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May 22, 2014, 2:14 PM

GeekWire 200 Update: Who’s moving up in the Pacific Northwest tech world

Redfin is growing across the country, preparing for a potential IPO, and steadily climbing up the ranks of the GeekWire… Read More

May 20, 2014, 5:06 PM

Study: 12 cities highlighted for small business development progress, including Seattle

The National League of Cities today released a report highlighting 12 cities around the nation that have implemented unique strategies… Read More

May 20, 2014, 3:13 PM

Startup PDX Challenge accepting applications; women, minorities encouraged to compete

Startup PDX Challenge is back for its second annual competition, welcoming a diverse set of entrepreneurs vying for a top prize… Read More

May 20, 2014, 8:45 AM

Here comes yet another marketplace to connect home owners with service providers: HouseCall raises $1.5 million

Home owners should have little trouble these days finding plumbers, house painters and other service providers to work on their… Read More

May 20, 2014, 5:30 AM

Context Relevant lands $21M, looks to bring ‘big data’ to Wall Street

Context Relevant CEO Stephen Purpura can’t tell you the Wall Street firms that are buying up his company’s predictive analytics… Read More

May 20, 2014, 5:03 AM

UW spinout AnswerDash launches, names ex-Drugstore.com CEO Dawn Lepore to board

As a first time startup CEO, Jake Wobbrock has learned a lot about his company in the past year. But one of the more… Read More

May 19, 2014, 9:51 AM

Chart: Google Ventures leads corporate venture capital pack as cash continues to flow

Big corporations are putting more money to work in startup companies, another sign that things are heating up in the… Read More

May 19, 2014, 12:03 AM

Hanauer brothers and others back Sworl, an easy way to frame your mobile photos

Looking to do something meaningful with those photos trapped on your iPhone? Here comes Sworl, a new photo framing service… Read More

May 18, 2014, 11:30 AM

Online home improvement startup Pro.com touts service on Seattle billboard

Seattle startup Pro.com — which is trying to transform the way consumers find home improvement professionals — emerged on the… Read More

May 17, 2014, 4:32 PM

9Mile Labs: Here are the 9 startups emerging from Seattle’s B2B incubator

9Mile Labs graduated nine new startup companies on Friday, showcasing a wide-range of new technologies from the Seattle business-to-business incubator.… Read More

May 16, 2014, 10:20 AM

Is online real estate still broken? New upstarts look to carve paths against established giants

Online real estate powerhouses like Redfin, Trulia and Zillow have been around for years, building multi-million dollar businesses in a… Read More

May 16, 2014, 8:31 AM

Year Up: How this program transforms low-income young adults into rising tech stars

Year Up is a scam. That’s what Selemun Welderfael first thought when he read about a new program in Seattle that offered computer education,… Read More

May 15, 2014, 4:27 PM

Startup Spotlight: Nouvola helps developers prevent cloud deployment disasters

When asked to explain what her company does, Paola Moretto responds with a simple question: Would you test a bridge before having… Read More

May 15, 2014, 10:50 AM

Smartphone stethoscope startup led by 15-year-old wins First Look Forum

Hanging out on Jimmy Fallon’s show one week, a first-place finish at a pitch competition the next — things are… Read More

May 14, 2014, 11:59 AM

‘It’s going great!’ Decoding the biggest lie in startups

I heard it last week at the GeekWire Awards, like I hear it at almost every tech networking event ever.… Read More

May 14, 2014, 10:48 AM

Boxed is not a Costco-killer, it’s a Costco reseller

Will Costco be killed by mobile? Maybe, but it won’t be by Boxed, a mobile app that delivers large quantities of consumer packaged goods… Read More

May 14, 2014, 9:33 AM

Seattle gets a new startup accelerator, with a twist: No equity required

Seattle has no shortage of startup accelerators — places where like-minded entrepreneurs convene for short spells in order to get… Read More

May 13, 2014, 7:45 PM

6th graders win Startup Weekend with game that teaches pre-teens how to code

It took two middle schoolers to come up with a game that could teach kids to code — developing an… Read More

May 13, 2014, 1:10 PM

MovingWorlds raises cash, looks to connect volunteers with non-profits

MovingWorlds, the Seattle-based company which offers to connect skilled volunteers with non-profit organizations, social enterprises and startups around the world,… Read More

May 13, 2014, 6:00 AM

Ex-Digg CEO raises $3.5M from Jeff Bezos, Andreessen Horowitz and others for Pro.com, giving you price estimates for home projects

There’s a new online home improvement startup in town, and this one comes with an experienced tech executive at the… Read More

May 12, 2014, 1:01 PM

Tacoma biotech Revalesio raising $40M to develop cures for inflammatory diseases

Tacoma may not be the first place you think of when biotechnology comes to mind, but one company from the… Read More

May 12, 2014, 12:24 PM

Watch this 15-year-old Seattle entrepreneur pitch an amazing iPhone-enabled stethoscope to Jimmy Fallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT10FOmOspg Check this out. 15-year-old Seattle inventor Suman Mulumudi recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, showcasing his new… Read More

May 12, 2014, 6:29 AM

Test drives from your home: Tred raises cash, expands with new trade-in program

Tred, the Seattle startup that’s looking to upend the car buying experience by allowing customers to conduct test drives from… Read More

May 12, 2014, 4:30 AM

Tech industry vet Matthew Schiltz named CEO of Blue Box

Matthew Schiltz has been named CEO of cloud hosting startup Blue Box, assuming the duties from founder Jesse Proudman who is… Read More

May 8, 2014, 9:37 PM

Revealed: The winners of the 2014 GeekWire Awards

The best and brightest of Seattle’s startup scene filled the EMP Thursday evening, as we welcomed more than 800 of you to… Read More

May 8, 2014, 4:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: This former Microsoftie wants to replace your PC with a $100 cloud device

When David Yunger left Microsoft to start GreenBridge Computing, he knew that his cheap-yet-powerful computer work stations would help schools around… Read More

May 8, 2014, 4:30 AM

LiquidPlanner raises $8M, relishing role as underdog in online project management

LiquidPlanner faces no shortage of competition in the online project management arena. Rivals Clarizen and AtTask have raised more than… Read More

May 7, 2014, 10:26 AM

Watch out, Yelp: Google acquires restaurant website builder Appetas

Google has acquired Appetas, a Seattle-based startup that helps restaurants build websites. In a blog post, Appetas co-founders Keller Smith… Read More

May 7, 2014, 9:02 AM

Techstars Seattle grad, online flyer-maker Smore raises $1.7M from Founder’s Co-op

Two-and-a-half years ago, Shlomi Atar and Gilad Avidan traveled all the way from Israel to participate in TechStars Seattle and fix the problem of… Read More

May 7, 2014, 12:02 AM

Stealthy data center infrastructure startup Igneous Systems raises $23.6M series A from NEA, Madrona and others

Igneous Systems has been operating in stealth mode since the company was formed with a $3 million seed round last… Read More

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