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
Sep 27, 2013, 10:17 AM Startup Spotlight: SimpleVerity helps create credit reports for startups Not every startup or small business has credit information widely available. Seattle-based SimpleVerity wants to fix that. The Seattle company,… Read More
Sep 18, 2013, 2:33 PM Startup Spotlight: Circle helps parents monitor, manage their kids’ online activity Once upon a time, families had one, maybe two Internet-connected devices in the home. The “family computer” made it easy… Read More
Sep 18, 2013, 8:51 AM Meet Fork, an Instagram for food porn lovers to share their own meals If you’re on Instagram or Facebook, you likely have those friends who just love posting pictures of food they eat. In… Read More
Aug 29, 2013, 2:27 PM Startup Spotlight: TruBalance predicts what will happen to your money Many financial applications help consumers look into the past, indicating where things stand once the money is already gone. TruBalance,… Read More
Aug 21, 2013, 1:10 PM Startup Spotlight: Pieces of There helps transplants order care packages loaded with favorite hometown sauces, snacks and sports gear I love living in Seattle. But my roots are very much in Ohio, the place I called home for my… Read More
Aug 14, 2013, 7:39 AM Startup Spotlight: These former Microsofties want to change the way you access email on your smartphone Let’s face it. Managing email on a smartphone is a real pain. Not a day goes by that I don’t… Read More
