The voting is now open for the 2024 GeekWire Awards, and this is your chance to have a hand in honoring the best in Pacific Northwest tech.
With more than 50 finalists across more than a dozen categories — from Startup of the Year to Next Tech Titan — we’re once again recognizing amazing entrepreneurs, innovators, deal makers and non-profit leaders.
Cast your ballot here or in the embedded form at the bottom of this story.
Voting runs through April 12 and we’ll announce the winners live onstage at Showbox SoDo in Seattle on May 9. Over the next few weeks, we’ll feature the finalists in special GeekWire editorial posts on each category.
The event will include a welcome party with music, sit-down dinner, entertaining awards program, and fun surprises mixed in. Space is limited and the event will sell out, so reserve a table for your team before early bird pricing ends March 31.
We are not live streaming the Awards this year, but a recording will be posted to GeekWire.com for on-demand viewing within 24 hours.
In addition to the voting on the ballot, we’ll also celebrate honorees in two other categories. Public Policy Champion for Innovation, presented by WTIA, recognizes a Washington state lawmaker advocating for tech innovation. And the Geeks Give Back Award, presented by BECU, recognizes those making a community impact in the region.
Now in its 16th 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, Remitly, Swype, Redfin, Convoy, Zulily, The Black Boardroom Initiative, University of Washington computer scientist Ed Lazowska, DreamBox Learning CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson, TAF and many others.
Special thanks to Astound Business Solutions, the presenting sponsor of the 2024 GeekWire Awards.
Also, thanks to gold-level and category sponsors: Wilson Sonsini, JLL, Blink UX, BECU, Baird, First Tech, Baker Tilly, WTIA, Silicon Valley Bank, and T-Mobile. And thanks to silver level sponsors: Prime Team Partners, Submittable, and Cosmogence. And supporting sponsors: Choose Washington, ALLtech, Showbox SoDo, and Roanoke.
If interested in sponsoring a category or purchasing a table sponsorship for the event, contact us at events@geekwire.com.
Here are the categories and finalists eligible for community voting:
Startup of the Year, presented by Silicon Valley Bank
- Shipium
- Kevala
- Overland AI
- Pictory
- SingleFile
Next Tech Titan, presented by Baird
- Statsig
- Zuper
- Submittable
- Rec Room
- MotherDuck
Deal of the Year, presented by Wilson Sonsini
- Recurrent
- Rhythms
- Oleria
- Icosavax
- Treasury4
CEO of the Year, presented by Baker Tilly
- Gaurav Oberoi, CEO at Lexion
- Ozan Unlu, CEO at Edge Delta
- Nancy Xiao, CEO at Mason
- Vijaye Raji, CEO at Statsig
- Linda Lian, CEO at Common Room
Startup CEO of the Year, presented by T-Mobile
- Emily Pesce, CEO at Joon Care
- Rathna Sharad, CEO at FlavorCloud
- Valerie Daggett, CEO at AltPep
- Carla Grandori, CEO at SEngine Precision Medicine
- Katherine Sizov, CEO at Strella
Innovation of the Year, presented by Astound Business Solutions
- TEAL
- Read AI
- Allen Institute of AI
- Protect AI
- WhyLabs
- Hiya
Health Innovation of the Year
- Proprio
- adyn
- AdaptX
- A-Alpha Bio
- CalmWave
Sustainable Innovation of the Year
- Carbon Robotics
- Electric Era
- Tidal Vision
- Aquagga
- Banyu Carbon
Workplace of the Year, presented by JLL
- Lexion
- Syndio
- Likewise
- Humanly
- Arrived
UX Design of the Year, presented by Blink UX
- Digs
- Copper
- Row Zero
- WellSaid Labs
- Solo
Geeks Give Back (honorees), presented by BECU
- Coding for Cancer
- TrueMedia
- Housing Connector
Read a recap of last year’s GeekWire Awards.
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