Startups – Page 311 of 313

Mar 29, 2011, 9:00 AM

Dan Shapiro launches Sparkbuy, a search engine for laptops and TVs

Dan Shapiro got really frustrated trying to find a new laptop. So frustrated, in fact, that the Seattle entrepreneur decided… Read More

Mar 29, 2011, 8:59 AM

Frazier Healthcare buys Onsite Services

Seattle venture capital firm Frazier Healthcare has purchased Onsite Services, an instrument and management repair business previously owned by publicly-traded… Read More

Mar 29, 2011, 12:28 AM

Indochino stitches together $4M, plans to revolutionize men’s suit design

Buying a high-quality, custom-made suit is typically something reserved for the rich and famous. But imagine if you could get… Read More

Mar 28, 2011, 2:01 PM

Confirmed: Cheezburger buys Know Your Meme, corners market on Internet culture

Fresh off its whopping $30 million venture capital round, Cheezburger Network is adding more special sauce to its growing empire… Read More

Mar 28, 2011, 11:07 AM

Introducing Zapd: A ‘cool’ alternative to Color built on just $410,000

The tech blogosphere went nuts this past week after Color — a Palo Alto, California mobile application startup which combines… Read More

Mar 28, 2011, 10:23 AM

Physware raises cash, but keeps quiet on the details

Physware, a company created by University of Washington electrical engineering professor Vikram Jandhyala, has raised $6.9 million in funding, according… Read More

Mar 27, 2011, 10:27 PM

YearlyLeaf turns your Facebook status updates and photos into a coffee table book

Facebook is great for keeping up with friends. But once you post a photo or status update, those memories can… Read More

Mar 25, 2011, 2:09 PM

Calbucci removes Zillow from Startup Index: ‘They are not a startup’

Defining exactly what constitutes a startup can be a challenge, especially for digital scribes like us. Is it a pre-revenue… Read More

Mar 25, 2011, 10:09 AM

Photo of the day: Governor Gregoire learns to Swype

Governor Chris Gregoire loves to promote Washington products, from wine to cherries to airplanes. And now she’s got another one… Read More

Mar 25, 2011, 7:53 AM

Inside look at VC performance: Top and bottom five in Washington state

It’s been a rough few years for venture capitalists, with the IPO market in the tank and venture returns slumping.… Read More

Mar 25, 2011, 12:11 AM

Thinkfuse raises cash to revolutionize status reports

Thinkfuse, a Seattle startup led by former Market Leader and iLike product manager Aydin Ghajar and former Microsoft software engineers… Read More

Mar 24, 2011, 4:55 PM

Concur’s Rajeev Singh on the ups and downs of entrepreneurship

In the latest interview on Mixergy, Concur president Rajeev Singh explains how the Redmond maker of travel and entertainment expense… Read More

Mar 24, 2011, 10:00 AM

What’s next for Swype? Old-school ‘tapping’

Swype founder Cliff Kushler invented one of the most innovative text-input technologies, allowing users of touchscreen devices to quickly input… Read More

Mar 23, 2011, 11:30 AM

Tech Law: Fred Wilson’s $5,000 Startup Lawyer Challenge

Fred Wilson issued a challenge this morning to startup lawyers: can we close a startup’s seed financing round for legal… Read More

Mar 22, 2011, 3:17 PM

Report: Is Comcast looking to sell thePlatform?

[See update below] The Platform, an online video management company which has been owned by Comcast for the past five… Read More

Mar 22, 2011, 9:45 AM

Welcome to TechDwellers: An inside look at Seattle’s newest tech incubator

There’s a Les Schwab tire shop across the street. A flower distribution warehouse around the corner. And a distributor of… Read More

Mar 22, 2011, 8:38 AM

Angel investing 101: The iPhone app version

When it comes to enjoyable activities in life, the legal intricacies of angel financing deals might rank just above a… Read More

Mar 22, 2011, 7:58 AM

Report: More than 320 daily deal sites operate in the U.S.

Maybe there actually is some room for all of those Groupon clones. A new report out from Local Offer Network… Read More

Mar 21, 2011, 1:28 PM

GeekWire Week #2: It’s all about the content

Some people might say I was snooping. I think I was just doing old-fashioned journalism. There I was poking around… Read More

Mar 21, 2011, 10:07 AM

Now there’s an online marketplace for daily deals

There’s been a lot of activity in the daily deal space in recent weeks. And now Tippr — the Seattle… Read More

Mar 21, 2011, 6:43 AM

OwnZones raises $500,000 to help media companies charge for digital content

Media companies everywhere — from TV stations to newspapers to book publishers — are trying to figure out how to… Read More

Mar 21, 2011, 6:05 AM

Ed Fries, Bill Bryant join board of profitable social gaming startup Z2Live

Z2Live, maker of the popular Trade Nations game for the iPhone and iPad, has scored a new round of funding… Read More

Mar 20, 2011, 8:34 AM

‘If you don’t like IE don’t use it,’ and other comments of the week

We’ve been having a ball telling stories of new technologies, entrepreneurs and the exploits of some of the world’s biggest… Read More

Mar 20, 2011, 6:07 AM

Facebook’s latest acquisition: No mobile phone left behind

Sure, smartphones get all the headlines these days, but what about devices on the other end of the bell curve?… Read More

Mar 19, 2011, 7:28 AM

Here it is, the first GeekWire Podcast: We’re back!

One of the pleasant surprises after starting GeekWire was the number of people who asked if we would continue doing… Read More

Mar 18, 2011, 6:51 AM

Ex-Microsoft GM lands CEO gig at Mac security firm

Jeff Erwin, a former Microsoft general manager and Seattle area startup veteran, has been tapped as CEO of Mac security… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 4:27 PM

Can Groupon become a $3.75 trillion dollar company in 25 years?

There’s been a lot of chatter today about Groupon talking to bankers about a possible $25 billion post IPO valuation.… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 10:12 AM

Hydrovolts wins Imagine H20 competition with innovative turbines

Hydrovolts, a Seattle startup that’s developing turbines to generate clean power from canals and other waterways, has won the Water-Energy… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 8:21 AM

Exclusive: Finsphere scores $1.75M, looks to become mobile ID system for the Web

Identity theft is a nasty societal problem, growing worse by the amount of data available online. But a Bellevue startup… Read More

Mar 17, 2011, 7:08 AM

What’s your real estate agent really thinking? Redfin unveils Agent Insights

Redfin is launching a new feature today that allows the company’s real estate agents to speak candidly about the homes… Read More