Startups – Page 222 of 312

Nov 13, 2013, 6:42 AM

Airfare price tracker Yapta raises $2M, cuts corporate travel costs

Yapta has raised an additional $2 million in a series D funding round, led by Amadeus Ventures and supported by… Read More

Nov 12, 2013, 7:00 AM

A family connector? SquareHub unveils new content sharing feature for small groups

SquareHub co-founder Dave Cotter thinks families need a new type of social network — one that’s “elastic” enough to adapt… Read More

Nov 10, 2013, 8:46 PM

A dead end for WhichBus: Seattle transit app pulls plug

WhichBus, a mobile application that helped people find bus route around Seattle, has ceased operations. “After over a year and… Read More

Nov 10, 2013, 2:12 PM

Here’s the iPhone app supermodel Gisele Bündchen uses to organize her busy family life with star QB Tom Brady

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen seems to have it all — extreme wealth; off-the-charts beauty; and a superstar quarterback for a husband… Read More

Nov 10, 2013, 9:54 AM

Startup Spotlight: PitchBook provides robust private equity market data for VC professionals

For nine years, John Gabbert led the team at a venture capital data provider called VentureSource. But while there, he saw… Read More

Nov 9, 2013, 10:18 PM

Startup Day Recap: Tips, lessons and real-world advice

Last month, I attended GeekWire’s Startup Day at the Showbox SODO in Seattle. Surrounded by some of the brightest entrepreneurial… Read More

Nov 9, 2013, 12:02 PM

Redfin looking to expand in Minneapolis

Redfin expanded in a big way earlier this year — announcing in February that it had opened for business in Houston,… Read More

Nov 8, 2013, 2:18 PM

Forget texts: Hotspot wants to help you meet up with friends

If you’re about to hit the bars tonight and want to invite a couple friends, you may send off a… Read More

Nov 8, 2013, 10:56 AM

Intellectual Ventures teams with SURF incubator, aims to teach startups about patents

Intellectual Ventures can be a lightning rod for controversy in the technology industry, but the company has found a receptive… Read More

Nov 8, 2013, 10:09 AM

Startup leaders not happy with securities administrator’s support of regulations that could ‘cripple’ startups

Seattle angel investor Dan Rosen has worked hard in recent months to shed light on the potentially damaging effects that proposed… Read More

Nov 7, 2013, 1:51 PM

Startup Spotlight: Forks offers instant ways to save money on food in a crowded coupon space

Juggernauts like Groupon and Living Social certainly have a strong presence in the digital coupon space. But one Seattle-based company… Read More

Nov 7, 2013, 10:55 AM

Newsvine co-founder and CareerBuilder.com vet start BeLeave with $1M from Second Avenue Partners

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer is leading a $1 million financing round in a stealthy startup company that’s tentatively operating… Read More

Nov 7, 2013, 10:15 AM

It’s the end of the road for Optify: Assets sold, startup shuts doors

Optify, a Seattle maker of marketing software that laid off its staff and hit the wall in September, has sold… Read More

Nov 7, 2013, 7:42 AM

Preferling raises $100K to be friend-recommended, personalized version of Yelp

For Andrew Vest, using Yelp is often frustrating. While the platform can legitimately recommend highly-regarded companies, restaurants and other service-based… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 9:10 AM

Storage startup Coho Data raises $25M from Ignition, Andreessen Horowitz

Coho Data, an integrated storage startup with offices in Vancouver, B.C. and Sunnyvale, Calif., has raised a $25 million venture… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 9:00 AM

2nd Watch lands $23 million, assists businesses with cloud migration to Amazon Web Services

It’s been a big day for venture capital financings in the Seattle area, from a small seed round for UW… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 8:01 AM

Demand Media domain spinoff ‘Rightside’ will be based in Seattle region

Kirkland, Wash., will be home to a new domain services company called Rightside Group after its spinoff from Santa Monica,… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 8:00 AM

Zemanta names Todd Sawicki CEO, grabs $2M from Union Square Ventures, others

Zemanta has landed new cash and a new CEO. The company announced today that Seattle startup vet Todd Sawicki, who… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 7:49 AM

UW spin out Qazzow scores $500,000, helps customers get questions answered on e-commerce sites

Qazzow, a spin out of the University of Washington founded by UW professors Andy Ko and Jake Wobbrock as well… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 7:13 AM

Tacoma’s IID looks to help curb cyberattacks, secures $8M from Bessemer in first-ever financing

IID has been helping organizations mitigate cyberattacks for the past 17 years, building a 65-person company in Tacoma. Now, the… Read More

Nov 5, 2013, 6:47 AM

Seeq raises $6 million, looks to help manufacturers mine industrial data

Steve Sliwa previously founded Insitu, the maker of unmanned aircraft that sold to Boeing for a reported purchase price of… Read More

Nov 4, 2013, 5:15 PM

Startup Day Video: T.A. McCann on starting, funding, killing and selling companies

There are four big decisions that can happen in a startup, says T.A. McCann: When to start the company, when… Read More

Nov 4, 2013, 10:30 AM

True Ventures’ VC Puneet Agarwal: The perception of Portland is very strong now

When Silicon Valley VC firm True Ventures first invested in Portland-based startups Puppet Labs and Urban Airship about four years ago, many had… Read More

Nov 4, 2013, 9:00 AM

B2B incubator 9Mile raises $900,000 to boost individual startup investments

There’s a lot of chatter these days about the “consumerization of the enterprise” — this notion that business software will… Read More

Nov 4, 2013, 8:29 AM

Meet Wally: This $299 low-power sensor network detects water leaks and mold

Worried about toxic mold or pesky water leaks in your home? Never fear, Wally is here. That’s the new consumer… Read More

Nov 4, 2013, 6:00 AM

Shopping app Zoomingo raises cash, inks deal with Simon Malls

Seattle shopping startup Zoomingo has raised an additional $1.25 million in financing and inked a deal with Simon Mall Properties,… Read More

Nov 3, 2013, 10:00 AM

Q&A: Is it better to start up alone, or with a team?

Starting up can be a lonely adventure. But some of the most successful startups today are founded by a team.… Read More

Nov 3, 2013, 12:43 AM

Mayor McGinn spends final campaign hours hanging with the tech community

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has just a few days left in his campaign against challenger Ed Murray — a tight… Read More

Nov 2, 2013, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: EdStart accelerates student learning with personalized mobile experiences

With more and more children using mobile devices, the education space is certainly ripe for innovation. Kirkland-based EdStart is another… Read More

Nov 2, 2013, 12:00 PM

GeekWire update: New offices, big events and top stories of the month

GeekWire was on the move in the month of October — literally and figuratively. We hosted our big Startup Day… Read More