Heroclip, a unique gear-holding gadget invented by Seattle entrepreneur Mina Yoo, has been acquired by Gear Aid of Bellingham, Wash. Yoo, a Ph.D. former professor of entrepreneurship at the University of… Read More
Mina Yoo didn’t actually recognize that she was an inventor until she’d received two utility patents during her journey toward creating Heroclip, the do-everything carabiner/hook that has attracted fans and… Read More
Investors clearly want to hang with Heroclip. The unique hybrid gear clip that is part carabiner and part utility hook has attracted $1.1 million in new funding, the company announced… Read More
Beyond the obvious need to raise cash, crowdfunding solves a variety of issues for a young company with an idea and a dream. Whether figuring out who the customer is… Read More
First- and second-generation immigrants make up only 27 percent of the U.S. population, yet more than half of the most valuable U.S. tech companies were founded by immigrants or the… Read More
Reetu Gupta, founder and CEO of Cirkled in, has 20 years of experience in corporate America. In addition to having an MBA and a master’s degree in engineering, Gupta has… Read More
Seattle-area entrepreneur Mina Yoo has been in the United States since 1991, receiving a dual Ph.D. in sociology and business administration from the University of Michigan, working as a University… Read More
Heroclip, the hybrid gear clip created by a former University of Washington professor, has a new hook to attract fans — and a new Indiegogo campaign. Looking to raise $30,000 to… Read More
Lulabop, the Seattle-based lifestyle startup which created an “Invention We Love” at the 2016 GeekWire Summit with its multi-use carabiner/hook called the Qliplet, announced this week that it has raised $500,000… Read More