GeekWire Logo
Menu
  • Home
  • News
    • Amazon
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Civic
    • Geek Life
    • Health/Life Sciences
    • Microsoft
    • GeekWire Podcast
    • Space
    • Startups sponsored by Google for Startups
    • Positive Charge Podcast sponsored by Amazon Sustainability
    • Sustainability sponsored by Amazon Sustainability
    • Tech Moves presented by GeekWork Recruiting
    • Agents of Transformation presented by Accenture
  • GeekWork
    • GeekWork Recruiting
    • Job Board
  • Events
    • Community Calendar
    • GeekWire Events
  • Lists
    • GeekWire 200
    • GeekWire Startup List presented by ALLtech
    • GeekWire Startup Resources
    • GeekWire Startup Spaces
    • Layoff Tracker
    • M&As and IPOs
    • Northwest Women VC & Angel Investor List
    • Recent Fundings
    • Seattle Engineering Outposts
    • Venture Capital Directory
  • Members
    • Health Benefits
    • Memberships
  • Studios
    • GeekWire Studios: Let Us Tell Your Story
    • AI Agents and Tools Podcast Series presented by AWS Marketplace
    • F5 30th Anniversary
    • AI Breakthrough Awards presented by UiPath
    • AI Innovators Spotlight Studio 2026 presented by AWS Marketplace
    • Nebius at NVIDIA GTC 2026
    • Acumatica Summit 2026
    • BMC Control Freaks Unite presented by BMC
    • AI Predictions Series 2026 presented by Unify Consulting
    • Guide to re:Invent 2025 sponsored by AWS
    • Remitly Reimagine 2025 sponsored by Remitly
    • Does Compute presented by Carnegie Mellon University
    • AWS Marketplace Seller Conference 2025 sponsored by AWS
    • ShopTalk 2025 powered by Amazon Ads
  • About
    • About GeekWire
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Email Newsletters
    • Reprints & Permissions
  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips

What happens here matters everywhere.

  • Podcast
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletter
  • News Tips
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Startups
  • AI
  • Science
  • Tech Moves
  • Sustainability
  • Civic
  • Geek Life

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE

Nov 2, 2011, 1:35 PM

Former Microsofties build startup on stickers and goo

Alex Malek and Will Bradley both started at Microsoft straight out of school, working for the last decade as engineers… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 11:53 AM

Seven signs that you might just be an entrepreneur

I meet a lot of people who want to be an entrepreneur, but don’t really have the signs that they’d… Read More

Nov 2, 2011, 9:49 AM

Why did Big Fish Games just issue a special dividend to employees?

It is a bit unusual for a privately-held technology company to issue dividends to employees and shareholders. But that’s exactly… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 3:41 PM

Startup Weekend kicks off SW Next: A multi-day bootcamp for entrepreneurs

Startup Weekend has already given thousands of developers, geeks and other tech professionals a taste of what it’s like to… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 2:13 PM

A record month at GeekWire, but it’s still ‘day one’

Whoa, can we finally catch our breath? Todd Bishop and I have been covering the technology beat around these parts… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 12:08 PM

Fab.com founder Jason Goldberg dares recruiters to poach his staff

Jason Goldberg was known for making some bold, brash and off-the-wall statements as the founder of Jobster, the online recruiting… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 9:37 AM

Where are they now? Update on the TechStars Class of 2010

Some have gone out of business. Several have changed course. And most are still hanging their shingle in Seattle’s South… Read More

Nov 1, 2011, 9:11 AM

Jeff Bezos-backed Coffee & Power perks up with market for errands, lessons and other small jobs

Philip Rosedale, the former RealNetworks employee who is best known for creating the virtual world Second Life, is launching a… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 5:20 PM

Urban Airship takes flight with purchase of SimpleGeo

Urban Airship, a Portland startup that specializes in push notifications and in-app transactions, has acquired San Francisco’s SimpleGeo in an… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 12:00 PM

Zillow inks deal to bring mortgage marketplace to AOL

Zillow announced a deal today to bring its mortgage marketplace offering to AOL Real Estate and Daily Finance, marking the… Read More

Oct 30, 2011, 7:18 PM

Zuckerberg: Jeff Bezos is one of the greats, and startups don’t need to be in the Valley to win

Mark Zuckerberg refers to Jeff Bezos by his last name only, like some guy from the dorm. The Facebook CEO… Read More

Oct 30, 2011, 1:16 PM

Bill Gates was lucky … and good

Was Bill Gates just a lucky upper middle class kid who happened to stumble into the PC revolution? Or was… Read More

