Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 9, 2025.
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The rise and fall of Rad Power Bikes: From breakout success to the brink of shutdown
Rad started as a scrappy hardware startup and grew into the largest e-bike seller in North America. … Read More
Rad Power Bikes faces possible shutdown as it tries to survive ‘significant financial challenges’
A potential closure, detailed in a required state filing, would spell the end of the company and mark a stunning collapse for Rad Power Bikes, which was once Seattle’s highest-profile consumer hardware startup, riding pandemic-era e-bike demand to unicorn status. … Read More
Cadence to acquire Seattle startup ChipStack to boost chip design automation
ChipStack emerged from Seattle’s AI2 Incubator in 2023 and raised more than $7 million. … Read More
‘Project Kuiper’ no more: Amazon renames satellite internet venture ‘Leo’ on path to commercial debut
Amazon rebrands its effort to expand global access to high-speed internet: Project Kuiper will now be known as Amazon Leo Read More … Read More
Inside Microsoft’s new ‘Experience Center One’: What we learned at the edge of the AI frontier
In the glowing demo rooms of Microsoft’s new Experience Center One, the company is making a high-stakes pitch for the potential of AI agents — attempting to get businesses on board with its vision of the future. … Read More
Vancouver, B.C.-based legal tech company Clio hits $5B valuation after acquiring vLex
The completion of the deal, first announced in June, coincides with the closing of a $500 million Series G funding round for Clio. … Read More
Bezos-backed real estate startup Arrived raises $27M to help fuel new ‘stock market’ for rental properties
Arrived lets people buy fractional shares of single-family rental homes and vacation rentals for as little as $100. … Read More
Seattle’s long history of hardware heartbreak: Big raises, high hopes, hard landings
Seattle’s consumer-hardware ambitions are once again colliding with economic reality. … Read More
Valve surprises with 3 new hardware devices in a full-circle moment for gaming giant
Planned for release in early 2026, the devices are described as new parts of the “Steam Hardware family.” Read More … Read More
Former startup CFO convicted of wire fraud for moving $35M in company funds to crypto side business
The former chief financial officer of onetime Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric has been convicted of four counts of wire fraud for taking and misusing around $35 million from his former employer. … Read More
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