Jamie Steven has stepped down as chief marketing officer at SEOmoz, taking on the same role at Speedtest.net operator Ookla. “I’ve been flabbergasted by the amount of data these guys have and I’m thrilled to begin sharing it,” said Steven, noting that Ookla’s Speedtest is running about five million tests per day. “Put simply, broadband and… Read More…
It was a big month for video games on the GeekWire 200, our monthly startup index tracking the Seattle region’s technology companies, sponsored by Fresh Consulting. Exhibit A: Bungie, which unveiled its new game “Destiny” in February, saw its Twitter follower count increase by more than 15,000 people, to 156,000 followers, and also saw a… Read More…
Fast-growing Avalara is making another buy, purchasing Tax Technology Services for an undisclosed price. Avalara said in a release that the deal will extend its leadership in the area of sales tax exemption certificate management. Tax Technology Services is the maker of CertCapture, a service that acquires and maintains resale certificates, W-9s, excise tax, and other… Read More…
Avalara, the maker of sales tax automation technology is getting even bigger. The Bainbridge Island company today is announcing that it has purchased UPC Matrix Master, descbied as the the world’s largest database of Universal Product Codes with specialized sales taxability data. The database had previously been operated by Tax Matrix. Terms of the deal were not… Read More…
Avalara appears to be cornering the market on office space near the ferry terminals in the Puget Sound region. The maker of sales tax automation technologies, which recently moved into a new 17,500-square foot headquarters building on Bainbridge Island, is expanding along Seattle’s waterfront with new offices at Pier 55. It is the company’s second… Read More…
Operating from a home base on Bainbridge Island, Avalara has quietly grown into a powerhouse in the arena of sales tax collection software. But the recent success has not escaped the eyes of one of the top investment firms. Avalara, led by CEO Scott McFarlane, today announced that it has scored $20 million in later-stage venture… Read More…
At a holiday gift sale I attended last weekend, a few of the vendors were using the new mobile payment technology from Square. That followed our own use of Square — which allows small businesses to accept payments via mobile devices — at the GeekWire Gala last Thursday. For me, the two scenarios highlighted the… Read More…
Avalara is based on Bainbridge Island, and the company’s software helps online merchants manage the mundane tasks of sales tax collection. Given those two attributes, it’s easy to understand why the company often gets overlooked. But Avalara — under the direction of founder and CEO Scott McFarlane — is executing on some big ideas in… Read More…
Avalara, the fast-growing Bainbridge Island company that helps online merchants manage sales tax collection, has raised an additional $7 million in venture capital financing. Sageview Capital provided the funding, which is being used to cash out early investors in the company, said CEO Scott McFarlane. The deal follows a $14 million round that Avalara closed… Read More…
Collecting sales tax can be a real pain for merchants. But Avalara wants to make that process, well, a little “less taxing.” The 7-year-old company, a hidden success story on Bainbridge Island, just landed $14 million from Sageview Capital, Benaroya Capital and others, GeekWire has learned. The cash infusion, which brings total capital raised to… Read More…
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