Zillow, the online real estate service based in Seattle, recently announced ownership of the majority of real estate searches in the United States. Zillow acquired real estate rival Trulia for $2.5 billion… Read More
In December Front Desk raised $4 million in Series A funding, bringing the three-year-old startup’s total funding to over $11 million. The fast-growing company is using part of the investment to expand… Read More
In its 17-month lifespan, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is already helping Seattle become an innovation center in this emerging field. The Paul Allen-backed organization, dubbed AI2 and led… Read More
Concur Technologies made headlines in September when it announced its $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP. This acquisition makes SAP the second largest cloud company in terms of revenue with over 50 million cloud users.… Read More
Remitly is on a roll. In March the Seattle startup raised $12.5 million to expand its service, which allows users to send money to friends and family abroad. Last year… Read More
In January PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, with help from virtual reality vets Forest Gibson and Jared Cheshier, launched Pluto VR. The nascent startup has ambitious plans to develop new virtual… Read More
Earlier this month Avalara’s Scott McFarlane won CEO of the Year at the GeekWire Awards. “I might be the luckiest person on earth,” he said. “I have great investors and great… Read More
Earlier this month, domain company Rightside reported a 13 percent revenue gain for the first quarter, with shares up 28 percent. The growing company (which split off from Demand Media last… Read More
Amazon-owned Audible.com looks to be moving further into the world of podcasting with the hiring of the former vice president of programing for NPR, Eric Nuzum. He’ll be coming on as senior vice… Read More
Seattle-based dog-sitting startup Rover closed a $25 million funding round in March. At the time, CEO Aaron Easterly told GeekWire the funds would be used to expand to more cities and… Read More
Disney has maintained a strong Seattle presence since buying Paul Allen’s Starwave in 1998. The media giant and its affiliates have been steady job creators in the region, focusing on design and development… Read More
Last month Zillow launched “Agent Finder,” a new feature that allows homebuyers to search for real estate agents based on their needs. Home buyers can search by past sales, price point,… Read More
The business community, educators, and politicians across the U.S. are pushing for STEM education. Countless articles implore schools to adopt STEM programs and highlight the importance of getting women and… Read More
In February, attorney directory and legal advice site Avvo rolled out a new branding campaign. The TV spots use humor to suggest viewers choose Avvo when they need legal help the most — a… Read More
Point B’s work environment is garnering some buzz. The management consulting firm made Oregon Business Magazine’s list of the Best Companies to Work For last month and in 2014 Consulting magazine named… Read More
The recent string of cyber security breaches, including the hack of sites across the U.S. and Europe over the weekend, highlight the vulnerability of our digital data-based world. Information security is more important now… Read More
Tableau is on a roll. After its successful IPO in 2013, the data visualization platform continued to expand its footprint in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood and add employees. Last month Tableau… Read More
A recent report showed that Amazon Web Services continues to dominate the cloud computing sphere. Fifty-seven percent of technical professionals reported that they use AWS applications, up from 54 percent from… Read More
Yesterday Zillow announced the successful completion of its merger with Trulia. Although the acquisition will involve some layoffs on Trulia’s side, Zillow is still actively seeking engineers and developers. The… Read More
In December Zillow launched a new “Returnship” program, a three-month training gig that allows developers to refresh their coding knowledge with the help of a mentor. “I think that the… Read More
WeWork, which provides shared office space to startups, closed a $355 million funding round in December, valuing the company at about $5 billion. This month alone the fast-growing startup expanded to Berkeley and opened a… Read More
Earlier this month Zillow launched a new “Data Dashboard,” a listing platform that gives brokers and agents more control over how data about their listings appears on Zillow. The company’s… Read More
Facebook’s Seattle office has reached a whopping 400 employees — and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Just this week, Facebook expanded onto a fourth floor inside its Seattle building, and the… Read More
In December, EnergySavvy made Forbes’ list of 10 Companies to Watch in Energy Analytics. The Seattle-based company, which serves about 25 utility clients across the U.S., closed out its latest funding round… Read More
Last month, Seattle startup Front Desk announced a $4 million investment, bringing its extended Series A round to more than $11 million. Front Desk, led by Expedia and T-Mobile vet Jon… Read More
Last month Shippable announced an $8 million funding round led by Madrona Venture Group. The continuous delivery platform plans to use the funding to further push into the enterprise, and… Read More
Seeing a lot of moving vans around Capitol Hill, Ballard and Queen Anne? You might have some new neighbors moving in. A new study released this week by Allied Van… Read More
As the fight to contain the Ebola outbreak wages on, several Seattle organizations are throwing their hats in the ring. Seattle hospitals have geared up to treat the disease, local… Read More
Earlier this year an interviewer asked WhitePages CEO Alex Algard how he finds and keeps talent. “We’re so small and every employee makes such a big impact because of that… Read More
Fast-growing Zillow continues to gobble up space at its downtown Seattle headquarters, with the company confirming today that it will take over five new floors at the Russell Investments Center at… Read More