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Jul 16, 2014, 7:33 AM

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $8.5M to help retailers set dynamic pricing

Boomerang Commerce, a Santa Clara, Calif. startup led by former Amazon.com engineers Guru Hariharan and Madhusudhan Rao, has raised $8.5… Read More

Jul 16, 2014, 5:00 AM

Valant raises $11M to develop software for behavioral health practitioners

Valant Medical Solutions, a Seattle startup that develops software to help behavioral health practitioners manage billing and electronic medical records at their… Read More

Jul 15, 2014, 2:48 PM

Paul Allen-backed A.R.O. ceasing operations, cutting jobs, but says products will live on

Hours after unveiling its latest app, Seattle startup A.R.O. Inc. announced a “substantial restructuring of its workforce” today — ceasing standalone… Read More

Jul 15, 2014, 9:39 AM

IT automation startup Chef buys Tower 3, continues to add new customers

Fast-growing IT automation startup Chef announced today that it has acquired Tower 3, adding new analytics capabilities to its services.… Read More

Jul 15, 2014, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Joanna Lord jumps to Porch; Maggie Finch joins Mixpo board; and more

—Porch continues to pack in the entrepreneurial talent. The latest to join the fast-growing Seattle online home improvement startup is… Read More

Jul 14, 2014, 10:08 AM

Ex-Amazon product manager launches Lish as food delivery bubble expands

There’s something brewing at the intersection of food delivery and technology. In the past few years, we’ve seen several new startups help bring… Read More

Jul 14, 2014, 6:00 AM

Pro.com teams with Build.com to make pricing home renovations easier

Seattle startup Pro.com announced today that it has has teamed with online home improvement retailer Build.com to make it easy… Read More

Jul 11, 2014, 9:00 PM

Yahoo executive, a former Seattle startup CEO, sued for sexual harassment by employee

Follow-up, Feb. 24, 2016: Yahoo exec and Seattle startup founder Maria Zhang on her vindication against sexual harassment suit Former… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 3:00 PM

Playing with Fire: What it’s like to make an app for Amazon’s smartphone

[This is a guest post from Dave Cotter and Bruno Botnivik, co-founders and CEO/Chief Architect of family social network SquareHub,… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 1:55 PM

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet helps marijuana users figure out what they’re smoking with LiveLabels

Now that anyone 21 years old and up can legally walk into a store and purchase marijuana in Washington, you can certainly… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 10:58 AM

Ex-Amazon engineers raise $2.7M for lunch delivery startup Peachd from Maveron, Vulcan and Madrona

A new startup in Seattle just raised $2.75 million from some of the region’s top venture capital firms to do… Read More

Jul 10, 2014, 7:46 AM

Washington state ranks 4th in VC dollars as investment totals soar in Q2

Venture capitalists opened their checkbooks in Washington state in the second quarter as investors pumped $393 million into 27 deals,… Read More

Jul 9, 2014, 6:03 PM

Seattle biotech firm Kineta raises $1.6 million to boost its battle against disease

Kineta, a Seattle-based biotech startup, has raised an investment round worth almost $1.6 million from existing investors in the company.… Read More

Jul 9, 2014, 4:08 PM

Poachable helps techies find new jobs — without being busted by the boss

It’s a familiar conundrum for many employees: Exploring new career opportunities sounds appealing, but having your current employer find out about a potential… Read More

Jul 8, 2014, 1:31 PM

On opening day for pot sales, Leafly sponsors food trucks

What better place to connect with pot consumers than a taco truck, next to a head shop? That’s the very logical marketing… Read More

Jul 6, 2014, 7:38 PM

Restaurant reservations for sale: Startup’s business model draws Internet’s ire

Popular restaurants create a conundrum for diners: How do you get a table at the hottest place in town on super-short notice?… Read More

Jul 5, 2014, 12:29 PM

Startup and productivity tips from CloudMunch CEO Pradeep Prabhu

CloudMunch co-founder and CEO Pradeep Prabhu never expected to be the CEO of a tech company. “I just got into… Read More

Jul 5, 2014, 8:31 AM

Charts: The growth of venture capital in the Pacific NW

The Pacific Northwest may be home to Microsoft, Expedia and Amazon.com. But the region’s startup ecosystem is growing in size,… Read More

Jul 3, 2014, 4:01 PM

Startup Spotlight: Shoppost lets retailers sell products in social media newsfeeds

Since people are spending more and more time looking at Facebook and Twitter, why not let them purchase items directly from their social… Read More

Jul 3, 2014, 9:11 AM

Microsoft and Amazon vets raise cash for stealthy IT startup Midfin Systems

Three former Microsoft and Amazon engineers with more than 35 years of experience at the two tech giants have teamed up for a stealth… Read More

Jul 2, 2014, 5:45 PM

New record: University of Washington spun out 18 startups last year

Startups are sprouting out of the University of Washington at record pace. The school announced today that it helped launch… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 2:45 PM

These high school entrepreneurs built an iPhone case that calls emergency services with a squeeze

Most entrepreneurs learn the ins and outs of starting a company in their 20s, 30s, and beyond. But for 31 Seattle-area… Read More

Jul 1, 2014, 7:45 AM

EnergySavvy closes out financing round at $8.25 million

EnergySavvy, a Seattle startup that helps utilities implement energy-efficiency programs, has closed out its latest financing round at $8.25 million.… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 11:18 PM

Rover.com looks to attract new breed of dog-loving customers with TV ad push

Online dog sitting service Rover.com is looking to lap up new customers as the summer travel season kicks into high… Read More

Jun 30, 2014, 8:42 AM

Law firm sues Lively over unpaid bills, but CEO says company isn’t dead yet

Seattle-based music startup Lively, which abruptly closed its doors earlier this month, has been sued by its own law firm… Read More

Jun 29, 2014, 7:59 PM

Startup road trip: Why we’re exploring South America’s entrepreneurial cultures

We’re embarking on the entrepreneurial journey of a lifetime. As recent college graduates who view the world as their playground,… Read More

Jun 26, 2014, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: appAttach connects mobile manufacturers with app developers

After spending more than two years at Microsoft helping manage deals with computer manufacturers, James DePoy noticed an opportunity. “We saw that… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 3:45 PM

Three mobile startup veterans raise $1.5M to provide cookie-like data for mobile apps

PushSpring has raised $1.5 million in capital to help mobile developers know their customers better so they can display more… Read More

Jun 25, 2014, 12:01 AM

Meet ActivityPal: An app that sets up activities with people in your social network

Some say that social media is actually making us less social as we spend more time scrolling through Facebook and Twitter feeds… Read More

Jun 24, 2014, 5:43 PM

WISErg raises $5M to help grocers turn overripe produce into fertilizer

It took four years, but WISErg’s geeky machine that turns old produce into fertilizer is attracting investor attention. The Redmond-based startup… Read More

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