Startups – Page 189 of 312

Aug 3, 2015, 3:57 PM

Top 20 startup ecosystems in the world: New report ranks Seattle No. 8

We’re in the midst of a startup revolution. That’s the crux of a new report on the top 20 entrepreneurial hubs… Read More

Aug 3, 2015, 7:36 AM

Microsoft’s latest acquisition lets sales teams operate like fantasy sports leagues

Microsoft has acquired the startup behind sales gamifaction platform FantasySalesTeam as it looks to bring fantasy sports-like competition to its Dynamics… Read More

Aug 2, 2015, 8:39 AM

‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch on startup life, Microsoft Windows, and his own game project

GeekWire talked with actor and comedian Thomas Middleditch, star of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” after his appearance as a judge at… Read More

Jul 31, 2015, 3:58 PM

Seattle’s Yapta raises $1.8 million to expand price tracking service for hotels, airlines

Seattle price tracking startup Yapta confirmed on Friday it has raised $1.8 million as it looks to grow the business one… Read More

Jul 31, 2015, 12:30 PM

Startup guru Steve Blank: Nobody should be paying students to drop out of school

Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley thought leader on the lean startup concept, admits he’s a little conflicted on the debate… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 6:03 PM

Meet Endeavor One: Bungie vets ditch big studio for new virtual reality gaming startup

After 12 years designing warthogs and battle rifles for Bungie’s Halo series, former art lead Tom Doyle quit his job… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: ActionSprout helps non-profits boost Facebook engagement

Non-profit organizations have a tall order. Getting people to engage, donate, and volunteer their time without concrete compensation is no easy… Read More

Jul 30, 2015, 4:30 AM

Photo editing startup PicMonkey lands $41M from Bay Area-based Spectrum Equity

PicMonkey is already a successful startup, boasting more than 25 million monthly users and hundreds of thousands of paying customers from… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 8:24 AM

Legal advice startup Avvo raises $71.5M, plans to hire 80 this year

Avvo is on a roll. Just two weeks after the Seattle-based legal advice startup announced plans for a new downtown office,… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 8:12 AM

Amazon rolls out ‘Launchpad’ for startups, partners with Y Combinator, Indiegogo, Techstars and others

Amazon is working with some of the top startup programs and investors in the country on a new initiative called Amazon… Read More

Jul 28, 2015, 3:00 AM

PushSpring raises $5M from Trilogy to help advertisers target users on mobile phones

PushSpring, a Seattle-based analytics company that helps mobile app developers target specific audiences, has raised $5 million in a first round of… Read More

Jul 27, 2015, 9:00 AM

Meet the 11 new startups in Techstars Seattle

They hail from places like California, Tel Aviv, and Hong Kong. They work with technologies like cloud security, virtual reality, and… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 1:31 PM

Microsoft’s guinea pig for cross-platform gaming explains how it will work on Xbox, Windows 10

Motiga, a Bellevue video game company, first started building its debut title for PC back in 2012 — long before… Read More

Jul 24, 2015, 10:34 AM

Stealthy startup raises $400,000 for projects like replacing gas in whipped cream canisters

Korvata, a startup seen around University of Washington student pitch competitions since last year, has graduated into the real world… Read More

Jul 23, 2015, 4:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: Outleads helps advertisers incorporate offline behavior for targeted online ads

Ever seen an advertisement, supposedly targeted for you, that clearly missed the mark? Maybe flower shopping led to a barrage of wedding dresses… Read More

Jul 23, 2015, 10:17 AM

Unicorn watch: There were 107 VC financing deals of $100M or more in the first half of 2015

We’ve been writing for some time about how the big private companies in technology just keep on getting bigger, landing… Read More

Jul 22, 2015, 3:00 PM

PicoBrew slurps up another $2.3M to build more beer-making machines

PicoBrew is raising more money to help fuel development of its beer makers. The Seattle-based startup just reeled in another… Read More

Jul 21, 2015, 7:00 PM

6 reasons why Microsoft alumni often struggle in the startup world

Why do Microsoft alumni struggle at startups? This clearly isn’t true of everyone who walks through the halls of Microsoft,… Read More

Jul 21, 2015, 4:54 PM

‘Bazillion Dollar Club’ sneak peek: Syfy show stars Dave McClure and Brady Forrest

What happens when a software accelerator and hardware accelerator join forces in search of a new wave of breakthrough startups? That’s the premise of… Read More

Jul 21, 2015, 10:56 AM

IoT data startup Buddy set for IPO after reverse takeover deal with Australian mining company

Seattle-based startup Buddy is going public, but not in the way you might expect. In one of the more unique acquisition… Read More

Jul 21, 2015, 7:47 AM

Bright.md raises $3.5M to help physicians provide remote care online in 2 minutes

Bright.md is raising cash to help you visit the doctor virtually. The Portland-based startup today announced a $3.5 million Series… Read More

Jul 21, 2015, 12:29 AM

Brother sues CEO who gave workers $70k minimum salary, alleging he unfairly boosted his own pay

Dan Price, the Seattle tech leader who made headlines this year for boosting his employees’ minimum annual salary to $70,000 and… Read More

Jul 17, 2015, 10:57 AM

This medical device startup just raised cash and is heading to Rwanda

After three months in Y Combinator, an oversubscribed financing round, and a large federal grant, Shift Labs is well on… Read More

Jul 16, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Leasify simplifies the leasing process for new car-buyers

Editor’s note: Leasify ceased operations in 2016. If you’ve ever shopped for a car, you know dealers will do just about… Read More

Jul 15, 2015, 11:51 PM

Chart: U.S. venture capital financing surges 24 percent to $19 billion in Q2

It’s a good time to be raising cash in tech land. According to a report out today from Dow Jones… Read More

Jul 14, 2015, 4:23 PM

Fast-growing fitness training startup Volt Athletics inks partnership with USA Football

Volt Athletics is on a roll. The Seattle-based startup, which offers a customizable online fitness training platform for athletes, this… Read More

Jul 14, 2015, 10:18 AM

Amazon’s AWS acquires Portland’s AppThwack, seeking an easy way to test apps in the cloud

AppThwack announced this morning it was acquired by Amazon Web Services to help developers test their phone apps in the cloud. In… Read More

Jul 14, 2015, 7:47 AM

Bezos-backed Remitly buys moving selfie startup Talio to improve money transfer connections

Remitly, a mobile payments company that helps people send money to the Philippines and India, announced today that it has… Read More

Jul 13, 2015, 9:01 PM

Dr. Lee Hood’s scientific wellness startup Arivale raises $36M to improve health through genetics

A new startup in Seattle wants to be the Google or Microsoft of a new industry called scientific wellness, and now… Read More

Jul 10, 2015, 4:55 PM

Live: Watch the pitches from Microsoft Ventures Demo Day

Microsoft Ventures is hosting its big Demo Day in Seattle today, featuring 14 new startup companies which are working on… Read More