Seattle startup vets lead stealthy new AI company

A group of longtime Seattle startup leaders are behind a new artificial intelligence platform called Blueprint AI that streamlines task management and facilitates communication within product development teams. The company has been in stealth mode since launching in December but revealed some details to GeekWire this week. (Above, from left: Joe Heitzeberg, Nathan Kriege, Adam Doppelt, and Brian Fioca)

At the GeekWire Awards on May 18, we’re celebrating two STEM Educators of the Year who are among the best in delivering science, technology, engineering and math education. They’re teaching students fundamental scientific principles — but perhaps even more importantly, they’re helping them learn how to solve problems, take risks, and recover from failure. Learn more and hear from our honorees. 

Extraordinary, yes. Innovative, no. But not as bad as you might think. That’s the hot take on Starbucks’ new line of olive-oil infused coffee from GeekWire’s Todd Bishop. 

Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires a Seattle-based CTO; a Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more key personnel changes. 

Amid a tightened fundraising environment, life sciences companies should double down on basics like focusing on key projects and getting out data, and look at creative ways to raise capital. Those were some of the take-home messages from investors at the 2023 Life Science Washington Innovation Northwest meeting last week.

Hot links:

• AI CEOs visit White House: Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with leaders from Microsoft, OpenAI, and other companies this week. (CNBC) 
• Bunks for back-to-office: Seattle satire site The Needling has a funny take on Amazon’s new office mandate. Read more about The Needling in Axios.