Thea Chard
Before joining Xconomy, Thea spent a year working as the editor of another startup, the hyperlocal Seattle neighborhood news site QueenAnneView.com. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, where she double-majored in print journalism and creative writing. While in college, Thea spent a semester studying in London and writing for the London bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Indulging in her passion for feature writing, she has covered a variety of topics ranging from the arts, to media, clean technology and breaking news. Before moving back to Seattle, Thea worked in new media development on two business radio shows, "Marketplace" and "Marketplace Money" by American Public Media. Her clips have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Monica Daily Press, Seattle magazine and her college paper, the Daily Trojan. Thea is a native Seattleite who grew up in Magnolia, and now lives in Queen Anne.
Recent posts
Microsoft’s chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, will be stepping down from the position after an undefined transitional period, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. Ballmer made the announcement via an... Read more »
Kiki Tidwell, when she was growing up, had planned on entering the family business. She was raised in Hawaii, and throughout her childhood she and her parents traveled to Aspen, CO... Read more »
Bellevue, WA-based Intelius, an online background check and information commerce company, has withdrawn its IPO, according to a regulatory filing. The company filed for a $143 million initial public... Read more »
Seattle-based Tableau Software, a developer of data-visualization software is reporting 123 percent sales and customer acquisition growth in the third quarter, compared with the same time last year. The company... Read more »
Three months ago General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced a $200 million open innovation competition, with the goal of finding and financing breakthrough ideas that will help create a smarter, cleaner,... Read more »
When EnergySavvy rolled out its online energy audit tool in February, CEO Aaron Goldfeder thought it would appeal directly to consumers. But he quickly learned that the company had a second... Read more »
Seattle-based Avelle (formerly known as Bag Borrow or Steal), has raised $1 million in debt financing, according to a regulatory filing. Founded in April 2004, Avelle, known as the “Netflix... Read more »
Ten years ago the electric car seemed to be the wave of the future. But in those days of peace and cheap gas, consumers weren’t really demanding the technology. Today that... Read more »
Bellevue, WA-based mobile Internet service provider Motricity (NASDAQ: MOTR) has inked a big deal with one of India’s largest mobile operators, Reliance Communications, according to Brier Dudley of The... Read more »
Seattle-based BuddyTV got its start as a place where people could go online to talk about their favorite shows. But five years later, a lot of the hit shows have changed,... Read more »
It’s been another slow deals week for Seattle-area tech companies. Maybe everyone is so distracted by the sunny October skies that they’ve forgotten to carry on with business as usual. Don’t... Read more »
Most companies might consider reining in their loftiest ambitions after an IPO plan falls far short of expectations.. Then again, most companies aren’t run by Ryan Wuerch.
Wuerch is the founder... Read more »
Seattle-based cleantech software company Optimum Energy has raised another $1.2 million in debt financing, out of a round that could be worth as much as $4 million, according to a regulatory... Read more »
Ever since AOL (NYSE: AOL) acquired San Francisco-based TechCrunch for an undisclosed amount, many in the technology community have been speculating on how long it will take founder Michael... Read more »
Verizon Wireless will be rolling out its 4G LTE network in 38 major metropolitan areas nationwide, including Seattle, by the end of the year, the company said today. The network... Read more »
Early Amazon investor and aQuantive founder Nick Hanauer is teaming up with Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO Rich Barton on a new social gaming venture, according to Brier Dudley of... Read more »
The Cleantech Open Pacific Northwest regional finalists, out of a pool of 15 semifinalists, were announced at NW the Cleantech Open at the Bell Harbor Conference Center yesterday. Of the participants,... Read more »
Where are all the tech deals? I thought things were supposed to speed up as autumn set in, not slow down. But there wasn’t a single financing deal for Seattle tech... Read more »
Both Seattle-based Isilon Systems (NASDAQ: ISLN) and F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) are rumored to be potential candidates for acquisitions, according to two recent reports.
Isilon, which has a market... Read more »
Today is the day many in the in the local cleantech community have been waiting for. The Cleantech Open, a national business plan competition for clean technology and energy startups,... Read more »
