Startups – Page 219 of 312

Dec 20, 2013, 7:52 AM

Commercial real estate upstart Hightower lands $2.12M, moves to NYC

Hightower, a startup that is looking to modernize the commercial real estate industry, has landed $2.12 million in seed funding.… Read More

Dec 20, 2013, 7:16 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Real VP named GM of Urbanspoon: T-Mobile taps CIO; etc.

—Keela Robinson, a mobile industry veteran who previously worked at Amazon, WhitePages, RealNetworks and T-Mobile, has been named senior vice… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 1:07 PM

Dinosaurs online: Developer turns his love of fossils into a growing e-commerce business

Inside the small, carpeted basement of Matt Heaton’s house, the scene is reminiscent of Jeff Bezos and the origins of… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 8:10 AM

Andreessen Horowitz leads $22M series B round for mobile OS-maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen’s plans to disrupt the mobile operating system market just became a little more legitimate. The Seattle-based company today announced… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 7:59 AM

CRM ‘side project’ Stride acquired by KISSMetrics founders

Stride, an easy-to-use customer relationship management tool, has been acquired by KISSMetrics founders Neil Patel and Hiten Shah. Terms of… Read More

Dec 19, 2013, 4:30 AM

TechStars grad ResolutionTube raises $1.5M to change how technicians fix machines

In what’s becoming a common occurrence, another TechStars Seattle 2013 team is raising a seed round. The latest is ResolutionTube,… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 5:46 PM

Wind energy forecasting company 3TIER acquired by Vaisala in $14.7 million deal

3TIER, a Seattle company that develops technologies to better understand where to locate wind, solar and hydro projects, has been sold… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 5:07 PM

Startup Spotlight: Backed by Paul Allen, life-logging startup Saga writes your digital autobiography

If you like being tracked — voluntarily, that is — then a Seattle startup backed by Paul Allen might be… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 3:35 PM

Nick Licata vs. Chris DeVore: A debate over government support of startups in Seattle

Well, it’s not quite the “Rumble in the Jungle.” But Founder’s Co-op general partner Chris DeVore and Seattle City Councilmember… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 12:02 PM

Former Jott founders, Microsoft vets raise $1M for stealth startup

John Pollard and Shree Madhavapeddi, former Microsoft managers who founded a voice-to-text service called Jott seven years ago, have raised… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 10:41 AM

Startup Hall: University of Washington looks to transform old law school into magnet for startups

Welcome to the new tech hub of Seattle: North Lake Union? Startup companies in the city have historically set up… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 8:30 AM

Internet everywhere: Kymeta marks successful demo of cutting-edge satellite antenna

Kymeta, the wireless technology company spun out of Intellectual Ventures and backed by investors including Bill Gates, says it has… Read More

Dec 17, 2013, 7:52 AM

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, VC John Doerr invest $14.5M in DreamBox Learning

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, venture capitalist John Doerr and two undisclosed Seattle education philanthropists are investing $14.5 million in DreamBox… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 5:55 PM

Commentary: Global innovation + ‘big tent’ capitalism in Seattle

I’ve been reflecting lately on the cultural differences between the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley. I grew up in Seattle… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 3:12 PM

Social TV startup Wetpaint acquired by Viggle for $30M

Wetpaint, an 8-year-old Seattle startup led by entrepreneur Ben Elowitz, has been sold to New York-based Viggle for a purchase… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 9:58 AM

Tech Moves: WhitePages hires former Optify CEO; Lively names six execs; etc.

—WhitePages has hired Rob Eleveld as vice president of sales for the company’s PRO division. Eleveld is the former CEO… Read More

Dec 16, 2013, 9:09 AM

UW spin-out Qazzow scores $2.4M to bolster customer service on e-commerce sites

Qazzow, a spin-out from the University of Washington’s Information School, has landed $2.4 million in series A financing in a… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 2:57 PM

Commentary: Here are the problems with Seattle’s Startup Initiative

Editor’s Note: Nick Licata is a Seattle City Councilmember. Recently, a Seattle Times editorial lauded the Seattle City Council for requiring… Read More

Dec 13, 2013, 1:36 PM

MyWorksheets wins Startup Weekend All-Star competition, helping teachers digitize curriculum

It’s not easy to bring the latest technologies into the classroom. But one group of entrepreneurs in Seattle has created… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 5:31 PM

Maveron-backed Lemon Wallet sells to LifeLock for $50 million

Identity theft monitoring company LifeLock has purchased mobile wallet company Lemon Wallet — backed by Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 1:58 PM

Here’s how city government can help startups, according to outgoing Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn

From the time outgoing Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn took office in 2010 until today, Seattle’s startup scene has continued to… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 10:59 AM

9 Startup Weekend champs face off at tonight’s Northwest Startup Battle

In what’s equivalent to a startup all-star event, nine Startup Weekend champions from around the Northwest region are competing tonight… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 10:38 AM

Onvia co-founder raises $4.35M for Koru, helping college grads find impactful jobs

We’ve certainly seen a lot of activity in the online education arena in recent months, including large financing rounds for… Read More

Dec 12, 2013, 10:11 AM

IPO study: 2014 could be big year for companies to go public

If you thought 2013 was a good year for tech IPOs, well, 2014 could get a lot more interesting. A… Read More

Dec 11, 2013, 8:15 AM

UIEvolution scores $8M to more safely connect drivers to mobile apps

UIEvolution has been around the block a few times, founded 13 years ago, acquired in 2004 by Square Enix and… Read More

Dec 10, 2013, 8:00 AM

Techstars grad Shippable raises $2M to help developers ship code faster

Another Techstars Seattle graduate, another nice seed round. Following in the footsteps of fellow 2013 Techstars Seattle companies Everpath and… Read More

Dec 9, 2013, 5:00 AM

Fast-growing IT automation startup Opscode raises $32M, changes name to Chef

Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need… Read More

Dec 8, 2013, 7:30 AM

Silicon Valley VC view: 5 reasons why Seattle will become a hub of business cloud services

I’ve recently read several articles about the difficulties that Seattle entrepreneurs face when building business-to-business companies. While some might find… Read More

Dec 7, 2013, 11:30 AM

Startup Spotlight: High school buds start Taggle to build a universal online review platform

They might not be starting the next Microsoft, but two graduates from Seattle’s Lakeside School — the alma mater of… Read More

Dec 6, 2013, 10:13 AM

Seattle VCs pick their deal of the year, and it’s a no-brainer

Well, we could see this one coming. The Evergreen Venture Capital Association, the group that represents the Seattle venture capital… Read More