After nine years of building a robust cloud services business with thousands of customers, Geeman Yip was ready to raise venture capital. But when the BitTitan founder began knocking on… Read More
The world of cryptocurrency looks a lot like the wild west right now. In just the past week, Google announced that it would ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising, following in Facebook’s… Read More
Spruce Up is using machine learning to make personalized interior design less of a luxury and more accessible. The Seattle startup doesn’t have a product yet but is launching today… Read More
Autonomous driving technology is improving rapidly but self-driving cars still struggle in poor weather conditions. SEEVA sees that as a big opportunity. The startup’s patented washer fluid heating system and… Read More
The grocery industry is feeling the heat from Amazon, but Aisle Ahead has no plans to get out of the kitchen. Instead, the company is facing competition from Amazon head-on.… Read More
Sprout Social has acquired Simply Measured, a Seattle startup that helps brands get deeper insights into their social media marketing campaigns. Sprout CEO Justyn Howard announced the acquisition in a… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — People are spending hours each week commuting to work, often via bus, so why not turn that into workout time? Just retrofit buses with exercise equipment like… Read More
OfferUp has designated more than 450 meeting places for users to exchange goods, in an attempt to get ahead of the safety issues that plague its rival Craigslist. The Community… Read More
Tech-focused real estate brokerage FlyHomes is officially launching a new product today designed to help clients compete with the all-cash offers that have become typical in hot housing markets, like… Read More
In February, Paulo Resende left a 15-year career at Microsoft to start a marketing firm helping Fortune 500 companies improve their branding with fellow Microsoft vet Thom Gruhler. Together they… Read More
Gideon Mendels has spent the past three years in machine learning research, studying at Columbia University, building hate speech detection software at Google, and developing chat analytics app Groupwize with… Read More
Voice-controlled devices, like the Amazon Echo, are driving what Abhishek Suthan calls a “tectonic shift” in computing — and he wants to take advantage of it. That’s why he and… Read More
Fast-growing Element Data has acquired the technology assets and patent of BehaviorMatrix, a Philadelphia startup that specializes in understanding the emotional responses audiences have to brands. The “emotional analytics platform”… Read More
Business travel is lucrative but it’s still dominated by big hotel chains with the resources to provide reliable experiences around the world. Domicile thinks that legacy industry is ready for… Read More
Boulder entrepreneurs Anthony Claudia and Andrew Hahn made a name for themselves by developing an app that allows professionals to join conference calls with one tap. When a prominent executive… Read More
Alex Fleetwood is a game guru motivated by a simple purpose: using technology to connect people in real life. His first company was Hide&Seek, a design studio that created games… Read More
It can take anywhere from nine months to three years for a would-be immigrant to the U.S. to receive feedback on a marriage-based green card application — and that’s after… Read More
What if you could have quality primary care that treats you when you need it and helps you stay healthy — without ever stepping foot in a doctor’s office? It… Read More
Melissa and Matt Hammersley got the idea for Novel Effect when they were expecting their first child, Eleanor. They wanted to create something that would help them bond as a… Read More
Gregg Semler has spent the past 17 years focused on innovations that can make civilization more sustainable, from energy and air to agriculture. That work revealed an underutilized resource for… Read More
As the tools needed to run a business increasingly shift to the cloud, companies often find themselves managing a wide-range of products, each on its own update schedule, with its… Read More
Early in his career as an IT executive, Brandon Bazemore encountered a problem many business leaders face. He wasn’t satisfied with the telecommunications options available to him. But unlike many… Read More
Throughout his 20-year career developing and launching products for professional sound systems, Costa Lakoumentas constantly found himself impeded by a simple technical problem. “I have made hundreds of presentations all over the… Read More
If you drive an older car and you aren’t a parallel parking pro, you might be envious of friends with newer vehicles who get a little assist from their back-up… Read More
Digital retail is crowded with competitors big and small but Armoire is betting its unique clothing rental model will become a trendsetter. The Seattle startup offers a $150 monthly subscription… Read More
Element Data is on the path every startup hopes to walk. The company is adding high-level talent quickly; it’s about to close a $3.5 million funding round; and it’s rapidly outgrowing… Read More
ReplyYes has been accepted into the Disney Accelerator’s 2017 class to continue building out its chat commerce platform that allows retailers to sell products to customers via text message. The… Read More
David Longdon and Justin Huff believe that the experience — not the data — is what drives people to continue exercise routines over time. That’s the premise for motion.social, a… Read More
It had been about a year since retailers in Washington state began selling recreational marijuana when Ryan Porter, a vet of the automotive technology industry, saw his opportunity. He had… Read More
Jasper Kuria’s story will resonate with many startup founders. He spent several years in engineering and program management at Microsoft before deciding to venture out on his own and launch… Read More