Startups – Page 229 of 312

Aug 14, 2013, 7:39 AM

Startup Spotlight: These former Microsofties want to change the way you access email on your smartphone

Let’s face it. Managing email on a smartphone is a real pain. Not a day goes by that I don’t… Read More

Aug 13, 2013, 8:03 AM

Rich Barton, Spencer Rascoff and others bankroll online vacation rental startup

Some of the biggest names in online travel are tossing their support behind TurnKey Vacation Rentals, an Austin-based startup company… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 1:59 PM

Affiliate marketing startup PopShops acquired by Rakuten

Seattle-based PopShops, which describes itself as a coupon and product feed platform, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed… Read More

Aug 12, 2013, 1:17 PM

New iOS app VoxPixl adds your voice to your pictures

An app making its debut today on iPhone and iPad adds an entirely new element to pictures — your own… Read More

Aug 11, 2013, 10:00 AM

Bill Gates on Google’s Internet balloons; Contour hits the wall; and other comments of the week

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “The Internet is transforming almost every element of the… Read More

Aug 9, 2013, 1:59 PM

Geek of the Week: Barnabas Kendall, web developer and ordained minister

Barnabas Kendall has worked as a programmer for a wide variety of companies, but he has shown a knack for… Read More

Aug 9, 2013, 7:56 AM

Business analytics startup Lytics raises cash

Portland big data startup Lytics has scored $2.2 million in funding from Rembrandt Venture Partners and Voyager Capital, money that the… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 12:18 PM

Startup Spotlight: LIFFFT brings startup ethos to big companies

Startups can be painfully hard. But they’ve also got certain advantages that big corporations can learn from — namely moving… Read More

Aug 8, 2013, 9:44 AM

BuildersCloud raises $1.1M from super angels Dave McClure, Rudy Gadre, others

BuildersCloud, a Bellevue company that helps construction companies share files and mobile collaboration for construction professionals, has raised $1.1 million… Read More

Aug 7, 2013, 7:00 PM

Here’s some real advice about hiring a lawyer for your startup

No, not here. This is going to be good advice. The headline above refers to this GeekWire post from last week, where a… Read More

Aug 7, 2013, 5:19 PM

Contour co-founder: ‘We weren’t done showing the world what we could do’

Jason Green, who co-founded action-sports camera company Contour Inc. nearly a decade ago and headed up product development and engineering… Read More

Aug 6, 2013, 3:19 PM

Contour closes Seattle HQ, shocks employees — execs mum on status of GoPro rival

Contour Inc., one of the pioneers in wearable camera technology, has abruptly closed its Seattle headquarters — surprising many of… Read More

Aug 6, 2013, 12:50 PM

Domain name registrar Donuts hires former INRIX exec Jeff deCillia as CFO

Donuts continues to gobble up fresh talent as it moves to take a more solid position in the emerging market… Read More

Aug 6, 2013, 12:00 PM

5 startup tips for taking informed risks

Entrepreneurs by definition are risk-takers. They break new ground and are unfailingly willing to step off the well-trodden path of… Read More

Aug 5, 2013, 1:12 PM

Startup contest: ‘gdgt Live’ returning to Seattle, joining forces with Engadget

Gadget reviews and recommendations site gdgt is coming back for another event in Seattle at the end of this month… Read More

Aug 5, 2013, 8:00 AM

Here are the 11 startup companies that just got into TechStars Seattle

TechStars Seattle is kicking off their latest class of companies, hoping to churn out the next great startup. This year,… Read More

Aug 3, 2013, 3:00 PM

An open letter to Jeff Bezos; Microsoft Surface revenues; and more top posts from July

Amazon and Microsoft news dominated the pages of GeekWire during the month of July. In fact, every single one of… Read More

Aug 3, 2013, 12:35 PM

7 questions to ask your startup lawyer

Not all lawyers are created equal — and for an early-stage startup, the counsel you choose can seriously impact the… Read More

Aug 2, 2013, 9:49 AM

Beyond coffee and rain: These geeks want to make an awesome short film about Seattle’s tech community

Seattle is one of the most vibrant technology ecosystems in the world — home to tech titans like Amazon, Expedia… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 1:21 PM

Why super angel Geoff Entress is smiling: HootSuite just scored a whopping $165M VC round

Seattle super angel Geoff Entress told me a few months ago that HootSuite, the B.C.-based maker of social media analysis… Read More

Aug 1, 2013, 10:24 AM

Advice from startup vet Oren Etzioni: Take intellectual risks

Oren Etzioni hates taking risks. His first car was a Volvo, for example, and he’d just rather play it safe more… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 11:53 AM

Mobile commerce upstart Conductiv raises cash to help retailers battle Amazon

Conductiv, a Bothell mobile commerce startup which boldly says that it is setting out to “change the face of retail,”… Read More

Jul 31, 2013, 5:00 AM

Chirpify raises $4M to move social media transaction technology to live events, TV

It’s been just over a year since Chirpify raised its first round of cash and it has been flying high… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 1:54 PM

Exo Labs reels in $1.25M to build iPad-enabled microscope cameras

Exo Labs, the Seattle startup that developed a microscope camera that can link to your iPad, just raised another $1.25 million… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 11:19 AM

What drives you as an entrepreneur — ambition or obligation?

Bring together a bunch of highly-successful entrepreneurs in one room and you’ll notice a few common qualities. These people work… Read More

Jul 30, 2013, 4:30 AM

Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco

With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 3:57 PM

Twitter mystery: The strange case of Lockerz and the Ethiopian supermodel

Lockerz, the heavily-funded Seattle social commerce startup backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures and others, is going… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 7:00 AM

Veterans of F5 Networks raise $1.85M for stealthy Union Bay

Union Bay Networks, a stealthy Seattle startup led by several former employees of F5 Networks, has scored $1.85 million in… Read More

Jul 29, 2013, 3:00 AM

iPhone-friendly brassiere-maker JoeyBra relaunches with new sports bra

Things are hoppin’ for JoeyBra, the company behind the brassieres designed to carry a smartphone. The two-person startup was well-received when it debuted last… Read More

Jul 28, 2013, 6:00 AM

Pinterest engineering chief: Don’t be afraid to chase crazy dreams

Jon Jenkins, head of engineering at Pinterest, has taken the lead of a “super scrappy, super agile” team of engineers… Read More