Show your quirky side: Vizify unveils new bite-sized infographics just about you

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Whether looking for a job or a spouse, it’s more important than ever to be able to differentiate yourself and easily express what’s important to you. But, sometimes, words just can’t do the trick. And for those times, Portland startup Vizify thinks it has the solution. Their latest offering is something they are calling Vizcards… Read More…

Find your ‘Golden Tweet’ and everything else of significance you Tweeted this year

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It’s that special time of year when people reflect, looking back on the accomplishments of the past. But in an era of information overload and short 140-character Tweets, it can be difficult to actually sift through the clutter of what really happened. Never fear. Twitter has partnered with Portland-based Vizify to create a personalized timeline,… Read More…

Vizify turns your ‘ugly’ social media pages into a hip presence

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The way Vizify CEO Todd Silverstein sees it, social media pages are “cluttered, ugly and noisy.” In other words, the layout and design of most pages just don’t make you look good. Vizify today is setting out to change that, launching a new service that sucks in your profile pages from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and… Read More…

Vizify scores $1.2M to turn your social networking chatter into beautiful visualizations

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Maybe all of that incubation really does pay off. Vizify, a Portland startup that had the unique honor of participating in both the Portland Seed Fund and TechStars Seattle incubation programs, has landed $1.2 million in startup capital. Investors in the round include Voyager Capital’s Bill McAleer, BigDoor chief design officer Matt Shobe, Seattle super… Read More…

Why invest in TechStars class of 2011?

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“Tada!” Eleven-year-old Jude Sack, son of TechStars leader Andy Sack, swept his arms with a flourish.  It’s the halftime break between TechStars demo day presentations. A rope “magically” bisects young Jude’s middle, leaving the audience delighted and applauding. It was a decent metaphor for TechStars 2011.  When I first met them, Andy’s proteges were young… Read More…

My five favorite pitches from the TechStars Seattle Demo Day

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TechStars Seattle today concluded their three-month long startup bootcamp as 10 companies presented their business ideas to a packed crowd at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle. It’s been a long, hard voyage for each of the companies, starting with a vigorous application process in which just two percent of applicants were accepted. Many of the… Read More…