GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup Deal of the Year

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OK, geek fans, we’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category promises to be a fun and competitive one: Startup Deal of the Year, presented by UK Trade & Investment. We’ve got some top-notch companies and firms in the running this year, and we’re curious to see how this one… Read More…

It’s raining cash in Rain City: More than $140M invested in Seattle startups in 30 days

Is the lack of venture capital funding a problem for the Seattle startup ecosystem?

It’s shaping up to be a very good holiday season for Seattle area startups. At a time when many are preparing to carve the turkey, several Seattle area companies have stuffed their bellies with substantial rounds of cash. Consider this: In the past 30 days, $142 million has flowed into Seattle area companies by GeekWire’s… Read More…

Isilon vets land $24.5M series A for stealthy data storage startup Qumulo

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When we first stumbled on stealthy Qumulo a few months ago, the former Isilon engineers leading the charge at the data storage startup didn’t want to disclose what they were building. Well, fast forward seven months and the crew at Qumulo … still aren’t saying much. But they’ve already convinced some deep-pocketed folks of the… Read More…