Startups – Page 209 of 312

Jun 5, 2014, 12:00 AM

X2 Biosystems raising $9.5M, partners with Major League Soccer for concussion software

Concussions suffered by athletes is a serious issue and one company from Seattle is on a mission to help curb the… Read More

Jun 4, 2014, 11:54 PM

Online eyeglass retailer Rivet & Sway shuts doors

Seattle eyewear startup Rivet & Sway, which attempted to take on Warby Parker in the sale of prescription glasses over… Read More

Jun 4, 2014, 3:00 PM

Meet Wagon: An Uber for delivering giant objects

Back in 2008, Mike Hanson decided to do a little A/B test on Craigslist. He listed the same piece of… Read More

Jun 3, 2014, 12:34 PM

Code Fellows switches its iOS curriculum to Apple’s new Swift programming language

Graduates of Code Fellows’s iOS Development Accelerator programs this year will be on the cutting edge when it comes to… Read More

Jun 2, 2014, 3:03 PM

InDemand Interpreting raises $8.8M to close the language gap in healthcare

InDemand Interpreting, which helps non-English speaking and deaf patients understand medical information at the hospital, today announced an $8.8 million… Read More

Jun 2, 2014, 1:43 PM

Time Inc. buys family scheduling app Cozi

Seattle startup Cozi, founded in 2005 by former Microsoft manager Robbie Cape, has been acquired by Time Inc. in a… Read More

Jun 2, 2014, 8:54 AM

These 25 companies obtained huge exits without raising much venture capital

Raising big piles of venture capital doesn’t always guarantee success. In fact, it often puts more pressure on entrepreneurs to… Read More

May 30, 2014, 9:24 AM

These techies just invested $15 million in a Seattle pizza chain

MOD Pizza just completed a very special order — closing a $15 million funding round. That’s usually not news on… Read More

May 30, 2014, 8:08 AM

Here’s the 650-word explanation on why this Seattle entrepreneur moved his startup to San Francisco

A few days ago, I stumbled upon the news that Sequoia-backed FutureAdvisor raised $15.5 million in fresh funding. It looked to… Read More

May 29, 2014, 6:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: APImetrics helps developers keep tabs on API performance

As the mobile platform continues to grow, tech companies are relying on application programming interfaces — APIs — more than ever. While… Read More

May 29, 2014, 3:03 PM

Meet Mixby: This app uses beacons to unlock content at museums, events and more

Tucked away in one corner of the popular Tropical Butterfly House at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is a small blue device that… Read More

May 29, 2014, 12:01 PM

Time to ditch non-compete agreements to increase entrepreneurial talent, investor says

Chris DeVore has devoted many hours over the past few years to figure out how state and local government can best… Read More

May 29, 2014, 10:27 AM

Napster co-founder emerges in Seattle with stealth ‘innovation studio,’ calls Silicon Valley unhealthy

Jordan Ritter grew up as an only child, never really putting down roots as his family moved between California, Texas… Read More

May 29, 2014, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Redfin names chief economist; Ex-Apple vet named CEO of X2Biosystems

—Redfin is following in the footsteps of Zillow and Trulia, appointing the Seattle online real estate company’s first-ever chief economist.… Read More

May 29, 2014, 5:00 AM

Vhoto hits 200K downloads in 1 month for iPhone app that scans your videos to find amazing photos

The folks at Vhoto are finding that users — and investors — seem to like the idea of an app that… Read More

May 29, 2014, 4:00 AM

ExtraHop looks to build business analytics powerhouse, lands $41 million from early Splunk investor

ExtraHop CEO Jesse Rothstein doesn’t think his business analytics startup is simply creating a great product. The pony-tailed entrepreneur —… Read More

May 28, 2014, 3:23 PM

Chart: As same-day shipping ramps up, retailers focus on free shipping

If same-day delivery is the future of retail, then the present is all about free shipping. Free shipping continues to gain in… Read More

May 28, 2014, 9:44 AM

Mary Meeker’s full Internet trends presentation: Mobile booming while online slows

Mary Meeker, the former Wall Street analyst now working at Kleiner Perkins, gave her highly quotable and tweetable Internet trends report… Read More

May 28, 2014, 7:30 AM

Microsoft buys Paris startup Capptain to better analyze mobile app usage

Microsoft is buying Capptain, a small Paris-based startup that helps mobile developers get a better sense of how people are using… Read More

May 28, 2014, 6:00 AM

Hip hop icon Nas invests in education startup Koru, pledges support of grads

Seattle startup Koru is getting a little bit of hip hop. Legendary rapper Nas has agreed to invest in the… Read More

May 28, 2014, 4:00 AM

Jobaline raises $7M to expand hourly jobs marketplace to 50 cities in six months

Jobaline, a bilingual marketplace that helps businesses hire dishwashers, construction workers, mechanics, landscapers and janitors, has closed a second round of… Read More

May 27, 2014, 5:26 PM

Farmstr raises $1.3M to be the Airbnb for local organic food

Farming is in Janelle Maiocco’s DNA. Growing up in Bellingham, Wash., she rode tractors around her family’s farm and drove… Read More

May 27, 2014, 9:25 AM

Your neighbor’s closet is now for rent: Stash helps you find places to store your stuff

Lots of people have extra space in their homes. Others want an easy and inexpensive way of storing their excess… Read More

May 27, 2014, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Godreau heading to NYC with UP Global; Chef opens in Europe; and more

—UP Global continues to expand, and this time the Seattle non-profit has picked an experienced venture capitalist to help lead… Read More

May 26, 2014, 9:56 AM

How this bootstrapper made it work: Great advice from Dan Price’s amazing startup journey

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price grew up in rural southwest Idaho, home-schooled until the age of 12 in a rural… Read More

May 23, 2014, 3:28 PM

Ex-Microsofties raise $1.2M for high-tech beer-brewing machine

Turns out there’s quite a demand — and investor interest — for at-home beer brewing systems. We last wrote about PicoBrew this… Read More

May 23, 2014, 2:20 PM

Zillow slaps down Flipt, issues cease-and-desist letter alleging improper use of data

Seattle-based Flipt emerged on the scene earlier this month, touting a new service that allowed home buyers and investors to… Read More

May 23, 2014, 9:34 AM

Aiming to simplify consumer market research, DiscussIO wins $155K at Seattle Angel Conference

Discuss IO had pitched at several investment competitions around Seattle in the past year, but fell short of any money… Read More

May 23, 2014, 7:10 AM

From flu finders to sauerkraut: Meet the winning teams from the UW biz plan competition

Innovation was on full display Thursday night as leaders from the technology community gathered for the 17th annual University of… Read More

May 22, 2014, 3:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: CollegeMapper helps high school students get into college

Growing up with a family that had no college graduates and inside a house that was without plumbing for 12 years,… Read More