Author: Kurt Schlosser

The finalists for Deal of the Year at the 2025 GeekWire Awards. Three major acquisitions and two significant funding rounds make up the transactions featured in the Deal of the Year category at the 2025 GeekWire Awards. The award, presented by Wilson Sonsini, is aimed at recognizing deals that had a significant impact on emerging Pacific Northwest companies. The finalists include Jama Software, Lexion, Smartsheet, Stoke Space and Truveta. Seattle startup Rhythms was the Deal of the Year winner last year after raising a $26 million seed round for its platform that connects to various systems inside a company and uses AI…

The finalists for Innovation of the Year at the 2025 GeekWire Awards. Technology at play in the Innovation of the Year category at the GeekWire Awards could change the way we live and work in the future. The five finalists are developing everything from a next-generation nuclear power plant to tech that can help law enforcement avoid dangerous weapons pat-downs. The competing companies are: Lassen Peak, Lumotive, Microsoft (“Majorana 1” processor), Starfish Space, and TerraPower. The category is sponsored by Astound Business Solutions. The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. Finalists in this category…