Startups – Page 186 of 312

Oct 13, 2015, 2:31 PM

Exclusive: Real estate giant Realogy makes strategic investment in Seattle startup Estately

Seattle real estate startup Estately has received an undisclosed investment from Realogy, the giant real estate conglomerate that operates brands such… Read More

Oct 13, 2015, 1:59 PM

SkoolCommute harnesses a hidden network to get your kid a ride to soccer practice or music lessons

With the multitude of after-school activities, the growing number of families where both parents work full time and ever increasing… Read More

Oct 13, 2015, 1:09 PM

Almost no one in NYC’s Central Park knows Seattle’s tech scene exists

NEW YORK — Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Richmond, Charlotte. These are some of the cities that people in New York City’s Central… Read More

Oct 13, 2015, 6:00 AM

SimplyMeasured makes its second acquisition, swoops up social intelligence platform DataRank

Simply Measured has acquired its second company in less than two months. The Seattle social media analytics startup today announced… Read More

Oct 12, 2015, 7:52 AM

Boeing acquires German software startup to train more pilots in Europe

Boeing announced on Monday it has acquired Peters Software, a 20-person German company that builds applications to train commercial and… Read More

Oct 10, 2015, 12:45 PM

Book excerpt: How the Best Angel Investors Make Money in Startups

[Editor’s Note: Seattle-based author Josh Maher shares an excerpt from his newly released book, Startup Wealth: How the Best Angel… Read More

Oct 9, 2015, 11:48 AM

Gratafy raises $4.3M to meet growing demand from restaurants, bars for gift giving platform

Gratafy continues to grow and the Seattle startup is raising more investment money to help meet demand. The three-year-old company, which… Read More

Oct 8, 2015, 9:55 AM

Meet Ripl: This new startup wants to help you make money on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

Paul Ingalls and Andrew Wright tried to crack into the sports content business with Fanzo, but the Seattle entrepreneurs quickly… Read More

Oct 7, 2015, 1:00 PM

HomeAway buys vacation rental startup Dwellable, plans to shutter service and move team to Austin

Dwellable has found a new home. The Seattle vacation rental startup — founded three years ago by developers Nathan Kriege… Read More

Oct 7, 2015, 10:35 AM

Jet.com kills $50 membership fee, searching for a business model to dethrone Amazon

Jet.com, the closely watched e-commerce startup trying to perfect a business model that it hopes will upend Amazon, announced on Wednesday it will… Read More

Oct 5, 2015, 1:41 PM

Seattle’s tech diversity gap and what Techstars is doing about it, here and around the world

Whether it’s marriage equality, legalizing marijuana or addressing the growing gap between rich and poor, we Seattleites like to think… Read More

Oct 1, 2015, 5:32 PM

Startup gurus Dave McClure and Brady Forrest still holding out hope for canceled reality TV show

Startup gurus and the stars of Syfy channel’s recently canceled series “The Bazillion Dollar Club,” Dave McClure and Brady Forrest, say they… Read More

Oct 1, 2015, 5:20 PM

500 Startups co-founder Dave McClure: 90 percent of VCs are going to look like idiots in 10 years

Venture capitalist Dave McClure takes an unusual approach to startup investing, spreading smaller bets over a lot of startups instead of… Read More

Oct 1, 2015, 9:00 AM

Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new ‘startup studio’ Pioneer Square Labs

Geoff Entress has an impressive resume. The former securities lawyer and financial analyst is a venture partner at Voyager Capital… Read More

Oct 1, 2015, 4:30 AM

‘Uber for deliveries’ Dolly raises $8M to help people move big items, launches in Seattle

After helping people deliver more than 30,000 items in Chicago over the past year, Dolly is raising more investment money… Read More

Sep 30, 2015, 7:46 AM

Calling all analytics startups: Microsoft unveils next accelerator program focused on data science

Microsoft announced the third installment of its Microsoft Ventures Seattle Accelerator on Wednesday, this time focusing on data science and machine… Read More

Sep 29, 2015, 8:30 AM

SheerID raises $5.3M to help retailers verify customers who qualify for special offers

SheerID, a Eugene, Ore.-based startup that develops verification technology for retailers, has raised a $5.3 million round to help scale the company’s… Read More

Sep 28, 2015, 1:00 PM

Meet the 8 new college roommates who just moved into a house for women studying computer science

What started as a dream for Lucas and Lee Brown is now a reality at the Tune House. As classes… Read More

Sep 28, 2015, 10:26 AM

Dato v. Datto: Seattle tech firm fighting trademark infringement complaint after name change

Seattle-based Dato has been deadlocked in a trademark infringement argument with fellow tech startup Datto for months, ever since Dato changed… Read More

Sep 25, 2015, 4:33 PM

Startup Spotlight: Candy Jar satisfies your sweet cravings with its online candy shop

If you love candy, a new startup working out of the Techstars Seattle incubator might be of interest. Candy Jar… Read More

Sep 25, 2015, 12:01 PM

Smells like startup spirit: Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt spins up new digital music venture

Bruce Pavitt, the man who discovered Nirvana and popularized the term “grunge rock,” has officially entered the startup ranks with a new… Read More

Sep 24, 2015, 10:50 AM

GeekWire Summit is one week away! Check out the agenda for our biggest event ever

We’re one week away from the GeekWire Summit, our biggest event ever and a must-attend conference for anyone interested in… Read More

Sep 23, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Innervate helps game developers monetize their most ‘obsessed’ players

Adam Lieb knows games. The 28-year-old Seattle native built his first online gaming community at age 11 and later sold it to… Read More

Sep 23, 2015, 2:44 PM

Q&A: Dave McClure and Brady Forrest on startups, reality TV and the future of the tech economy

Our guests on our latest GeekWire radio show are Dave McClure, the founding partner of 500 Startups, and Brady Forrest,… Read More

Sep 23, 2015, 12:52 PM

GeekWire 200 Update: The Pacific NW’s top startups, now in two handy online maps

Geography matters more than ever when it comes to connecting with tech companies. Job seekers, in particular, are increasingly taking… Read More

Sep 23, 2015, 10:25 AM

Ex-Amazon exec looks to disrupt healthcare at Providence Ventures, taps former Swype CEO as entrepreneur-in-residence

Over the past year, Providence Health & Services, a 159-year old not-for-profit Catholic health care provider, has quietly built a sophisticated… Read More

Sep 23, 2015, 9:22 AM

Research: Average angel funding rounds increase 5x in the Northwest to $1.5M

A new study released this week reports that the average funding round by angel investors in the Northwest region is… Read More

Sep 22, 2015, 1:36 PM

Terry Drayton’s valet storage startup lands cash and prepares for national rollout, starting with Portland

Seattle-based Storrage spent the past couple years figuring out its business model and experimenting with new service offerings. Now, with… Read More

Sep 22, 2015, 10:09 AM

Porch launches its own $1,000 guarantee for home-improvement work

Seattle startup Porch this morning fired the latest salvo in the home-improvement wars, promising to guarantee the work of its approved home-improvement pros… Read More

Sep 22, 2015, 7:30 AM

CloudFlare raises $110M as Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm embrace cyber security startup

CloudFlare brought on some impressive strategic investors today, announcing a $110 million funding round that included participation from tech giants… Read More