Earlier this month Avalara’s Scott McFarlane won CEO of the Year at the GeekWire Awards. “I might be the luckiest person on earth,” he said. “I have great investors and great… Read More
Earlier this month, domain company Rightside reported a 13 percent revenue gain for the first quarter, with shares up 28 percent. The growing company (which split off from Demand Media last… Read More
Seattle-based dog-sitting startup Rover closed a $25 million funding round in March. At the time, CEO Aaron Easterly told GeekWire the funds would be used to expand to more cities and… Read More
Disney has maintained a strong Seattle presence since buying Paul Allen’s Starwave in 1998. The media giant and its affiliates have been steady job creators in the region, focusing on design and development… Read More
Last month Zillow launched “Agent Finder,” a new feature that allows homebuyers to search for real estate agents based on their needs. Home buyers can search by past sales, price point,… Read More
The business community, educators, and politicians across the U.S. are pushing for STEM education. Countless articles implore schools to adopt STEM programs and highlight the importance of getting women and… Read More
In February, attorney directory and legal advice site Avvo rolled out a new branding campaign. The TV spots use humor to suggest viewers choose Avvo when they need legal help the most — a… Read More
Point B’s work environment is garnering some buzz. The management consulting firm made Oregon Business Magazine’s list of the Best Companies to Work For last month and in 2014 Consulting magazine named… Read More
The recent string of cyber security breaches, including the hack of sites across the U.S. and Europe over the weekend, highlight the vulnerability of our digital data-based world. Information security is more important now… Read More
Tableau is on a roll. After its successful IPO in 2013, the data visualization platform continued to expand its footprint in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood and add employees. Last month Tableau… Read More
A recent report showed that Amazon Web Services continues to dominate the cloud computing sphere. Fifty-seven percent of technical professionals reported that they use AWS applications, up from 54 percent from… Read More
Yesterday Zillow announced the successful completion of its merger with Trulia. Although the acquisition will involve some layoffs on Trulia’s side, Zillow is still actively seeking engineers and developers. The… Read More
In December Zillow launched a new “Returnship” program, a three-month training gig that allows developers to refresh their coding knowledge with the help of a mentor. “I think that the… Read More
WeWork, which provides shared office space to startups, closed a $355 million funding round in December, valuing the company at about $5 billion. This month alone the fast-growing startup expanded to Berkeley and opened a… Read More
Earlier this month Zillow launched a new “Data Dashboard,” a listing platform that gives brokers and agents more control over how data about their listings appears on Zillow. The company’s… Read More
In December, EnergySavvy made Forbes’ list of 10 Companies to Watch in Energy Analytics. The Seattle-based company, which serves about 25 utility clients across the U.S., closed out its latest funding round… Read More
Last month, Seattle startup Front Desk announced a $4 million investment, bringing its extended Series A round to more than $11 million. Front Desk, led by Expedia and T-Mobile vet Jon… Read More
Last month Shippable announced an $8 million funding round led by Madrona Venture Group. The continuous delivery platform plans to use the funding to further push into the enterprise, and… Read More
As the fight to contain the Ebola outbreak wages on, several Seattle organizations are throwing their hats in the ring. Seattle hospitals have geared up to treat the disease, local… Read More
Earlier this year an interviewer asked WhitePages CEO Alex Algard how he finds and keeps talent. “We’re so small and every employee makes such a big impact because of that… Read More
Rival IQ, a digital marketing analytics startup that helps companies keep tabs on their competition, announced $1 million in funding last month, including backing from Vulcan Capital, Gravity Ventures, Confluence Capital,… Read More
Zillow’s rapid growth doesn’t show signs of slowing any time soon. Earlier this week GeekWire learned that the online real estate company is eyeing 115,000 square-feet of additional office space… Read More
Fall has been kind to INRIX. In the past two months the Kirkland-based traffic data company scored $55 million from Porsche, received an additional investment from Intel Capital, and expanded its partnership with Volkswagen… Read More
It’s been almost a year since Target suffered a massive security breach, exposing the personal information of millions of customers. Though it certainly took a hit, the retailer has more… Read More
Two weeks ago, Seattle-based fitness startup EveryMove launched @Work, a version of its fitness tracking platform for businesses. The new service is designed to help companies give employees incentives to be more… Read More
“I wouldn’t call it a change in direction but a greater focus and clarity,” eBay CEO John Donahoe told Forbes on the day of its headline-making split with PayPal. “The nice… Read More