Startups – Page 300 of 315

Jul 17, 2011, 9:20 AM

Scandinavian roots, Netflix price hikes and other top comments

Is Seattle’s startup community hamstrung by a lack of investment dollars or a lack of high-quality entrepreneurial ideas? That was… Read More

Jul 16, 2011, 10:21 AM

A challenge to Seattle entrepreneurs: Generate 100 investment-worthy startups in 24 months

Guest commentary: Yesterday, Marcelo Calbucci published a challenge to Seattle VCs here on GeekWire. Marcelo argues that seed-stage funding in… Read More

Jul 15, 2011, 1:38 PM

Tech Moves: ISB attracts an all-star fundraiser; Blue Nile taps a Starbucks vet; and more

We’ve been tracking a number of key departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent… Read More

Jul 15, 2011, 10:30 AM

A challenge to Seattle VCs: Back 100 seed-stage startups in 24 months

Guest Commentary: After reading GeekWire’s post about how Washington state is lagging California, New York and Massachusetts in venture capital deals,… Read More

Jul 15, 2011, 10:16 AM

MOD Systems founder Mark Phillips sentenced to four years in prison

Seattle entrepreneur Mark Phillips was sentenced Friday morning to four years in prison for defrauding MOD Systems and lying to… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 2:25 PM

MOD Systems shuts down as prosecutors suggest 97 month jail term for founder Mark Phillips

Federal prosecutors want to lock up MOD Systems founder Mark Phillips for more than eight years after the high-tech executive… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 1:34 PM

Startup Spotlight: Livemocha lands $5 million, tops 10 million members

Livemocha’s online community of language learners continues to spread worldwide. And now the four-year-old company — founded by former Microsoftie… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 12:49 PM

RootMetrics reels in $1M to rank wireless networks across the U.S.

RootMetrics has landed an additional $1 million in financing, money that the company said it will use to continue developing… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 10:56 AM

List: How EA’s buyout of PopCap ranks

Electronic Arts’ buyout of PopCap Games is a whopper by most standards. But just how big is it in relation… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 8:17 AM

Boston and Seattle mobile analytics startups merge, choose New York for HQ

Seattle-based Ground Truth has merged with Boston-based Umber Systems to create a new company called Mobile Intelligence Solutions that will… Read More

Jul 14, 2011, 8:04 AM

Report: PopCap turned down $1B buyout offer from Zynga

PopCap Games must be pretty confident in its ability to post strong financial results over the next couple years. Either… Read More

Jul 13, 2011, 9:49 PM

Are VCs sleeping in Seattle?

There’s been an awful lot of talk of bubblemania in the tech industry in recent weeks. But that frenzy isn’t… Read More

Jul 13, 2011, 3:46 PM

‘gdgt live’ in Seattle Aug. 5: Pitch us to win a sponsor table

Good news, Seattle-area gadget hounds: gdgt, the gadget Q&A site founded by veteran tech writers Ryan Block and Peter Rojas,… Read More

Jul 13, 2011, 2:20 PM

Introducing Smile Tagging: A new social media ‘brand experiment’ from Kraft and Cheezburger

Sharing on Facebook and Twitter was so two months ago. Now, get ready for “smile tagging” — courtesy of Kraft Macaroni… Read More

Jul 13, 2011, 11:41 AM

PopCap to fans: EA buyout is good

One of Popcap Games’ defining corporate traits is the irreverent and lighthearted personality it conveys to the outside world. Following… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 9:06 PM

Meet the venture capitalist who just made a bundle on PopCap’s sale to EA

PopCap Games never really operated by the book. The Seattle game maker eschewed venture capital financing throughout much its history,… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 2:53 PM

Image: PopCap’s zombie greeting to the new bosses at EA

It’s a good thing to know that the folks over at PopCap haven’t lost their sense of humor– even though… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 1:18 PM

EA buying PopCap Games for up to $1.3 billion (Updated)

[Updated at 3 p.m.] The rumors were true: Seattle-based PopCap Games, maker of games such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 12:18 PM

Founder’s Co-op backs GlobalMojo, a browser app that pushes cash back to charities

Affiliate commissions are a big (and frequently misunderstood) business on the Web. GlobalMojo, which has scored $550,000 from Founder’s Co-op… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 8:11 AM

Heavily-funded social networking upstart Lockerz buys AddToAny

Fresh off its $30 million venture capital round, Seattle-based Lockerz has purchased AddToAny for an undisclosed amount. AddToAny, whose free… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 6:21 AM

Swype raises more cash, looks to top 100 million installs

Swype, which allows mobile device owners to input text with the swipe of a finger rather than the traditional tap,… Read More

Jul 11, 2011, 2:40 PM

As Spotify plots U.S. invasion, Rhapsody fires some shots of its own and touts growth

It seems like years since Spotify first discussed plans to come to the U.S. Now, word is that the highly-touted… Read More

Jul 11, 2011, 2:03 PM

RealNetworks bets big on social TV, backs ClipSync

One of RealNetworks’ longest running online initiatives is its partnership with Big Brother, the CBS reality TV show. Now, Seattle-based Real… Read More

Jul 11, 2011, 12:52 PM

Startup Spotlight: KickoffLabs adds accelerant to entrepreneurial ventures

Sometimes it is just a little tough to make the entrepreneurial leap. KickoffLabs wants to helps those dabbling on the… Read More

Jul 11, 2011, 5:16 AM

Venture capitalists raise $8B as new fund numbers shrink

The strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker. That’s one way to read a new report from… Read More

Jul 10, 2011, 10:34 AM

Groupon Now arrives in Seattle, bringing real-time deals to bargain hunters

One of the big drawbacks historically of Groupon — at least in this shopper’s humble opinion — is that the… Read More

Jul 10, 2011, 9:32 AM

With ties to India and Redmond, stealthy YAssume looks to challenge Salesforce.com, others

As the executive director of TiE Seattle, Rohit Mathur encounters plenty of cutting-edge startup ideas. Now, Mathur — who previously… Read More

Jul 10, 2011, 8:48 AM

Comments of the Week: Nintendo is the Apple of video games

It was a big week for tech news, with Facebook rolling out its online video chat service with Skype and… Read More

Jul 8, 2011, 2:00 PM

Planning for the triple tax: Or what to do when your business model actually works

Congratulations! Your startup moved out of the dorm room, shared work space or whatever other creative locale you’ve found inspirational. … Read More

Jul 8, 2011, 10:48 AM

NASA vet and X Prize creator at the helm of secretive space robot startup Arkyd

With the Space Shuttle Atlantis departing this morning for its final flight, some have lamented the end of an era for… Read More