Startups – Page 265 of 312

Jun 18, 2012, 10:35 AM

Top secret project under wraps at SEOMoz: Is the Moz coming?

SEOMoz is one of the most transparent startups we’ve ever come across, with CEO Rand Fishkin openly discussing everything from… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 9:53 AM

Artefact spinoff launches first product: 10,000ft helps manage projects, people

Artefact, the Seattle-based tech consultancy founded six years ago by two former Microsoft product designers, has spun off a new… Read More

Jun 18, 2012, 8:54 AM

Startup Weekend Women’s Edition: Arriving July 13-15

Go to any Startup Weekend, and you’ll likely find the same thing. The majority of the geeks designing and developing… Read More

Jun 16, 2012, 8:35 PM

3 keys to successful crowdfunding campaigns

There’s change in the air. Entrepreneurs I talk to can smell it. Especially those that are focused on consumer products. … Read More

Jun 15, 2012, 9:39 AM

Discovery Bay finds cash for iPad game accessories

Former Microsoft and Clearwire exec Michael Sievert doesn’t appear to be wasting much time making his mark at Discovery Bay… Read More

Jun 14, 2012, 4:31 PM

Biotech startup VLST raises $5M

VLST Corp., a Seattle biotech developing therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, has raised an additional $5… Read More

Jun 14, 2012, 2:09 PM

Startup guru Janis Machala named dean of Bellevue College continuing education program

Janis Machala has worked as an advisor to startup companies in the Seattle area for as long as I’ve been… Read More

Jun 14, 2012, 12:42 PM

Advertising vets raise cash for Blab, promises to make Facebook ads more effective

There’s been a lot of chatter in recent weeks about the effectiveness of Facebook advertising, with General Motors recently pulling… Read More

Jun 14, 2012, 10:48 AM

Evri spins out SportStream with $3.5M from Paul Allen

Seattle startup Evri was founded in 2007, designed to help people make better sense of news and information. A lot… Read More

Jun 14, 2012, 8:15 AM

The Climate Corp. storms ahead with $50 million, plans hiring spree in Seattle and San Francisco

The Climate Corp. has raised $50 million in financing to expand its weather insurance program, helping to protect farmers against… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 9:21 PM

Lemon squeezes cash from Maveron for digital wallet

Silicon Valley-based Lemon received a substantial boost of $8 million in investment funding to fuel its “Smarter Wallet,” a digital… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 4:48 PM

Crime-fighting app iWitness goes live, recording audio and video as danger looms

Today, another weapon officially emerges in the fight against crime in our Big Brother age. And no, it’s not another… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 3:32 PM

Mars Hill Church, now with its own music label

Rock, rap and Jesus? Seattle-based ministry Mars Hill is launching a record label to serve and attract its growing membership.… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 2:14 PM

Ex-Expedia CEO wants to make the world laugh with new iPhone app Dinamundo

Erik Blachford helped build Expedia into one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, helping people from distant lands connect… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 11:40 AM

Dear self: Startup training starts right now

I think it’s really easy for developers to forget how much power they have. Designers too. Even with all of… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 10:10 AM

From .art to .microsoft to .zappos: Applicants revealed in domain name land grab

Some of the biggest names in technology, as well as some prospecting upstarts have entered applications with the Internet Corporation for… Read More

Jun 13, 2012, 8:25 AM

Tech Moves: Captura co-founder joins Point Inside; ISB; Cypress; Intrepid; etc.

Point Inside, a Seattle startup that specializes in mapping indoor spaces, has named technology veteran Corey Mandell as CTO. Mandell most… Read More

Jun 12, 2012, 9:36 AM

Are your mobile users more Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Analytics startup Placed knows

Mobile phone usage is soaring, meaning people are consuming information while on the go at increasing rates. But where are… Read More

Jun 12, 2012, 7:57 AM

Author Neal Stephenson’s new sword fighting game Clang: The best Kickstarter pitch yet?

We’ve watched a lot of Kickstarter videos in recent months. But nothing — at least in our experience — compares… Read More

Jun 12, 2012, 6:00 AM

ValueAppeal lands $1.2M to expand property tax appeals

ValueAppeal, which allows home owners to easily submit a property tax appeal, has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed round… Read More

Jun 12, 2012, 5:17 AM

Kid’s puzzle and game startup Wonder Forge nails cash

Wonder Forge, a game and puzzle company led by Cranium’s former product development chief Jacobe Chrisman, announced today that it has… Read More

Jun 11, 2012, 3:17 PM

Do the crazy thing: Thoughts on turning 30 in the tech biz

Last weekend I went on a midnight walk from my Orcas Island hotel room. Down at the nearby marina, I… Read More

Jun 11, 2012, 1:57 PM

Startup Spotlight: DealScoopr scours your social network to find the cheapest airfares

Nitesh Goyal spent seven years at Amazon.com, so it’s not a huge surprise that the 30-year-traces his entrepreneurial hunger to… Read More

Jun 11, 2012, 1:10 PM

What I’ve learned taking photos every day at 8:36 p.m.

On January 4th, 2006, a Wednesday, I wrote this in my LiveJournal (long live LiveJournal!): This weekend I was walking to a… Read More

Jun 11, 2012, 7:46 AM

United Online buys fast-growing Facebook app SchoolFeed

SchoolFeed, a popular Facebook app that connects high school classmates, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by… Read More

Jun 10, 2012, 9:59 PM

Meet Inome: The latest thing to sprout from Naveen Jain

Naveen Jain has built some of the Seattle’s best known Internet companies, founding InfoSpace in 1996 and Intelius in 2003.… Read More

Jun 8, 2012, 1:53 PM

The 10 most important things I learned launching a startup

I thought launching a startup would be fun. After all, I was finally executing an idea that I’d dreamed of… Read More

Jun 8, 2012, 12:47 PM

Ex-Microsofties raise cash for mobile ad startup Red Loop

China not only has the most people in the world, it also has the most smartphone users. The country’s Ministry… Read More

Jun 8, 2012, 7:30 AM

Seattle startup lands $5M for ‘tumor paint’ to ID cancer cells

A Seattle startup that spun out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has raised $5 million in series A funding… Read More

Jun 8, 2012, 12:24 AM

Malcolm Gladwell: In 50 years, Bill Gates will be revered and Steve Jobs will be forgotten

In a recent appearance at the Toronto Public Library’s Appel Salon, author Malcolm Gladwell provided some fascinating remarks about the role… Read More