Startup Spotlight – Page 17 of 19

May 11, 2012, 1:58 PM

Startup Spotlight: Saltbox looks to help sales forces stay on top

Saltbox co-founder and CEO John Delano admits that his company isn’t building the “most sexy mobile-social-big data app.” But even so,… Read More

May 7, 2012, 10:24 AM

Startup Spotlight: Game Collage makes kids’ apps to entertain, inspire, educate

Kids love apps. But not everything found in the mobile app stores these days is suitable for young, impressionable minds.… Read More

Apr 24, 2012, 9:32 AM

Startup Spotlight: How an F-bomb led this parent to create an iPad app for kids

As the father of two young boys, Daily Interactive Networks co-founder Brian Monnin knows how tough it can be to… Read More

Apr 20, 2012, 10:05 AM

Startup Spotlight: SkyFu helps restaurants stay on top of online reviews

Restaurant owners live or die these days by the power of the almighty online review, with sites such as Yelp… Read More

Apr 13, 2012, 2:01 PM

Startup Spotlight: Creator of Magic emerges at location-based gaming upstart BodSix

Location-based mobile gaming could very well be the next frontier of the games business. And BodSix wants to make sure… Read More

Apr 11, 2012, 12:06 PM

Startup Spotlight: Opstera looks to help clients find answers in the cloud

Opstera is just four months old. But the Bellevue upstart is already reeling in customers who are turning to the… Read More

Apr 6, 2012, 7:59 AM

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Google engineers guide Schedulista to profits after just 6 months

Seattle entrepreneurs Felix Livni and Lowell Manners are lean startup acolytes. And that philosophy is already paying dividends for the founders… Read More

Apr 2, 2012, 12:41 PM

Startup Spotlight: Knotis looks to turn merchants into happy daily deal users

You’ve heard the horror stories of small businesses getting overwhelmed by daily deals from the likes of Groupon and Living… Read More

Mar 22, 2012, 2:29 PM

Startup Spotlight: American Idol meets Facebook in FameMe

Brett Marl is back in the startup game. The former chief technology officer at Pure Networks, which sold to Cisco… Read More

Mar 19, 2012, 12:33 PM

Pop Salad: A celebrity ‘stock market’ to buy and sell Clooney, Bieber and the Kardashians

Looking to kill a few hours — and perhaps a few brain cells? Pop Salad might be right for you.… Read More

Mar 15, 2012, 10:35 AM

Startup Spotlight: MoxTree branches out with a social network for moms

As the mother of two young children, Victoria Oldridge knows just how challenging it can be to raise kids. Sometimes… Read More

Mar 12, 2012, 10:49 AM

Startup Spotlight: This upstart thinks it can help you make money in the stock market

Can geeky algorithms beat the pros on Wall Street? Scott Juds, the founder of SumGrowth Strategies, which is developing a new… Read More

Mar 5, 2012, 1:36 PM

Startup Spotlight: This 25-year-old Web entrepreneur built a profitable business on a shoestring

Josh Neblett was a finance major at Gonzaga University when he heard venture capitalist and adjunct professor Tom Simpson describe… Read More

Mar 1, 2012, 8:25 AM

Startup Spotlight: Buck turns mobile phones into digital wallets

For years, industry watchers have been talking about digital wallets — the idea of turning devices into mobile payment systems.… Read More

Feb 27, 2012, 12:17 PM

Startup Spotlight: Turn a day at the slopes into a memorable clip show with Highlight Hunter

If you’re an outdoor adventurer who shoots video while skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking, Highlight Hunter might just save you… Read More

Feb 22, 2012, 1:35 PM

Startup Spotlight: Korrio looks to score with social network for youth sports

As a father and coach, Steve Goldman experienced first-hand the pains of getting youth sports teams organized. And as a… Read More

Feb 17, 2012, 12:08 PM

Startup Spotlight: Bizible raises cash to elevate businesses in online directories

In an era of Yelp, CitySearch, Google Places and dozens of other online directories, it can be especially tough for… Read More

Feb 12, 2012, 10:39 PM

Startup Spotlight: Like Secret helps you find that special Valentine via Facebook

Why scour online dating sites for potential matches when your real Valentine might be waiting in your Facebook contacts? That’s… Read More

Feb 6, 2012, 7:45 AM

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazon and Boeing data center experts launch Vizualiiz

Craig Kelly and Bob Cartwright have worked in the data center business for years, with Kelly spending more than a decade… Read More

Feb 1, 2012, 10:16 AM

Startup Spotlight: Former NFL players tackle mobile apps at Viva Vision

Former Seattle Seahawks Joe Tafoya, Kerry Carter and Chike Okeafor may not be unleashing bone-crushing hits on the football field… Read More

Jan 30, 2012, 2:11 PM

Startup Spotlight: 22-year-old entrepreneur kickstarts ServedBy the Net

Josh Breeds started a Web hosting company at the age of 10, picking up business lessons from his entrepreneurial father. Now,… Read More

Jan 26, 2012, 9:53 AM

Startup Spotlight: TinyPass looks to line publishers’ pockets with new way to charge for content

In an opinion piece for Bloomberg this week, former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold lamented the demise of the… Read More

Jan 11, 2012, 8:33 AM

Startup Spotlight: BlooperBox is America’s Funniest Home Videos for the Web (minus Bob Saget)

Take America’s Funniest Home Videos, add a touch of Fail Blog and CollegeHumor.com and then mix in King of the Web… Read More

Jan 6, 2012, 1:33 AM

Startup Spotlight: Omnom looks to remove the pain of finding delivery restaurants

Need pizza, chicken wings or lamb tikka masala delivered to your doorstep right now, but aren’t quite sure where to… Read More

Dec 26, 2011, 8:31 AM

Startup Spotlight: Pursuit.me turns dreams into reality

Sometimes dreamers and doers need a kickstart to help get them on the path to success. Scott McLeod, the 21-year-old… Read More

Dec 24, 2011, 3:56 PM

Fifty gems for entrepreneurs thinking about making the leap

One of my favorite things about covering the technology community is the ability to tell the stories of entrepreneurs —… Read More

Dec 22, 2011, 8:38 AM

Startup Spotlight: Deals4Dreams looks to do well, by doing good

At this time of year, it is important to remember the importance of giving back. So, in the spirit of… Read More

Dec 16, 2011, 8:37 AM

Startup Spotlight: 16-year-old Internet entrepreneur juggles school and startup life at Benelab

Jack Kim spends his days as a student at King’s High School in Shoreline, taking advanced placement courses in hopes of… Read More

Dec 12, 2011, 8:24 AM

Startup Spotlight: Valant Medical scores cash to help psychiatrists manage practices

Valant Medical Solutions, which has developed software to help psychiatrists manage billing and electronic medical records at their practices, has… Read More

Dec 10, 2011, 6:37 PM

Startup Spotlight: CrowdControl looks to manage ‘big data’

Tweets. Blog comments. Facebook likes. There’s no shortage of information flowing these days. CrowdControl wants to help businesses qualify this… Read More