GeekWire Awards: Vote for Hire of the Year

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We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category — Hire of the Year — is a critical one as companies engage in an all-out war for talent. This category is presented by Summit Group Solutions, and it marks one of three remaining categories in the Awards voting process.  We… Read More…

Jeremy Jaech’s new home sensor startup SNUPI lands $1.5M from Madrona, others

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It may be several months before we get to see the new home sensor technology that Jeremy Jaech and his team of engineers are working on. But the Seattle entrepreneur, best known for helping to start Aldus and Visio, has already lined up some key support. Today, Madrona Venture Group, Radar Partners and others are… Read More…

Jeremy Jaech, Shwetak Patel form UW home sensor spin out WatchFrog

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Entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech has been at the center of two of Seattle’s biggest technology successes, helping to create Aldus (sold to Adobe) and Visio (sold to Microsoft). Now, Jaech, after running startups Trumba and Verdiem, is back in the startup game with a new company called WatchFrog. Formed in May, the young upstart is in… Read More…

Startup Spotlight: Road trip leads to disaster recovery startup Doyenz

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You’ve got a lot of time to think when traveling by RV from South Carolina to Washington state — a good 2,300 miles. Ashutosh Tiwary didn’t spend his time singing car-trip songs or playing the license plate game. Instead, Tiwary took full advantage of the hours, brainstorming for much of the voyage by phone with Przemek Pardyak… Read More…

Cozi raises cash to take family calendar application overseas

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Cozi has raised an additional $2.5 million, money that the Seattle startup plans to use to expand internationally and further develop its premium offering. Founded in 2005 by entrepreneurs Robbie Cape and Jan Miksovsky, Cozi is an online calendar and organizational tool that’s designed to help families keep track of daily schedules, grocery lists and… Read More…

Jaech out as CEO of Verdiem

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Jeremy Jaech has stepped down as CEO of Verdiem, the heavily-funded Seattle company that helps businesses and government organizations better manage PC power consumption. The news was first reported today by Xconomy, which notes that Jaech’s bio has been removed from the company’s Web site. It’s unclear when Jaech — who previously founded Aldus, Trumba… Read More…