Startups – Page 243 of 312

Feb 20, 2013, 1:58 PM

Turbine maker Hydrovolts on brink of liquidation, ex-CEO resigns from board

Hydrovolts, a Seattle startup that developed turbines to generate clean power from canals, is hemorrhaging cash and is on the brink… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 1:22 PM

Diary: An entrepreneur’s trek to the State Capitol to support tax relief for startups

OLYMPIA, Wash. — I blink and catch my breath. Wait, where am I?! Why am I in the hot seat… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 12:48 PM

Seattle cloud startup Scope 5 raises $500,000 to track sustainability data

Seattle startup Scope 5 has scooped up $500,000 in angel financing, money that it will use to build out its… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 9:34 AM

This startup wants to be the Dropbox for ocean data

With the backdrop of fish swimming by at the Seattle Aquarium, OneOcean Corp. CEO Don Pickering on Tuesday night took… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 8:34 AM

A night of stunts and startups at the inaugural Seattle Tech Meetup (VIDEO)

They say you’re supposed to save the best for last, and Tuesday night at the first-ever Seattle Tech Meetup was no different.… Read More

Feb 20, 2013, 8:15 AM

Want to fight that traffic ticket? Avvo unveils new legal marketplace to help clients pick lawyers

Avvo today is unveiling a new matchmaking service to make it easier for clients to choose attorneys. Dubbed the Avvo… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 3:26 PM

Utrip debuts new feature that lets food and travel experts plan your vacation

Let the experts handle it. That’s the pitch from Utrip, a Seattle-based travel company that today unveiled a feature called… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 1:36 PM

Appature expands with new offices in Seattle

Fast-growing Appature, the six-year-old Seattle startup led by Kabir Shahani, has moved to more spacious offices in Seattle. The new… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 8:40 AM

Startup nightmares: Help, my VC won’t re-invest

I recently met with two very experienced CEO’s who ran into the one of the most challenging startup situations: their… Read More

Feb 19, 2013, 8:00 AM

Finding Fido in France: PetHub expands pet-finding ID tag service to Europe

Seattle startup PetHub is expanding in Europe, launching its pet-finding ID tags in 400 retail stores in The Netherlands as… Read More

Feb 18, 2013, 9:55 AM

MileLogr debuts automated mileage reporting tool, just in time for tax season

Attention, road warriors: A new service officially launching today promises to take the headache out of tracking mileage by automatically… Read More

Feb 18, 2013, 6:59 AM

Meet Arrow: New private jet club looks to launch service between Seattle and Bay Area

No lines. No security. No airport parking fees. And, yes, you can even bring your vanilla latte on board. Here… Read More

Feb 16, 2013, 11:35 AM

Big Fish CEO Paul Thelen: ‘I’m an idea guy and that can be dangerous as a CEO’

Big Fish founder Paul Thelen didn’t think he’d become a technology CEO. But after an illness brought his life into… Read More

Feb 15, 2013, 10:16 AM

Patience, perseverance and passion: Video highlights from our talk with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot

We had a great conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot Wednesday evening at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot talked about several interesting topics, from… Read More

Feb 15, 2013, 9:00 AM

Seattle angel group Keiretsu Forum invests $20M in 34 startups in 2012

The Keiretsu Forum Northwest today announced that it invested $20.1 million in 34 companies last year, backing startups such as… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 2:55 PM

Tableau CEO Christian Chabot: The power of perseverance over pivoting

One of the interesting things about Tableau Software is that the company’s mission — to help people see and understand… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 11:22 AM

Startup Spotlight: GoToTags looks to be the one-stop shop for near field communication

GoToTags founders Craig Tadlock and Keith Kegley saw an opportunity a few years ago when they realized that wireless sensor… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 10:20 AM

Tableau CEO Chabot: Seattle is the promised land of startup America

We had a stimulating conversation with Tableau CEO Christian Chabot yesterday at our GeekWire Meetup. Chabot touched on a number of… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 9:03 AM

Tableau CEO Christian Chabot: Why entrepreneurs should avoid venture capital

I had a great time interviewing Tableau Software CEO Christian Chabot at last night’s sold out GeekWire Meetup at the… Read More

Feb 14, 2013, 7:46 AM

9Mile Labs sets up new accelerator at SURF Incubator

This is a new one. It’s an accelerator inside an incubator. 9Mile Labs, the newly-formed startup accelerator that’s focusing on… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 1:07 PM

This startup just raised $1M for an algorithm to help employers fill engineering jobs

Everywhere you go in the tech industry these days companies are struggling to find smart engineers, designers and developers. Enter… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 11:10 AM

It’s not a startup … It’s a startup business

As a species, we can be pretty lazy with language. That’s cool… we all know what we mean. But I… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 9:15 AM

TechStars grad Leanplum raises cash, looks to help game developers test apps

Leanplum, a TechStars Seattle grad which is building technology to test features within gaming apps, has raised $825,000 in angel… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 7:00 AM

LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke, angel Geoff Entress join board of WhitePages

WhitePages has been around the startup block a few times, and now the 16-year-old Seattle company is injecting a bit… Read More

Feb 13, 2013, 12:01 AM

Square without the dongle: Buck debuts free mobile invoice service

Many paper products are moving to the digital world. Buck, a Seattle-based mobile payments company, is following suit and helping businesses… Read More

Feb 12, 2013, 2:26 PM

Madrona backs Mobilewalla, team relocates to Seattle

Mobile analytics startup Mobilewalla has raised $4 million in new funding, including a cash infusion from Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Feb 12, 2013, 10:15 AM

Yahoo acquires Alike, moving Seattle team to California

Yahoo has acquired Seattle-based Alike for an undisclosed sum, aiming to bolster its own mobile technologies by bringing aboard the… Read More

Feb 12, 2013, 9:41 AM

Startup valuations remained red hot in 2012, but are things cooling?

Even though venture capital investing fell last year on a national basis, it still remained a good time to raise… Read More

Feb 12, 2013, 9:18 AM

LaserMotive lights up first product — transmitting power over fiber with lasers

LaserMotive, a company known for using lasers to transmit power through the air, is expanding to a new medium: fiber-optic… Read More

Feb 12, 2013, 9:10 AM

Innovative Pulmonary changes name, raises $10M and moves to Minnesota

Innovative Pulmonary Solutions has a new name, a new round of cash and a new headquarters. The medical device company… Read More