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Oct 21, 2013, 1:36 PM

WhitePages buys out VC investors for $80 million

WhitePages is taking the unusual step of buying out its venture capital investors, paying $80 million to buy back shares… Read More

Oct 21, 2013, 12:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: Sparktrend tells you where to buy those Pinterest-inspired outfits

Sites like Pinterest have made it easy for shoppers to search for clothes and find inspiration for a new outfit.… Read More

Oct 21, 2013, 10:58 AM

Investor plans to revive Contour after winning bid to buy GoPro rival for $1.9M

With a bid of $1.925 million, investment company Clarke Capital Partners has emerged as the prevailing bidder for the assets… Read More

Oct 21, 2013, 9:51 AM

Ready, set, pitch: Earn a chance to pitch your startup to top VCs at Startup Day

Our big Startup Day event is coming up this Friday — kicking off with Gov. Jay Inslee and concluding with… Read More

Oct 21, 2013, 12:01 AM

EDUonGo reels in $530K to help instructors launch online schools, teach courses

No longer do you have to attend a school to gain knowledge and sharpen your skill set, as online learning… Read More

Oct 20, 2013, 11:21 PM

Deloitte Digital takes root in Seattle, buys social media agency Banyan Branch

Deloitte Digital is taking a deeper interest in Seattle, buying social media consultancy Banyan Branch for an undisclosed sum. The… Read More

Oct 20, 2013, 3:39 PM

Startup advice from Concur CEO Steve Singh: Take the minimal amount of funding as possible

If you’re a startup founder looking to raise money, here’s some insight from Concur CEO Steve Singh: Take as little cash… Read More

Oct 20, 2013, 2:18 PM

Chart: NW startup companies that raised more than $1M in venture capital in Q3

Venture capital investing in the Northwest region — consisting of Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming — dipped during… Read More

Oct 19, 2013, 4:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Inside Social helps brands measure social media ROI

Attracting Facebook likes and Twitter followers is important for businesses active on social media, but it can be difficult to… Read More

Oct 18, 2013, 11:21 AM

Concur CEO Steve Singh: Startup success is entirely driven by culture

There are lots of ingredients to startup success, but for Concur CEO Steve Singh, one rises above them all. Speaking at… Read More

Oct 18, 2013, 9:44 AM

Seattle Startup Week kicks off: An amazing array of meetups, conferences and parties

Get ready Seattle. We’re about to embark on an informative and fun stretch of events, meetups and parties — a… Read More

Oct 18, 2013, 6:07 AM

A safe Halloween: Glympse unveils ‘Track n Treat’ app to help parents keep an eye on the little goblins as they roam the neighborhood

Looking to keep track of the little ghosts and goblins this Halloween, but don’t want to be a hovering parent?… Read More

Oct 17, 2013, 2:57 PM

Hark hits the wall: Corporate records list ‘void’ status, co-founder now at Amazon

The story of Hark — a Seattle startup that was attempting to build the YouTube of audio clips and once… Read More

Oct 17, 2013, 1:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Vetted matches big companies with independent consultants

It can be difficult for a company to find the right independent consultant, and just as hard for consultants to… Read More

Oct 17, 2013, 11:57 AM

Live: GeekWire founder hotseat pitch session with startup guru Adeo Ressi

OK, sports fans. Or, should we say, startup fans! Grab a box of popcorn, and some soda pop. It’s time… Read More

Oct 17, 2013, 9:22 AM

Satellite broadband company Kymeta names advisory board — including key Airbus exec

Kymeta Corp., a Redmond-based company developing new technologies for receiving broadband Internet connections from satellites, announced its advisory board this… Read More

Oct 17, 2013, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot named CEO of Mixpo; Skytap adds VPs; and more

—Mixpo, the six-year-old online video advertising startup, has named former Razorfish and aQuantive executive Jeff Lanctot as CEO. He replaces… Read More

Oct 16, 2013, 9:01 PM

Venture capitalists invest $8.1B in Q3, IPO market surges with 25 pricings

Venture capitalists continue to find solid opportunities, despite big regulatory changes that could eventually alter the way startup companies raise… Read More

Oct 16, 2013, 4:35 PM

Usermind raises $7.6M from Andreessen Horowitz to build software for enterprise business operations

Andreessen Horowitz Partner Scott Weiss was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article talking about his firm’s interest in enterprise… Read More

Oct 16, 2013, 3:20 PM

Measureful relaunches, aiming to become ‘Flipboard for analytics’

The data provided by free services like Google Analytics and Facebook for websites and company pages can be extremely valuable… Read More

Oct 16, 2013, 12:43 PM

Get off the fence and dent the universe! Why I’m excited to participate in Startup Day

I must have three to five meetings a week with folks thinking about doing a startup, trying to grow their… Read More

Oct 16, 2013, 9:00 AM

Ex-Microsoft exec launches Indix to help product managers make data-driven decisions

It’s been two years since we first spotted Sanjay Parthasarathy’s startup. Now, the former Microsoft vice president is ready to unveil what… Read More

Oct 16, 2013, 8:41 AM

Silicon Valley startup guru Adeo Ressi wants to hear your best pitch: Join the GeekWire founder hotseat this Thursday

Think you’ve got a great startup idea or pitch? Want to get live feedback from a startup expert whose done… Read More

Oct 15, 2013, 9:37 AM

Tech Moves: Cheezburger hires a new funny man; Demand Media CEO resigns; Apptio taps sales pro; etc.

—Cheezburger continues to layer on all sorts of new executive toppings as the Seattle online humor network looks to reposition… Read More

Oct 15, 2013, 9:32 AM

ValueAppeal shuts down property tax appeal service, changes focus to ‘MoneyBall’ for real estate agents

The other day, I was talking to my brother about the high property taxes he pays on his Seattle home.… Read More

Oct 14, 2013, 5:42 PM

Startup Spotlight: Codementor offers real-time, screen-sharing coding support for developers

Imagine, for a second, that you’re a developer working hard on a big project. But inhibiting progress is that pesky,… Read More

Oct 14, 2013, 3:15 PM

No, you don’t have to sleep 4 hours and eat once per day to be a successful entrepreneur

Dan Price didn’t have the most healthy lifestyle during his first few years starting Gravity Payments. Price, our 2013 Young… Read More

Oct 14, 2013, 1:52 PM

Seattle cloud startup Blue Box unpacks $1.5M in new funding

Blue Box, the Seattle cloud and hosting startup led by entrepreneur Jesse Proudman, has raised an additional $1.5 million in… Read More

Oct 14, 2013, 12:59 PM

The Seattle 10: How to get your world-changing business idea on a giant cocktail napkin at Seattle’s history museum

Oh, the wonderful cocktail napkin. Yes, it’s perfect for wiping up mini-messes at the bar, or keeping drink condensation to… Read More

Oct 14, 2013, 10:49 AM

CEO Swap: How trading jobs for one week helped these founders become better leaders, and people

Life returns to normal for Wil Reynolds and Rand Fishkin today. Last week, though, was far from regular. The two… Read More

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