Filing: Blue Nile laying off workers and shutting down Seattle fulfillment center
The Blue Nile store at Washington Square in the Portland, Ore. area. (Blue Nile Photo) Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile is shutting down a fulfillment...
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New climate marketplace raises $6.1M to move clean energy cash into impactful projects
The Ever.green team, clockwise from top left: Kenan Hneide, head of engineering; Michael Leggett, co-founder and chief product officer; Cris Eugster, co-founder and CEO; Grace...
Microsoft buying TikTok wouldn’t be so strange after all — here’s why it’s still unlikely to happen
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called the company’s negotiations to buy TikTok in 2020 “the strangest thing I’ve ever worked on.” (GeekWire Photo Illustration) With the...
First Citizens Bank is buying Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans
The deal with First Citizens may provide some market stability following a tumultuous past few weeks since Silicon Valley Bank went down. (GeekWire Photo /...
Capital gains tax ruled constitutional by Washington state Supreme Court
The Washington state Capitol Building in Olympia, Wash. (Bigstock Photo) The Washington state Supreme Court ruled that a statewide tax on capital gains is lawful,...
Startup leaders sound off on the future of venture debt in fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Silicon Valley Bank’s motto, “Make Next Happen Now,” in neon inside its Portland, Ore., office. (SVB Photo) Founders who had venture debt lines with Silicon...
GeekWire Awards finalists revealed: Cast your vote and pick the top Pacific Northwest innovators
The GeekWire Awards is returning on May 18. (GeekWire File Photo) It’s time to vote for the best of Pacific Northwest tech. Today we are...
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 31, 2022
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...
Tom Alberg, 1940-2022: Early Amazon investor was a champion of Pacific Northwest tech
Tom Alberg addresses the crowd at Madrona Venture Group’s 20th anniversary celebration at Seattle’s MOHAI in October 2015. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Tom Alberg,...
Meet the Seattle techie picked to lead a new venture arm at iconic auction house Christie’s
Seattle-based Devang Thakkar is the global head of Christie’s Ventures. (Christie’s Photo) Legendary auction house Christie’s got a front-row seat to the NFT craze. In...