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
Sep 21, 2011, 7:00 AM TechStars shines with $24M, looks to support grads with $100,000 checks Future graduates of TechStars will have the option to walk away with a little more cash in the bank as… Read More
Sep 20, 2011, 3:12 PM Social Innovation: Goldilocks and doing well by doing good So a lot of our readers have been kvetching about the tightwads in the Seattle investment scene, but after spending… Read More
Sep 20, 2011, 1:16 PM Turn your Kindle into an ‘Etch A Sketch’ with Doodle The Kindle just isn’t about reading anymore. Now, you can use it for sketching thanks to a new app developed… Read More
Sep 20, 2011, 1:14 PM Calypso’s GPS system for tumor tracking acquired for $10M Calypso Medical Technologies, a Seattle company which has developed a system to pinpoint tumors in the body, has been acquired… Read More
Sep 20, 2011, 10:05 AM Looking to take on Quora, Avvo rebrands as a Q&A site When former Expedia executive Mark Britton founded Avvo in 2007, the goal was to create an online directory and ranking… Read More
Sep 20, 2011, 8:05 AM HasOffers to help mobile app developers track installations HasOffers today is rolling out a new product today called Mobile App Tracking, which like the name suggests allows developers… Read More
Sep 18, 2011, 11:36 AM Looking to boost mobile productivity, Moprise creates a ‘Flipboard for the enterprise’ Flipboard has transformed the way people consume information on the iPad, allowing readers to quickly scan headlines and photos in… Read More
Sep 17, 2011, 4:12 PM Live from Startup Day: Why did you take the startup plunge? Team GeekWire has been sucking in some of the entrepreneurial advice today at Startup Day, listening to speakers such as… Read More
Sep 17, 2011, 7:42 AM GeekWire Radio: Windows 8, iPhone 5, tablets on a plane, and making TV more social This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap Microsoft’s Windows 8 preview, talk about the latest iPhone… Read More
Sep 16, 2011, 2:55 PM Can you find your company on the Seattle Startup Map? Zachary Cohn and Nick Hughes were planning out the logistics for the next Startup Crawl event in Seattle when they… Read More
Sep 16, 2011, 8:48 AM Amid California sales tax kerfuffle, Shopobot relocates to Seattle As a new Amazon affiliate, Shopobot co-founder Dave Matthews found himself in the middle of a big tax fight in California recently.… Read More
Sep 15, 2011, 4:44 PM Cloud storage provider Symform adds $1M, plans HQ move in Seattle Symform, which made some waves earlier this week when it announced a new referral program in which customers can earn… Read More
Sep 15, 2011, 3:53 PM A look at the six finalists from the Zino Zillionaire forum Entrepreneurs from a variety of fields competed Wednesday in the 6th annual Zino Zillionaire Investment Forum, with six finalists chosen… Read More
Sep 15, 2011, 3:26 PM Smartlogic buys SchemaLogic SchemaLogic, a business intelligence company whose customers include Boeing, Amgen and others, has been acquired by Smartlogic in a deal… Read More
Sep 15, 2011, 11:14 AM Hadi Partovi to Michael Arrington: Valuations are ‘out of control’ and Seattle is a ‘viable’ startup hub We’ve been talking a lot about the startup ecosystem in Seattle and what needs to happen to make the region… Read More
Sep 15, 2011, 9:11 AM Mixpo to help online publishers run ‘smarter’ video ads As more dollars shift to online advertising, Mixpo wants to welcome those newcomers with open arms. To do that, the… Read More
Sep 14, 2011, 3:35 PM Skedi: Calendar app looks to keep busy families organized If you’re like me, organizing schedules of family members is one royal pain in the butt. And while a number… Read More
Sep 14, 2011, 2:10 PM Startup Spotlight: Attorney-turned-software geek bets on GreenLine Legal Attorneys often have their heads buried in massive amounts of legal documentation. But a new Seattle area startup called GreenLine… Read More
Sep 14, 2011, 10:40 AM Commentary: Why we had to leave Seattle to build Box.net Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a… Read More
Sep 14, 2011, 10:39 AM Seattle angel to rich Microsoft and Amazon alumni: Get off your duffs and start investing in startups It is one of the ongoing mysteries of the Seattle startup community. With all of the wealth created over the… Read More
Sep 14, 2011, 8:08 AM PlayLater’s DVR for online video allows users to watch TV shows and movies on the go MediaMall Technologies today launched a new service called PlayLater, which allows users to record online video from sites such as… Read More
Sep 14, 2011, 3:00 AM Rappin’ for TappIn to make files available wherever you wander There’s no shortage of services that allow consumers to access files in the cloud, from Dropbox to Box.net to SugarSync… Read More
Sep 13, 2011, 4:05 PM Cheezburger opens a new chapter: Beautiful photos Cheezburger, the oddball Seattle based network of humor sites, is best known for its captions on funny cat photos and videos… Read More
Sep 13, 2011, 2:17 PM Maker of free Facebook casino game doubles down on Seattle DoubleDown Interactive is well, doubling down, on Seattle. The company, maker of one of the top casino games on Facebook,… Read More
Sep 13, 2011, 1:55 PM Seattle geek’s frustrating quest for family health coverage sparks PickHealthInsurance Like most entrepreneurs, Adam Doppelt recently faced the mind-numbing task of trying to track down a health care plan that… Read More
Sep 13, 2011, 9:51 AM Introducing TrayVu: This airline tray doubles as an inflight entertainment system Back in 2003, I wrote a story about an Alaska Airlines baggage handler-turned-entrepreneur by the name of Bill Boyer who… Read More
