Startups – Page 269 of 312

May 7, 2012, 10:24 AM

Startup Spotlight: Game Collage makes kids’ apps to entertain, inspire, educate

Kids love apps. But not everything found in the mobile app stores these days is suitable for young, impressionable minds.… Read More

May 7, 2012, 8:02 AM

The venture capital model is broken, and this damning report explains why

Industry watchers have been talking for a long while now about how the venture capital industry is broken, highlighted by… Read More

May 7, 2012, 6:49 AM

Yapta unveils airfare price tracking service to save companies cash on travel

Paying too much for corporate travel? Yapta today is unveiling a new product called FareIQ that’s designed to notify corporations… Read More

May 6, 2012, 10:41 AM

Rollergirls test the JoeyBra for KING-5’s Jesse Jones

News of the JoeyBra has spread quickly around the Internet ever since GeekWire’s Rebecca Lovell broke the news of the undergarment for holding… Read More

May 6, 2012, 7:26 AM

McKinstry to expand clean tech incubator in Northwest

McKinstry is expanding its clean tech incubator program, adding an additional 18,000 square feet of space and a conference center… Read More

May 5, 2012, 9:30 AM

PopCap’s John Vechey on the power of listening, and how they turned down a $300M buyout

Entrepreneurs need all sorts of personality traits in order to be effective leaders, from honesty and passion to confidence and… Read More

May 4, 2012, 1:48 PM

Dan Shapiro’s latest project: What if you could write just one thing each year?

What would you say if you could only speak once a year? That’s the question that Seattle entrepreneur Dan Shapiro… Read More

May 4, 2012, 10:49 AM

Gallery: Scenes from the Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards

Editor’s Note: We a great time celebrating last night with more than 600 of you at the fourth annual Seattle… Read More

May 4, 2012, 9:30 AM

Ignition leads $10M round in online payments provider WePay

Ignition Partners is leading a $10 million venture capital round in WePay, a Silicon Valley online payments company. The money… Read More

May 3, 2012, 3:38 PM

Video: Zipwhip’s ‘Textspresso’ machine, now with edible ink

A few weeks ago, we told you about Zipwhip’s new Textspresso machine, an amazing invention that allowed coffee lovers at… Read More

May 3, 2012, 2:52 PM

KidScore: The best places to eat with your screaming kids

As a parent with an energetic toddler, I sometimes struggle to find restaurants that have the right balance of good… Read More

May 3, 2012, 10:23 AM

Guess how many Seattle VCs have the Midas touch?

Each year, Forbes ranks the top 100 venture capitalists. The “Midas List” — as the ranking is called — attempts… Read More

May 3, 2012, 8:48 AM

Decide.com brings gadget price predictions to the iPad

Decide.com has been on a roll in recent weeks, unveiling a new daily deal service, hiring top talent such as… Read More

May 2, 2012, 10:53 AM

Twilio partners with Microsoft’s Windows Azure

Twillio, the cloud-based communications upstart led by former Amazon.com employee Jeff Lawson, has inked a partnership that could bring its communications… Read More

May 1, 2012, 6:32 PM

Seattle VCs invest in TechStars, supporting 3 more years of startup incubation

TechStars will be looking to hatch companies in Seattle for the next three years, thanks in part to cash from… Read More

May 1, 2012, 12:29 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft VP Michael Sievert named CEO of Discovery Bay Games

Michael Sievert has worked in executive roles at a number of well known Seattle area technology companies over the years,… Read More

May 1, 2012, 4:01 AM

SEOmoz raises $18 million, Brad Feld joining board — and yes, the deal has closed

SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin has been down this path before, as detailed in his extensive account of the company’s unsuccessful attempt… Read More

May 1, 2012, 4:00 AM

P.F. Chang’s, Anthony’s and others to test new restaurant payment system

Seattle area startup Viableware plans to begin testing its new dining payment system at a number of select restaurants, including P.F.… Read More

Apr 30, 2012, 7:02 PM

GeekWire Radio: Mining asteroids in space, and finding the best food on Earth

We’ve got all sorts of innovation to talk about on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast. We start on… Read More

Apr 27, 2012, 4:22 PM

Magic: The Gathering creator to crowd-fund mobile game

The designer of the iconic collectible physical card game Magic: The Gathering has a new venture in the virtual mobile game… Read More

Apr 27, 2012, 12:19 PM

Ben Huh news startup Circa raises $750K seed funding

Cheezburger Network founder Ben Huh has been uncharacteristically quiet about Circa, his online journalism startup. Now word is out that… Read More

Apr 27, 2012, 8:57 AM

How to pretend you’re a startup (Hint: call me when you offer stock options)

It’s become depressingly trendy to be a startup. Even the United States Federal Government is out stumping the benefits of… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 3:24 PM

Startup Weekend comes to City Hall to inspire government apps

More than 100 app developers, designers, entrepreneurs, marketing experts, private citizens and government officials will descend on Seattle City Hall… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 3:01 PM

PopCap co-founder to share startup secrets at Seattle 2.0 Awards

One of the coolest things about PopCap Games — which sold to Electronic Arts last year in a deal valued… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 10:22 AM

Startup innovation: A bra for stashing your phone

[Editor’s Note: GeekWire’s Rebecca Lovell was one of more than 200 judges at the UW Business Plan Competition Investment Round yesterday.… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 10:15 AM

Shadowrun Returns breaks through $1.5M on Kickstarter

Shadowrun Returns, the revival of Seattle-area game designer Jordan Weisman’s classic franchise, broke through the $1.5 million mark overnight in… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 10:01 AM

Filing: Stealthy startup Top Level Spectrum lands cash

On the GeekWire podcast a few weeks ago, Seattle angel investor and BuddyTV co-founder Andy Liu noted that he’s been… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 7:46 AM

Cadence Biomedical scores $1.1 million to help people with disabilities walk

In what the company is describing as an oversubscribed venture round, Seattle medical device maker Cadence Biomedical has raised $1.1… Read More

Apr 26, 2012, 6:32 AM

These 16 student-led upstarts are trying to transform mobile payments, farming and more

Entrepreneurial students from colleges and universities throughout the region competed Wednesday in the annual University of Washington Business Plan Competition Investment… Read More