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Proof of concept: Majority of angel investments made in revenue producing startups

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Angel investors historically have placed bets at the earliest stages of a company’s formation, oftentimes when the business is nothing more than an idea on the back of a napkin. But as the venture capital marketplace shifts, so is angel investing. According to a new report out today from The Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and CB Insights,… Read More…

The top 25 startup hubs in the world: Seattle ranks 13th

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I have mixed reactions to the Startup Genome Project’s new report analyzing the top 25 startup ecosystems in the world. On the one hand, it is nice to see Seattle make it on the list, ranking at a respectable 13th, ahead of Boston, Austin and Vancouver, B.C. But at the same time, as many in… Read More…

Cash-rich tech giants have $300 billion to spend: Is a new wave of tech M&A coming?

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Could we see a new wave of technology-related mergers and acquisitions? Well, that’s one possible scenario given that the top 20 technology companies in the U.S. finished last year with a whopping $300 billion in cash and marketable securities, an impressive number which could indicate that companies such as Microsoft, Google, Salesforce.com and others may… Read More…

Ad impressions surge for Windows Phone, but Microsoft’s mobile OS share still small

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Here’s the bad news for Microsoft from Millennial Media’s MobileMix report: Windows Phone commands just one percent of the smartphone market. And here’s the good news: The software giant’s mobile operating system experienced a 92 percent increase in ad impressions last month. Microsoft certainly has some catching up to do in mobile, with Android at… Read More…

Report: Location based services market to hit $10 billion by 2016

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Earlier this week, we told you about Pirq, a new Kirkland startup that uses a mobile phone user’s location to deliver discounts at local restaurants. It is one of a number of Seattle area companies — ranging from Starbucks to Point Inside — looking to capitalize on location-based services. And, according to a report out… Read More…

What’s your startup DNA: Automizer, Social Transformer, Integrator or Challenger?

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Can you predict which startup companies will succeed? It’s a mystifying question for sure, but one that the Startup Genome Project is trying to answer.  The project just released a 50-page analysis (based on surveys of more than 650 Internet startups) with the goal of “cracking the innovation code of Silicon Valley and spreading it to… Read More…

Sprint is the best wireless carrier in Seattle, while AT&T is the worst

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Sprint Nextel may be trailing rivals such as AT&T and Verizon on a national basis. But the third place carrier in the U.S. has the best network in Seattle. At least that’s the finding of a new report released today by RootMetrics, the Bellevue company which measures dropped calls, data speeds, text delivery times and… Read More…