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GeekWire Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year

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On May 20 we will announce the winners live at the virtual GeekWire Awards , presented by Wave Business. 98point6 : Virtual primary care startup 98point6 raises $118M as pandemic sparks demand for digital health tech. Rec Room : Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth.

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Tech in 2020 and beyond: What we’ve learned at the GeekWire Summit, and what to expect this week

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We’ve reached the third and final week of the 2020 GeekWire Summit, and like many of you who’ve been joining us for this virtual event, we’re still buzzing with insights on the future of education, travel, biotech and other topics that we explored with our speakers in our second week. GeekWire Photo). Thursday, Oct.

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GeekWire Summit Preview: A glimpse of the future of tech, health, education, jobs and more

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The GeekWire Summit will be held virtually over three weeks, from Oct. Tuesday, October 13: First day of the virtual Summit. Thursday, October 22: Education and Sana Biotechnology. Virtual commencements. Regence Health Tech Stage: Fireside chat with Steve Harr, CEO of Sana Biotechnology. Remote learning.

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GeekWire 200 update: Health tech and B2C startups rise up rankings of top PNW companies

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Accolade CEO Raj Singh on video in New York’s Times Square for the virtual ringing of the Nasdaq opening bell. Last year, there were only two IPOs among GeekWire 200 companies: Adaptive Biotechnologies and Limeade. 98point6’s virtual healthcare platform. Internships have gone virtual. Via Nasdaq webcast).

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A list of good things that happened this year in the world of tech, science, education, and more

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As outrage and protests spread across the nation and social media after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in May, major tech companies issued statements of solidarity , startup founders spoke out about racism and investors announced funds dedicated to entrepreneurs of color. Pacific Science Center Photo).

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Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market

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Seattle startup 98point6 raised $43 million earlier this month to help increase development capacity for its virtual healthcare technology. Other Seattle-area startups that are ramping up hiring to meet demand include voice tech developer WellSaid Labs ; social support platform Give InKind ; cloud services provider BitTitan ; and more.

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Fred Hutch’s president says a new strain of virus research center is needed to fight future outbreaks

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This month, Fred Hutch announced a $500,000 grant from Bank of America to support COVID-19 relief, and reworked its Obliteride fundraising event to conform to the new normal for social distancing. “We’re right in the middle of looking at what the challenges will be for an academic cancer center next year,” Lynch said.

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