Startups – Page 263 of 312

Jul 15, 2012, 6:57 PM

Live from Startup Weekend Women’s Edition

I just arrived for the final presentations of Startup Weekend Women’s Edition at Perkins Coie in Seattle. Madrona Venture Group’s… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 12:07 PM

Beyond online advertising into knowledge monetization

Each year, investors sink $2 million in U.S. Internet companies per every million dollars of total online advertising addressable opportunity:… Read More

Jul 13, 2012, 9:01 AM

In heartfelt message, Buster Benson pulls plug on Habit Labs (pledges to keep trudging along)

In the excitement that swirls around startups, sometimes we often forget that most entrepreneurial ventures end in failure. That’s why… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 3:40 PM

How Microsoft’s new Bing Fund will invest in startups

Microsoft today confirmed that it has created a new angel investment fund and startup incubator sponsored by its Bing search… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 3:20 PM

Online video broadcaster iStreamPlanet sets up Redmond engineering office

iStreamPlanet, a Las Vegas company bankrolled by Intel Capital, Interxion and Turner Broadcasting, has established a new engineering center in… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 1:43 PM

E-signature company DocuSign raises $47.5 million, names Mary Meeker to board

DocuSign, the maker of electronic signature technology, has raised $47.5 million in equity financing, according to a SEC filing released… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 8:03 AM

Cloudability raises $8.7M to ID spikes in cloud spending

The Foundry Group has led an $8.7 million series A financing round in Cloudability, a Portland upstart that helps companies… Read More

Jul 12, 2012, 12:01 AM

Healthcare marketing upstart Appature lands $6.1 million from Madrona and Ignition

Appature has been undergoing what CEO Kabir Shahani describes as a “pretty dramatic growth curve” in the past year, growing… Read More

Jul 11, 2012, 9:08 AM

Laser power test extends flight time of spy plane to 48 hours

Seattle area startup LaserMotive and defense giant Lockheed Martin today announced that they’ve successfully completed tests of a laser-based power… Read More

Jul 10, 2012, 9:22 AM

Tech Moves: Pearl Jam Web developer joins Seattle’s Yabbly; Rosenthal leaves Madrona; etc.

Ian Shafer has joined Yabbly, a new social decision making app created by former Marchex exec and Google product manager… Read More

Jul 10, 2012, 7:36 AM

datAvail buys Blue Gecko

Seattle’s Blue Gecko has been acquired by datAvail, creating one of the largest providers of remote database administration services in… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 10:21 AM

Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S.

We’ve seen a flurry of activity in recent weeks among Seattle area venture capital firms, led by Madrona Venture Group… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 9:39 AM

Microsoft starts the Bing Fund, a mysterious new ‘angel incubator’

Over the years, Microsoft has steered clear of the corporate venture capital arms found at companies such as Intel and… Read More

Jul 9, 2012, 9:06 AM

Halo Report: Where angel money is flowing in the U.S.

A new report out today from the Angel Resource Institute, CB Insights and Silicon Valley Bank sheds a bit of light on the nebulous… Read More

Jul 7, 2012, 5:06 PM

Forget MIT and Stanford: UW computer science department wins high praise in NYT piece

A few weeks ago, I interviewed Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain and asked him pointedly to name one missing ingredient… Read More

Jul 6, 2012, 12:31 PM

What’s positive about Washington’s new Social Purpose Corporations

Suppose you are the CEO and board chair of a company that is in the process of a sale transaction.… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 2:56 PM

Video: Startup makes its pitch at Microsoft, with help from ‘Steve Ballmer’

Your startup has just spent three months inside Microsoft trying to democratize animation using the Kinect sensor, and you’re pitching… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 2:41 PM

Zipline Games pulls in new funding, plans launch of casino title Slots Tycoon

Todd Hooper’s Zipline Games has raised a new round of cash from existing investors as well as Ben Goux of Pioneer… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 2:01 PM

Startup Spotlight: Zooppa hosts online advertising contests for big brands

Crowdsourcing is a growing trend in the startup world with established companies like Kickstarter and Indiegogo dominating the crowdsourced funding… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 10:48 AM

This startup just hired a private chef: Find out what’s on his amazing menu

Having a private chef on staff is a luxury typically associated with big companies like Google and Facebook. But Seattle… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 10:30 AM

CoCo Communications scores $9 million, looks to build secure mobile networks for the military

CoCo Communications has nailed down $9 million in fresh financing, money that the 10-year-old Seattle company will use to enhance… Read More

Jul 5, 2012, 8:52 AM

QThru lands $3.5M to help you sail through the supermarket

Supermarkets are increasingly adopting self checkout terminals. But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer at RIM and Attachmate, believes he’s come… Read More

Jul 4, 2012, 11:09 AM

Startup vet Bob Crimmins: A huge chasm between good ideas and good businesses

SURF Incubator, Seattle’s newest startup incubator, celebrated its launch last week at its new facility in the Exchange Building in… Read More

Jul 3, 2012, 4:27 PM

4 takeaways from a different type of startup competition

Between Startup Weekend, AngelHack and StudentRND you could spend every weekend hacking in this town. And that’s just this month.… Read More

Jul 3, 2012, 2:56 PM

Frazier Healthcare files to raise a $400 million venture fund

Frazier Healthcare, a 21-year-old venture capital firm with offices in Seattle and Silicon Valley, has filed documents with the Securities… Read More

Jul 3, 2012, 1:32 PM

Startup Spotlight: What’s In This Stuff identifies the gross stuff you’re eating

Ever wonder what’s in your Frosted Flakes or Fritos? A new Seattle startup is looking to provide answers to those… Read More

Jul 3, 2012, 9:48 AM

Seattle community not amused as group apologizes for hijacking Startup Weekend’s brand

Startup Weekend and the Seattle Tech Startups email list are basically hallowed ground in the Seattle startup community. Trusted and… Read More

Jul 3, 2012, 8:48 AM

Targeted Growth lands $5M to boost crop yields, names new CEO

Targeted Growth has raised $5 million in fresh capital, money that the 13-year-old company will use to continue developing technologies… Read More

Jul 2, 2012, 1:36 PM

Construction software firm WinEstimator finds a buyer

WinEstimator, a 20-year-old maker of cost modeling software for the construction industry, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed… Read More

Jul 2, 2012, 9:30 AM

Facebook offering chills IPO market as drought hits venture-backed companies

It has been nearly a year since the last tech company in Washington state completed an initial public offering. Zillow… Read More