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GeekWire Awards 2019

Coverage of the 2019 GeekWire Awards, the Pacific Northwest’s annual startup and technology honors, presented by Wave Business.

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Watch: Before winners could take the stage at GeekWire Awards, comic pokes fun at tech

A tech-geek-turned-comedian walks into a room full of 1,000 current tech geeks … or so the joke goes. At Thursday night’s annual GeekWire Awards in Seattle, there was plenty of… Read More

At home on the road: Stay Alfred loaded a party bus to bring its Spokane startup energy to Seattle

Twenty-six people loaded onto a party bus that left Spokane, Wash., at 10 a.m. on Wednesday with three cases of beer and a professional driver. The destination? Seattle, and the… Read More

Geeks Give Back award winner: WTIA’s Apprenti program provides path to ‘life changing’ tech jobs

The chance to more than double your income after 18 months of free training sounds almost too good to be true — except that it’s actually happening for graduates of… Read More

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Revealed: GeekWire Awards 2019 winners crowned as we celebrate the best of Pacific Northwest tech

The strength and success of the people and companies across the Pacific Northwest tech ecosystem was on full display Thursday night at the GeekWire Awards. It was so much fun… Read More

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2019 GeekWire Awards FAQ: Everything you need to know for Thursday’s celebration of Pacific Northwest tech

More than 800 innovators, entrepreneurs and other tech leaders will join us Thursday night for the GeekWire Awards, the annual awards ceremony where we recognize the very best of the… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Last chance to vote, winners announced May 2 in Seattle

The GeekWire Awards isn’t just the Oscars of Pacific Northwest tech — it’s also a participation sport! Cast your vote in 11 categories including AI Innovation of the Year, Startup of the Year,… Read More

Kombucha kegerators, mountain sculptures, game rooms: Vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle

You won’t find seas of dull gray cubicles confining workers toiling away at TPS reports inside the offices of the five finalists for the Geekiest Office Space category at this… Read More

Vote for your favorite Health Innovation of the Year, a new category at the GeekWire Awards

Proteins, algorithms and apps — oh my! Health innovators across the Pacific Northwest continue to embrace technologies that go well beyond traditional drugs. The finalists for the Health Innovation of… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Rising startup founders highlight Young Entrepreneur of the Year category

The nominees for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category at this year’s GeekWire Awards prove that you can accomplish a lot by the time you’re 30 if you catch… Read More

Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

Artificial intelligence is one of the Seattle area’s fastest-growing tech frontiers, so it only makes sense for the field to get its own category at the GeekWire Awards. Recognizing innovations… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Big Tech CEO of the Year finalists use leadership to fuel big growth

Seattle is an evolving city, so it makes sense for the GeekWire Awards to evolve, too. That’s especially evident as we set out to identify the tech industry’s CEO of… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Here’s what makes these Startup CEO of the Year nominees great leaders

Managing a fast-growing startup is not easy. But the GeekWire Awards finalists for Startup CEO of the Year have figured how to not only lead early stage companies but also… Read More

Startups vie for gadget greatness: Vote for the best hardware innovation at the GeekWire Awards

Hardware can be a tough world, but the Pacific Northwest is replete with ambitious gadget makers looking for creative solutions to problems of all sorts. Private email servers, heart monitors,… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Top acquisitions and IPOs highlight Deal of the Year category

Like a Reese’s Cup, this GeekWire Awards category offers an appetizing combination — not chocolate and peanut butter, but the nominees for Deal of the Year saw sizable exits by… Read More

Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2 billion across 175 deals, according to a report from PwC… Read More

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Startup of the Year nominees share tips for success — cast your vote now for the GeekWire Awards

A quick gander at the GeekWire 200, our index of Pacific Northwest startups, shows the density of up-and-coming tech companies based in this region. That’s what makes the five nominees… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Which of these burgeoning giants will be the region’s Next Tech Titan?

The Pacific Northwest tech scene is known primarily for giants such as Amazon and Microsoft, but there is a huge crop of fast-growing companies ready to make the leap to… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the best of the Pacific Northwest tech community, purchase early-bird tix

It’s one of our favorite times of the year. The GeekWire Awards are upon us. This annual tradition — now in its 11th year — brings together the Pacific Northwest… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Nominations open, early-bird tickets on sale

The annual celebration of the Pacific Northwest technology community is less than two months away. And before the community chooses the winners in more than a dozen categories, we could… Read More

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