February 6th – March 3rd Nominations open

March 13th – March 17th Judges select finalists

March 22 – May 1st Community Voting Open

May 18th Winners announced live from the Showbox SoDo | Seattle

The 2023 GeekWire Awards will offer an in-person dinner, awards presentation and after-party experience. The award presentation will also be live-streamed to a larger audience.

2023 GeekWire Awards in-person ticket holders

May 18, 2023

Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98134

2023 GeekWire Awards virtual ticket holders: Attendees will be able to tune in to the awards presentation via livestream on May 18, 2023. The livestream program is set to begin at 7 p.m. (PT).

Given the limited capacity at the venue, GeekWire is currently only selling half-table and full table sponsorships. To purchase a table on behalf of your company, contact us directly at events@geekwire.com.

Street parking and pay lots available immediately surrounding the venue, and within a 1-minute walk see map).

The Awards’ show is viewable from any Internet browser, and will be broadcast via Vimeo. Go to GeekWire’s homepage on the big day to watch the show.  The show will start around 7 p.m. (PT) on May18.

Each Cosmic and Galactic member will receive one free pass to the Awards, which includes access to the pre-Awards finalists’ reception and a seat for the dinner and ceremony. Interested in joining GeekWire’s membership program? Learn more here. 

A quick look at the activities at the Showbox Sodo on May 18:

• 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: VIP Pre-Party, presented by Baird. (By invitation only)

• 5:30 pm: Doors open

• 6:30 pm: Dinner and awards presentation

• 8:30 pm: After-party

*Times are subject to change

The hashtag #GeekWireAwards will be used on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

GeekWire is committed to the health and safety of event attendees and we’ll continue to follow local public health and government guidelines to ensure the well being of those who attend the 2023 GeekWire Awards. As a precaution to host a safe event, we are asking that all guests be vaccinated.

We will continue to update our policy in conjunction with local public health and government guidelines as they evolve.

GeekWire is dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the event organizers. Read our full code of conduct, here.

After a months-long community nomination and judging process, finalists from around the Pacific Northwest are chosen in more than a dozen categories. Online voting takes place through May 1st. Winners in each of the categories will be announced live on stage at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle on May 18.

Workplace of the Year, presented by JLL

• Helion

• Impinj

• Adaptive Biotechnologies

• Blink UX

• Treasury4

Read about the five finalists here. 

Startup of the Year, presented by Meridian Capital

• Shipium

• Phaidra

• WhyLabs

• Lexion

• Arrived

Read about the five finalists here. 

Next Tech Titan, presented by Stifel Bank

• Flexe

• Rec Room

• Group 14 Technologies

• SeekOut

• iSpot

Read about the five finalists here. 

Deal of the Year, presented by Wilson Sonsini

• Affini-T Therapeutics

• Copper

• MotherDuck

• Bungie

• First Mode

Read about the five finalists here. 

Sustainable Innovation of the Year, presented by Wilson Sonsini

• Recompose

• Pure Watercraft

• Membrion

• Zap Energy

• Eviation

Read about the five finalists here.

Startup CEO of the Year, presented by T-Mobile

• Christie Lagally, CEO of Rebellyous

• Prem Kumar, CEO of Humanly

• Grin Lord, CEO of mpathic

• Ivan Liachko, CEO of Phase Genomics

• Emily Pesce, CEO of Joon

Read about the five finalists here. 

CEO of the Year, presented by RSM, US LLC

• Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio

• Xiao Wang, CEO of Boundless Immigration

• Luis Ceze, CEO of OctoML

• François Locoh-Donou, CEO of F5

• Chris Diorio, CEO of Impinj

Read about the five finalists here. 

Young Entrepreneur of the Year, presented by TalentReach

• Shane Kovalsky, co-founder and CEO of Glue (formerly Mystery)

• Devin Ajimine, Pouya Rad and Marisa Chentakul, co-founders of LifeAt

• Elena Zhizhimontova and Andrew DiLosa, co-founders of Spiral

• JT Garwood, co-founder and CEO of bttn

• Ana-Maria Constantin, co-founder and CEO of Cascade Health

Read about the five finalists here.

Hardware/Gadget of the Year

• Weed zapping machine by Carbon Robotics

• AI generator by Glowforge

• Lemur 2 by BRINC Drones

• Robotic Barista by Artly

• Food preserving containers by RipeLocker

Read about the five finalists here. 

Innovation of the Year, presented by Astound Business Solutions

• Ghostwriter-AI

• Proprio

• Yoodli

• Overland AI

• Temporal

Read about the five finalists here. 

Health Innovation of the Year

• Cyrus Biotech

• SEngine Precision Medicine

• Bonum Therapeutics

• DexCare

• AltPep

Read about the five finalists here. 

UX Design of the Year, presented by Blink UX

• Soovu Labs – Soovu Pain Relief System

• CalmWave – CalmWave Operations Health Platform

• Taqtile – Manifest Maker

• Textio – Textio for performance management

• Knapsack – design system platform

Read about the five finalists here.

STEM Educator of the Year Honorees, presented by Bank of America

• Ted Rodriquez, Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center

• Melissa Pearcy, Jefferson Elementary, Spokane Public Schools

Geeks Give Back Honorees, presented by BECU

• Karat: Brilliant Black Minds

• Mentors in Tech (MinT)

• A Way Home Washington

• Ganaz

GeekWire reporters will be chronicling the action throughout the 2023 GeekWire Awards. Follow along with our special coverage section. Have a tip or want to connect with one of our reporters? Email us at tips@geekwire.com.

It’s time to dust off the dress shoes, alter your favorite duds and start thinking about what the heck to wear to a festive event like the GeekWire Awards. We are geeks, not fashion consultants so come in what’s most comfortable. If you need additional guidance, we’d suggest “business casual” — whatever that means. If you still need fashion help or suggestions, scan the photos from the last time we gathered for the GeekWire Awards, here!