Startups – Page 238 of 312

Apr 23, 2013, 10:14 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Bootstrapper of the Year

Bootstrapping is not an easy path to building a business. But it also can be extremely gratifying, and the best… Read More

Apr 23, 2013, 6:16 AM

Tech Moves: Changes at SEOmoz; Polaris picks CEO-in-residence; Microvision names CFO; etc.

Jamie Steven has stepped down as chief marketing officer at SEOmoz, taking on the same role at Speedtest.net operator Ookla. “I’ve… Read More

Apr 22, 2013, 4:38 PM

Happy Earth Day: These Seattle startups are helping us go green

Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How… Read More

Apr 21, 2013, 5:11 PM

What startups can learn from rock ‘n’ roll bands

So what can startups learn from the local do-it-yourself Rock N Rollers? You think it’s hard to get people to click… Read More

Apr 20, 2013, 12:25 PM

Score one for Seattle startup partnerships: Tatango, Julep team up for text-message campaign

As the Seattle startup scene continues to grow, so do opportunities to form partnerships with neighboring companies. And that’s exactly… Read More

Apr 19, 2013, 1:30 PM

GeekWire Calendar: Must-attend events and a ‘One Man Star Wars’ ticket giveaway

Looking for some great events to attend? You may have noticed our fancy schmancy new GeekWire Calendar and now we’d like to officially kick this… Read More

Apr 19, 2013, 1:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Cart Blanche wants to be the TripAdvisor for the shopping mall

Cart Blanche founder Joel Espelien is trying to change the way you shop at the local mall, combining the best of social… Read More

Apr 19, 2013, 6:40 AM

Washington vs. Oregon: Here are the VC deals from Q1

Last week, we reported on the new CB Insights VC report, noting that Oregon had overtaken Washington in terms of quarterly… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 10:21 AM

Video communication software startup Brandlive wins $260K at Angel Oregon

Portland-based startup Brandlive, a new video social commerce platform designed to help make the retailer-customer relationship more personal, just cleaned house… Read More

Apr 18, 2013, 10:00 AM

Treemo Labs rebrands itself as Flowboard, launches iPad presentation app

When Brent Brookler founded Treemo Labs seven years ago, the vision was to allow users to share content on the web… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 7:00 PM

SeattleHacks: An information resource for developers, by developers

Part of Carter Rabasa’s job at Twilio is to support the developer community here in Seattle, and he’s already done… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 1:38 PM

Startup valuations rise even as VCs don’t get as many exits

Valuations at startup companies continue to increase, even though venture capitalists aren’t cashing out on deals as frequently as they’d… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 11:53 AM

Report: Amazon.com buys Evi, the voice recognition app that rivals Apple’s Siri

Well, this could get really interesting. TechCrunch is reporting today, citing unidentified sources, that Amazon.com paid $26 million last year to… Read More

Apr 17, 2013, 10:10 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the ‘Next Tech Titan’

Today’s featured category in the GeekWire Awards voting is a big one, literally. The Next Tech Titan — brought to… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 9:20 PM

Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties launch BevyUp to let friends shop together

Would you have more fun shopping with a buddy? BevyUp founders Mauricio Cuevas, Brian Toba, Chris Rallo and Reymarx Gereda think… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 12:01 PM

This 19-year-old just auctioned off 10 percent of her salary for 10 years to fund a startup

Follow-Up No. 2: This is ‘Sarah Hanson’: Startup founder confesses to idiotic plot to hoax tech press Follow-Up: Does ‘Sarah Hanson’ exist?… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 10:19 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year

We’ve collected hundreds of nominations and listened to the feedback of dozens of expert judges. Now, it’s your time to… Read More

Apr 16, 2013, 10:14 AM

Proof of concept: Majority of angel investments made in revenue producing startups

Angel investors historically have placed bets at the earliest stages of a company’s formation, oftentimes when the business is nothing… Read More

Apr 15, 2013, 8:49 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed Remitly announces free money transfers to the Philippines

Seattle startup Remitly just announced pricing for its new international money-transfer service to the Philippines, and customers are probably going… Read More

Apr 13, 2013, 3:00 PM

Cloud wars: The battle lines are changing in online storage

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… people used filing cabinets to store their documents and files,… Read More

Apr 13, 2013, 6:52 AM

GeekWire Radio on stage: Here is our broadcast from Seattle’s Pioneer Square

Technology was the central topic, naturally, as we recorded the GeekWire radio show for the first time in front of… Read More

Apr 12, 2013, 4:23 PM

Startup Spotlight: Healthentic looks to reduce health care costs using ‘big data’

Can we make the world healthier with big data? Healthentic thinks so, and the Seattle startup is hoping to reduce… Read More

Apr 12, 2013, 9:08 AM

Adapx lands $3 million to help remote workers more easily capture data

Adapx has raised an additional $3 million in venture capital, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue to… Read More

Apr 11, 2013, 2:37 PM

Startup Jedi: How to get through the sh*t times

There’s an old West Point quote that goes something like: The best laid battle plans are tossed out the window… Read More

Apr 11, 2013, 8:24 AM

Relaborate scores cash to help big brands figure out what to write about

Relaborate has raised more than $500,000 in a first round of funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to… Read More

Apr 11, 2013, 7:49 AM

VC investing tanks in Washington, overtaken by Oregon for first time since 1993

I’ve been covering the venture capital beat for nearly 15 years in the Pacific Northwest, through good times and bad.… Read More

Apr 10, 2013, 3:43 PM

AudienceScience scores cash, names former PopCap exec as CFO

AudienceScience has raised additional capital and named former PopCap Games executive Bob Chamberlain to the role of chief financial officer.… Read More

Apr 10, 2013, 1:19 PM

Vancouver, B.C. looking to spend $30M in digital push

Cities throughout the world are trying to capture more tech talent, and our neighbors to the north are no different.… Read More

Apr 10, 2013, 8:31 AM

Startup Spotlight: Decide’s Mike Fridgen taps power of data to change how we shop

Mike Fridgen already helped change the way people buy airfares, getting Seattle startup Farecast off the ground in 2005. Now,… Read More

Apr 10, 2013, 8:30 AM

What makes the Seattle startup community so cool?

The Seattle startup scene is like no other — with literally hundreds of startups trying to change the world. Now, two… Read More