Startups – Page 213 of 312

Apr 4, 2014, 9:42 AM

Meet the winners of the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

The sixth annual University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge took place Thursday in Seattle, with 23 teams competing with new technologies… Read More

Apr 4, 2014, 8:21 AM

VC Keith Rabois looks to upend real estate with Homerun, an ambitious (or crazy) idea to sell homes over the Internet in an instant

Get ready for yet another online real estate startup. This one is codenamed Homerun, and it promises to change the… Read More

Apr 3, 2014, 3:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: My Foot In The Door helps applicants market soft skills, land jobs

While serving as the marketing manager at Chempoint.com, Michael Scholl quickly learned that a resume can only show so much… Read More

Apr 3, 2014, 9:27 AM

Tango Card grabs $3.3M, looks to expand rewards platform

Seattle startup Tango Card has scooped up $3.3 million in venture financing, new capital that it will use to expand… Read More

Apr 3, 2014, 8:00 AM

Early Amazon employee raises $1.3M for GemShare, a friend-based recommendation app

Maryam Mohit was one of the first employees at Amazon.com, joining the company just months after founder Jeff Bezos began… Read More

Apr 2, 2014, 10:34 AM

Can these startups save the world? Cooking-oil kiosks and more innovations from UW Enviro Challenge

Down at the local grocery store, you can no doubt find a few kiosks. One may carry DVDs for rent,… Read More

Apr 2, 2014, 7:00 AM

B2B accelerator 9Mile Labs inks key alliance with PARC

Over the past four decades, Xerox PARC has helped spark some amazing innovations, from the ethernet to laser printing to… Read More

Apr 1, 2014, 2:57 PM

Boom times: Venture capitalists pour $15 billion into startups in Q1

We’ve officially hit the end of the first quarter, and with that comes data about venture capital investments. The first… Read More

Mar 31, 2014, 4:33 PM

Tech Moves: INRIX names new board member; Juno taps investment banker as CFO; etc.

—INRIX, the Kirkland company that uses data to reduce traffic congestion, has named Mike Gerling to the board. He previously… Read More

Mar 31, 2014, 8:53 AM

Study: Venture capital flows in dense urban communities that are liberal, gay and educated

What’s makes for an innovative startup hub? Researchers have been diving into that topic for years, analyzing everything from the… Read More

Mar 29, 2014, 12:05 PM

Nextcast: SpaceCurve CEO John Slitz on how big data is changing the world

“The watchword for the last couple of years has been big data,” says John Slitz, CEO of SpaceCurve. And the… Read More

Mar 27, 2014, 3:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: Online boutique Runway2street offers trendy international fashion items

When Rathna Sharad was traveling around the world a few years ago, she loved finding high quality fashion items produced by… Read More

Mar 27, 2014, 2:49 PM

SURF Incubator rides expansion wave, moves to larger space in downtown Seattle

Seaton Gras came up with the idea for SURF Incubator five years ago, conceiving a place where entrepreneurs could co-exist,… Read More

Mar 27, 2014, 10:14 AM

The Working Geek: Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin on working late hours and how he organizes his busy life

Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin stepped down from the CEO post last December, handing the reins of the 11-year-old company to… Read More

Mar 26, 2014, 5:51 PM

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz backs Gatheredtable, a new way for families to plan menus for the week

If you’re like me, family dinner time is usually a mad scramble to find something to eat, typically resulting in… Read More

Mar 26, 2014, 2:11 PM

Flowboard raises $750K for iPad presentation app, names ex-PowerPoint GM as advisor

Seattle-based iPad storytelling app Flowboard today announced a new $750,000 round and an updated iPad app. Flowboard, which lets anyone create touch-enabled stories on… Read More

Mar 26, 2014, 10:26 AM

Redfin co-founder and ex-CTO sue company, allege scheme to cancel shares as IPO nears

Redfin is facing a lawsuit in King County Superior Court from two of its earliest employees who allege that the… Read More

Mar 26, 2014, 8:00 AM

Indix raises $8.5M to build a massive database for product managers

It’s been less than six months since Indix launched, but the Seattle startup is already making moves and raising more… Read More

Mar 25, 2014, 12:02 PM

FlexMinder raises $1.2M to manage refund processes for healthcare administrators

FlexMinder, a Seattle startup that helps healthcare administrators automate the insurance claims submission process, announced a $1.2 million Series A… Read More

Mar 24, 2014, 9:45 AM

Hacking for Jesus: Top projects from ‘Code for the Kingdom,’ a faith-based hackathon for spiritual geeks

Niche hackathons are hot right now. Some solve legal issues and address challenges facing non-profits, while others aim to increase… Read More

Mar 21, 2014, 4:12 PM

Pipeline Fellowship bootcamp for women angel investors coming to Seattle

Pipeline Fellowship, an organization than runs bootcamps for women angel investors, is coming to Seattle. Women wanting to learn more… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 3:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: Translational Software helps physicians make sense of genetic tests

Working on groundbreaking genetic testing research in a lab is one thing, but actually using that data for actionable results… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 10:42 AM

Tech Moves: Tiwary tapped at AWS; Moz’s Dumont headed to NYC; Nausin joins Trover

—Ashutosh Tiwary, the co-founder and former CEO of Bellevue data backup startup Doyenz, has been named general manager of tools… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 10:32 AM

City of Seattle doubles down on startups, names first liaison to boost city’s entrepreneurs

As part of Seattle’s effort to help support and expand the city’s startup community, the Office of Economic Development (OED) today… Read More

Mar 20, 2014, 12:01 AM

Mobile health app maker Mindbloom acquired

Mindbloom, a Seattle maker of mobile apps designed to help people live healthier lives, has been acquired in a… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 8:28 PM

Counterpoint: Seattle has given ride sharing companies ‘a huge gift’

I like and respect Greg Gottesman. But his recent GeekWire post about the upstart, out-of-state taxi companies — Hey, Seattle,… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 4:03 PM

Highspot wants to give companies tools to unlock shared knowledge

One of the biggest challenges an organization can face is making it possible for the right hand to know what… Read More

Mar 18, 2014, 8:00 AM

Social media analytics startup Simply Measured raises $20M, wants to be Seattle’s next tech titan

Simply Measured is simply on fire. Less than a year after the company took home GeekWire’s 2013 Startup of the Year… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 9:15 PM

How I raised $2 million in funding by playing ping pong

It all started at last year’s GeekWire ping pong and anniversary bash. I had just founded my company, Qhode (now… Read More

Mar 17, 2014, 8:28 AM

Study: Ugly men have a tougher time raising venture capital

When it comes to raising cash, you’re better off looking a bit like Brad Pitt or David Beckham. A new… Read More