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May 6, 2014, 10:02 AM

Shrinkage: Number of VC professionals plummets 60% in past 10 years, funds decline 25%

The venture capital business — which many have proclaimed is fundamentally broken — continues to contract amid changes in how… Read More

May 5, 2014, 10:51 AM

Hack to End Homelessness: Maps, social networks and other ideas to help Seattle’s homeless

Nearly 100 developers, designers and do-gooders spent this past weekend building technology solutions with one common goal: To end homelessness in… Read More

May 5, 2014, 10:00 AM

ComiXology investor Columbia Pacific announces $100M late-stage tech fund

There’s a little more money floating around for later-stage technology companies in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle-based Columbia Pacific today is formally… Read More

May 5, 2014, 3:00 AM

With business booming, Smartsheet raises $35M at triple the valuation of previous round

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader is a firm believer in the old maxim that it’s much better to raise money when… Read More

May 2, 2014, 2:21 PM

Techstars Seattle applications due Sunday, hardware startups welcome

For the first time ever, the Techstars Seattle incubator is welcoming hardware startups. While the program has typically only accepted software-focused… Read More

May 1, 2014, 4:36 PM

Startup Spotlight: LendingRobot simplifies peer-to-peer lending for investors

The idea of peer-to-peer lending, which uses the Internet to eliminate the banks who sit between borrowers and lenders, has been… Read More

May 1, 2014, 3:28 PM

Kickstarter fraud: Washington files first consumer protection lawsuit involving crowdfunding

If you raise money via Kickstarter and don’t deliver products you promised backers, the government will come after you. In… Read More

May 1, 2014, 7:11 AM

EnergySavvy raises $7M to help utilities roll out energy efficiency programs

EnergySavvy has reeled in $7 million in venture financing, cash that the Seattle company will us to continue to market… Read More

May 1, 2014, 6:00 AM

Watch out Zillow, Trulia: Flipt launches to predict investment options for home buyers

A new Seattle startup wants to fill what it believes is a gap left by real estate sites like Zillow… Read More

May 1, 2014, 4:30 AM

Meet Vhoto: This new iPhone app scans your videos to find amazing still photographs

There are amazing photos hidden in all of the those videos you’ve shot on your mobile phone over the past… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 10:19 PM

Venture capitalist Boris Wertz joins Andreessen Horowitz in part-time board partner role

Many in the Pacific Northwest technology scene may already be familiar with Boris Wertz, the Vancouver, B.C. super angel who… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 8:58 AM

This reality TV star and online education expert is moving her Mark Cuban-backed startup from NYC to Seattle

Kim Taylor is not your typical tech entrepreneur. A former sports reporter and NBA dancer with the Milwaukee Bucks, Taylor… Read More

Apr 30, 2014, 6:40 AM

Here are the 16 student-led teams that advanced in the University of Washington’s business plan competition

Wireless routers. Influenza diagnostic tools. And even a new recipe for healthy sauerkraut. Those are among the 16 finalists who advanced… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 7:23 AM

Seattle blood test startup Indi raises $47.25 million

Seattle’s life sciences industry is getting another boost. Integrated Diagnostics, a Seattle company developing blood-based proteomic tests, has raised $30.25… Read More

Apr 29, 2014, 6:03 AM

Porch rolls out Lowe’s partnership nationally, reaching 1,700 stores

After a successful test in pilot markets, Seattle-based home-improvement data startup Porch has expanded its partnership with Lowe’s to all of the… Read More

Apr 28, 2014, 9:00 AM

Redfin founder re-emerges with Surefield, a new way to sell homes with virtual open houses

David Eraker is getting back into the real estate business, 12 years after he co-founded Seattle-based Redfin. Eraker, who left… Read More

Apr 27, 2014, 12:00 PM

An open letter to wannabe edtech entrepreneurs: Welcome to the crowd

Hey, thanks for your tweet asking if you should do an edtech startup based on what I saw at this… Read More

Apr 26, 2014, 10:08 AM

GeekWire Radio: Streaming TV, startup investing, and singing in the studio

We’ve got an especially fun GeekWire radio show for you this week, with two special guests in the studio: Andy… Read More

Apr 25, 2014, 4:01 PM

Korner wants to secure your home with a $100 dongle

A group of four entrepreneurs from Seattle want to help keep your home safe from intruders with a $100 dongle and a… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 7:05 PM

Dashwire founder Ford Davidson leaving HTC, kicks around new startup idea

Seattle entrepreneur Ford Davidson is leaving HTC nearly three years after selling startup company Dashwire to the smartphone maker. “HTC recently… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 4:32 PM

Startup Spotlight: Deep Domain helps hospitals understand, access health records

There is no doubt an incredible amount of data now available in the medical industry. But Howard Mahran and Jeff Hummel… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 1:30 PM

Salary report generator PayScale getting up to $100M in deal led by Warburg Pincus

PayScale, a 14-year-old Seattle Internet company that specializes in compiling compensation data, is receiving an investment of as much as… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 10:40 AM

Want to bolster your leadership skills? Popforms launches new career-improving lessons

There are lots of ways for professionals to improve their leadership skills, from books to apps to coaches. Popforms is… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 10:15 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Deal of the Year

There were some huge deals in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in the past 12 months — from mega financing… Read More

Apr 24, 2014, 7:36 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed Juno Therapeutics closes series A at $176M, appoints new execs

Seattle biotechnology startup Juno Therapeutics, which is developing immunotherapies for cancer, said it has closed its series A financing round… Read More

Apr 23, 2014, 10:15 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Hire of the Year

Talent is the name of the game in the tech industry. And that’s why today’s category in the GeekWire Awards… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 3:56 PM

Kids activity Web site Sigby shuts doors; Tohula fades away too

Seattle-based Sigby is saying sayonara — just fifteen months after the company raised $1.2 million in cash from WRF Capital, Clear Fir… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 2:21 PM

Placester closes $5.5M round for yet another online real estate idea

Here’s another spin on bringing the real estate industry online that could enable any agent to compete directly with the likes of Zillow or Redfin.… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 12:30 PM

Startup advice: CEO shares lessons in company culture, employee morale with free book

When you travel to 15 countries and interview entrepreneurs about their advice on management, culture and leadership, you’re bound to come away… Read More

Apr 22, 2014, 8:00 AM

Online presentation startup 9Slides buys Seattle’s Now Meeting

Two Seattle area startups are joining forces with the goal of helping workers communicate more effectively. 9Slides, the 3-year-old online… Read More

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