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Apr 14, 2017, 10:59 AM

Seattle startup TurboPatent raises $1.4M to expand patent automation capabilities

Seattle startup TurboPatent has raised $1.45 million in a convertible note as it gets ready to release the second version… Read More

Apr 14, 2017, 9:02 AM

Fashwire raises cash for fashion app that gives designers real-time consumer feedback

New Seattle startup Fashwire is taking a new approach to software for the fashion industry. “Most fashion apps are consumer solutions masquerading… Read More

Apr 13, 2017, 5:06 PM

Here’s how Migo wants to become a search engine for on-demand transportation

A decade ago, if you were trying to get around in a city without a personal vehicle, there were a… Read More

Apr 13, 2017, 3:20 PM

Pluto VR raises $13.9M to build out virtual reality communication platform

Pluto VR, the Seattle-based virtual reality startup co-founded by PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, has raised $13.9 million in a… Read More

Apr 13, 2017, 2:39 PM

Seattle angel investors launch ‘Flying Fish’ venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups

For the past few months, Flying Fish Venture Partners has been flying under the radar. The firm, founded by Seattle… Read More

Apr 13, 2017, 11:40 AM

Seattle startup Viro Media raises $2.5M to ‘democratize VR development’

Danny Moon believes we’re on the cusp of a virtual reality revolution that’s held back by a lack of content. Getting… Read More

Apr 13, 2017, 9:12 AM

Software development integration startup Tasktop raises $11.3M

Tasktop, a Vancouver B.C.-based startup that helps companies speed up their software development process, today announced a $11.3 million investment… Read More

Apr 13, 2017, 4:00 AM

Hit reply to get paid: Microsoft vets take on LinkedIn with novel ‘Nextio’ messaging service

A new professional messaging service called Nextio aims to challenge a key feature of LinkedIn by turning the economic model on… Read More

Apr 12, 2017, 10:08 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year and check out what these finalists have accomplished by 30

From eSports to VR and robotics to home-sharing, our Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalists are on a mission to find… Read More

Apr 11, 2017, 8:31 AM

Madrona invests in $60M funding round for Silicon Valley ‘deep linking’ startup Branch

Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group is one of the investors in a $60 million series C round raised by Silicon Valley’s… Read More

Apr 7, 2017, 2:49 PM

Startup Spotlight: Coastline’s digital marketplace connects fishermen with seafood joints

You’d be hard-pressed to find a marketplace more analog than fishermen selling seafood straight from the dock at the crack of… Read More

Siren co-founders
Apr 5, 2017, 11:36 AM

Dating app Siren, which empowered women, shuts down after running out of money

Sound the alarm for women looking for something other than traditional dating apps: Siren is shutting down. The Seattle-based app,… Read More

Apr 5, 2017, 11:07 AM

Recruiting software startup Crelate raises cash to boost marketing and development

Crelate, a startup with offices in Bothell, Wash. and Bethesda, Md., has closed a $1.2 million investment round led by… Read More

Apr 5, 2017, 10:34 AM

A puzzle platform’s new tech tricks: How Puzzazz is using Apple Pencil, 3D Touch and Split View

Puzzle technology company Puzzazz has a history of developing novel input techniques for people who solve crosswords and other puzzles on mobile devices, and… Read More

Apr 5, 2017, 10:27 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Seattle’s most promising Startup of the Year

The 2017 GeekWire Awards are less than a month away, so that means it’s time to vote for the iconoclastic tinkerers,… Read More

Apr 5, 2017, 6:00 AM

Snowflake cloud data warehouse startup raises $100M; Madrona’s role reunites ex-Microsoft execs

Snowflake Computing, the Silicon Valley-based cloud data warehouse startup that just announced a new engineering center in the Seattle region,… Read More

Apr 4, 2017, 4:30 AM

Data storage and analytics startup Qumulo raises another $30M, total funding up to $130M

Qumulo has spent the past five years building out its cloud-based platform that helps companies store and manage their data usage.… Read More

Apr 3, 2017, 7:30 AM

Distelli aims to improve multi-cloud software development with new open-source container registry

Building and deploying software to run in the cloud is a challenge, particularly when customers want to run their applications… Read More

Apr 2, 2017, 7:46 AM

Guest Post: I launched the 2.19% Founders Alliance to help women in tech help each other

I don’t actually want to talk about how hard it is to be a woman in tech. I realize this… Read More

Mar 31, 2017, 2:44 PM

Startup Spotlight: Hazel wants to help managers be better leaders using software

As Wisam Abdulla and his co-founders were building Canadian payroll startup Rise, they encountered a common complaint from customers again… Read More

Mar 31, 2017, 9:25 AM

Ripl raises $3M to give small business owners ‘a marketing team in your pocket’

Ripl is raising more cash as the company sees more traction with its app that lets people create visual marketing content. The… Read More

Mar 30, 2017, 11:02 AM

Study: Startup ecosystems across the country are bouncing back — but there’s more work to be done

The Great Recession struck a major and lasting blow to entrepreneurship but the nation’s startup ecosystem appears to finally be… Read More

Mar 29, 2017, 9:29 AM

Seattle wellness tracking startup EveryMove acquired by personal health scanning company higi

EveryMove, a Seattle startup that helps employers incentivize employee wellness, has been acquired by health-tracking company higi. Chicago-based higi announced the… Read More

Mar 29, 2017, 9:00 AM

Limitless partners with High Fidelity to let people build interactive characters for VR world

Limitless today announced a partnership to integrate its character building technology into High Fidelity, the virtual reality “metaverse” created by Second… Read More

Mar 29, 2017, 7:24 AM

Cloud-based enterprise contract management company Icertis scores $25M

Icertis, which helps large organizations such as 3M, Becton Dickinson, Cognizant, Daimler and Microsoft manage contracts, has landed a $25 million… Read More

Wrench
Mar 28, 2017, 5:00 AM

‘Uber for car repair’ startup Wrench raises $4M for service that brings a mechanic to your vehicle

Investors like what they see in Wrench. The Seattle-based on-site car repair startup today announced a $4 million Series A round… Read More

Mar 27, 2017, 6:22 PM

Former Clinton advisor on why the U.S. needs to promote entrepreneurship in developing countries

Can entrepreneurship promote political stability and peace in countries around the world? Steven Koltai certainly believes so. The long-time startup… Read More

Mar 27, 2017, 2:36 PM

How this legal software startup used its funding round to support legal aid under Trump budget cuts

Many tech companies wait until they grow into big corporations before thinking about corporate social responsibility. But MetaJure, a Seattle startup that provides… Read More

Mar 27, 2017, 10:22 AM

How MassChallenge wants to create a ‘factory for startups’ and change economic models

You’d be hard pressed to find a bigger believer in the value of startups than John Harthorne. The MassChallenge CEO… Read More

Mar 24, 2017, 5:30 AM

Socedo raises another $1M for lead generation platform that analyzes social media activity

Socedo is raising more cash to build out its platform that helps companies target sales leads from social media activity. The Seattle… Read More

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