Startups – Page 255 of 312

Oct 16, 2012, 8:32 AM

Apptio’s valuation pegged at $600 million: Could IPO come next?

New details are emerging about Apptio’s huge $50 million venture round, which closed six months ago from T. Rowe Price,… Read More

Oct 16, 2012, 12:08 AM

Romotive unveils new $150 smartphone-controlled robot, lands $5M from Sequoia, others

Romotive today is unveiling its next-generation smartphone-controlled robot, a $150 device that the company says is faster and “more sleekly… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 2:01 PM

Circa: A mobile app hoping to redefine news presentation

For months, Ben Huh was uncharacteristically mum about his online journalism startup. But finally today, Circa swung its curtains open… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 9:33 AM

Immigrant entrepreneurship stagnates in U.S., accelerates in Washington state

In the Seattle tech community, you can’t wander too far without bumping into an immigrant entrepreneur. Companies started by Indians,… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 8:40 AM

Data recovery startup Doyenz sells rCloud business

Bellevue data recovery and backup startup Doyenz has sold its rCloud business to a subsidiary of Persistent Systems Ltd., a… Read More

Oct 15, 2012, 4:30 AM

Ignition backs cloud messaging startup Message Bus

Ignition Partners has invested in yet another cloud computing startup, backing 2-year-old Corte Madera, California startup Message Bus. North Bridge Venture… Read More

Oct 13, 2012, 1:00 PM

Mindbloom’s Chris Hewett on the startup rat race and how to work smarter

Veteran game designer Chris Hewett and his team at Mindbloom want to make sure you are living your healthiest, happiest… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 10:07 AM

Todd Sawicki departs Cheezburger, eyes next big thing

Cheezburger’s former chief revenue officer is moving on. Todd Sawicki tells GeekWire that he’s left the Seattle-based online comedy network,… Read More

Oct 12, 2012, 9:32 AM

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazon, Microsoft workers create a social network for sports nuts

Startups face all sorts of complex challenges. For Sidelines founders Vinay Kuruvila, Arka Ray and Marios Assiotis, the biggest hurdle was whether… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 6:30 PM

Profitable auto site AuctionEdge closes funding at $10.8M

Fast-growing automobile auction site AuctionEdge has topped off its latest funding round at $10.8 million, giving the profitable company even more… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 8:12 AM

INRIX picks bankers, inches closer to IPO

It’s no secret that Bryan Mistele wants to take INRIX public. But the Kirkland provider of traffic data appears to… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 7:12 AM

OVP Venture Partners to close after nearly 30 years

The message on the Web site of OVP Venture Partners kind of says it all: “We are not currently accepting… Read More

Oct 11, 2012, 5:58 AM

Engagement ring designer Ritani sparkles with $15M, combines clicks with bricks

Ritani has been in the diamond business for more than a decade. But the engagement ring designer is adding a… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 5:08 PM

Haiku Deck’s Adam Tratt: ‘Startup storytelling for the win’

Tech industry veteran Adam Tratt has told a story or two in his day, but more than that, he has… Read More

Oct 10, 2012, 1:43 PM

Beer-loving serial entrepreneur Raghav Kher touts LetsPour

Raghav Kher has started companies around online marketplaces (Imandi.com); IT automation (Rendition Networks); and movie rentals (India’s Seventymm). Now, the… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 5:45 PM

Cee Lo Green and Stephen Baldwin stump for controversial wireless startup Solavei

Solavei has its fair share of critics, but it turns out the company also has some well-known celebrities in its… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 2:01 PM

EveryMove launches service to earn rewards for running, biking and walking the dog

A flat belly or a healthy lifestyle aren’t the only incentives for exercise anymore. A Seattle startup is now rewarding… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 10:41 AM

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 10:32 AM

Mobile security startup Mobilisafe acquired by Rapid7

Seattle startup Mobilisafe has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Boston-based Rapid7, a heavily-funded security company that… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 9:25 AM

Education startup CreativeLive raises $7.5M, names digital media vet Mika Salmi CEO

CreativeLive, a Seattle and San Francisco startup that hosts online classes to help people learn new skills or hobbies, has… Read More

Oct 9, 2012, 8:35 AM

Modernist Cuisine vets cooking up online culinary school

The natural light in this place is amazing. That thought kept running through my mind last week as I checked… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 4:01 PM

Commentary: A press release isn’t a partnership

Let’s get one thing clear: Supporting partners and clients via participation in case studies, white papers, events, press, and social… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 1:35 PM

Bring out your dead: Startup offers $1M to ‘acqui-hire’ alums of TechStars, Y Combinator and 500 Startups

The hiring crunch for developers in the tech industry is a pain point we hear about nearly every day. Now,… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 9:49 AM

After CEO departs for Yahoo, Lockerz raises more cash

Seattle startup Lockerz lost its founder and CEO — retail and PR vet Kathy Savitt — to an executive role at Yahoo… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 9:04 AM

With ‘wind at their backs,’ VC fundraising totals surge

There’s been a lot of chatter about the venture capital model being broken. But that’s not stopping the money spigots… Read More

Oct 8, 2012, 8:33 AM

Startup Spotlight: Charlie Kindel’s BizLogr automatically tracks your mileage

Charlie Kindel spent more than two decades at Microsoft, working on everything from Windows Phone to Windows Home Server. Now,… Read More

Oct 7, 2012, 4:12 PM

The winner of the one-sentence pitch competition is … Portals

Well, after more than 40 pitches and nearly 200 comments, here’s our winner of the second annual GeekWire/Founder Institute pitch… Read More

Oct 6, 2012, 11:10 PM

GifBoom teams up with Mr. Gangnam Style for contest

Get your best galloping dance moves on, because GifBoom is going Gangnam. Seattle startup GifBoom is putting on a contest with Psy,… Read More

Oct 6, 2012, 10:36 PM

Blue Gecko co-founder Chuck Edwards on bootstrapping and focusing on customers

Life as an accountant wasn’t quite enough for Chuck Edwards, so when he was given the opportunity to learn Oracle… Read More

Oct 5, 2012, 3:45 PM

Startup Spotlight: Monchilla looks to take on Quickbooks with new accounting service

If you’ve ever taken an accounting course or have run your own business, you know that accounting is a huge… Read More