Startups – Page 214 of 312

Mar 15, 2014, 3:30 PM

Nextcast: Janis Machala on the changing dynamics of education

As a one-time English PhD student, Janis Machala didn’t always know her career would lead her down a business path.… Read More

Mar 14, 2014, 6:09 PM

Advice for hardware startup founders: Scope how big your idea is before raising money

There’s been an influx of hardware startups popping up in recent years, with cheaper tools and crowdfunding platforms making it… Read More

Mar 13, 2014, 5:10 PM

Women-led co-working space Makers expanding in downtown Seattle

Just one year has passed since Makers opened its doors to the Seattle community, but the company is already growing out… Read More

Mar 13, 2014, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: CarcodeSMS helps car dealerships use texts to communicate with buyers

There’s plenty of room for innovation in the car-buying space, and one Seattle startup thinks it has a great solution.… Read More

Mar 12, 2014, 10:35 AM

Yabbly changes course, dumps product Q&As in favor of ‘Ask Me Anything’ forums

In the world of startups, they call it a pivot: A change of course. An alteration of the business model.… Read More

Mar 12, 2014, 8:00 AM

This Microsoft vet just scored $4 million to radically change the way you use email on mobile devices

Let’s face it. Managing email on a mobile device kind of sucks. It’s nearly impossible to find archived messages, let… Read More

Mar 12, 2014, 4:00 AM

Rover.com fetches $12M, plans to expand dog sitting marketplace

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com has a new best friend: Menlo Ventures. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, an early… Read More

Mar 11, 2014, 2:37 PM

Pethub acquires GetPetsHome, offers free digital pet ID tags

Seattle startup PetHub, maker of a QR code pet-finding tag that attaches to a pet’s collar, today acquired Atlanta-based GetPetsHome.com. As a… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 4:34 PM

Computenext raises $4M to be an Expedia for cloud computing software

All the way back in October 2011, Sundar Kannan stood in a basement of the Techstars Seattle headquarters and spent one… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 2:01 PM

Meet RingARush: A startup using everyday drivers to deliver anything to anyone

On his most recent trip to Iran, Houman Pournasseh needed a quick and easy way to get prescription cancer drugs… Read More

Mar 10, 2014, 7:59 AM

Strong IPO market boosts venture capital returns, but Nasdaq still outperforms

Venture capitalists are starting to make a little more money with their bets on early-stage companies. But investors still would… Read More

Mar 7, 2014, 5:03 PM

Washington Senate passes proposed crowdfunding law

The Washington State Senate today passed a proposed crowdfunding law with a 46-2 vote, as House Bill 2023 now moves back to… Read More

Mar 7, 2014, 1:14 PM

Luxury online consignment shop Yoogi’s Closet bootstraps to $1M in monthly sales

Simon Han is answering calls from venture capital firms and other investors on the regular, and it makes sense —… Read More

Mar 7, 2014, 10:13 AM

Protests in Ukraine delay Startup Weekend event: ‘We literally had people shot in the streets’

Tetiana Siianko was preparing to host a Startup Weekend event for women in Kiev, Ukraine, late last month. Unsurprisingly, amid the… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 1:41 PM

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet looks to make sense out of e-commerce data with Indix

Sanjay Parthasarathy spent 19 years at Microsoft, working in a variety of executive roles, even hiring now CEO Satya Nadella into… Read More

Mar 6, 2014, 10:55 AM

University of Washington grads sell content creation platform CloudPress to News Corp.

CloudPress, a content creation platform co-founded in Egypt by three University of Washington computer science graduates, today announced that it… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 6:52 PM

UP Global, Google to support women entrepreneurs with new worldwide initiative

The lack of females in startups and tech is a big issue to many, and now, Seattle-based UP Global is teaming… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 9:28 AM

Yahoo acquires social media visualization startup Vizify

Vizify, a Portland-based startup that turns your social media chatter into visualizations, today was acquired by Yahoo. Founded by Todd Silverstein,… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 8:18 AM

Former Microsoft VP Jon Roskill named Acumatica CEO

Jon Roskill, the former vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group, has been hired as the new chief executive of… Read More

Mar 5, 2014, 7:00 AM

Rudy Gadre unplugged: Seattle super angel on what he looks for in entrepreneurs and more

Seattle super angel Rudy Gadre has probably done more than just about anyone to keep the entrepreneurial flames burning bright… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 9:18 PM

Ravenna Solutions scores cash to help schools process admission forms online

The Alliance of Angels has led an $850,000 investment in Ravenna Solutions, a Seattle area startup that is developing tools… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 9:00 AM

DocuSign inks $85 million venture deal, plans to top 1,000 employees in 2014

Let’s hope they used DocuSign to seal this deal. The electronic signature powerhouse just scored $85 million in fresh funding,… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 7:58 AM

Gift-giving platform Gratafy expands to Chicago, now allows merchants to give free items away

Seattle-based Gratafy continues its expansion and today announced the availability of its app in Chicago. Already in Seattle and Los… Read More

Mar 4, 2014, 4:30 AM

Play-i raises $8M to teach the iPad generation how to code one pint-sized robot at a time

Kids know how to unlock a touchscreen before they can walk. But will they learn how to code? Vikas Gupta,… Read More

Mar 3, 2014, 2:19 PM

StartupBus lets entrepreneurs launch businesses on a bus ride to SXSW

Most entrepreneurs making the trip to Austin later this week will travel by airplane, arrive in a few hours and… Read More

Feb 28, 2014, 11:40 AM

Chart: Two-thirds of tech companies did not raise any VC money before exit

Venture capital has fueled some pretty important tech companies in recent years — from WhatsApp (backed by Sequoia) to Zulily… Read More

Feb 26, 2014, 12:14 PM

Opal Labs raises $2.1M to help big brands streamline social media campaign production

Opal Labs, a Portland-based startup that helps businesses streamline the production of social media campaigns, today announced $2.1 million in seed funding.… Read More

Feb 26, 2014, 9:41 AM

Jackson Fish Market debuts app to help teachers, realtors, restaurant owners make presentations

The six-person team at Seattle-based software design firm Jackson Fish Market knew that there were people making presentations on a regular basis —… Read More

Feb 26, 2014, 8:49 AM

Tech Moves: Paul Allen names space chief; Bsquare’s new CEO

—Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has named a new space commander to lead the charge on his ambitious Stratolaunch project. He’s… Read More

Feb 25, 2014, 11:05 PM

Lessons from Lockerz? Kathy Savitt uses past startup experience to fuel new push at Yahoo

The story of Lockerz — the battered and bruised Seattle upstart that sold earlier this year to a Chinese e-commerce company… Read More