Startups – Page 305 of 315

Jun 6, 2011, 9:02 AM

A Hubble Telescope for the immune system: Seattle’s Adaptive TCR raises $5.8M

Adaptive TCR, a Seattle company that’s attempting to profile and measure the body’s immune system, has raised $5.8 million in… Read More

Jun 6, 2011, 8:06 AM

Startup sets world record, lines up 17,782 rubber ducks

Maybe this will go down in the history books as one of the bigger accomplishments in Seattle’s tech industry. Well,… Read More

Jun 5, 2011, 11:12 PM

Broadband: Does the city of Seattle really need to step in?

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is pushing to bring high-speed fiber-optic connections to businesses in the city, starting in Pioneer Square.… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 12:37 PM

Startup advice: Take that first step

The key to any entrepreneurial venture is taking that very first step, even if you aren’t sure about step two… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 10:26 AM

Shakeup at RootMetrics: Paul Griff out as CEO, replaced by Bill Moore

Paul Griff has stepped down as CEO of RootMetrics, the Bellevue startup that tracks the performance of wireless networks in… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 9:05 AM

Adam Bosworth unveils Keas, a social game that uses peer pressure to make co-workers healthier

It has been two years since Ignition Partners backed Adam Bosworth’s stealthy consumer health startup Keas. But the London-born entrepreneur,… Read More

Jun 3, 2011, 7:38 AM

Poll: Marc Andreessen doesn’t think there’s a bubble: Do you?

Marc Andreessen doesn’t think we’re experiencing a tech bubble. But Groupon just filed for an initial public offering that could… Read More

Jun 2, 2011, 12:25 PM

Fast growing Groupon files for $750 million IPO despite $522 million deficit

IPO fever continues to spread through the ranks of technology companies. The latest to catch the bug is Groupon, which… Read More

Jun 2, 2011, 9:54 AM

Startup Spotlight: Postcardly brings a high-tech twist to the old-fashioned postcard

In an era of Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr, postcard writing oftentimes gets forgotten as a communications mechanism. But two… Read More

Jun 2, 2011, 9:37 AM

Tech Moves: Medio taps ex-Amazon, VMware vet Biswas to head engineering

Medio Systems, a heavily-funded Seattle company that specializes in mobile analytics, has named Prabudda Biswas senior vice president of engineering.… Read More

Jun 2, 2011, 1:59 AM

Skype, Sparkbuy, Steve Ballmer at USC and other top stories for May

At a Belltown coffee shop yesterday, I spotted a guy at a nearby table reading GeekWire. I got a bit… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 4:14 PM

Graphic: Thirteen percent of Americans use Twitter

A new study out from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 13 percent of online adults are… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 1:32 PM

Nirvana’s Nevermind reborn as interactive iPad app

It seems like ages ago that I was sitting in my college dorm room listening to Nirvana’s Nevermind on my… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 10:44 AM

Geek of the Week: Sendi Widjaja, Avvo CTO

Our latest Geek of the Week, Sendi Widjaja, is the CTO at lawyer and doctor ratings site Avvo. He has… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 9:39 AM

Act-On Software scores $10M from Trinity, Voyager and others

With revenue expected to grow by 300 percent this year, Act-On Software has raised $10 million in financing from Trinity… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 7:38 AM

Tippr buys DealPop social buying site from WhitePages

Tippr, the group buying technology company, has acquired the social buying website DealPop from WhitePages. The deal was was announced… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 7:16 AM

ValueAppeal raises cash to help homeowners cut property tax bills

It took just three weeks for ValueAppeal founder Charlie Walsh to attract financing for his startup company. I guess that’s… Read More

May 31, 2011, 5:57 PM

Hawaiian beach vacation from hell sparks Urbanspoon co-founder to start Dwellable

Adam Doppelt Urbanspoon helped transform the way people discover new restaurants. Now, Adam Doppelt, one of the co-founders of that… Read More

May 31, 2011, 10:15 AM

Startup Spotlight: Toolz.me helps organize your tools

Talk about building a startup in hyperspeed. Seattle entrepreneur and WordPress guru Joshua “Red” Russak came up with the idea… Read More

May 31, 2011, 7:41 AM

Redfin CEO Kelman on IPO plans: ‘We’re not ready yet’

IPO fever is spreading once again through the tech ranks. And while Zillow.com recently filed, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman says don’t… Read More

May 29, 2011, 10:46 AM

What’s your startup DNA: Automizer, Social Transformer, Integrator or Challenger?

Can you predict which startup companies will succeed? It’s a mystifying question for sure, but one that the Startup Genome Project… Read More

May 28, 2011, 1:56 PM

An inside look at Startup Weekend: ‘High energy startup fever’

Not everyone can afford to devote 54 hours of their life to Startup Weekend. But, if you’ve got 13 minutes… Read More

May 28, 2011, 8:40 AM

Polaris Venture Partners closes Seattle office, says market ‘never developed’

When Polaris Venture Partners arrived in Seattle 15 years ago, the Boston-based firm thought the market had plenty of promise.… Read More

May 27, 2011, 1:50 PM

Cheezburger’s latest hire: A data scientist with a love of numbers

It’s not just laughs, giggles and videos of failure at the Cheezburger Network. Fresh off its recent $30 million venture… Read More

May 27, 2011, 1:00 PM

Trilogy, Madrona back stealthy mobile security startup Mobilisafe

Two of Seattle’s top venture capital firms are tossing their support behind Mobilisafe, a stealthy Bellevue startup led by former… Read More

May 27, 2011, 10:56 AM

Gist CEO T.A. McCann: ‘To be an entrepreneur takes a tremendous amount of courage’

Gist founder T.A. McCann just completed a successful sale of his startup to RIM. So, why did the Seattle entrepreneur… Read More

May 27, 2011, 10:29 AM

What any startup can learn from Starbucks

As I drove past the Starbucks headquarters today I glanced up at their big green logo. Instantly I thought “man,… Read More

May 27, 2011, 8:58 AM

Clean water startup PotaVida takes top prize at UW business plan competition

From healthy French fries to to online travel planning services to urban grocery stores in converted shipping containers, this year’s… Read More

May 26, 2011, 4:01 PM

Startup Spotlight: Viafo integrates Facebook and Twitter into mobile apps

Viafo reminds us a bit of the old BASF marketing line about “not making the products you buy, just making… Read More

May 26, 2011, 3:33 PM

Sparkbuy’s Dan Shapiro on why he sold to Google: It puts ‘turbo chargers’ on the idea

Sparkbuy founder Dan Shapiro doesn’t like talking to people on airplanes. But on a trip between Silicon Valley and Seattle… Read More