shopping startup; Tagboard lands more cash

by Taylor Soper on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 at 2:17 pm

— Trendio, a stealthy Seattle startup building a video shopping service focused on beauty products, raised $3 million. The company is led by Alex Perez-Tenessa, a former vice president at… Read More

Health Innovation of the Year: 5 finalists at the GeekWire Awards span fields and approaches

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The finalists for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards showcase the strength of science and discovery in the Pacific Northwest. Some have links to the region’s innovation… Read More

A lazy, fashion-challenged shopper decided to try clothing rental as a fix. Here’s what happened.

by Lisa Stiffler on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 at 9:55 am

I’m a crap shopper. I’m easily overwhelmed by the experience and not very patient. That goes for online and in real life. That said, I do actually like clothes and… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon product manager joins Shelf Engine; Nerdio adds former Microsoft exec to board; Hootsuite hires CPO

by Bobbie Brooks yellow floral top on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 at 3:44 pm

— Gavriella Schuster, a former Microsoft vice president, joined Nerdio’s board of directors. Schuster spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, where she most recently led the One Commercial Partner… Read More

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This 3D-printed Xbox controller mod lets users play games with one hand

by Thomas Wilde on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 at 6:12 pm

A YouTube creator has released a blueprint for a 3D-printed mod for the stock Xbox Series X gamepad, which makes it possible to play video games with just one hand.… Read More

‘Alexa, grow a tree’: Amazon launches voice-enabled reforestation initiative

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Amazon is pairing up with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit that supports reforestation around the world, to plant trees. U.S. customers with an Alexa-enabled device can say “Alexa, grow a… Read More

Seattle nonprofit developing COVID-19 vaccine lands $26M donation

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The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation has donated $26 million to Seattle’s Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI), a nonprofit that emerged from the Infectious Disease Research Institute after a recent… Read More

67% of Seattle residents have considered moving out of the city, new survey finds

by John Cook on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 at 8:49 am

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by Lisa Stiffler on April 11, 2022April 13, 2022 at 8:00 am

In a world without terrific STEM teachers there would be fewer tech entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators that are honored each year at the GeekWire Awards. Luckily for all of us,… Read More

Portland cloud infrastructure company Puppet to be acquired by Perforce Software

by Taylor Soper on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 at 1:59 pm

Perforce Software, a Minneapolis-based company that offers tools for developers, will acquire Portland, Ore.-based cloud automation company Puppet. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2005 by Luke… Read More

Meet Blake Resnick, the 22-year-old engineer who just moved his fast-growing drone startup to Seattle

by Boohoo Blazer on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 at 3:14 pm

After the 2017 mass shooting in his hometown of Las Vegas where more than 50 people were killed, Blake Resnick wondered how technology could have helped. “If they just had… Read More

Jeff Bezos responds to Elon Musk’s tweet about converting Twitter HQ into homeless shelter

by Taylor Soper on April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 at 11:55 am

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took some time out of his Sunday afternoon to respond to a tweet from Elon Musk, who polled his Twitter followers about converting Twitter’s headquarters into… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 3, 2022

by GeekWire on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 at 8:00 am

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 3, 2022.… Read More

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