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Sep 22, 2015, 6:00 AM

Keeping it quiet: Why one booming Bellevue startup raised $18.4 million this year, but didn’t brag

Bellevue-based Atigeo is a bit of an anomaly in the world of startups. The big data company is 10 years… Read More

Sep 21, 2015, 10:32 AM

High-tech stove knob-maker Meld cancels Kickstarter after acquisition, leaving backers angry

More than 1,500 Kickstarter backers who paid a combined $209,688 for Meld’s innovative stovetop temperature control system back in May… Read More

Sep 21, 2015, 4:30 AM

Skilljar raises $2.6M to help companies teach customers how to use their software

A tech company can develop great software and push out newly-updated applications, but sometimes it may take a given user… Read More

Sep 18, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Matcherino lets eSports fans crowdfund matches between professionals

Over the past three years, video game streaming has exploded into a young but powerful industry. Tech giants competed over Twitch… Read More

Sep 18, 2015, 1:27 PM

GeekWire Radio: Dave McClure and Brady Forrest on their new TV show, ‘Bazillion Dollar Club’

Are you ready to join the Bazillion Dollar Club? Our guests this on the GeekWire radio show this week are Silicon… Read More

Sep 17, 2015, 11:45 AM

Former ‘Internet-in-a-Box’ pioneers raise cash for new Seattle startup Switch

Two Seattle entrepreneurs that pioneered “Internet-in-a-Box” technology back in the 90s are raising cash for a new startup called Switch… Read More

Sep 17, 2015, 9:30 AM

Ex-Microsoft researchers raise cash for startup that ‘changes the way we see the world around us’

Follow-up, April 2018: Mind-bending new screen technology uses ‘magic pixel’ to display different content to multiple people Two former Microsoft… Read More

Sep 17, 2015, 8:54 AM

Tech Moves: Marchex bolsters executive lineup; IP law firm expands; and more

—Marchex expanded its executive team to include a new chief revenue officer, Gary Nafus, and new senior vice president of customer… Read More

Sep 16, 2015, 12:26 PM

HelloTech raises $12.5M to help you say goodbye to all your home tech problems

Los Angeles-based HelloTech, which wants to be the Uber of tech support, has raised $12.5 million in a first round… Read More

Sep 16, 2015, 9:50 AM

U.S. investors most bullish about cloud computing and mobile sectors, survey finds

In an annual survey of global venture capitalists, investors disclosed what they are most excited about — and what keeps… Read More

Sep 15, 2015, 3:16 PM

Food delivery startup Lish raising more cash to bring dinner to your door

Lish is raising more money to help deliver dinner. The Seattle-based startup has raised $375,000 of a larger $600,000 round,… Read More

Sep 14, 2015, 2:00 AM

UW spinout AnswerDash raises $2.9M to support growth of online contextual help platform

What started as an idea inside the Information School at the University of Washington is now a full-fledged business that’s raising… Read More

Sep 10, 2015, 12:49 PM

Ignition Partners backs a new cloud startup, while IBM acquires one already in its portfolio

Ignition Partners announced some changes to its investment portfolio on Thursday, as the Bellevue-based venture capital firm saw IBM scoop up… Read More

Sep 10, 2015, 6:58 AM

INRIX acquires ParkMe, aiming to let drivers find, reserve and pay for parking from their dashboards

Kirkland-based INRIX announced on Thursday it has acquired ParkMe, a 25-person startup that tracks off-street parking availability and prices. INRIX says it… Read More

Sep 9, 2015, 3:00 AM

Chef raises $40M to expand globally, meet growing demand for IT automation technology

Demand for Chef’s technology is increasing exponentially, and now the Seattle company is raising its largest funding round yet to help support… Read More

Sep 7, 2015, 9:03 AM

How to manage everyday work and life: Tips, tricks and hacks from our Geeks of the Week

This week, as summer starts to fade away and we settle back in from the long holiday weekend, it’s a great time… Read More

Sep 3, 2015, 5:08 PM

Seattle startup GoToTags raises $300,000 to ride the Near Field Communications wave

Near Field Communication technology, or NFC, is starting to be embraced in commercial products everywhere, from the Apple Watch to customer… Read More

Sep 3, 2015, 1:14 PM

Amazon to acquire video processing startup Elemental Technologies

Amazon has agreed to acquire Portland-based video processing startup Elemental Technologies. Founded in 2006, Elemental helps big media entities like HBO and ESPN… Read More

Sep 3, 2015, 9:46 AM

Microsoft acquires Seattle-based VoloMetrix to bring deeper insights into worker productivity

Microsoft announced on Thursday it has acquired VoloMetrix, a Seattle startup that offers a new way for large corporations to… Read More

Sep 2, 2015, 10:59 AM

Calling entrepreneurs, scientists, coders: New ‘Hacker House’ opens near UW’s Startup Hall

If you’re an entrepreneur, scientist, coder, maker, or innovator that wants to live in a likeminded community near the University of… Read More

Sep 2, 2015, 4:30 AM

Area360 raises $3.5M for mobile location tech platform, relocates HQ from New Zealand to Seattle

For Chris Smith, what started as a simple trip to the zoo has turned into a fast-growing startup that just… Read More

Sep 1, 2015, 10:39 AM

Uber for big deliveries: Ghostruck expands to 12 cities after pilot in Seattle

Ghostruck is expanding after a 10-month pilot in Seattle. The startup, which helps those who need big items delivered, is… Read More

Simply Measured
Sep 1, 2015, 8:34 AM

Simply Measured acquires Inside Social, as two Seattle social media data startups join forces

Simply Measured, a quickly growing social media analytics startup, announced on Tuesday it has acquired its first company, a fellow Seattle startup… Read More

Sep 1, 2015, 7:26 AM

After 18 years, Allrecipes reinvents itself as ‘food-centric social network’

Fresh off its 18th birthday, Seattle-based Allrecipes.com is going through its largest makeover yet, aiming to reinvent itself as a “food-centric… Read More

Sep 1, 2015, 6:00 AM

Money transfer startup Remitly lands $12M line of credit, doubles its Seattle office space

Remitly has new digs and more funding to help continue building out its money transfer platform. The Seattle-based startup today announced… Read More

Aug 31, 2015, 11:43 AM

Kickstarter-born startup PebbleBee is all grown up now, seeking $2M from outside investors

PebbleBee first took off with a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2014 to launch its device that helps you keep track of anything from keys… Read More

Aug 29, 2015, 1:00 PM

The power of Amazon: A single Facebook post was all this startup needed to take off

To Amazon, it was just another Facebook post. It went up at 2:01 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon: “The Petzi Treat… Read More

Aug 27, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Simply recommends events, curates content based on your interests

The tech world has no shortage of recommendation apps and websites like Yelp or TripAdvisor, but Simply hopes its personalized, curated platform can set it… Read More

Aug 25, 2015, 3:10 PM

The unicorn trend is backed by hundreds of VCs eager to discover the next big thing

Maybe you thought the kind of VC willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars at a $1 billion valuation was a rare… Read More

Aug 25, 2015, 12:51 PM

Bill Gates-backed Hampton Creek can’t call eggless spread ‘mayo’ anymore, FDA says

Hampton Creek’s mayonnaise alternative called “Just Mayo” will potentially have to change its name and labeling after the Food and Drug… Read More

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