Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with guests. The investment makes Expedia a majority shareholder in the… Read More
Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of the real estate industry should be. He made that clear… Read More
It seems meal-kit delivery company Blue Apron bit off more than it could chew in planning the share price for its upcoming initial public offering. In a Securities and Exchange… Read More
Today, Expedia reported $2.2 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2017, a 15 percent increase over the same period last year, with earnings of 5 cents per share.… Read More
Remitly, a Seattle company that takes a mobile-first, customer-centric approach to money transfers, is expanding its service to the United Kingdom. Beginning today, people in the U.K. will be able to… Read More
Joe Wallin, a longtime startup attorney in the Seattle region, was recently floated as a potential nominee for the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Angel Capital Association in a… Read More
As three Millennial entrepreneurs discussed financial challenges and lessons learned from their own successful careers, a common theme emerged: Invest in yourself. It’s unsurprising, considering they represent a generation defined… Read More
As Chief Marketing Officer of Simple, Michelle Broderick’s job is to convince customers that the online banking service offers something completely different than the financial institutions they’re used to. “My… Read More
Monica Williams has been a financial guru for Seattle tech companies for more than 20 years. Since 2014, she’s been serving as chief financial offer for Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal services directory and… Read More
Fexy Media, a Mercer Island-based company focused on acquiring millennial-minded food brands, just secured $6 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. Austin’s Tritium Partners led the latest investment… Read More
Blucora, the Bellevue company formerly known as InfoSpace which is pushing heavily into financial services, posted strong results Thursday as a transformation continues under the direction of newly-appointed CEO and… Read More
REI is returning record dividends to its members and employees this year. The Seattle-based outdoor gear co-op saw 9.3 percent growth in revenue in 2015, an unprecedented boon for the… Read More
Google filled the position of chief financial officer this morning with a big name in the world of finance: Ruth Porat, the Morgan Stanley CFO, who has been described as… Read More
Finsphere, a Bellevue-based payment services startup, has partnered with Visa to help people with credit cards avoid the embarrassment of having their payment declined when traveling. Called Visa Mobile Location… Read More
Apple’s market capitalization hit a record high Tuesday, topping $700 billion for the first time earlier this morning as Wall Street rewarded the maker of iPhones, iPads and Macs. The… Read More
Consumers wanting to take a piece of Apple stock for themselves are now going to have an easier time of it — at least psychologically. The company’s stock opened at… Read More
Full Slate, a Seattle-based company that provided appointment scheduling tools to small businesses, announced today that it has been acquired by personal finance giant Intuit. The company will be joining… Read More
Many financial applications help consumers look into the past, indicating where things stand once the money is already gone. TruBalance, a Seattle startup that emerged from last year’s Seattle Startup… Read More
It’s hard to believe that Simple became available to customers only one year ago. The online-only banking startup, which started in New York and made the move to Portland, set… Read More
Seattle startup Remitly just announced pricing for its new international money-transfer service to the Philippines, and customers are probably going to like the price. Money transfers of more than $100… Read More
Sequoia Capital is investing $5 million in FutureAdvisor, a two-year-old Seattle startup that’s looking to transform the way people choose their investments and eliminate those pesky fees along the way.… Read More
It’s tax day, and that means millions of Americans are scrambling to get their financial houses in order. If you’re like me, managing personal finance information is a tedious chore,… Read More
Can geeky algorithms beat the pros on Wall Street? Scott Juds, the founder of SumGrowth Strategies, which is developing a new automated stock picker called SectorSurfer, thinks so. Juds previously worked… Read More
Group discount buying service Groupon, the granddaddy of the daily deals startups, debuted on the stock market this morning with its highly anticipated IPO, trading on the Nasdaq exchange as… Read More
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is tossing his financial support behind a new Texas-based lending institution called Ascentium Capital. The idea behind the new entity — capitalized with $75 million of… Read More