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Jul 12, 2016, 8:00 AM

Turi releases new features to make machine learning easier, faster for apps

Turi, formerly Dato, today released the newest version of its GraphLab Create platform and several other features designed to make it… Read More

Jul 8, 2016, 5:47 AM

Seattle startup Presence Labs bets on virtual reality for the masses, led by ex-Double Down CEO

After Greg Enell left Double Down Interactive in January 2014, he got about halfway through a self-imposed year off before he… Read More

Jul 7, 2016, 4:23 PM

Machine learning startup Dato changes name to Turi after trademark battle

From GraphLab to Dato to Turi. Seattle-based machine learning startup Dato, which originally launched as GraphLab, announced today that it… Read More

Jul 7, 2016, 9:00 AM

Study: Venture capital investment in unicorns hits all-time high, as startups suffer

Billion-dollar unicorns like Uber and Snapchat are sucking up more investor money than ever, and early-stage startups are finding it tough… Read More

Jul 7, 2016, 7:30 AM

Synapse spin-out Osmosis raises $1.7M to enhance the live event experience with new technology

A stealthy new Seattle startup wants to use your smartphone and the “Internet of Things” to help sports fans, music lovers,… Read More

Jul 6, 2016, 9:01 AM

Google acquires French machine learning startup Moodstocks in image-recognition push

Google announced today it has acquired Paris-based machine learning startup Moodstocks to work on smartphone image and item recognition. Moodstocks says… Read More

Jul 6, 2016, 8:19 AM

Ex-Microsoft exec Anoop Gupta’s new startup is rethinking messaging by empowering recipients

Social networks commonly charge companies and marketers a premium to deliver targeted messages and ads — a classic example of the modern online economy, in… Read More

Jul 5, 2016, 12:15 PM

Pebblebee Finder: Former Boeing engineers launch new Kickstarter for next-gen tracking device

In 2014, when former Boeing engineers Daniel Daoura and Nick Pearson-Franks launched Pebblebee, they marketed their flagship product as the… Read More

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Jul 1, 2016, 7:44 AM

Virtual reality fireworks: Ex-Double Down CEO has a blast launching stealthy new startup

We won’t question your patriotism if you’re apprehensive about battling big crowds to take in a fireworks show this Fourth… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 5:06 PM

UW CoMotion opening new HQ with space for virtual, augmented reality startups

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program announced today it will move to a new University District headquarters that will include an incubator space for… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: ActiveGiver wants to ‘level the playing field’ for campaign contributions

Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid — and Barack Obama’s before him — proved the power of grassroots donations. But a wealthy minority… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 1:00 PM

Deako raises $3.5M for smart light switches; strikes deals for 10% of new Seattle-area 2017 homes

Seattle-based smart light switch builder Deako has raised $3.5 million in funding, and its technology will be used in close to… Read More

Jun 29, 2016, 10:57 AM

Bot that helps people in UK and NYC fight traffic tickets coming to Seattle this fall

Seattle may be the next city for a “robot lawyer” that has helped people beat more than 160,000 traffic tickets in… Read More

Jun 28, 2016, 12:48 PM

Bounce Exchange acquires Techstars Seattle grad GoChime

Bounce Exchange, a New York-based marketing software company, has acquired direct marketing startup GoChime for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was… Read More

Jun 28, 2016, 9:47 AM

Top investor Steve Anderson leads $2.25M investment for customer behavior predictor Appuri

Steve Anderson, the first person to invest in Instagram who sits at No. 2 on Forbes’ Midas List of top investors, is leading… Read More

Jun 22, 2016, 10:07 AM

Co-working companies approaching 1M square feet of space in Seattle region

Co-working companies now take up close to 950,000 square feet of office space in Seattle and on the Eastside — the equivalent… Read More

Jun 22, 2016, 12:00 AM

A better air filter: UW spinout raises $1.25M for new approach to electrostatic air filtration

A Seattle-based startup is developing a new air filter that it says will cost less than the alternatives, use less energy, filter out more harmful… Read More

Jun 21, 2016, 12:50 PM

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff launches podcast, with former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo as first guest

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is launching a new podcast called “Office Hours,” with Dick Costolo, a veteran entrepreneur and former… Read More

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Jun 21, 2016, 10:59 AM

Wrench brings car mechanics to the consumer, raises $1.2M in funding

Self-described serial startup guy Ed Petersen knows first-hand how much of a pain car maintenance can be. His dealer was in… Read More

Jun 18, 2016, 12:19 PM

Revealed: EY names 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year winners for Pacific NW

Eight business leaders from the Pacific Northwest — building companies in areas as diverse as pizza, collectible toys, cloud computing, biotechnology, glass votives and… Read More

Jun 17, 2016, 10:34 AM

Drug recovery app wins Seattle’s TechCrunch pitch-off

Daniela Luzi Tudor struggled with alcohol and cocaine addiction for many years before seeking treatment. Then she learned for many,… Read More

Jun 16, 2016, 6:42 AM

Better bricks, healthier chickens and more life-changing ideas from the Fledge startup accelerator

Ravaged villages, fires and emaciated people filled the screen at Fledge’s seventh annual Demo Day this week. These horrific images… Read More

League
Jun 14, 2016, 3:35 PM

Digital health insurance platform League raises $25M, eyes growth in Seattle and beyond

League, the Toronto-based digital health insurance platform with a presence in Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has raised $25 million… Read More

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Jun 11, 2016, 8:48 AM

GeekWire Radio: Is Seattle really a ‘third-tier’ startup city? Here’s how the region stacks up

New York-based venture capitalist Fred Wilson this week ranked Seattle a “third-tier” startup city, then backed down from his statement after… Read More

Jun 9, 2016, 3:59 PM

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price: Brother’s buyout demands could force him to give up company

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price said in court today that he could be forced to relinquish the company to his brother and… Read More

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Jun 9, 2016, 9:58 AM

‘Something is quite special about Seattle’: VC Fred Wilson eases off ‘third-tier’ startup city comments

Fred Wilson probably didn’t expect much of a response after he called Seattle a “third-tier” startup city earlier this week. But his… Read More

Jun 6, 2016, 2:39 PM

Microsoft vet raises more cash to sell coffee cup lids that ‘drink like a ceramic cup’

It seems there is demand for better coffee cup lids. Vaporpath, a Seattle-area company that manufactures the Viora Lid, has raised… Read More

Jun 6, 2016, 11:25 AM

Cloud cost-management firm Cloudability raises $24M in new financing round

Cloudability, a public-cloud cost-management firm based in Portland, Ore., has closed a $24M Series B round, led by the Foundry… Read More

Jun 6, 2016, 9:51 AM

With $14M investment from top VCs, Ozlo opens Seattle office to help develop ‘personal’ AI chatbot

Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and other tech giants are all building their own “bots” that utilize artificial intelligence and… Read More

Jun 3, 2016, 10:41 AM

From sports news to social media marketing: Ripl raises $1.8M after series of pivots

It took a couple pivots, a lot of grit, and a little bit of sacrifice — but Paul Ingalls and Andrew… Read More

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