Two years ago, John Ortega founded a service for travelers to request videos from locals at their destination. He quickly learned that the travel space was too broad and narrowed… Read More
Volunteering can be a fun way to give back to the community, but for many people it can be hard to find a convenient way to donate their time and… Read More
By the summer of 2015, VIAR was nearly bankrupt. The product — virtual reality tours to help architects show clients future construction — just wasn’t gaining traction. The end seemed near for… Read More
Calvin Hsieh didn’t exactly follow the traditional career trajectory of a computer science and engineering grad. Instead of moving on to Microsoft, Amazon, or a startup when he graduated from the… Read More
Jia Chen has worked in the software industry for over a decade and during that time he observed a recurring problem. Qualified developers rarely seemed to make it through the… Read More
Adszio, an email-automated advertising startup, has an unusual origin story. Damir Wallener got the idea for the company when he was running for mayor of North Cowichan in British Columbia, Canada.… Read More
During his years as a product executive, Jagan Nemani observed what he calls an “information black hole” between manufacturers and indirect sales partners. He knew that both sides could benefit from… Read More
The amount of data that businesses and individuals produce is growing exponentially. While the ability to track virtually ever aspect of an organization can be powerful, the sheer volume of information… Read More
After half a decade working in logistics for Office Depot, Dan Acosta grew frustrated with long supply chain lead times. He decided to take the entrepreneurial plunge and fix what… Read More
DJing may become the latest occupation to face competition from machines. Muze, a recent graduate from the 9Mile Labs Accelerator, is a cloud-based DJ simulator for bars and restaurants that want… Read More
Social media has produced an entirely new class of celebrity. Those who rise to Internet fame have the potential to reach and influence thousands of followers. Actors, musicians, and other traditional… Read More
Technology has had a huge impact on the real estate industry over the past decade, with companies like Zillow and Redfin leading the charge. Now another startup is throwing its… Read More
Hardware companies big and small are looking at the Internet of Things (IoT) as the new frontier. As our devices become more connected, the demand for secure infrastructure to manage… Read More
There’s been an endless stream of chatter about the differences between the tech ecosystems of Silicon Valley and Seattle, so much so that many have tired of the discussion. Even… Read More
Early last year, Evan Hiner, Gary Knopp, and Jassen Bowman connected at a Startup Weekend event over the shared goal of building a valuable company. They decided to innovate in… Read More
Michael Chu and Niraj Zaveri were working for SAP when they started to notice a dramatic shift in the world of enterprise sales. “Buyers are more educated than ever, and… Read More
Despite strides in business technology, acquiring credentials is still a manual process that can take weeks — a virtual lifetime in the current on-demand consumer climate. That’s a problem Pingle wants… Read More
KoduCare co-founder Amitai Rottem and Variat co-founder Andrew Crowell are like a lot of startup entrepreneurs. They don’t have much money, or time. That was especially case as the Seattle entrepreneurs… Read More
More than 600 investors, entrepreneurs and tech industry geeks packed the Showbox Sodo Thursday morning to hear from the latest crop of entrepreneurs emerging from Seattle-based B2B startup accelerator 9Mile… Read More
The effect of technology on American factories has often been the subject of conversation — and national debate — over the past few decades. Advances in robotics, sensors, and 3D printing have dramatically transformed… Read More
Seattle is experiencing an unprecedented sellers market. The region has its lowest inventory of homes for sale in history and last year 18.5 percent of homes sold above asking price, according… Read More
Technology advances of the past decade have ushered in an age of data. Experts estimate that the vast majority of the world’s information was generated in the past few years alone. This abundance… Read More
Jet City Improv co-founder Andrew McMasters offered a little comic relief Thursday at the 9Mile Labs Demo Day event in Seattle, noting the challenges that each of the nine presenting entrepreneurs faced in… Read More
9Mile Labs, the new accelerator that focuses on hatching new B2B startups, today announced its first cohort of startups that will begin the program on April 8th. Like other accelerators,… Read More
This is a new one. It’s an accelerator inside an incubator. 9Mile Labs, the newly-formed startup accelerator that’s focusing on hatching new B2B companies, has picked SURF Incubator in downtown… Read More
Sanjay Puri thinks more needs to be done to help entrepreneurs in the Seattle region — one of the reasons why he recently formed the startup accelerator 9Mile Labs. He… Read More