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Pictory co-founders Vishal Chalana, left, and Abid Mohammed accept the Startup of the Year award at the 2024 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
The finalists are locked in and the voting is open for the 2025 GeekWire Awards! Now’s your chance to help us honor the leading entrepreneurs, innovators, deal makers and non-profit leaders in Pacific Northwest tech.
With nearly 50 finalists across nine categories — from Startup of the Year to Next Tech Titan — we’re once again excited to hand out our coveted robot trophies at the annual event in Seattle next month.
Cast your ballot here or in the embedded form at the bottom of this story.
Voting runs through March 23, and we’ll announce the winners live onstage at Showbox SoDo on April 30. The event will feature a VIP reception, sit-down dinner and fun entertainment mixed in. Tickets go fast, and a limited number of half-table and full-table sponsorships are available, so contact [email protected] to reserve a spot for your team today.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll feature the finalists in special GeekWire editorial posts on each category.
Now in its 17th year, the GeekWire Awards is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the Seattle tech community, bringing together more than 1,000 geeks to celebrate innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit. Past winners have included Auth0, Tableau, Smartsheet, Rover, Remitly, Swype, Redfin, Zulily, The Black Boardroom Initiative, University of Washington computer scientist Ed Lazowska, Technology Access Foundation and many others.
Astound Business Solutions is the presenting sponsor of the 2025 GeekWire Awards. Thanks also to gold sponsors JLL, Baird, Wilson Sonsini, Baker Tilly and First Tech, and supporting sponsors ALLtech and Showbox Presents.
Here are the categories and finalists eligible for community voting (find details about each in the form at bottom):
Startup of the Year
Auger
Yoodli
CalmWave
Oleria
Clearbrief
Next Tech Titan, presented by Baird
Pulumi
Read AI
Statsig
Truveta
Echodyne
CEO of the Year, presented by Baker Tilly
Ali Farhadi, CEO at Ai2
Robert Wahbe, CEO at Highspot
David Shim, CEO at Read AI
Maria Colacurcio, CEO at Syndio
Anand Subbaraj, CEO at Zuper
Health Innovation of the Year
Archon Biosciences
Fred Hutch, Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA)
Umoja Biopharma
Talus Bioscience
DexCare
Innovation of the Year, presented by Astound Business Solutions
Starfish Space
Lassen Peak
Microsoft’s new “Majorana 1” processor
Lumotive
TerraPower
AI Innovation of the Year
Rhythms
Allen Institute for AI
Overland AI
Hiya
Enzzo
Sustainable Innovation of the Year
Helion
Modern Hydrogen
Carbon Robotics
CarbonQuest
Tidal Vision
Deal of the Year, presented by Wilson Sonsini
Truveta
Jama
Lexion
Stoke Space
Smartsheet
Workplace of the Year, presented by JLL
Humanly
Acumatica
Armoire
Overland AI
Foundations
Read a recap of the 2024 GeekWire Awards.
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