Startups – Page 282 of 312

Dec 12, 2011, 7:39 AM

MicroRNA startup Groove Biopharma scores $6 million

It’s been a bit slow in Seattle venture capital circles in the past few months. But some of the region’s… Read More

Dec 12, 2011, 6:00 AM

Doctors and lawyers get gamified on Avvo, but will they play along?

It’s the hottest thing on Foursquare and FarmVille. Now, Avvo — the online Q&A site for medical and legal advice… Read More

Dec 10, 2011, 10:30 PM

Redfin CTO Michael Young departs

Redfin’s top technologist is saying goodbye to the online real estate brokerage after five years on the job. Chief Technology… Read More

Dec 10, 2011, 6:37 PM

Startup Spotlight: CrowdControl looks to manage ‘big data’

Tweets. Blog comments. Facebook likes. There’s no shortage of information flowing these days. CrowdControl wants to help businesses qualify this… Read More

Dec 8, 2011, 12:50 PM

Google+ Handbook: 63 resources for entrepreneurs

Just when you thought you had Facebook and Twitter nailed, along comes Google+. This new social site took the world… Read More

Dec 8, 2011, 11:53 AM

Startup Spotlight: Road trip leads to disaster recovery startup Doyenz

You’ve got a lot of time to think when traveling by RV from South Carolina to Washington state — a… Read More

Dec 8, 2011, 12:01 AM

Zipline releases WolfToss on iOS, Android and Chrome

The significance of WolfToss isn’t necessarily the game itself — though Zipline Games co-founder Todd Hooper admits that he spent… Read More

Dec 7, 2011, 9:40 PM

Gaming vet Jordan Weisman unveils educational mobile app for 2-5 year-old kids

Early in his career, Seattle video game designer Jordan Weisman developed titles such as BattleTech and MechWarrior. But his latest… Read More

Dec 7, 2011, 10:15 AM

Ignition backs San Francisco cloud application service Iron.io

Ignition Partners continues to pump dollars into cloud computing startups — most of them which happen to be based in… Read More

Dec 7, 2011, 7:19 AM

Yapta CEO Tom Romary departs for new job in Silicon Valley

Yapta chief executive Tom Romary is leaving the online travel company that he co-founded in 2006 to take a new… Read More

Dec 7, 2011, 5:54 AM

Reed Hastings, John Doerr and others invest $11 million in DreamBox Learning

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and venture capitalist John Doerr are among the backers pumping $11 million into DreamBox Learning, the… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 5:26 PM

Newsmakers 2011: Neil Roseman helps bring Zynga to Seattle

One of the biggest stories in Seattle tech in 2011 was the arrival of the Silicon Valley tech titans. It… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 5:02 PM

Tango Card rings up $1 million, partners with Bing

Tango Card, the Seattle gift card operator, has raised an additional $1 million in equity and debt financing led by… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 3:11 PM

Newly-formed W Fund includes heavy hitters from Seattle venture capital

University of Washington vice provost of commercialization Linden Rhoads wants the state’s largest research institutions to spin-out more innovative technologies,… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 10:47 AM

Newsmakers 2011: Mariachi and margaritas mark wild year for Double Down’s Walcott, Enell

Executives at Double Down Interactive hired a mariachi band to entertain staffers at a company meeting in September — a special… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 8:52 AM

EquaShip raises $600,000, looks to accelerate shipping business

Just two months after its launch, Seattle startup EquaShip has raised an additional $600,000 in cash. Led by entrepreneur Ron… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 7:40 AM

Daily deal site Zulily to add up to 600 jobs in central Ohio

Zulily, the fast-growing Seattle daily deals site, is planning to establish a new distribution and fulfillment center in central Ohio… Read More

Dec 5, 2011, 5:08 PM

Newsmakers 2011: Smilebox CEO Andrew Wright builds big business on life’s little moments

It’s that time of year when folks start thinking about connecting with family and friends through holiday cards. And Smilebox… Read More

Dec 5, 2011, 1:44 PM

Washington state pumps $5 million into new W Fund to bankroll university spin-outs

Just last week, we picked up on a new report which showed that The University of Utah, MIT, Purdue, Johns Hopkins… Read More

Dec 5, 2011, 10:31 AM

Livemocha takes a crack at Rosetta Stone in retail

Livemocha CEO Michael Schutzler hasn’t been shy about taking some shots at rival Rosetta Stone over the years. Last year,… Read More

Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 AM

GlobalScape buys file sharing startup TappIn for up to $17 million

In the past few months, file sharing and cloud storage startups Box and Dropbox have raised massive amounts of cash… Read More

Dec 4, 2011, 11:27 AM

Swashbuckling Glenn Kelman says he was ‘unprepared’ for the Redfin job

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman has never been afraid to speak his mind. But sometimes his statements get him in hot… Read More

Dec 2, 2011, 7:11 AM

Can ebooks fuel innovation? Startups explore the potential

A group of startups met up this week in Redmond for the first Ebook Innovation Summit, a small gathering of… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 4:59 PM

Lighter Capital finds its flame, awards cash to HireAHelper

Back in August, we told you about an unusual investment competition created by Andy Sack and the crew at Lighter… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 3:34 PM

Startup Spotlight: Vizua looks to bring medical image viewing into the future

Started by former Microsoft employees and a French scientist, Vizua is looking to transform the way radiologists share MRI, CT and… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 3:16 PM

Tech Moves: Trulia taps former PayPal and Amazon exec as CFO as IPO looms

Here’s more evidence that Trulia might be following in the footsteps of Zillow on its way to an IPO. The… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 1:40 PM

Madrona throws Rover.com a bone, puts ex-Microsoft GM Easterly on leash as CEO

Aaron Easterly loves dogs, and a four-pound Pomeranian by the name of Caramel controls a good chunk of his life.… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 12:23 PM

Founder’s Co-op heads north of the border, backs B.C. startup Unbounce

Founder’s Co-op is among the new backers of Unbounce, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company that today announced an $850,000 investment from… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 11:50 AM

Four tips for startup survival

It’s not a pretty picture. While sixty-six percent of new businesses will survive to the two-year mark, less than half… Read More

Dec 1, 2011, 10:27 AM

Seattle 2.0 has a new home, and it’s GeekWire

Seattle 2.0 has become a staple of Seattle’s tech startup community over the past four years. Founded by Marcelo Calbucci,… Read More