Startups – Page 262 of 312

Jul 24, 2012, 9:16 PM

Apps must be cross platform

Maybe there are a few Robert Scobles out there who still believe that a significant number of successful apps in… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 1:24 PM

Amazon.com backs WhoSay to help celebs manage Twitter and Facebook posts

Amazon.com is among the backers participating in a $12 million financing round for WhoSay, an online service that helps musicians,… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 9:00 AM

Super angel Boris Wertz launches $15M VC fund Version One Ventures

We’ve heard the complaints loud and clear that the Pacific Northwest simply needs more money flowing into early-stage startups. Well,… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 7:00 AM

Ignition joins $12M round for mobile app builder Xamarin

There’s no shortage of startups trying to help mobile developers quickly and easily build cross-platform apps for an ever-expanding line-up… Read More

Jul 24, 2012, 4:30 AM

VCs come knocking as Nextdoor lands $18.6 million

Nextdoor, a San Francisco startup that operates social networks for more than 3,500 neighborhoods across the country, has raised $18.6… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 10:45 PM

Confessions of a founder dad

It was Saturday night at 8:12 p.m. and the screaming had just begun. The source of it? My two-and-a-half-year old… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 7:41 PM

SAP arrives in Seattle, looking for hot analytics startups

SAP, the 40-year-old German enterprise software company, is making a big push right now to engage with startup companies with… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 11:01 AM

Startup Spotlight: Spiral Genetics offers software to help scientists analyze DNA

DNA analysis allows scientists to dig deep into one’s genetic makeup, discovering if an individual is predisposed to a certain… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 6:55 AM

Jawfish Games snags cash from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, opens new Seattle HQ

Jawfish Games has snapped up $2.6 million, money that the fast-growing 7-month-old company will use to continue developing its online gaming… Read More

Jul 23, 2012, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Maveron adds venture partner; Doug Aley joins Zulily; etc.

Maveron, the Seattle venture capital firm led by former investment banker Dan Levitan and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, has named… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 2:11 PM

Startup Spotlight: Qoiza helps you share your favorite products with friends, and earn rewards along the way

The recent explosion of sites dedicated to sharing products that you love (Pinterest, Fancy, Wanelo) has brought another trend to… Read More

Jul 20, 2012, 10:48 AM

Here’s the startup advice Jeff Bezos gave to Mark Pincus (before the guidance abruptly ended)

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus sat down with PandoDaily’s Sarah Lacy for an entertaining interview last night, covering a range of… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 10:49 PM

VCs pump $2.1 billion into early-stage startups, biggest haul in more than a decade

Venture capitalists are pumping more money into early-stage companies. And that, say some industry watchers, is very much a good… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 4:21 PM

New Center for Impact and Innovation inks lease at Pioneer Square’s historic Masins furniture building

For nearly 80 years, the Masin family sold couches, tables and other fine-furniture from its Pioneer Square location. But now… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 2:50 PM

Q&A: Clean tech startup links business decisions to energy costs

Distributed Energy Management has business intelligence software that analyzes the energy data from smart meters, or any other data source,… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 9:00 AM

Our startup’s pivot: Three important lessons we learned

More than any other word, pivot has come to define startup life. Without the pivot, YouTube would have been a… Read More

Jul 19, 2012, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Andy Sack passes torch at Lighter Capital; OUYA’s new hire

Andy Sack is stepping aside as CEO of Lighter Capital, the Seattle investment firm that provides revenue-based loans to companies… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 4:05 PM

Social media monitoring firm Visible Technologies gets $5M

Social media monitoring firm Visible Technologies has raised an additional $5.5 million, bringing total funding in the company to $57.5… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 12:46 PM

Seattle game firm says rival stole its monsters, and more

Runic Games, an independent Seattle game studio that makes the Torchlight action role-playing games, says a company in China has… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 7:00 AM

Yapta charts new course with former Sabre exec as CEO

Online travel upstart Yapta continues on its new course today with the appointment of James Filsinger as CEO. A former… Read More

Jul 18, 2012, 4:30 AM

New Twist to mobile tracking, stalking your peeps

Yet another technology is about to launch that will make it harder to lie to your boss and significant others… Read More

Jul 17, 2012, 1:47 PM

Startup Spotlight: Gatherball looks to take the stress out of planning events and getaways

We’ve all had to spearhead the planning of an event. Whether it be your weekly trip to the movies with… Read More

Jul 17, 2012, 10:36 AM

Game company hires 100th employee, plans free ice cream social to celebrate

OK, we know it is tough to find solid, hard-working tech employees around Seattle. But a stunt today by Double… Read More

Jul 17, 2012, 10:35 AM

Audiosocket inks deal to provide indie music to Associated Press subscribers

Editors and Web producers who subscribe to the Associated Press will now be able to add original music clips to… Read More

Jul 17, 2012, 4:30 AM

Daily deal site Totsy reels in $18.5M as rivalry with Zulily heats up

Call it the battle over the baby brands. New York’s Totsy is turning up the heat on its Seattle rival… Read More

Jul 17, 2012, 12:01 AM

Coursera to distribute free online courses from the UW and 11 other universities

The University of Washington and 11 other universities will begin free distribution of some courses through Coursera, the online education platform… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 3:27 PM

You say Melod.io, I say Melodeo, let’s call it startup recycling

Let’s face it. A good startup name is awfully tough to find. So tough, in fact, that you are oftentimes better… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 10:32 AM

Optify lands more cash to boost marketing software tools

Optify has raised $2 million in additional financing from existing investors, money that comes in just a few weeks after… Read More

Jul 16, 2012, 9:22 AM

Venture capital more than doubles in Washington state

We had a feeling that it was going to be a blockbuster quarter on the venture capital front in Washington… Read More

Jul 15, 2012, 10:49 PM

Seattle aerospace engineer wins Startup Weekend with smart alarm app Up Early

As a mechanical engineer at Boeing, Anne Marie Ketola is accustomed to working on products that may not come to market… Read More