Startups – Page 232 of 312

Jun 27, 2013, 3:30 PM

Watch out, Siri: Jeannie wants to be your iPhone conversation partner

With the advent of voice assistants like Siri, we’re talking to our computers more than ever. But Siri, Google Now,… Read More

Jun 27, 2013, 10:31 AM

This dude just raised $800,000 in 4 hours for a sonic vibrator designed to stimulate the sex toy industry

There was certainly a lot of buzz around Robin Elenga’s latest angel financing round, literally and figuratively. Elenga is the… Read More

Jun 27, 2013, 9:35 AM

Flowboard’s iPad presentation app now lets you embed YouTube videos, PDFs

Seattle-based iPad storytelling app Flowboard just updated its platform to allow users to embed YouTube videos and PDFs into their presentations. Flowboard, which launched… Read More

Jun 27, 2013, 9:15 AM

Microsoft vets land $3M for Discuzz to help salespeople better communicate with prospects and customers

Discuzz, a Bellevue startup that helps sales professionals communicate more effectively with partners and customers, has raised a $3 million… Read More

Jun 27, 2013, 8:39 AM

Junk mail eliminator PaperKarma acquired by Reputation.com

It only seemed like a matter of time before someone big swooped up PaperKarma, the popular junk mail eliminator app.… Read More

Jun 27, 2013, 8:15 AM

Hasty: Delivery for healthy food

Getting a pizza delivered is easy. But if you’re trying to watch what you eat, it can be difficult to… Read More

Jun 26, 2013, 5:35 PM

Want to catch more foul balls? IdealSeat shows you where to sit at the ballgame

Catching a foul ball can be one of the greatest joys for baseball fans. Only a handful of the thousands who… Read More

Jun 26, 2013, 1:38 PM

Seattle angels invest in mobile marketing startup Sparq

A group of prominent Seattle angel investors are putting some of their cash behind Sparq, the mobile marketing upstart which… Read More

Jun 26, 2013, 10:27 AM

View-Master 2.0: Seattle entrepreneurs create Poppy to turn iPhones into 3D viewers

Remember, the classic View-Master device? Well, two Seattle area entrepreneurs — Urbanspoon co-founder Ethan Lowry and Snapvine founder Joe Heitzeberg… Read More

Jun 26, 2013, 8:58 AM

Socrata lands $18 million, continuing mission to unlock troves of government data

Seattle entrepreneur Kevin Merritt wants to help lead a transformation in government. Not by running for office, but through unleashing… Read More

Jun 26, 2013, 6:00 AM

The photo frame of the future? Familiar looks to stitch together photos and videos on idle iPads

There are so many photo sharing apps floating around today — from Flickr to Instagram to PhotoBucket — that it… Read More

Jun 26, 2013, 12:37 AM

Brady Forrest’s new gig: Hatching hardware startups at new Highway1 incubator

Developing an app or a website isn’t easy, by any stretch, but hardware design and manufacturing is a world unto… Read More

Jun 25, 2013, 2:13 PM

Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

It usually doesn’t happen this way. But Julep, the fast-growing Seattle cosmetics upstart, has gotten bigger as its metrics have improved.… Read More

Jun 25, 2013, 1:22 PM

Anomo helps you find love with anonymous self-created avatars, raises cash

Things are moving quickly for Anomo, the Seattle mobile startup that helps you land a date, meet your next business partner or… Read More

Jun 25, 2013, 12:38 PM

Ex-Amazon engineers form Wire Labs, raise $150,000 for mobile startup

We’ve seen countless Microsoft veterans leave Redmond to create their own startups, but that hasn’t happened as much with Amazon… Read More

Jun 25, 2013, 12:36 PM

Microsoft moves its startup programs under one roof with Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft announced today that its startup programs are all going to be brought under one roof with a new name: Microsoft Ventures.… Read More

Jun 25, 2013, 10:23 AM

Puzzazz adds New York Times crosswords to its iPhone/iPad app

Puzzazz, the Redmond-based puzzle technology startup, is bringing the popular New York Times daily crosswords to its iPhone and iPad… Read More

Jun 24, 2013, 10:57 AM

The 3 best pitches from the TechStars Windows Azure accelerator

Three months of hard work, coaching, mentoring and a whole lot of cloud applications culminated Friday afternoon at the Westin… Read More

Jun 24, 2013, 8:49 AM

HomeGrocer founder Terry Drayton is back: Storrage wants to deliver the stuff you own to your doorstep

Terry Drayton, the co-founder and former CEO of HomeGrocer.com, the heavily-funded online grocery delivery service whose iconic peach rotted during… Read More

Jun 23, 2013, 1:22 PM

Live from TEDxSeattle: Why you need to understand the roots of your founders

Many may think the phrase “respect your elders” only applies to your early days growing up as a child and… Read More

Jun 22, 2013, 11:15 AM

Q&A: Lift CEO on using technology to build good habits

Tony Stubblebine is in the business of helping old dogs teach themselves new tricks. He’s the co-founder of Lift, which… Read More

Jun 22, 2013, 8:52 AM

GeekWire Radio: FiftyThree’s Jon Harris on Paper, Courier and the future of tablets

Tablets are great for watching movies, playing games or checking email — a.k.a. consumption devices. But can they be an… Read More

Jun 21, 2013, 12:40 AM

Why this Microsoft manager is headed to Iraq for the first-ever Startup Weekend Baghdad

If you’re reading an article about Baghdad right now in the news, chances are it’s about recent violence that resulted in… Read More

Jun 20, 2013, 10:52 AM

Study: Immigrant entrepreneurs at VC-backed companies are responsible for 600,000 jobs

Immigrants have long played a critical role in the succes of the U.S. — leaving behind their homelands for what… Read More

Jun 19, 2013, 10:56 AM

Meet Zubii, a new platform that helps you find the perfect real estate agent

When you’re looking to find a real estate agent to either buy or sell a property, there are lots of… Read More

Jun 19, 2013, 10:17 AM

This map shows where venture capital dollars are flowing in the U.S.

Check out this cool map, produced by The Atlantic in partnership with the Martin Prosperity Institute, which shows where venture capital dollars… Read More

Jun 19, 2013, 9:52 AM

Startup advice from Haiku Deck CEO: It’s not about the product — it’s how you make people feel

Adam Tratt’s first slide at yesterday’s Seattle Tech Meetup was simple: A picture of himself with the words “Don’t Be Like… Read More

Jun 19, 2013, 4:30 AM

Tred looks to transform car shopping with at-home test drives

Is this the future of car shopping? Tred today is taking the wraps off a new service in the Seattle… Read More

Jun 18, 2013, 12:09 PM

Q&A: Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on why Seattle is a great ‘startup cake’ (and NYC has a ‘sell out’ culture)

We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s… Read More

Jun 18, 2013, 9:19 AM

This startup mines your Twitter stream to tell you what books to read

Struggling to figure out what books to take to the lake house this summer? Well, you might want to consider… Read More