Startups – Page 254 of 312

Oct 26, 2012, 12:58 PM

Sports social network Fanzo enters a very crowded field

Paul Ingalls readily admits that there’s no shortage of players trying to carve new businesses in the arena of social… Read More

Oct 26, 2012, 9:56 AM

Philadelphia mayor launches Startup PHL: Should Seattle follow a similar path?

Philadelphia isn’t routinely thought of as a startup hub. But the City of Brotherly Love is hoping to now sprinkle… Read More

Oct 25, 2012, 12:39 PM

TechStars Spotlight: Apptentive lets app lovers talk to app developers inside apps

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

Oct 25, 2012, 10:17 AM

Waste plastics to composting toilets: UW students win big with 3-D printer concept

A group of University of Washington students have won first prize in the 3D4D Challenge, earning $100,000 for a giant… Read More

Oct 25, 2012, 6:36 AM

Which browser for that web app? Browsium’s new tool lets the IT team decide

Browsium, a Redmond company run by a team of former Microsoft managers, has developed a new tool that lets companies… Read More

Oct 24, 2012, 10:38 PM

Startup advice: Words of wisdom from 9 entrepreneurs

We had a blast Tuesday night at the GeekWire Meetup, listening to the pitches of four inspirational entrepreneurs and belting out some… Read More

Oct 24, 2012, 2:30 PM

TerraPower nuclear engineer emerges at stealthy energy startup SuperCritical Technologies

Chal Davidson, the former lead engineer at TerraPower, the nuclear reactor startup backed by Intellectual Ventures and Microsoft co-founder Bill… Read More

Oct 24, 2012, 10:37 AM

Sujal Patel’s love letter to startups: 6 reasons why you should make the plunge

The University of Washington computer science department sends more than half of its grads to just four companies: Amazon, Facebook,… Read More

Oct 23, 2012, 1:30 PM

TechStars Spotlight: Tred aims to help dealers, shoppers with test drives

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

Oct 23, 2012, 8:16 AM

Horses and Bayonets: The top 10 sound bites from the Barack Obama-Mitt Romney debate

Last night’s final presidential debate produced some of the best zingers of the campaign, with President Barack Obama sounding off… Read More

Oct 22, 2012, 1:30 PM

TechStars Spotlight: Maptia charts course with interactive map

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

Oct 22, 2012, 10:27 AM

Amazon.com vets launch news service Goldfinch, hoping to fill Summify void

I was a huge fan of the news aggregation service Summify, and was bummed when the Vancouver, B.C. was shut… Read More

Oct 22, 2012, 8:51 AM

Mobile vet David Bluhm named UW entrepreneur-in-residence

Seattle entrepreneur David Bluhm has joined the University of Washington’s entrepreneur-in-residence program as part of an ongoing effort by the university… Read More

Oct 21, 2012, 1:30 PM

TechStars Spotlight: Task manager Sandglaz looks to boost team productivity

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s TechStars Seattle incubator program.… Read More

Oct 21, 2012, 10:12 AM

Härnu lets you discuss global events with people from around the world

The world is becoming a smaller place, yet even with communications and social media technologies you can still feel cut… Read More

Oct 21, 2012, 8:45 AM

Q&A: Double Down’s Cooper DuBois on wearing many hats at a startup

Cooper DuBois wants you to step out of your real world and come into his for a few minutes a… Read More

Oct 19, 2012, 11:10 AM

A playground for geeks: Nike vet to open 10,000-square-foot maker space in Seattle

Calling all geeks, nerds, designers, makers and anyone else whose ever wanted to build something cool: MakerHaus is coming to Seattle’s… Read More

Oct 19, 2012, 8:37 AM

Here are the 30 Washington state startups that raised $155M during the third quarter

Washington state isn’t really known for semiconductors or solar technologies. But two companies in those sectors — Seattle-based RFID chip… Read More

Oct 18, 2012, 3:28 PM

Ex-Marchex exec lands cash for Lucky Oyster, plans to take on Bing and Google in social search

Matthew Berk is just four weeks into his new Seattle startup, Lucky Oyster. But the former executive vice president of product… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 5:35 PM

iPad-enabled microscope camera takes first place at NWEN First Look Forum

Mashing your eyes up against a microscope and peering through a small viewfinder isn’t the most enjoyable or effective way… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 2:37 PM

EveryMove teams up with exercise giant Precor to reward you for staying fit

We wrote about EveryMove launching its exercise reward system last week and the TechStars Seattle grad is already furthering its… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 1:57 PM

Swype adds keyboard features, but no word of iPhone app

Swype is adding new features to its keyboard app for mobile phones, including a personalized dictionary that syncs between devices;… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 10:13 AM

Shark Tank meets The Voice: Don’t miss GeekWire’s fall meetup next Tuesday

We’re excited to announce the line-up for next week’s GeekWire Meetup and Elevator Pitch, taking place Tuesday, October 23rd at… Read More

Oct 17, 2012, 12:01 AM

Charts: VC deals rise in Q3, but investment totals shrink

Venture capitalists are investing in more seed-stage startups, leading to a flurry of deal activity not seen since the dot-com… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 2:24 PM

VC Brad Feld: Startup hubs need to be led by entrepreneurs

Politicians, investors and professors are extremely important elements of a thriving startup ecosystem. But, at the end of the day,… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 1:53 PM

Zulily’s Darrell Cavens on developing a clear focus

Darrell Cavens is the CEO of Zulily, the Seattle-based daily deals site for moms, but his history in the online… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 12:41 PM

Windows 8 gets Start menu back, via Pokki app store

SweetLabs, a startup funded by big names such as Intel Capital and Google Ventures, is aiming to make Microsoft’s Windows… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 11:10 AM

Food-finder Foxtrot looks to compete with Yelp, Urbanspoon

As the assigned restaurant-selector of his travel group, all Suraj Samaranayake wanted to do was find the best places to… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 11:05 AM

Microsoft buys cloud storage startup StorSimple

Microsoft is bolstering its cloud storage business, acquiring Santa Clara, California-based appliance maker StorSimple in a deal of undisclosed size. In… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 9:00 AM

Meet the new Glympse, easy location sharing for groups

In what’s being described as the biggest release since its debut, Seattle startup Glympse today rolled out a fresh design… Read More