Startups – Page 147 of 312

Jul 12, 2018, 9:24 AM

As Twitter cracks down on fake followers, SparkToro launches free tool to measure influence more intelligently

Seattle entrepreneur Rand Fishkin thinks it’s “so darn frustrating” that brands still use the number of followers an account has… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 9:02 AM

Tech journalist and Chairman Mom founder Sarah Lacy on the power of being polarizing

Sarah Lacy, a longtime tech journalist and columnist, knows the things she says can be controversial. Not that it’s stopped… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 9:01 PM

VC dollars flow into Seattle startups at near-record levels as later-stage companies raise big rounds

Venture capital dollars are flowing into Seattle-area companies in near-record numbers, but most of the cash is going to more… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 2:30 PM

Working Geek: Unearth co-founder Amy Hutchins on hiring women engineers and the rush of startup life

As chief technology officer for Unearth Technologies, Amy Hutchins thought it would be easy to get women to apply for… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 9:39 AM

EndoGastric Solutions raises $30.5M to commercialize acid reflux treatment

News Brief: EndoGastric Solutions, a Seattle area biotechnology company, has raised $30.5 million to scale its commercial efforts. Existing investors… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 9:27 AM

Female Founders Alliance unveils immersive ‘Ready Set Raise’ program to help women land startup investments

Female Founders Alliance is launching a program to help women entrepreneurs land early-stage startup investments, using input from female founders… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 AM

Amazon HQ2 is still a mystery, but this real estate startup already plans to expand to the winning city

Bryan Copley remembers “the day that the last single-family residence in South Lake Union was bulldozed.” The CityBldr CEO has… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 9:01 PM

With $57.5B invested so far in 2018, VC funding for U.S. startups reaching ‘unprecedented levels’

The amount of venture capital funding pouring into U.S. startups is on pace to reach levels unseen since the early… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 4:22 PM

TLDR: Rumored Surface smartphone, Lime scooters in Uber app, dorm-style housing for adults

Today’s featured stories Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda With $335M in… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 12:14 PM

High-tech agriculture startup Phytelligence raises another $10M, doubles employee count

Agriculture startup Phytelligence is getting another infusion of cash as it continues to grow. The company raised an additional $9.85… Read More

Jul 6, 2018, 12:38 PM

Naveen Jain’s Viome raises another $5.5M, triples employee count as it ramps up wellness service

Viome, the wellness startup founded by Seattle-based tech entrepreneur Naven Jain, has raised $5.5 million in a new round of… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 12:41 PM

Ex-Peach execs launch tech-powered escrow startup Modus to make home closing less ‘painful’

Alex Day had already been chatting about getting into real estate with his colleague, Jai Sim, at the lunch delivery… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 9:00 AM

Startup Spotlight: LifeID uses blockchain technology to build secure digital identities

Current tools for managing our digital identities are falling short — unless you enjoy maintaining a binder full of passwords… Read More

Jul 4, 2018, 12:30 PM

Working Geek: After decades at Microsoft, Tammy Savage applies big-picture thinking to startup that connects volunteers

When it came to volunteering, Tammy Savage wondered what prevented people from jumping in to help. Was it a failure… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 12:45 PM

Mysterious Oregon startup Azevtec raises $8M for self-driving ‘zero-emission vehicle systems’

A furtive autonomous vehicle startup out of Bend, Ore. has raised $8 million from undisclosed investors. Azevtec confirmed the investment to GeekWire… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 12:43 PM

Ex-Microsoft COO Kevin Turner emerges at helm of secretive blockchain startup co-founded by former Myspace CTO

Former Microsoft COO Kevin Turner has taken the helm of Core Scientific, a stealthy new blockchain and artificial intelligence startup… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 11:30 AM

Working Geek: From rap fans to immigrant families, Remitly’s Kevin Nakao taps customers for answers

One of Kevin Nakao’s earliest marketing gigs sent him on tour almost 30 years ago with Puff Daddy, Jodeci and Mary… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 10:39 AM

Unify Square raises $10M to help businesses deploy Skype and Microsoft Teams

Unify Square has raised an additional $10 million to help fuel growth of its platform that helps clients manage Microsoft communication products like… Read More

Jun 29, 2018, 12:09 PM

Resilience and risk-taking: How the immigration experience shapes the path of foreign-born entrepreneurs

First- and second-generation immigrants make up only 27 percent of the U.S. population, yet more than half of the most… Read More

Jun 29, 2018, 10:55 AM

Seattle-based cloud telecom company Flowroute to be acquired by West Corporation

In a move to expand its existing service technology, Omaha, Neb.-based telecommunications company West Corporation announced Friday that it agreed… Read More

Jun 29, 2018, 10:44 AM

Litesprite, maker of games that treat mental health, wins inaugural TRAILS healthcare competition

Seattle startup Litesprite, which develops mobile games that treat mental health disorders, took home the crown at the inaugural TRAILS… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 2:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: For $499 per month, this startup will fold laundry, sort mail, deliver packages and perform other chores around the home

If you’re already getting groceries delivered, dry cleaning picked up, and a dog walker on call 9-to-5 for Fido, you… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 9:00 AM