GeekWire 200 update: Hardware and deep-tech startups surge in Pacific Northwest ranking
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Todd Bishop
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The GeekWire 200 quarterly ranking of top Pacific Northwest startups shows a notable shift from software dominance toward companies building physical products — including rockets, fusion reactors, military robots, and orbital data centers. Starcloud, a solar-powered orbital data center startup, became the biggest mover by vaulting 96 spots to No. 75 after becoming the fastest Y Combinator company ever to reach unicorn status. Two new unicorns joined the list, and Helion retained the No. 1 spot. The update reflects a broader regional trend in hardware and deep-tech entrepreneurship.
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· 3 pulledStarcloud, which is building solar-powered data centers in orbit, is the biggest mover on the new GeekWire 200 — vaulting 96 spots to No. 75 after becoming the fastest Y Combinator company ever to reach unicorn status.
The tech economy in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest has long been shaped by software, but our quarterly ranking of the region's top startups signals the rise of companies building physical stuff: rockets, fusion reactors, military robots, and data centers bound for orbit.
Big movers in the latest GeekWire 200 update include com
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