Startups – Page 305 of 312

May 18, 2011, 9:26 AM

Venture capital returns rebound as IPOs come back

Returns at venture capital firms improved across most time horizons during the fourth quarter of last year, driven by a… Read More

May 18, 2011, 8:12 AM

Zaarly looks to take on Craigslist, with help from LeVar Burton and Ashton Kutcher

Need a plumber, a DJ or a chainsaw carving of a bear? Welcome to Zaarly. Born at Startup Weekend in… Read More

May 17, 2011, 3:03 PM

With gas prices rising, Zebigo.com rolls out new carpooling service in Seattle

Seattle drivers are accustomed to clogged roadways. But a new startup called Zebigo.com is hoping to relieve some of that… Read More

May 17, 2011, 2:20 PM

Video: Mobile startup lets you listen to Twitter

Google News rolled out some new features last week, allowing mobile phone users to find relevant news tied to nearby… Read More

May 17, 2011, 10:49 AM

Startup Spotlight: Art Sumo tracks down cool art all over the world (so you don’t have to)

Startup ideas strike at all different times, and in all different places. For Naysawn Naderi, inspiration hit when he bumped… Read More

May 17, 2011, 8:25 AM

Meet Marcy: An original Web comedy from Lockerz

Lockerz just scored $30 million in venture capital financing from the likes of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and former Microsoft… Read More

May 17, 2011, 7:49 AM

Socrata unveils the new data.gov, opening vault on government data

At the Technology Alliance annual luncheon in Seattle earlier this month, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra explained how the… Read More

May 16, 2011, 3:10 PM

Old relationships pay off: Divergent sees big return on $327M Pliant buy

Divergent Ventures, a small Seattle venture capital firm, saw a big payoff today when Milipitas, California data storage drive company… Read More

May 16, 2011, 9:01 AM

Billing Revolution rings up $6.6 million, powers mobile payments for Zynga and others

The mobile phone is turning into a mobile purchasing device. And Billing Revolution wants to help lead that charge. The… Read More

May 16, 2011, 8:23 AM

AdXpose names former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot to board

Fresh off a name change and a $3 million venture round, Seattle startup AdXpose has named former Razorfish chief strategy officer… Read More

May 16, 2011, 8:07 AM

Marketfish nabs $4.5 million, names chief privacy officer

Marketfish, a Seattle startup which operates an online marketplace for email marketing lists, has reeled in $4.5 million in new… Read More

May 15, 2011, 6:31 PM

Never dine alone again: Grubwithus brings people together over good meals

If you’re new to a city or just looking to find some interesting people to chat with, a new service… Read More

May 15, 2011, 11:36 AM

A $1M prize for the best product recommendation algorithm

How do you get people to buy more stuff on e-commerce Web sites? That’s the $1 million question, literally. RichRelevance… Read More

May 15, 2011, 10:31 AM

‘Google creeps me out,’ and other comments of the week

Our stories this past week about Western Washington University’s proposal to cut its computer science department sparked one of the… Read More

May 14, 2011, 10:23 AM

Koester to Congress: It’s time to remove regulatory friction

Zaarly co-founder Eric Koester, the Seattle startup attorney-turned-entrepreneur, testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on… Read More

May 13, 2011, 3:30 PM

Seven marketing mistakes most startups make

Guest commentary: Marketing for a startup is different than anything you may have done before. It’s different from the big-company… Read More

May 13, 2011, 12:55 PM

Attention mobile devs: Hack the World’s Fair this Saturday

The organizers of “The Next Fifty,” a series of events that will mark the anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair… Read More

May 13, 2011, 11:20 AM

Open Letter to Geeks: An introduction to ‘Lovelletters’

After my last sports injury, my doctor, having grown weary of well over a decade of everything from concussions to… Read More

May 13, 2011, 9:22 AM

Entrepreneurs: Born or made?

Can you actually teach people to be entrepreneurs? That question is open to debate. But a recent Zogby survey indicates… Read More

May 13, 2011, 8:19 AM

SEOMoz CEO Rand Fishkin on Google’s Panda update: It’s been ‘great for our business’

At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last week, Team GeekWire had the chance to chat with SEOMoz founder Rand Fishkin about… Read More

May 12, 2011, 10:09 PM

A Twitter crime thriller, and why laptop tracking could save you some heartache

I got hooked tonight on an amazing Twitter drama, watching in real time as Sean Power live Tweeted about his… Read More

May 12, 2011, 11:29 AM

The Spotlight: ZippyCart reviews e-commerce shopping carts

You can find online reviews these days for just about anything, from restaurants to lawyers to new gadgets. But what… Read More

May 11, 2011, 9:01 AM

Venture capitalists upbeat about Microsoft’s massive $8.5 billion buyout of Skype

Microsoft has been fairly quiet on the M&A front over the past 18 months, a fact that has not been… Read More

May 11, 2011, 6:59 AM

Ignition joins with Ron Conway, Dave McClure and others to back stealthy Inporia

Ignition Partners has joined with angel investors Ron Conway, Dave McClure and others to back Inporia, a stealthy e-commerce startup… Read More

May 10, 2011, 5:59 PM

Alliance of Angels chooses LiquidPlanner as startup Company of the Year

Over the past seven years, The Alliance of Angels has picked one startup company that represents the promise of the… Read More

May 10, 2011, 3:09 PM

America’s chief geek Aneesh Chopra: ‘Today is the best time to be an innovator’

Aneesh Chopra, the chief technology officer of the U.S., laid out his vision for how America can boost entrepreneurship, spark… Read More

May 10, 2011, 7:15 AM

BigDoor ‘gamifies’ America’s pastime, strikes deal with MLB

Baseball already has pennants. Now, it is getting badges too — at least of the digital variety. Seattle startup BigDoor… Read More

May 9, 2011, 9:01 PM

Prosodic to help brands cut through social media noise by predicting what Facebook posts will resonate

As the head of social media agency Nology Media, Leigh Fatzinger would sometimes publish as many as 5,000 Facebook posts… Read More

May 9, 2011, 2:27 PM

Eric Koester to testify in D.C. on how to simplify startup financing

Eric Koester thinks the startup company formation process needs to be streamlined, eliminating “friction points” tied to government regulation. And… Read More

May 9, 2011, 2:12 PM

Bungie Aerospace? Halo maker stirs speculation with mysterious filings

Is Bungie the new Boeing? Probably not. But the company behind the blockbuster “Halo” games for Microsoft’s Xbox appears to… Read More