Oct 30, 2011, 9:10 AM

Video: Zillow co-founder Rich Barton’s Seattle rallying cry

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton thinks Seattle needs to do more to support its own technology products and entrepreneurial ventures, emulating… Read More

Oct 28, 2011, 2:59 PM

BuddyTV debuts Google TV app, with iPad and iPhone link

Seattle’s BuddyTV has scored a featured spot in the newly overhauled Google TV interface, releasing a BuddyTV app for Google… Read More

Oct 28, 2011, 10:23 AM

Seattle startup Beamit beams up $750,000, recruits Amazon employee Josh Hug

As a mentor at TechStars, Josh Hug got an inside peek at some of the cool technologies emerging inside the… Read More

Oct 28, 2011, 9:00 AM

‘Closet revolutionary’ Rich Barton of Zillow on startups and swinging for the fences

It was kind of fitting that on a night that the St. Louis Cardinals won game six of the World… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 3:31 PM

Startup Spotlight: GoDutch mobile app helps friends connect

Chris Borkenhagen wants to make it easier to invite friends to do fun things together, and then split the bill… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 12:04 PM

11 things every entrepreneur should know about innovation

An innovation that revolutionizes your life is the dream of every entrepreneur. But that dream may die hard if you… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 10:49 AM

Redfin’s Kelman considers new products, acquisitions: ‘It’s always good to have cash’

At the time of Redfin’s last venture capital round, CEO Glenn Kelman indicated that it would be the company’s last.… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 9:16 AM

Online real estate brokerage Redfin scores $14 million

We heard rumblings last week that Redfin — the Seattle online real estate broker — was out looking for new… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 11:24 PM

Social media monitoring firm Visible Technologies adds $1.5M

Visible Technologies has reeled in an additional $1.5 million, bringing total financing in the maker of social media monitoring technologies… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 9:36 AM

Navigating Cancer finds $3M, partners with clinics for new patient portals

Navigating Cancer, an online resource for patients who are dealing with various forms of cancer, has raised $3 million in… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 7:00 AM

Amazon vet Anne Krook puts roots down at Mindbloom

Anne Krook, who spent 13 years at Amazon.com, most recently overseeing disaster response and disaster recovery, has joined Seattle startup Mindbloom… Read More

Oct 26, 2011, 4:30 AM

Rich Barton lends hand to Nextdoor, a social network for neighbors

Back in 2007, Zillow unveiled a new offering called Neighborhood Pages that was designed to better connect home owners to… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 9:44 PM

Have it your way on Cheezburger with new personalized Web pages

The folks over at Cheezburger are masters of user-generated content — obtaining and showcasing funny photos and videos from the… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 9:35 AM

Playmark scores TD, inks deal to license images of NFL players

Professional football players are brands unto themselves — with their likenesses or names adorning everything from ball caps to mobile… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 8:44 AM

Venture capitalists see better returns, but dark clouds loom

The venture capital industry saw an improvement in returns during most time frames for the period ended in June, though… Read More

Oct 25, 2011, 12:47 AM

TouchFire: iPad ‘screen-top’ keyboard aims to boost typing

The iPad is great for many things — watching movies, reading magazines or playing games. But when it comes to… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 9:42 PM

Startup Weekend grad Zaarly lands $14 million, names Meg Whitman to the board

Zaarly was started earlier this year at a Startup Weekend event in California. Today, the fast-growing upstart is announcing that… Read More

Oct 24, 2011, 3:59 PM

VisibleBrands lands $2 million for digital coupon service in supermarkets

VisibleBrands has been operating in stealth mode for the past few years, mysteriously building a new digital coupon service from the… Read More

  • Older
  • Newer

Latest Stories

    Read All Stories

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline

    Send Us a Tip

    Have a scoop that you'd like GeekWire to cover? Let us know.

    Send Us a Tip

    A Word From Our Sponsors

    About

    • About GeekWire
    • Contact Us
    • Partner With Us
    • Become a GeekWire Member
    • Send Us a Tip
    • Join Our Startup List
    • Reprints and Permissions

    Follow

    • Facebook
    • X
    • LinkedIn
    • Instagram
    • RSS Feed
    • Podcast
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky

    GeekWire Newsletters

    Catch every headline in your inbox

    Read GeekWire

    • Apple News
    • Google News

    Legal

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Sponsored Content Policy
    Return to Top of Page
    © 2011-2026 GeekWire, LLC
    Do Not Sell or Share My Personal information
    Limit the Use Of My Sensitive Personal Information
    Consent Preferences

    Don't miss a headline!

    Sign up for GeekWire's newsletters today.

    Thanks for subscribing!
    Check your inbox to confirm your subscription.