Startups – Page 290 of 312

Sep 28, 2011, 8:03 AM

Seattle animation startup launches with first project, a Startup Foundation animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLelheB3h-w A new startup specializing in explanatory animated videos is launching in Seattle this week — and for a group… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 1:03 PM

No more slacking in class: Highlighter unveils Groups to boost student engagement

As students head back to college campuses this fall, here’s a new technology from a Seattle startup which might change… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 12:19 PM

T-Mobile to customers: The iPhone is great, but Apple won’t let us sell it to you

It sure sounds like T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman wants the iPhone, but don’t look for the wireless operator to… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 9:05 AM

Seattle group wins $1.2 million for new startup gaming accelerator

Seattle’s gaming industry is often overlooked, but it is an economic force in the region with more than 150 companies… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 6:00 AM

Greg Gottesman, Brad Feld and others join board of Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend, the Seattle-based non profit which coordinates 54-hour startup marathons at locations across the globe, has formed a new… Read More

Sep 27, 2011, 12:02 AM

Inrix to provide traffic data to Google in multi-million dollar deal

Inrix has been on a serious roll lately. And the Kirkland company just scored yet another big deal, winning a… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 10:08 PM

What’s a 45-minute commute to Microsoft look like? Walk Score maps may have the answer

Walk Score already helps people figure out the most walkable properties in cities across the country, assigning a score from… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 9:14 PM

Mindbloom: A new game designed to change your life

In some games, you solve puzzles. In others, you try to wipe out enemy forces. But a new offering from… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 1:04 PM

Startup Spotlight: FlikPiks taps Twitter chatter for movie recommendations

Picking the wrong movie these days can be a costly mistake. After all, with movie tickets costing upwards of $10.50… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 9:00 AM

DoubleDown’s casino games now attract more than one million players a day

DoubleDown Interactive now says that more than one million people are playing its social-based casino games on Facebook every day.… Read More

Sep 26, 2011, 8:06 AM

Evri’s new iPad app looks to reinvent the news experience

Applications like Flipboard and Pulse look to transform the way people consume news and information on the iPad. Now, Seattle… Read More

Sep 25, 2011, 8:48 AM

A match made in heaven: ooBible buys eBible.com

When I first wrote about the Seattle digital bible startup ooBible three months ago, I stumbled a bit on the… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 2:10 PM

Michael Arrington, Tony Hsieh bankroll ex-TechCrunch writer Paul Carr’s stealth startup

TechCrunch writer Paul Carr resigned in a blaze of glory a week ago, writing a blistering blog post about the… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 11:18 AM

Rewind: Ben Elowitz, Wetpaint CEO, on building a new type of media company

Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Ben Elowitz, the CEO of Wetpaint, the Seattle company building an… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 10:31 AM

NFL great Lawyer Milloy is an iPhone app fanatic: And, yes, he’s an Angry Birder too

As a free safety for the New England Patriots, Lawyer Milloy was known for some smashing hits. Now, the Tacoma… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 9:53 AM

CoinLab: New center for Bitcoin projects in Seattle

A group of Seattle entrepreneurs is forging ahead into the uncertain and intriguing world of Bitcoin with a new center… Read More

Sep 23, 2011, 8:08 AM

ValueAppeal hires Eric Brown, moves to South Lake Union

ValueAppeal, the Seattle startup that allows home owners to lower property taxes through an online appeal process, has named Eric… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 6:19 PM

Rouxbe Cooking School partners with Ex-Microsoftie

After losing her job at Microsoft, Kathleen Flinn went on to become a best-selling author with her book The Sharper Your… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 4:12 PM

Intersect CEO says Facebook Timeline ‘falls far short’

Upon hearing about the new Facebook Timeline feature today, my immediate reaction was: “Huh, isn’t that exactly what Seattle’s Intersect… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 12:37 PM

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla coming to Seattle for Startup Weekend Edu

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla plans to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming Startup Weekend Edu event, which… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 11:48 AM

Livemocha opens door on language learning at Seattle Public Library

Visitors to the 28 branches of the Seattle Public Library will now have the ability to pick up some new… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 10:55 AM

Laser Motive beams up cash to transmit electricity without wires

Imagine being able to transmit electricity without the wires. That’s the promise of Laser Motive, a Kent-based startup that’s announcing… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 9:32 AM

Zulily, Redfin named to list of the 100 most valuable startups

Fast-growing Seattle startups Zulily and Redfin have been named to Alley Insider’s Digital 100 ranking of the most valuable startups… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 6:00 AM

Microsoft vets launch Buddy to provide the ‘plumbing’ for mobile app development

About three years ago, Jeffrey MacDuff and Dave McLauchlan designed an iPhone application called Buddy which allowed users to locate running, study… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 12:01 AM

Social media monitoring firm Visible raises $4 million

Visible Technologies, the Bellevue company which provides social media monitoring technologies to Boost Mobile, DirecTV, Vail Resorts and others, has… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 4:11 PM

This 21-year-old is looking to transform online invitations from his dorm room

Growing up in the Seattle area, Sam Franklin developed a love of the outdoors. But it was on a backpacking… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 10:58 AM

Microsoft joins $61 million financing round for Adchemy

You don’t typically see Microsoft get involved in venture capital rounds. But the software giant announced today that it is… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 10:46 AM

Lockerz makes another buy, gobbles up video service Vodpod

Heavily-funded social networking startup Lockerz, which just scored $36 million in venture capital financing, is using some of that cash… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 10:25 AM

Tech Moves: Klustner joins Powerit; Trulia names a chief economist; DocuSign; etc.

Rob Friedman has been named the new director of University of Washington Tacoma’s Institute of Technology. The New Yorker — who arrives at… Read More

Sep 21, 2011, 8:41 AM

Bobber Interactive raises cash to help young adults manage money via Facebook

Bobber Interactive, a Seattle startup that uses motivational psychology and game-based mechanics to help young adults manage their money, has… Read More