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Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards: Innovators reshaping how we work, build, and learn

This week on the show: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual GeekWire Awards about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries, plus a special trivia challenge marking GeekWire's 15th year hosting the event. Guests include: Luis Poggi, CEO of HouseWhisper AI, winner of CEO of the Year Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, STEM Educator of the Year honoree Ryan James, CEO of Dopl Technologies, finalist for Startup of the Year Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance Ross Finman, CEO of Augmodo, finalist for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year Mohammad Rastegari…

The Future of AI from a VC Perspective

A panel of VCs sharing their perspective on the current state of AI startups, what the future looks like, what they're investing in and what sectors they see potential for AI to disrupt in the future. Heather Redman, Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partners Chris Picardo, Partner at Madrona Ryan Fauber, Associate at Point 72 Ventures Moderated by Tom Davis, Partner at Microsoft for Startups This session was part of the OneSixOne Ventures Enterprise AI Roundtable event hosted at Madrona Venture Labs in downtown Seattle on Thursday, January 18th. The event was sponsored by JP Morgan, Sydecar, WTIA, Quadrant Technologies…

Ignite's Meet the Investor: Flying Fish Partners with Heather Redman

Heather Redman

Heather Redman, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Flying Fish Ventures, shares her expertise on early stage startups and investing. Heather admittedly has been affected by imposter syndrome and is inherently an introvert. She reflects on growing up in communes, how her childhood has influenced her to be an out of the box thinker, and her experience attending Reed College and Stanford Law School. Heather has incredible insight on being a VC, advice for entrepreneurs, and thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In addition to being busy with Flying Fish Ventures, she stays busy as an active…