Inside a new Seattle museum that blends art and tech | GeekWire Awards voting begins

Could this museum be WNDR-ful for downtown Seattle? GeekWire toured a new immersive space that blends art and tech.

• Seattle is the third location for Chicago-based WNDR, where artists are using interactive video, audio, generative AI and more to lure and entertain visitors. Go inside the museum. (Above: GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser reflected inside “Hyper Mirror.)

A Seattle pet care startup backed by Rover wants to take a bite out of the growing industry and address a reported veterinary shortage.

• Felix&Fido emerged from stealth mode with a $4 million round led by PSL Ventures and Rover to boost the rollout of its subscription-based pet care services. Read more.

Seagen founder Clay Siegall is back in biotech as CEO and president of Morphimmune, a spinout of Purdue University.

• Siegall co-founded Seattle-area biotech giant Seagen more than two decades ago. He resigned as CEO and chairman in May, following an alleged domestic violence incident. Prosecutors said in December that Siegall would not face charges. Read more. 

Layoffs in the tech sector are driving a surge of interest in CareerFlow, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence to help people land their next gig.

• Founded by a tech recruiter, CareerFlow optimizes resumes and LinkedIn profiles and keeps track of job searches. Read more.

Relativity Space launched a test mission of its first 3D-printed rocket with a triumphant glow — but it suffered an anomaly and fell short of orbit.

• Many rockets use 3D-printed components nowadays, but the 110-foot-tall Terran 1 sets a new standard because the rocket is 85% 3D-printed by mass. Read more.

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• More than 50 finalists for the 2023 GeekWire Awards are set. Help us honor the top innovators in the Pacific Northwest across a dozen categories. Vote now!