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Rahul Sood - Startupday 2015
Feb 20, 2015, 3:52 PM

Startup vet Rahul Sood’s advice for entrepreneurs: Stay in Seattle, find the right people, and marry rich

When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael… Read More

Feb 20, 2015, 7:18 AM

Mobile startup Urban Airship lands $9 million, names new execs

Urban Airship, the Portland startup that helps companies like Red Bull, Alaska Airlines, TMZ and Rhapsody deliver push notifications to… Read More

Feb 19, 2015, 6:55 PM

Startup Spotlight: ‘Birchbox for chocolate’ Chococurb delivers sweets to your door

Subscription box services have exploded since Birchbox ignited the trend in 2010. The model has become so ubiquitous that consumers can now… Read More

Feb 19, 2015, 12:49 PM

Don’t mess with Texas startups: Why the Dallas tech scene is set to explode

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015
Feb 18, 2015, 4:30 PM

Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture

In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new… Read More

Feb 17, 2015, 9:33 AM

Porch partners with Windermere Real Estate to provide home-improvement history

Home-improvement data startup Porch has reached a partnership with Windermere Real Estate to provide its Porch Home Report, including detailed home-improvement project… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 11:55 AM

StratoScientific lands $550K in first round of funding

The startup train just keeps rolling for StratoScientific, a Seattle-based company founded by 16-year-old CEO Suman Mulumudi and his father Mahesh… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 10:52 AM

Scientific imaging startup Glencoe Software raises $800K to help labs manage visual datasets

Seattle-based scientific imaging startup Glencoe Software today announced a $800,000 seed investment round led by TIE Angels Group Seattle. Glencoe Software… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 9:26 AM

Coco Communications raises $6.1M to bring mesh networking technology into the connected home

Coco Communications has spent more than a decade developing wireless networking technology to help members of the military communicate more efficiently.… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 7:47 AM

APImetrics raises cash to help track and monitor Web applications

APImetrics, a Seattle startup that helps developers track the performance of Web services from LinkedIn, Amazon, Facebook and others, has… Read More

Feb 16, 2015, 6:00 AM

Organic food marketplace Farmstr closing doors

Farmstr, a Seattle startup that helped small organic farmers sell products directly to consumers, is closing its doors at the… Read More

Feb 15, 2015, 8:00 AM

No more coffees with startups: 3 ways they waste everyone’s time

So far in 2015, I’m doing a great job of keeping my only resolution – to give up coffees. Not… Read More

Ben Huh - Startupday 2015
Feb 14, 2015, 12:00 PM

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh on fears, leadership, and ‘the greatest lie that’s told to entrepreneurs’

Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an… Read More

Feb 13, 2015, 12:29 PM

Stasys Medical lands Series A to help trauma patients with blood clot dysfunction

Stasys Medical, a startup spun out of research done at the University of Washington, has raised a Series A funding… Read More

Feb 12, 2015, 7:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: PurpleWall digitizes the interior design process with online marketplace

In early 2013, Jonathan Chang was frustrated after trying to decorate a new home. He wanted to create a functional and stylish space, but… Read More

Feb 12, 2015, 2:55 PM

Finsphere teams with Visa to end declined transactions for travelers

Finsphere, a Bellevue-based payment services startup, has partnered with Visa to help people with credit cards avoid the embarrassment of… Read More

Feb 11, 2015, 1:11 PM

Silicon Desert: How Phoenix is quickly — and quietly — becoming a hub for innovation

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

Feb 11, 2015, 9:38 AM

GeekWire 200 Update: Big funding rounds fuel new growth at Pacific Northwest startups

It was a huge month for companies in the top 10 of the GeekWire 200, our monthly ranking of the… Read More

Feb 11, 2015, 8:00 AM

ActionSprout raises cash to help non-profits connect with supporters on Facebook

ActionSprout, which helps non-profit organizations better engage with supporters on Facebook, has raised $1.7 million from Oregon Angel Fund, Bellingham Angel… Read More

Feb 10, 2015, 6:00 PM

Seattle’s GeoRiot acquires BookLinker to boost referral link business

GeoRiot, a Seattle-based startup that helps marketers manage their affiliate links around the world and across devices, has acquired BookLinker, a… Read More

Feb 10, 2015, 6:08 AM

InboxVudu uses artificial intelligence to keep people on top of important emails

At a time when people are receiving massive volumes of email every day, it can be hard to keep tabs… Read More

Feb 6, 2015, 12:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: AppSheet lets non-developers build custom mobile apps

Last month, for the first time in history, Americans used mobile devices more than PCs to access the internet. As consumers… Read More

Feb 5, 2015, 5:57 AM

Kymeta and Intelsat partner on cutting-edge satellite Internet antennas

Kymeta, the satellite antenna company backed by investors including Bill Gates, has reached a deal with Intelsat, the world’s largest satellite services company, to… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 12:45 PM

Startup leaders say President Young’s departure won’t slow UW entrepreneurial momentum

Don’t expect the unexpected departure of University of Washington President Michael Young to put a damper on the university’s startup efforts.… Read More

Ben Huh at Startupday 2015
Feb 4, 2015, 9:46 AM

Humor site Cheezburger raises $2.7M, plans new comedy show about weed

Cheezburger has had its share of struggles over the past few years, but now investors are showing their support again… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 9:00 AM

Element 8 members invest record $5.7M in clean tech for 2014

Element 8 announced today that its members invested more than $5.7 million in 14 companies during 2014. That amount of… Read More

Feb 4, 2015, 4:30 AM

Stealthy enterprise data storage startup Qumulo raises $40M, adds Isilon founder to board

Hang around the Qumulo office long enough, and you’ll certainly see someone whizzing by on a Razor scooter. The two-wheelers… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 7:10 PM

MightySignal raises $1.2M from Draper Associates, Vulcan to help sales teams find new customers

Shane Wey and Jason Lew want to help salespeople better target potential new customers, and now they have some financial backing… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 1:53 PM

Madrona-backed advertising startup MaxPoint files for $75M IPO

MaxPoint Interactive, a hyperlocal advertising startup backed by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group, has filed for an initial public offering. Madrona, though… Read More

Feb 3, 2015, 1:11 PM

This startup wants to bioengineer faux rhino horn, end illegal poaching trade

More than a decade ago, Matthew Markus wrote an idea down in his notebok. The Seattle entrepreneur had recently received a degree… Read More

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