Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs is launching a new $80 million venture fund, expanding beyond its original company-building model and promising a new infusion of capital into the region’s… Read More
As Managing Director of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs, Geoff Entress is always looking to the future. It’s necessary as he connects founders with the innovations of tomorrow. But… Read More
We’ve seen a huge influx of new engineering outposts in the Seattle region in recent years, as companies from Silicon Valley and elsewhere establish branches here to tap into the… Read More
Seattle startup Coolr seemed to have a lot of things going its way. An experienced entrepreneur at the helm who’d already achieved past success, and a strong syndicate of investors… Read More
Geoff Entress has an impressive resume. The former securities lawyer and financial analyst is a venture partner at Voyager Capital and an angel investor in more than 80 Pacific Northwest… Read More
Three well-known Seattle investors have emerged at the helm of a mysterious new firm known as Pioneer Square Labs. Angel investors Geoff Entress and Mike Galgon have joined with venture… Read More
Hootsuite, the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that helps organizations better manage social media efforts, has pulled in another $60 million in venture funding that values the fast-growing company at about $1… Read More
Qazzow, a spin-out from the University of Washington’s Information School, has landed $2.4 million in series A financing in a deal led by WRF Capital and Voyager Capital. The W… Read More
Seattle super angel Geoff Entress told me a few months ago that HootSuite, the B.C.-based maker of social media analysis tools, may turn into one of his best investments of… Read More
Seattle angel investor Geoff Entress has backed about 100 startup companies over the years, from social media powerhouses like HootSuite to storage companies like Isilon to software startups like LiquidPlanner.… Read More
WhitePages has been around the startup block a few times, and now the 16-year-old Seattle company is injecting a bit of new blood. The company today is announcing that it… Read More
Geoff Entress has the BC bug. The Seattle angel investor is partnering with HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes and others to create a new startup incubator in Vancouver, B.C. dubbed Invoke… Read More
As a parent with an energetic toddler, I sometimes struggle to find restaurants that have the right balance of good food and entertainment when dining with a two-and-a-half year old.… Read More
Twitter is great for sharing content. But when it comes to actually conducting commerce, the fast-growing social networking service leaves something to be desired. Portland’s Chirpify wants to solve that… 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
Even though it’s cheaper than ever to get a software or Internet company off the ground these days, money still matters. But the best investors bring more to the table… Read More
Buuteeq has reeled in an addition $2 million in capital from a long list of angel investors in Seattle and Silicon Valley, money that the fast-growing Seattle company will use… Read More
Tanning creams, memory supplements and skin care devices are frequently peddled on late-night TV infomercials. But there’s no reason those products can’t find a bigger audience on the Web, and… Read More
As gas prices soar and commute times lengthen, Walk Score CEO Josh Herst thinks Americans are going to ditch their cars in larger numbers. Instead, he believes they will demand “more walkable… Read More
These angel investors are elevating Seattle to new heights. The brains behind Founder’s Co-op and TechStars not only are bankrolling new startup ventures, but Andy Sack, Geoff Entress and Chris DeVore are… Read More
GoChime, a recent grad of the TechStars Seattle incubation program, has raised $630,000 in financing from angel investors Geoff Entress, Matt Shobe, Dave Carlson, Walter Winshall, Rob Martin, Kendall Kunz and… Read More
Many Seattle entrepreneurs head south to Silicon Valley when raising financing, tapping into the region’s ranks of well-connected angels. But PokitDok, a Silicon Valley startup that just landed $450,000, took… Read More
Seattle angel investor Geoff Entress has joined the board of Treemo Labs, a maker of mobile applications. A member of the Founder’s Co-op team and a venture partner at Voyager Capital,… Read More
Banyan Branch, the Seattle-based social media marketing firm whose clients include Hartz, Porsche and Gilt Groupe, has raised $1.7 million from a prominent group of angel investors that includes former… Read More
This is giving new meaning to the term “daily deal.” In a continued flurry of activity in the M&A market, Seattle-based Dashwire today agreed to be sold to Taiwain smartphone… Read More
San Francisco’s Airbnb reportedly just raised $100 million at a whopping $1 billion valuation, with high-profile backers like Ashton Kutcher joining the frenzy. But Airbnb is not the only upstart… Read More