Ivy raises cash, inks deal with paging giant American Messaging

Ivy CEO Mary Jesse

In this new era of mobile communication, one might think that the age-old paging technology might be going the way of the dinosaur. But Ivy Corp. CEO Mary Jesse, the former AT&T Wireless and McCaw Cellular vice president who previously served as chief technology officer at RadioFrame Networks, doesn’t see it that way. Medical and safety… Read More…

GeekWire Radio: Google glasses, Office on iPad, and a big picture of the mobile world

Ivy CEO Mary Jesse

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, on the eve of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we get some great analysis of the wireless and mobile industries from Mary Jesse, an engineer and startup entrepreneur who has been involved in the industry since its early days. Jesse, a McCaw Cellular veteran who… Read More…

Women’s Venture Capital Fund backs messaging startup Ivy Corp.

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A new venture capital fund that’s focusing on women entrepreneurs has made its inaugural investment in Ivy Corp., a Redmond company that’s attempting to transform the way teams communicate at work, GeekWire has learned. The Women’s Venture Capital Fund, with offices in Palo Alto, Portland and LA, is among the backers in the company’s new… Read More…