Smartsheet scores cash, names Cobalt Group co-founder to board

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Smartsheet, the Bellevue online collaboration service, has pulled in additional cash and named Geoffrey Barker to the board of directors. The co-founder of the The Cobalt Group and executive at RPX made a personal investment as part of the most recent round, which an SEC filing pegs at $1 million. “I’ve followed the company since shortly… Read More…

Ex-Microsofties score cash for mobile collaboration startup

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With the rise of smartphones, tablets and laptops, the workplace is becoming increasingly mobile. And while that’s creating new efficiencies, it is also creating new challenges in terms of how workers communicate and work together. Moprise, a 2-year-old Bellevue startup co-founded by former Microsofties Charles Stevens, Russell Williams and David D’Souza, is looking to solve… Read More…