Startups – Page 199 of 314

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

Feb 3, 2015, 11:55 AM

How this veteran’s itchy beard and a buddy’s untimely death led to a profitable skin care cosmetics business

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

Feb 3, 2015, 9:00 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed startup Remitly now offers money transfers to India

Remitly wants to make it easier and cheaper for people to transfer money to family and friends in India. The Seattle-based… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 9:45 PM

Tampa mayor kicks off Startup Week, says city will be transformed in next 5 years with a little help from Bill Gates

TAMPA— When I arrived in this sun-drenched Gulf Coast city late Monday afternoon, things were a bit quiet. Just a… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 5:32 PM

Microsoft, Amazon vets raise $1.5M to help recruiters optimize job postings with Textio

It’s only been five months since Kieran Snyder and Jensen Harris left corporate jobs for the startup world, but they’ve… Read More

Feb 2, 2015, 3:00 AM

Zapproved raises $15M to help legal departments manage, analyze data

For the past five years, Monica Enand has built a successful business selling legal software to Fortune 500 companies. But now… Read More

Jan 31, 2015, 10:04 PM

Scenes from GeekWire Startup Day 2015: The ultimate recap of our 6th annual startup bootcamp

It might be hard to believe, but Startup Day dates back more than six years. In fact, it began before GeekWire existed. Seattle… Read More

Jan 31, 2015, 3:28 PM

Startup Lessons: ‘Fearless Careers’ Podcast at GeekWire Startup Day

The message to entrepreneurs at GeekWire’s annual Startup Day was simple: listen and learn. It could be seen at the… Read More

Jan 30, 2015, 3:58 PM

CEO tough love: 11 tips from GeekWire Startup Day

Whether it’s football, startups, or even life, you really need to nail the fundamentals before you can succeed. GeekWire Startup… Read More

Jan 30, 2015, 3:33 PM

Top Seattle VCs: Bootstrap first, then come to us

There are plenty of headlines these days about eye-popping rounds of venture funding for tech startups. But a group of… Read More

Jan 30, 2015, 2:41 PM

Startups say the darndest things: Top GeekWire Startup Day quotes

Ah, those wacky entrepreneurs and their enablers. Put them in front of an audience, give them a live microphone, and… Read More

Jan 30, 2015, 10:12 AM

Former Microsoft Ventures head Rahul Sood: Seattle is ‘the best place’ to build a startup right now

According to Unikrn CEO and former Microsoft Ventures General Manager Rahul Sood, entrepreneurs building their companies in Seattle have a… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 7:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Vincero Collective sells discounted menswear with crowdfunding model

During the four years Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Hallerman spent working in a Hong Kong-based design and production studio, he observed… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 10:59 AM

Microsoft reportedly planning investment in Android OS maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen may be getting some help for its fork of Android from an unlikely source: Microsoft. The Redmond-based software company… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 10:54 AM

Secretive big data company Palantir opening Seattle engineering office

Palantir Technologies, the big data analytics company funded in part by the CIA’s venture capital arm, is expanding to Seattle, with… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 5:00 AM

Fast-growing mobile marketing analytics startup Tune scores $27M, plans to hire 100 employees

Tune, which bootstrapped its way to success during its first four years, continues to reel in outside financing to fuel… Read More

Jan 29, 2015, 4:30 AM

‘Talent marketplace’ Koru raises $8M to help college grads land great jobs

Koru seems to be on to something with its innovative program that helps college grads find jobs. The Seattle startup today… Read More

Jan 28, 2015, 10:30 AM

Techstars raises new $150M Series A and seed fund

Techstars Ventures announced today that it has raised a new fund worth $150 million to invest in seed and Series… Read More

Jan 28, 2015, 8:34 AM

Redmond’s Vesiflo secures $650,000 for catheter alternative

Medical device maker Vesiflo has secured $650,000 in funding ahead of its commercial launch later this year. The Redmond-based company,… Read More

Jan 27, 2015, 11:46 AM

Zipwhip raises $5M for huge sales push as texting from landlines takes off

Zipwhip, the Seattle-based company that enables existing landline phones to send and receive text messages, has raised $5 million in… Read More

Jan 26, 2015, 5:20 PM

Portable water filtration cup maker Grayl raises $800K

Turns out people like having a way to filter their water on the go. Seattle-based startup Grayl has raised $800,000 of… Read More

Jan 25, 2015, 8:00 AM

Can you count to $2 billion? Education technology investment hits new record

Education technology is a weird little industry. But you may never fully appreciate exactly how weird until you start to… Read More

Jan 23, 2015, 6:01 AM

5 key lessons in entrepreneurship, Seattle Seahawks style

In that miracle masquerading as the NFC Championship game last Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks taught entrepreneurs and all of us in… Read More

Jan 22, 2015, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Infinut builds mobile games to teach kids reading, math concepts

When University of Washington instructor Ana Redmond noticed her daughter struggling with basic math in school, she decided to take matters… Read More

Jan 21, 2015, 1:53 PM

Ex-Microsoft employees say company did not prepare them for startup life

There’s a common stereotype in the tech community that ex-Microsoft employees don’t necessarily make for the greatest entrepreneurs or startup… Read More

Jan 21, 2015, 11:45 AM

Commentary: Overcome gut-wrenching business adversity the Seahawks way

Startup companies are the big underdogs in business. When compared to their cash-rich competitors, startups have less time, less flexibility… Read More

Jan 21, 2015, 5:00 AM

Welcome to Tampa: A startup scene emerges in this beach paradise

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

Jan 20, 2015, 10:46 AM

LendingRobot raises $3M from Runa Capital to help investors automate loan selection process

In an attempt to improve the peer-to-peer lending process, LendingRobot today announced that it has raised a $3 million Series… Read More