Amazon has pushed back the launch of its “Treasure Truck” in Seattle after several days of hyping the unique initiative by driving around the city to drum up attention. Treasure Truck, announced by… Read More
At the end of the day, it’s all about culture. That was the message from Concur CEO Steve Singh, who spoke today at the Technology Alliance’s annual State of Technology Luncheon… Read More
Zillow is pushing back its proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival Trulia to Feb. 15 in order to comply with a second request for more information from the Federal Trade… Read More
Seattle-based Redfin just stumbled on a deal in its backyard that was simply too good to pass up. The real estate brokerage today is announcing the acquisition of Walk Score,… Read More
Minecraft, the wildly popular block-building construction game that claims more than 100 million players, is expected to be purchased for $2.5 billion by Microsoft on Monday, according to a report… Read More
It’s still a good time to go public. Twenty-eight venture-backed companies completed initial public offerings during the second quarter, raising $4.9 billion. That was a 45 percent increase in dollars… Read More
Immune Design Corp., a Seattle biotechnology company developing technologies to activate the body’s immune system to fight cancer, has filed to raise $60 million through an initial public offering. The… Read More
Silicon Valley still holds the crown in most aspects of technology, and now here’s another one: It is home to the most tech acquisitions. As VentureBeat notes, there were 281… Read More
T-Mobile added a net total of 2.4 million customers in the first quarter — the biggest growth in its history — including record expansion of 1.3 million customers in the coveted category of… Read More
Over the past four decades, Xerox PARC has helped spark some amazing innovations, from the ethernet to laser printing to the graphical user interface. Now, PARC, originally founded in 1970… Read More
Let’s face it. Managing email on a mobile device kind of sucks. It’s nearly impossible to find archived messages, let alone seamlessly connecting to one’s calendar, contacts or other third-party… Read More
Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com has a new best friend: Menlo Ventures. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, an early backer of Fab.com, Uber and Tumblr, is leading a $12… Read More
DocuSign, which allows businesses of all kinds to sign documents electronically, is looking to raise $100 million at a valuation that could top $1.5 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal,… Read More
EagleView Technology Corp., despite its name, has flown under the radar for years. And that’s no different with the company’s latest news. In a deal announced Tuesday, Verisk Analytics confirmed… Read More
Remember Lockerz? A little over two years ago, Lockerz founder Kathy Savitt declared that the heavily-funded social commerce startup was poised to be “the homepage for Generation Z.” People in… Read More
Google is making a big bet on the future of the connected home, announcing today that it has acquired Nest for $3.2 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just about… Read More
Seattle money transfer startup Remitly continues to reel in cash, most recently scoring a $5.5 million series A deal led by QED. That brings total funding in the company to… Read More
Venture capital investing in Washington state started out with a whimper in 2013, but it is ending with a bang. After the slow start, as evidenced by the chart above… Read More
3TIER, a Seattle company that develops technologies to better understand where to locate wind, solar and hydro projects, has been sold to Finland-based Vaisala Corp. in a deal valued at $14.7… Read More
Wetpaint, an 8-year-old Seattle startup led by entrepreneur Ben Elowitz, has been sold to New York-based Viggle for a purchase price of $30 million. Founded initially as a provider and… Read More
We’ve certainly seen a lot of activity in the online education arena in recent months, including large financing rounds for startups such as CreativeLive and Coursera. Now, here comes another… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need it. And that was certainly the case for Opscode, the… Read More
Following Monday’s announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business for $7.2 billion, the European Commission announced today that after reviewing the… Read More
MeritShare, a Seattle startup founded just 17 months ago by former WhitePages execs Kevin Nakao and Travis Pearl, has been acquired by 95-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan-based employee reward and recognition company Terryberry.… Read More
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the accurate amount of money raised, and the investors involved in the company. Seattle startup Centri Technology has raised a fresh… Read More
RealNetworks has acquired Muzicall, a 9-year-old London company that specializes in ringback tones. The company will be integrated with Real’s mobile entertainment division, which works with carriers to manage 18… Read More
Travelocity is holding onto its brand. But the guts of the online travel agency, which is owned by travel giant Sabre, are being outsourced to longtime rival Expedia. In a… Read More
Bellevue-based Blucora is expanding its diverse set of product offerings today with the announcement that it plans to acquire Rancho Cucamonga, California Monoprice, an online retailer of speakers, cables, switches and… Read More
We heard a few months ago that Urbanspoon was shopping its online restaurant reservation system Rezbook. Now, we’ve learned where that business has landed … in the arms of one… Read More
Money is flowing, and it sure seems like it’s a good time to be a startup entrepreneur. Just how good? Well, PitchBook just released new data this week showing that… Read More