Startup Spotlight – Page 18 of 19

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

Dec 8, 2011, 11:53 AM

Startup Spotlight: Road trip leads to disaster recovery startup Doyenz

You’ve got a lot of time to think when traveling by RV from South Carolina to Washington state — a… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 3:34 PM

Startup Spotlight: Vizua looks to bring medical image viewing into the future

Started by former Microsoft employees and a French scientist, Vizua is looking to transform the way radiologists share MRI, CT and… Read More

Nov 26, 2011, 3:06 PM

Startup Spotlight: Mobile app developer Faqden Labs

It’s a good thing that Faqden Labs’ latest iPad application is designed to help groups of employees manage and collaborate… Read More

Nov 22, 2011, 12:38 PM

Startup Spotlight: PaperShare creates a social network for your ‘working life’

Does the world need another social network? Doug Brown and David Greschler — the brains behind a new Kirkland startup… Read More

Nov 21, 2011, 3:58 PM

Startup Spotlight: BookieJar looks to connect readers and authors

BookieJar wants to connect readers to the authors they love, helping readers discover new titles and allowing authors to more easily… Read More

Nov 17, 2011, 9:50 AM

Startup Spotlight: Bob Crimmins gambles on MoonTango, a new shopping site for women

Bob Crimmins loves poker and golf, and has already started a daily deal site specifically for men. Now, the Seattle… Read More

Nov 7, 2011, 11:46 AM

Startup Spotlight: Baby Shower For Guys looks to help dudes plan ‘mancations’

The bachelor party has become an important rite of passage for guys, marking the transition from single to married life.… Read More

Nov 3, 2011, 8:43 AM

Startup Spotlight: Bezos-backed doxo looks to transform bill paying, inks deal with AT&T

Seattle startup doxo today is announcing the expansion of its doxoPAY service, now allowing users to set up automatic bill… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 3:31 PM

Startup Spotlight: GoDutch mobile app helps friends connect

Chris Borkenhagen wants to make it easier to invite friends to do fun things together, and then split the bill… Read More

Oct 20, 2011, 10:22 AM

LikeBright: Helping nice gals find good dudes since 2011

The problem with many online dating sites is that they are dominated by dudes, sometimes creating an unwelcoming environment for… Read More

Oct 19, 2011, 2:15 PM

Startup Spotlight: Gibberin looks to transform voice communications

People have been jibber-jabbering for decades. Now, Dave Ferguson hopes folks will give Gibberin a shot. That’s the name of… Read More

Oct 17, 2011, 11:36 AM

Startup Spotlight: Order SM looks to take a bite where GrubHub has yet to feast

GrubHub earlier this month landed $50 million in venture capital, money that it will use to try to transform the way people… Read More

Oct 12, 2011, 7:56 AM

Spotlight: Startup vet Nadkarni unwraps shopping app Zoomingo

Shirish Nadkarni’s past entrepreneurial pursuits have included mobile email service TeamOn and online language community Livemocha. Now, the Seattle area… Read More

Oct 11, 2011, 7:30 AM

Startup Spotlight: Bluefire looks to spark eBook sales

More consumers are turning to electronic reading devices. And Seattle’s Bluefire Productions, which emerged from founder Micah Bower’s 10-year-old design… Read More

Oct 3, 2011, 12:47 PM

Startup Spotlight: Lightning strikes (literally) to create online backup startup Newline

Entrepreneurs often talk about when lightning strikes, that special a-ha moment when inspiration hits. But for former Microsoft engineer Kory… Read More

Sep 28, 2011, 1:21 PM

Startup Spotlight: MyArtMatch is like Pandora for artwork

Pandora transformed the way people listen to music, creating personalized stations based on the listening habits of users. Now, MyArtMatch… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 1:04 PM

Startup Spotlight: FlikPiks taps Twitter chatter for movie recommendations

Picking the wrong movie these days can be a costly mistake. After all, with movie tickets costing upwards of $10.50… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 4:11 PM

This 21-year-old is looking to transform online invitations from his dorm room

Growing up in the Seattle area, Sam Franklin developed a love of the outdoors. But it was on a backpacking… Read More

Sep 14, 2011, 2:10 PM

Startup Spotlight: Attorney-turned-software geek bets on GreenLine Legal

Attorneys often have their heads buried in massive amounts of legal documentation. But a new Seattle area startup called GreenLine… Read More

Sep 6, 2011, 1:32 PM

Startup Spotlight: Approvee taps power of ‘friend sourcing’ for recommendations

Usually the best recommendations come from your closest friends. And those friendships don’t get much tighter than the one between… Read More

Aug 26, 2011, 9:30 AM

Startup Spotlight: How a Buffalo wing quest sparked food review site Chewsy

At the Startup Riot event in Seattle earlier this week, Chewsy wowed the crowd with a new mobile app that’s… Read More

Aug 12, 2011, 12:14 PM

TinkerHouse Games injects a little fun into mobile gaming

Mark Jessup and Lane Daughtry worked as “cogs” in the Seattle gaming industry for years. Now, the two developers are… Read More

Aug 5, 2011, 11:27 AM

Startup Spotlight: Infactio.us spreads Web content like a virus

Infactio.us founders Loyd Zhao and Shek Ho want to turn digital content into a virus of sorts, helping to spread it… Read More

Jul 27, 2011, 1:40 PM

Startup Spotlight: Carnegie Mellon transplant takes root in Seattle with Panopto

Panopto was founded in 2007 with technology from Carnegie Mellon University. But the company is now growing its presence in… Read More