Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2 billion across 175 deals, according to a report from PwC and CB Insights. This year’s GeekWire Deal of the Year: Funding nominees accounted for nearly a fifth of that sum. We’ve opened voting in 11 GeekWire Awards categories, and community votes will be factored in with feedback from our more than 30 judges (see here).