GeekWire Awards: Individual tickets now on sale for annual event honoring best in Pacific NW tech

Don’t miss out on celebrating the best in Pacific Northwest tech — individual tickets for the upcoming GeekWire Awards are now on sale. Grab a seat here!

Our annual celebration of the leading entrepreneurs and innovators will take place April 30 at Showbox SoDo in Seattle.

From Startup of the Year to Next Tech Titan and more, nearly 50 finalists and honorees will be recognized across a dozen categories. Winners will receive their coveted robot trophies live onstage.

The event will feature a VIP welcome party, sit-down dinner and the main program as well as a photo booth and a fun nostalgic nod to old school video and arcade games.

Read more about the finalists in these GeekWire stories:

• Startup of the Year finalists share how they are using AI
• Finalists for AI Innovation of the Year are on the cutting edge of tech
• Sustainable Innovation finalists create, destroy and transform to protect the planet
• Health Innovation of the Year field is dominated by finalists battling cancer
• Workplace of the Year finalists buck trends and create their own positive cultures
• Key acquisitions and big funding rounds lead Deal of the Year category
• CEO of the Year finalists share tips on leading startups
• Nuclear power, quantum computing and more Innovation of the Year finalists
• Echodyne, Pulumi, Read AI, Statsig and Truveta in line for Next Tech Titan

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.

Read a recap of the 2024 GeekWire Awards.