Startups – Page 170 of 314

Jan 6, 2017, 10:03 AM

Listen up, pet parents — Seattle’s Rover talks wearables and more dog tech trends at CES

LAS VEGAS — In the Pacific Northwest, people love their dogs. The stereotypical Seattle office, with its jeans-and-a-T-shirt dress code… Read More

Jan 5, 2017, 8:16 PM

Samsung partner Voicebox makes major job cuts in wake of Note 7 discontinuation

Voicebox Technologies, which provides natural-language understanding technology for Samsung devices including the discontinued Galaxy Note 7, is cutting a significant portion… Read More

Jan 5, 2017, 8:53 AM

GeekWire CES Dispatch, Day 2: High-tech celebrities, Alexa in the fridge, and VR barf bags

LAS VEGAS — The final CES media day was packed with surprises, reveals, and more than anything, Amazon’s Alexa. As… Read More

Jan 4, 2017, 9:45 AM

This light-weight ‘smart sock’ measures how far and fast you’ve run, but is it worth $199?

LAS VEGAS — Athletic socks used to be something you’d pick up last minute at the sporting goods store, kind… Read More

Jan 2, 2017, 1:00 PM

Here’s what five venture capitalists are predicting for 2017

With 2016 now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to take a quick moment to forecast what might be looming… Read More

Dec 30, 2016, 3:07 PM

Startup Spotlight: FreeFunder takes on Kickstarter with no-fee crowdfunding platform

Crowdfunding is designed to help people who are low on cash bring their ideas to life and finance big ticket… Read More

Dec 29, 2016, 9:46 AM

The state of Seattle startups: Silicon Valley tech giants are sucking up entrepreneurial talent

“It’s not a real sexy story right now.” That’s how GeekWire co-founder John Cook described the Seattle startup scene during… Read More

Dec 28, 2016, 10:59 AM

Opal raises more cash to help brands create and produce marketing campaigns

Opal is raising more cash. A new SEC filing reveals that the Portland startup, previously known as Opal Labs, has raised… Read More

Dec 26, 2016, 9:09 AM

Stuffstr turns unused stuff into sustainable treasure, proving the power of the ‘circular economy’

According to Stuffstr co-founder John Atcheson, you probably have $7,000 worth of unused stuff sitting in your house. And the… Read More

Dec 26, 2016, 6:41 AM

Fred Hutch announces $1M in grants to commercialize cutting-edge cancer and HIV research

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which has spun-out companies such as Juno Therapeutics and Nohla Therapeutics in recent years, is continuing… Read More

Dec 23, 2016, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: VIA Global Health wants to be ‘the Amazon of the medical supply world’

As Commercialization Officer for the Seattle global health non-profit PATH, Noah Perin observed a big gap in the worldwide healthcare… Read More

Dec 22, 2016, 2:09 PM

A look at the 20 biggest venture capital deals of 2016 in the Pacific Northwest

On the GeekWire podcast this week, I was asked to recap the state of the Seattle startup community in 2016.… Read More

Dec 22, 2016, 10:30 AM

Super Bowl startup competition: NFL accepting applications for $150K sports tech pitch-off

Calling all sports tech startups: The NFL wants to hear your ideas. The league is hosting 1st and Future, its… Read More

Dec 21, 2016, 2:45 PM

Why these Microsoft vets decided to launch an e-commerce startup in Rwanda

In July, Joanna Bichsel left a high-level job at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to move from Seattle to… Read More

Dec 20, 2016, 2:58 PM

Startup helps City of Seattle make sense of the noise to tackle housing affordability

Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented affordability problem, propelled largely by the tech effect. The industry is booming and hundreds of… Read More

Dec 19, 2016, 7:49 AM

ChoiceMap raises funds to use cognitive science to help patients and physicians decide on treatment

Jonathan Jackson may not be an expert in treating cancer, but he knows a lot about how people think. In 2011,… Read More

Dec 16, 2016, 1:18 PM

ReplyYes raises an additional $6.5M for its text message retail platform

ReplyYes, a chat commerce startup that spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, has raised $6.5 million of a $9.3 million… Read More

Dec 16, 2016, 11:46 AM

Glympse raises more cash to fuel growth of real-time location sharing platform

Glympse is raising more cash as the startup continues to add new customers and grow its employee base. The Seattle-based company… Read More

Dec 16, 2016, 10:41 AM

Mr. Trump, put this man on the SEC! Investor group floats Seattle startup lawyer for regulatory role

Joe Wallin, a longtime startup attorney in the Seattle region, was recently floated as a potential nominee for the Securities… Read More

Dec 15, 2016, 3:48 PM

Startup Spotlight: Prints.ly’s online marketplace helps you buy museum-quality prints from top photographers

Artists and photographers who want to sell their work as high-quality physical prints have a new tool at their disposal.… Read More

Dec 14, 2016, 10:38 AM

Postmates speaks out on dispute with Washington state over workers’ comp payments

Yesterday, we reported on Postmates‘ dispute with Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries over an audit that determined the San Francisco based… Read More

Dec 14, 2016, 10:38 AM

Madrona Labs hires startup vet Jay Bartot as VC incubator focuses on ‘deeper’ technical ideas

Madrona Labs, the “startup studio” housed inside of Madrona Venture Group, wants to focus on deeper, more technical startups —… Read More

Dec 14, 2016, 8:00 AM

Inside Pluto VR: First look at this Seattle startup’s communication platform for virtual reality

John Vechey greets me at the door of a strikingly spacious one-floor office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, just off the… Read More

Dec 13, 2016, 10:25 AM

VR game studio Drifter Entertainment, led by Oculus and HoloLens vets, raises $2.25M

Drifter Entertainment, a Seattle startup founded by veterans of Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus, just announced $2.25 million in seed funding… Read More

Dec 13, 2016, 10:21 AM

Get off the couch, kids: This startup just raised $1M for a high-tech app-connected ball

Can a high-tech, sensor-infused ball help a generation of device-addicted kids be more active? One startup is about to find out.… Read More

Dec 12, 2016, 8:59 AM

Pixvana unveils VR editing and production software one year after raising $6M seed round

From the moment you walk into Pixvana’s office, it’s hard to miss the images of King Kong. The film and its… Read More

Dec 11, 2016, 11:34 AM

Seattle mom hopes new toy-rental startup will change how you find toys for your kids

Like most things that are well made and won’t kill you if you chew on them, quality toys can be… Read More

Dec 8, 2016, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: flightSpeak makes air travel easier with critical airport information

With the hoildays approaching, many travelers are bracing themselves for the headaches associated with the airport. FlightSpeak wants to take… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 8:40 AM

After meeting with Trump, Sprint chairman pledges to invest $50B in U.S., raising questions about a T-Mobile merger

After Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s company SoftBank acquired a majority stake in Sprint, he sought to merge the Kansas telecom provider with Bellevue,… Read More

Dec 7, 2016, 8:39 AM

Ex-Twitter CEO invests in $5.8M round for VR startup that simulates ‘lifelike touch’ of virtual objects

A virtual reality startup that is trying to simulate “lifelike touch” just raised a $5.8 million seed investment round that… Read More