Entrepreneur Justin Tan’s business idea was sparked by a very serious situation. On a flight from New York to Paris, his father, a respected physician, suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of his body. Tan believed that technology could help in the rehabilitation efforts, and after researching the issue came up with the… Read More…
Decide.com is getting ready for some serious holiday shopping. The Seattle startup, backed by Madrona Venture Group and Maveron and led by former Farecast executive Mike Fridgen, today is rolling out a new iPhone app that’s designed to help shoppers find the best deals on gadgets, appliances, tools and other products. The app comes as… Read More…
Seattle’s Zapd came on the startup scene in a big way more than a year ago — boasting an experienced entrepreneur at the helm (Kelly Smith) and a marquee group of investors (Second Avenue Partners, RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, Zillow co-founder Rich Barton, Madrona Venture Group, etc.). But even though Zapd appeared to be poised… Read More…
Brian McAndrews has joined the board of AppNexus, a New York online advertising company backed by Microsoft, Venrock, First Round Capital and others. It marks the latest New York board appointment for the former CEO of aQuantive. Earlier this year, McAndrews joined the board of The New York Times. He also serves as a director… Read More…
Some people would do anything to avoid having their location tracked via their mobile devices. But Seattle startup Placed today introduced a free app that encourages people to let companies track their location in exchange for possible rewards. It’s called Placed Panels, and it lets marketers create a unique panel for their company for free and recruit participants,… Read More…
Cheezburger’s former chief revenue officer is moving on. Todd Sawicki tells GeekWire that he’s left the Seattle-based online comedy network, a move that comes just a month after he transitioned to a new role at the company. “I like the 2 people to 100 person ride — 100 to infinity is very different,” Sawicki tells… Read More…
Seattle startup Mobilisafe has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Boston-based Rapid7, a heavily-funded security company that raised $50 million last year. The deal comes just four months after former T-Mobile USA engineers Giri Sreenivas and Dirk Sigurdson launched Mobilisafe, which was bankrolled by Madrona Venture Group and Trilogy. Sreenivas tells us that they weren’t looking… Read More…
Out with the old and in with the new — that’s what a study comparing Consumer Reports to Decide.com concludes. PricewaterhouseCoopers/AEV conducted research on the two recommendation agencies and found Consumer Reports several steps behind Decide.com in various areas like product availability and an up-to-date database. The study, which was sponsored by Seattle-based Decide, analyzed… Read More…
The top three executives at Buuteeq all grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, attending Palo Alto High School in the late 80s. Forest Key, Adam Brownstein and Cameron Steele still have plenty of roots in that tech Mecca. But when it came time to raise their latest round of funding, they found all of… Read More…
Tier 3, a Bellevue upstart that helps businesses manage IT infrastructure in the cloud, has raised $10 million in new financing. Backers of the 50-person company include Ignition Partners and Madrona Venture Group, two of Seattle’s most prominent venture capital firms. Intel Capital, the venture arm of the semiconductor giant, led the round. “We are big… Read More…
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