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Mar 6, 2015, 8:14 AM

Edtech platform startup Enlearn reveals first deal with education publisher

Enlearn, a Seattle nonprofit developing a platform for adapting and personalizing digital educational materials, has revealed its first commercial partner. Enlearn’s education… Read More

Mar 6, 2015, 5:52 AM

Cerevast tops off round with $1.4M more to end at $11.4M raised

Medical device company Cerevast Therapeutics has topped off a Series C funding round with an additional $1.4 million. Cerevast, based… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Pawzii aims to keep more animals alive by digitizing the pet licensing process

City-run animal shelters are notoriously underfunded, forcing organizations to euthanize animals they can’t afford to support. Pet licensing fees, which average… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 12:13 PM

Seattle nonprofit Enlearn tackles thorny task: Personalize school with technology

One of the knottiest problems in applying technology to education is the holy grail of “personalization:” How to adjust and… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 10:52 AM

Fast-growing startup Porch plans to move from its home in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood

Porch, the Seattle home improvement data startup, is looking for a new home capable of accommodating its booming staff — planning to… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 10:39 AM

Mark Cuban: This tech bubble is worse than the tech bubble of 2000

Dot-com era startup founder and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn’t being polite about the state of tech industry investment. In… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 8:04 AM

Seattle startup OfferUp reportedly looking to raise $60 million to $100 million

OfferUp — a Bellevue startup that helps people buy and sell everything from bed frames to bicycles to used cars —… Read More

Mar 5, 2015, 6:00 AM

Haiku Deck launches presentation subscription service powered by AI

Haiku Deck is launching a new cloud-based service that automatically creates presentations, fully designed and with appropriate graphics, from existing… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 1:02 PM

Porch’s CFO leaves home improvement startup after little more than a year

Porch’s CFO Jeff Dossett has left the company after joining the Seattle home improvement a little more than a year ago.… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 12:10 PM

Startups 101: Here is advice for founders raising an early stage round

DALLAS — They say knowledge is power, and that couldn’t be more true for entrepreneurs looking to raise their first… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 10:30 AM

Nextdoor raises another $110M, claims presence in 35% of US neighborhoods

Neighborhood social network provider Nextdoor has raised another $110 million in funding. In a company blog post today, Nextdoor co-founder… Read More

Mar 4, 2015, 9:03 AM

Building Energy secures $300K to grow cloud-hosted energy management

Building Energy, a Portland-based company that helps manage energy efficiency in commercial buildings, says it’s secured $300,000 in growth funding… Read More

Mar 3, 2015, 9:00 PM

Glympse unveils new location sharing service, inks deals with Volkswagen and Peugeot

Glympse, the Seattle startup that allows users to share location information with selected individuals, today announced a new version of… Read More

Mar 3, 2015, 11:31 AM

Fashion magazine-retailer hybrid Need sees huge growth with innovative e-commerce model

DALLAS — Matt Alexander sat inside a London pub three years ago and started jotting down ideas on a piece… Read More

Mar 3, 2015, 4:30 AM

Tempered Networks raises $15M to help protect power plants and refineries from cyberattacks

Cyberattacks are causing havoc across a number of industries, with hackers exposing vulnerabilities everywhere they go. One of the worst… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 3:44 PM

Legendary investor Chris Sacca ‘can’t wait’ for tech industry to crash

SAN FRANCISCO – While investors and industry insiders worry about a future tech industry crash, legendary angel investor Chris Sacca… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 10:53 AM

Microsoft reportedly eyeing purchase of social news reader Prismatic, along with Apple and Yahoo

Microsoft is interested in expanding its recent acquisition spree by picking up social reader application Prismatic, a social reader application, according to… Read More

Mar 2, 2015, 10:31 AM

Happly raises $1.5M for kid-friendly Internet video, game and toy platform

Family-friendly media and technology startup Happly has raised $1.45 million, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.… Read More

Feb 28, 2015, 11:30 AM

Led by two brothers, this startup turns smartphones into microphones at events and big meetings

MESA, Ariz. — During a session on Thursday at Phoenix Startup Week, an investor advised entrepreneurs in the crowd that founders within the… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 1:04 PM

Seattle 3D laser printer startup Glowforge raises $1.3M in funding

Glowforge, a once secretive hardware-and-software company founded by startup veteran Dan Shapiro, has raised $1.265 million to build what it calls “the first… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 12:15 PM

Startup Spotlight: Cartogram raises cash for interactive indoor maps

Online maps allow you to track so much today — restaurants in certain neighborhoods, locations of supermarkets or the closest… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 8:00 AM

Raising money for your startup? Here are 5 tips to keep in mind

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For some early-stage startups, landing investment is crucial for growth and scale. But before you meet with a… Read More

Feb 27, 2015, 6:00 AM

Gaming startup PlayFab raises $7.4M from Benchmark, Madrona and others

PlayFab, a Seattle-based company that provides game developers with back-end services for their online games, announced today that it raised… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 10:00 AM

PopCap Games co-founder emerges with virtual reality startup Pluto VR

As the co-founder of PopCap Games, John Vechey helped create some of the most compelling and beloved games for PCs,… Read More

Feb 26, 2015, 9:14 AM

Here are 10 tips that will help your startup sell ideas, products in 2015

TEMPE, Ariz. — No matter your profession, it doesn’t hurt to know how to sell. Whether you’re trying to convince someone to… Read More

Feb 25, 2015, 2:23 PM

A 3-step guide for building great products, from idea to launch

TEMPE, Ariz. — At the core of every successful startup is a great product. But actually coming up with a… Read More

Feb 24, 2015, 10:40 AM

Interview: DocuSign founder Tom Gonser on the rise of the digital signature giant, and what’s next

As the founder of DocuSign, Tom Gonser says his biggest fear is not running out of money — it’s that they’re not moving fast enough.… Read More

Feb 23, 2015, 5:08 PM

Airbnb faces massive fines as Portland registration deadline looms

Airbnb and other short-term rental marketplaces are risking massive fines as a deadline looms in Portland. Last year, the city… Read More

Feb 23, 2015, 10:52 AM

North Carolina startup that rewards physically active kids moves to Seattle

Sqord, a venture-backed Durham, North Carolina startup that helps kids get physically active and tracks their progress through a battery-powered… Read More

Feb 21, 2015, 6:31 AM

GeekWire Radio: How Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint fare in data speeds, call quality and more

How do AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile stack up? We’ve looked at their customer growth, and this week on the GeekWire… Read More

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