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GeekWire
about 1 hour
Vieu launches AI-ready map of business relationships, challenging tech incumbents
Vieu, a Seattle startup founded by former Microsoft leaders, launched its "Business Graph" — a live map of business relationships built from observed signals like shared work history and board affiliations, rather than the self-reported connections on LinkedIn. Read More
GeekWire
about 1 hour
Apptio co-founders reunite to launch enterprise AI startup Thira with $21M in funding led by Madrona
Apptio co-founders Sunny Gupta and Kurt Shintaffer launched Thira, a Bellevue-based enterprise AI startup, with $21 million in seed funding led by Madrona. Thira is building AI agents to autonomously handle IT support tickets and other back-office work at large companies. Read More
GeekWire
about 2 hours
Salesforce’s Tableau renews Fremont office lease, signaling long-term Seattle commitment
The renewal continues Tableau's long association with Fremont, where the company added offices over the years to accommodate its rapid growth before its $15.7 billion acquisition by Salesforce in 2019. Read More
The Urbanist
about 3 hours
How Seattle’s Urban Stadium Brought World Cup Success, While Others Floundered
While other cities struggled to handle World Cup 2026 crowds, Seattle thrived, with pedestrians happily exploring and transit records being broken. Good planning and an urban stadium location was key to Seattle outperforming its American peers.
GeekWire
about 3 hours
Motorola leads $125M round for Brinc, fueling 911 drone expansion amid U.S. import crackdown
Seattle-based 911 drone maker Brinc raised $125 million led by Motorola Solutions, at a valuation the company says has nearly doubled from a year ago. The funding will support expanded manufacturing and a new Seattle headquarters and factory later this year. Read More
The Urbanist
about 20 hours
I-5 Expansion Over Columbia River Stumbles Forward with Federal Greenlight
The I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacement project has completed its federal environmental review and the first phase of work is marching toward construction. Does that mean internal strife over major elements of the program is in the rearview mirror? Far from it.
GeekWire
about 21 hours
Grunge meets slop: An AI time traveler visits 1992 Seattle when music, not tech, ruled the city
The AI-generated video is an interesting study in how technology that's very much being built and hyped in Seattle can be used to illustrate what the city sort of looked like more than three decades ago. Read More
GeekWire
1 day
Tech Moves: Remitly CMO departs; Temporal names EVP; Veeam and Qualtrics leadership changes
Rina Hahn leaves role as Remitly's CMO; Temporal promotes Preeti Somal to EVP amid reorganization; and Veeam and Qualtrics make leadership changes. Read More
GeekWire
1 day
Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world
Seattle-area startups raised $2.7 billion in the first half of 2026, down 40% from a year ago, even as U.S. venture funding hit a record $412.7 billion. The disconnect: AI mega-rounds are driving the national boom, and Seattle's biggest deals were in fusion, space, and cybersecurity. Read More
GeekWire
1 day
Archives to avatars: Microsoft AI powers the interactive president at new Theodore Roosevelt library
With the opening of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, N.D., earlier this month, visitors can interact with a lifelike, AI-powered avatar of Roosevelt and ask questions about his life, leadership and legacy. Read More
Seattle Met
1 day
An Idea Worth Importing, from Tanuki Coffee Roasters
Justin Inahara saw how well the single-use pour-over kits, common in Asian, would fit the Seattle lifestyle.
The Urbanist
1 day
Op-Ed: The Data Says Seattle’s High Earners Tax Is Working, Despite Whining from Big Business
The Downtown Seattle Association recently released a “report” that was meant to convince us that taxes on high earners are smothering the Seattle economy. Here’s why their analysis is flat wrong.