The scene at the 2026 GeekWire Awards at Showbox SoDo in Seattle on Thursday night. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Hundreds of Pacific Northwest tech community members turned out to honor each other, network and party at the 2026 GeekWire Awards in Seattle on Thursday.
The shimmering scene inside Showbox SoDo — highlighted by crystal accents to mark the event’s 15th anniversary — included an especially geeky and futuristic acrobatic dance performance by members of Maison de V’s circus and dance community.
Seattle Sounders FC captain Cristian Roldan made a special appearance. There was also a silver-clad juggler tossing lighted batons; a fortune teller’s booth; the usual antics in the photo booth; dinner, drinks and much more as Seattle turned out for the annual event — sponsored by Astound Business Solutions — to celebrate the leading entrepreneurs and innovators across the region’s tech landscape.
Read about all the winners in our main awards story, and keep scrolling for a photographic recap of the event. And thanks again to everyone for attending!
A juggler performs at the GeekWire Awards VIP Reception. The Yoodli team in the photo booth at the GeekWire Awards.Peter Tomozawa, CEO of Seattle World Cup 2026 and president of business operations for the Seattle Sounders.From left: Sonu Aggarwal of TiE Seattle, GeekWire co-founder John Cook, and First Tech’s Keion Mauldin.GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, right, interview’s Augmodo founder and CEO Ross Finman.The calm before the storm at the GeekWire Awards.Inside the Baird Fortune Suite at the GeekWire Awards.From left: Magdalena Balazinska of the UW’s Allen School, Brett Goodwin of Carbon Robotics, Kevan Krysler of Carbon Robotics and Dan Renouard of Baird.Members of Maison de V’s circus and dance community perform at the GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)The Fuel Talent table at the GeekWire Awards.Karen Dhillon of GeekWire Awards presenting sponsor Astound Business Solutions delivers a toast to open the 2026 GeekWire Awards.GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop, left, and John Cook on stage at the GeekWire Awards.Sounders FC majority owner Adrian Hanauer, center, and Peter Tomozawa, CEO of Seattle World Cup 2026, left, are recognized during the GeekWire Awards.From left: Wilson Sonsini’s Craig Sherman, Deal of the Year winner Greg Demopulos of Omeros, and Remitly Chairman Matt Oppenheimer. Seattle Sounders FC captain Cristian Roldan on stage at the GeekWire Awards.Ambika Singh, left, founder and CEO of Armoire, alongside GeekWire co-founder John Cook while presenting Workplace of the Year.2025 CEO of the Year David Shim of Read AI, right, congratulates 2026 winner Luis Poggi of HouseWhisper AI.
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Check out the images from the photo booth here.
Many thanks to Astound Business Solutions, the presenting sponsor of the 2026 GeekWire Awards.
Thanks also to gold sponsors Amazon Sustainability, Baird, BECU, Deloitte, JLL, PwC, F5, First Tech, Microsoft, and Wilson Sonsini, and silver sponsors Prime Team Partners.
