Mar 13, 2014, 3:00 PM Startup Spotlight: CarcodeSMS helps car dealerships use texts to communicate with buyers There’s plenty of room for innovation in the car-buying space, and one Seattle startup thinks it has a great solution.… Read More
Mar 6, 2014, 1:41 PM Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet looks to make sense out of e-commerce data with Indix Sanjay Parthasarathy spent 19 years at Microsoft, working in a variety of executive roles, even hiring now CEO Satya Nadella into… Read More
Feb 21, 2014, 2:14 PM Startup Spotlight: Placements.io helps publishers automate digital ad campaign fulfillment When Edwin Fu worked at Salesforce, he learned what he calls a “dirty little secret” while interacting with companies like… Read More
Feb 15, 2014, 12:03 PM Startup Spotlight: Pick2Pay helps shoppers maximize credit card rewards, online offers There are thousands of credit card rewards and other offers out there for consumers, but it can be time-consuming to… Read More
Jan 31, 2014, 2:55 PM Startup Spotlight: MyUnfold wants to help millennials land jobs with LinkedIn-esque platform For some job seekers, LinkedIn just doesn’t cut it as a method to show off their past accomplishments. That’s why… Read More
Jan 23, 2014, 4:01 PM Startup Spotlight: QManager speeds up arrival, dismissal process for schools When Moazzam Ahmed picked up his daughter every day from school, he wondered why the dismissal process for students was… Read More
Jan 15, 2014, 5:48 PM Startup Spotlight: Zit-zapping pillowcase eliminates acne while you sleep There are tons of acne remedies out there, from facial scrubs to lotions to oral pills. But one young Seattle… Read More
Dec 21, 2013, 2:05 PM Startup Spotlight: Attendible’s event calendar helps people find things to do From festivals to concerts to performances, there is always a bevy of local events going on at any given time… Read More
Dec 17, 2013, 5:07 PM Startup Spotlight: Backed by Paul Allen, life-logging startup Saga writes your digital autobiography If you like being tracked — voluntarily, that is — then a Seattle startup backed by Paul Allen might be… Read More
Dec 7, 2013, 11:30 AM Startup Spotlight: High school buds start Taggle to build a universal online review platform They might not be starting the next Microsoft, but two graduates from Seattle’s Lakeside School — the alma mater of… Read More
Dec 1, 2013, 10:57 AM Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties help grocers, restaurants turn food scraps into fertilizer with WISErg Americans aren’t exactly good at recycling food they don’t eat — in fact, 36 million tons of food waste was… Read More
Nov 26, 2013, 7:00 PM Startup Spotlight: Trackolade helps remote teams collaborate effectively There are lots of project management tools out there, but a new company from Seattle thinks it’s created something a… Read More
Nov 24, 2013, 10:56 AM Startup Spotlight: Dialsmith builds technology to engage audience feedback, score live sports events Starting the gig in 2001, David Paull had been vice president of Market Strategies International for nearly a decade. But four… Read More
Nov 16, 2013, 3:00 PM Startup Spotlight: Grayl’s reusable water cup filters your H2O like a french coffee press What happens when you apply the filtering method used by a French press, but replace coffee with water? The answer… Read More
Nov 13, 2013, 4:52 PM Startup Spotlight: URGravity helps doctors, patients understand health device data to improve your well-being After working in front of his computer all day long for decades in the tech industry, Ron Miller’s health wasn’t… Read More
Nov 10, 2013, 9:54 AM Startup Spotlight: PitchBook provides robust private equity market data for VC professionals For nine years, John Gabbert led the team at a venture capital data provider called VentureSource. But while there, he saw… Read More
Nov 7, 2013, 1:51 PM Startup Spotlight: Forks offers instant ways to save money on food in a crowded coupon space Juggernauts like Groupon and Living Social certainly have a strong presence in the digital coupon space. But one Seattle-based company… Read More
Nov 2, 2013, 3:00 PM Startup Spotlight: EdStart accelerates student learning with personalized mobile experiences With more and more children using mobile devices, the education space is certainly ripe for innovation. Kirkland-based EdStart is another… Read More
Oct 31, 2013, 10:40 AM Meet AtomOrbit: The winning pitch from our Startup Demo Zone competition We had a great time at last week’s Startup Day event, listening to inspirational talks by the likes of SquareHub… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 10:31 PM Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vets start Pansieve to develop mobile forms for businesses When it comes to gathering operational data, many businesses haven’t changed much from the past. Filling out business forms —… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 1:04 PM Startup Spotlight: ResolutionTube helps technicians fix broken machines with a mobile app When Arnav Anand worked as a technician at Boston Scientific, he sometimes spent hours — even days — trying to… Read More
Oct 21, 2013, 12:45 PM Startup Spotlight: Sparktrend tells you where to buy those Pinterest-inspired outfits Sites like Pinterest have made it easy for shoppers to search for clothes and find inspiration for a new outfit.… Read More
Oct 19, 2013, 4:30 PM Startup Spotlight: Inside Social helps brands measure social media ROI Attracting Facebook likes and Twitter followers is important for businesses active on social media, but it can be difficult to… Read More
Oct 17, 2013, 1:00 PM Startup Spotlight: Vetted matches big companies with independent consultants It can be difficult for a company to find the right independent consultant, and just as hard for consultants to… Read More
Oct 14, 2013, 5:42 PM Startup Spotlight: Codementor offers real-time, screen-sharing coding support for developers Imagine, for a second, that you’re a developer working hard on a big project. But inhibiting progress is that pesky,… Read More
Oct 13, 2013, 1:01 PM Startup Spotlight: Perfect helps you edit, share videos filmed with Google Glass If Google Glass becomes more popular, people will likely be recording more video than they do today with just smartphones… Read More
Oct 10, 2013, 3:29 PM Startup Spotlight: Shippable helps developers speed up software deployment After more than a decade working in various roles at Microsoft and a few years with a startup, Avi Cavale… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 5:47 PM Startup Spotlight: Designlab teaches you web design skills with interactive lessons, in-browser tools As more and more people create products on the web — from blogs to websites to apps — knowing how… Read More
Oct 4, 2013, 1:21 PM Startup Spotlight: 21-year old creates Barters Closet to buy, sell and donate clothes online Connor Simpson is a self-proclaimed sweater addict. About two years ago, unsurprisingly, his collection was getting a bit excessive and… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 3:23 PM Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazonians helping teachers create and sell online courses with Everpath Online learning has offered millions of people a new way to learn. It’s also opened the doors for instructors to… Read More
