Jan 12, 2014, 8:30 AM Decide.com co-founder leaves eBay to start Weave, a mobile app to connect you with nearby LinkedIn contacts Brian Ma likes going to networking events. But what he doesn’t particularly care for is stepping into the room and… Read More
Jan 10, 2014, 8:43 AM From Kickstarter to CES: Poppy 3D device for iPhone bootstraps its way to market LAS VEGAS — Less than five minutes after sitting down for an interview at a smoothie shop at CES this… Read More
Jan 10, 2014, 5:38 AM Genomics startup ActX raises $1.9M in seed round ActX, a Seattle startup that is developing technologies to make patient genomic data more useful in medical practice, has raised… Read More
Jan 8, 2014, 9:21 AM Pokki app store expands to Android, now adjusts on-the-fly for multi-mode devices LAS VEGAS — Pokki, an app store pre-installed on Windows 8 machines from major PC makers, will now adjust in… Read More
Jan 8, 2014, 8:51 AM Chart: Here’s where VCs invested in the Pacific NW It was a solid year for venture capital investing in Oregon and Washington as investors pumped a total of $1.18… Read More
Jan 7, 2014, 6:13 PM ‘Planting the seed’: Why this startup decided to set up a booth at CES LAS VEGAS — The Consumer Electronics Show is one of the most prominent technology conferences in the world. Tech giants… Read More
Jan 7, 2014, 10:19 AM PlaceFull raises $1.1M to help gyms, wineries and other event spaces with booking and scheduling Ryan Hamlin started PlaceFull two years ago with the goal of helping people find awesome party or meeting spaces in… Read More
Jan 6, 2014, 3:37 PM Q&A: Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel on the new world of the connected car LAS VEGAS — Seattle’s startup community was well-represented on stage today at the AT&T Developer Summit by Bryan Trussel, the… Read More
Jan 6, 2014, 12:42 PM Bezos-backed money transfer startup Remitly lands $5.5M Seattle money transfer startup Remitly continues to reel in cash, most recently scoring a $5.5 million series A deal led… Read More
Jan 6, 2014, 11:32 AM Seattle mobile game maker Z2 cuts support staff Z2, the Seattle mobile game maker behind titles such as Battle Nations; Metalstorm and Nitro, has laid off an undisclosed… Read More
Jan 6, 2014, 8:38 AM Rival IQ raises $860,000 to help marketers keep tabs on competitors Want to track every move of your competitors, while gaining insights about your own business? Rival IQ wants to help,… Read More
Jan 6, 2014, 5:30 AM OnTheGo raises cash to bring gesture recognition to smart glasses OnTheGo wants to make smart glasses even smarter. And the five-person Portland startup has secured $700,000 in fresh capital to… Read More
Jan 4, 2014, 12:50 PM Meet Sprio: How these Microsoft vets are creating private social networks for team sports If you’ve ever played sports with an organized team, a new app that three Microsoft vets are cooking up will… Read More
Jan 4, 2014, 8:20 AM GeekWire Radio: The data science behind that amazing U.S. dialect quiz Have you taken the U.S. dialect quiz, the one published by the New York Times a couple weeks ago? It… Read More
Jan 3, 2014, 2:13 PM Tech veteran Mike Koss joining Google, winding down StartPad Mike Koss spent nearly two decades at Microsoft, playing a key role in the early development of products including Excel,… Read More
Jan 3, 2014, 8:40 AM Communications startup Twisted Pair acquired by Motorola Solutions Seattle startup Twisted Pair Solutions has been acquired by Motorola Solutions in a deal of undisclosed size. Twisted Pair’s technology… Read More
Jan 2, 2014, 2:40 PM Matchmaking platform LikeBright acquires Utah-based Matchmate It was just two weeks ago when we caught up with LikeBright CEO Nick Soman, who spoke with great optimism when… Read More
Jan 2, 2014, 1:01 PM How this startup founder is dealing with pregnancy When an athlete goes down with injury, the mental frustration and stress that comes with being off the field can… Read More
Dec 30, 2013, 8:02 AM Tech Moves: Shauna Causey named VP at UP Global; etc. —UP Global, the Seattle non-profit that formed earlier this year through the combination of Startup America and Startup Weekend, has… Read More
Dec 27, 2013, 7:10 PM NWEN putting operations on ‘hiatus’ amid restructuring The Northwest Entrepreneur Network (NWEN) is planning to put operations on hold, pending what a board member with the non-profit… Read More
Dec 26, 2013, 9:16 AM Madrona skips participating in Redfin’s $50M round, but remains biggest investor In doing a review of the top VC deals of the year, I noticed something a little odd. In the… Read More
Dec 24, 2013, 8:31 AM Bezos-backed Doxo raises $3.5M to help you pay bills online Seattle startup Doxo has raised $3.5 million in fresh funding, money that it will use to enhance its online bill paying… Read More
Dec 23, 2013, 9:37 AM Deals of the Year: The top 28 venture capital investments we tracked in 2013 Venture capital investing in Washington state started out with a whimper in 2013, but it is ending with a bang.… Read More
Dec 23, 2013, 6:00 AM Maveron joins the billion-dollar club, one of 10 VC firms to generate big returns in 2013 Venture capital is a high-risk, high-reward game where the funds at the top tend to grab the lion’s share of… Read More
Dec 22, 2013, 6:24 PM Anatomy of a $631,230 Kickstarter campaign video In early September, I launched a Kickstarter campaign for Robot Turtles – a board game that teaches programming to kids… Read More
Dec 21, 2013, 2:05 PM Startup Spotlight: Attendible’s event calendar helps people find things to do From festivals to concerts to performances, there is always a bevy of local events going on at any given time… Read More
Dec 20, 2013, 12:33 PM A cloudy 2014 for enterprises? Three trends to watch We are in Seattle and thus deep in the world of clouds: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, CenturyLink Savvis, and… Read More
Dec 20, 2013, 10:48 AM Matchmaking platform LikeBright raising $1M to help singles land a 2nd date Online dating site LikeBright has been around for a few years now, first participating in the Techstars Seattle program in… Read More
Dec 20, 2013, 10:36 AM Lessons from Highway1: Brady Forrest’s tips for fledgling hardware startups Brady Forrest has a unique perspective on the world of hardware these days as the leader of Highway1, a hardware startup… Read More
Dec 20, 2013, 10:02 AM Optimistic VCs and startup CEOs expect even better things ahead in 2014 It’s been a pretty good year in the startup community, with the IPO market heating up and plenty of dollars… Read More
