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Jan 15, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Ripple helps surface local community buzz with viral content-sharing app

It’s not hard to recognize when a post or video has gone viral. You’ll likely see it several times on… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 10:55 PM

Steve Case and Carly Fiorina have these 5 ideas to save the American Dream through entrepreneurship

Can startups save the American dream? AOL co-founder Steve Case and former H-P CEO Carly Fiorina think so, and they’ve… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 3:29 PM

WISErg raises another $700K for machine that turns food scraps into fertilizer

WISErg continues to reel in the dough. The Redmond-based startup has raised another $700,000 from a group of angel investors. The… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 12:19 PM

Etsy reportedly planning IPO as soon as this quarter

Etsy may go public as soon as this quarter, with plans to raise up to $300 million, reports Bloomberg, citing a… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 9:26 AM

GeekWire Startup Day: Last chance for early-bird tickets, new speakers added

GeekWire’s biggest entrepreneurial event of the year — Startup Day — is just 16 days away. Are you ready to… Read More

Jan 14, 2015, 8:37 AM

Yelp partners with Socrata to access and distribute restaurant inspection data

A new partnership between Yelp and Socrata, the Seattle-based government data technology company, promises to bring restaurant inspection information to more Yelp users… Read More

Jan 12, 2015, 12:56 PM

The $120M juice everyone’s dying to fund in Silicon Valley

Could one of the hottest — and most secretive — startups courting Silicon Valley really be a juice company? Apparently… Read More

Jan 11, 2015, 11:24 PM

Restaurant directory Zomato buying Urbanspoon as part of U.S. expansion

Zomato, a fast-growing restaurant directory that operates in more than 130 cities in 20 countries across the globe, has agreed… Read More

Jan 11, 2015, 2:48 PM

Startup Spotlight: Deehubs uses building walls for social media platform

Social media is often disparaged as the playground of narcissists or politically self-righteous relatives we try to avoid. But while we could… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 9:52 AM

Seattle startup BigDoor sold to investment firm, CEO Keith Smith departing

BigDoor, a Seattle startup that was an early leader in technologies to help large brands implement loyalty programs, has been… Read More

Jan 8, 2015, 4:30 AM

GraphLab changes name to Dato, raises $18.5M

There are big changes afoot at GraphLab, the Seattle-based startup that aims to make it easier for small and medium… Read More

Jan 7, 2015, 4:38 PM

Adaptive Biotechnologies buys Sequenta to expedite cancer, infectious disease treatments

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a Seattle company that’s working on sequencing to profile T-cell and B-cell receptors, today announced that it is acquiring… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 9:23 AM

Seattle cloud startup Blue Box locks down $14 million financing round

Blue Box, the Seattle startup that offers an on-demand private cloud as a service, just completed its series B financing… Read More

Jan 6, 2015, 8:29 AM

Rich Barton-backed career site Glassdoor picks up $70 million in funding

Glassdoor, the jobs and career site co-founded by former Zillow and Expedia CEO Rich Barton, just announced $70 million in… Read More

Jan 2, 2015, 2:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: IUNU’s plasma lighting improves efficiency of indoor farming

In August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published findings that showed demand for locally-grown food rising rapidly. Consumers are more conscious… Read More

Dec 31, 2014, 12:32 PM

Poker star Phil Gordon’s new startup Tetrapod raises $2.35M in funding

Tetrapod Software, a Seattle-area startup led by professional poker veteran Phil Gordon, has landed $2 million in fresh seed funding as it develops… Read More

Dec 31, 2014, 8:21 AM

After 9 years of bootstrapping, this Seattle startup just raised cash

Pipeline Deals didn’t need money for its first nine years, bootstrapping its way to success. It earned a coveted spot… Read More

Dec 31, 2014, 5:45 AM

TINYpulse raises $3.5M Series A round to fuel employee happiness survey platform

TINYpulse’s mission has been the same since day one: Help improve employee morale at companies worldwide. Now the Seattle-based startup is receiving a… Read More

Dec 30, 2014, 7:06 AM

Fast-growing grocery delivery startup Instacart reportedly raising $220M

Instacart, the grocery delivery service led by former Amazon.com engineer Apoorva Mehta, is raising $220 million in a huge financing… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Snackdish hosts an online community for TV, movie fans to connect

Anyone who’s attended a happy hour recognizes the inevitable “who’s watching what” conversation. Scandal viewers can’t believe the latest plot twist. Game… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 7:41 AM

Tipbit email app gets upgrade, looking for new edge in competitive market

A new update for the Tipbit mobile email app for iPhone promises better social integration, an improved interface and faster search results for messages… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 1:13 PM

Front Desk raises $4M for business management software; Demandforce founders invest

Front Desk, a Seattle-based startup that helps businesses manage scheduling, payments, and other administrative tasks, has raised an additional $4… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 10:44 AM

Meet Project 529: A bike security software startup led by Xbox co-founder J Allard

J Allard knows first-hand how miserable it can be to try and recover a stolen bicycle. Now the Xbox co-founder… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 7:47 AM

Elemental raises $14.5M from Australian telco giant Telstra, European broadcaster Sky

Portland-based Elemental Technologies today announced a $14.5 million Series D financing round led by Telstra, the largest telecommunications and information… Read More

Dec 20, 2014, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Modaym helps consumers find unique products directly from fashion designers

When it comes to online shopping, the options are vast. Almost every fashion retailer has an e-commerce presence. The ubiquity… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 10:15 AM

High-tech cooking startup funded by a surprising investor: Valve’s Gabe Newell

Valve Corp. co-founder Gabe Newell, one of the most influential people in the video-game industry, has quietly invested in a high-tech cooking… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 10:54 AM

Porch makes another acqui-hire, brings on ex-Microsoft vets from Elemental Foundry

It’s been quite a month for Porch. The Seattle-based home-improvement data startup just last week released its mobile app, and… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 6:01 AM

After legal tussle with Flipboard, Seattle startup Flowboard changes name

Seattle startup Treemo Labs is dumping the name of its flagship product Flowboard, a move that comes 17 months after… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 6:00 AM

Skytap lands $35 million to help companies build software faster

Skytap is flying high. The Seattle cloud computing startup today is announcing that it has raised $35 million in new… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 4:26 PM

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price named ‘Entrepreneur of 2014’ by Entrepreneur Magazine

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price has been named the Entrepreneur of 2014 by Entrepreneur Magazine, beating out a field of… Read More

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