Articles about Madrona – Page 9 of 14

Tech Moves: Former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot named CEO of Mixpo; Skytap adds VPs; and more

—Mixpo, the six-year-old online video advertising startup, has named former Razorfish and aQuantive executive Jeff Lanctot as CEO. He replaces… Read More

DogVacay looks to be top breed in pet boarding, laps up $15M to bite back at Rover.com

It’s turning into an epic dog fight. DogVacay today announced that it has secured $15 million in fresh funding, money… Read More

Jobaline closes series A funding round, processes 150,000 job applications

Kirkland startup Jobaline has closed out its series A funding round, with an additional $2.8 million in funding from Madrona… Read More

iSpot.tv raises $5M, looks to provide better advertising insights by analyzing 35,000 TV commercials

Sean Muller didn’t have to raise cash for his fast-growing Seattle area startup iSpot.tv. After all, the 15-person company —… Read More

Headwinds persist for VC funds: 56 funds raise $4.1 billion in Q3

U.S. venture capital funds had a bit more success raising money in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter,… Read More

AdReady finds a buyer, sells to digital media holding company CPXi

AdReady is getting a new home. The Seattle online advertising startup — founded seven years ago by Aaron Finn and bankrolled… Read More

Seattle VC firm Madrona has a new home, with more room to incubate startups

Since 1995, Tom Alberg and the rest of the crew at Seattle venture capital firm Madrona have bankrolled startups from… Read More

eBay acquires Decide.com, shopping research site will shut down Sept. 30

eBay is buying Seattle startup Decide.com, gobbling up the online shopping research service that predicted whether prices were going up… Read More

Former Slate publisher and MSN vet joins Cheezburger as president and COO

Cheezburger is adding a little more beef to its executive ranks. The six-year-old Seattle online humor company, best known for… Read More

Optify looks to sell assets, staffer says layoff was ‘shocking’

Last week, we shared the news with you that Optify, the Seattle maker of marketing software, had hit the wall… Read More

Optify hits the wall, lays off staff

What’s up at Optify? From what we’re hearing, the company is on its last legs. Multiple sources informed us on… Read More

After adding more than 600 customers, Portland’s Jama lands $13M in first VC round

Portland-based Jama Software has reeled in $13 million in fresh funding, money that the enterprise software company plans to use… Read More

Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco

With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… Read More

Data analytics startup Context Relevant scores $7M series A from Madrona, Bloomberg and others

Context Relevant has reeled in $7 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle company will use for continued development… Read More

Report: Portland’s AppFog to be acquired by Savvis

Portland platform-as-a-service startup AppFog is set to be acquired by Savvis, the big co-location and data center operator that’s owned… Read More

Q&A: Madrona’s Julie Sandler on startups, women in tech and getting promoted at Seattle’s top VC firm

Venture capitalists tend to have sharp elbows and prickly demeanors. But Julie Sandler, who joined Madrona Venture Group two years… Read More

Transforming takeout: Madrona’s Brian McAndrews named chairman of merged GrubHub and Seamless

Brian McAndrews, the former aQuantive CEO who now serves as a venture partner at Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group, is already… Read More

Apptio raises $45 million at a hefty valuation, plans to accelerate ‘on all fronts’

Apptio is not playing small ball. Just 14 months after raising a $50 million venture round, Bellevue-based Apptio is back… Read More

These new mini robots could teach your 5-year-old how to program

Kids love robots. And now a new San Francisco area company, backed with $1 million from the likes of Google… Read More

Heralded UW computer science professor scores $6.75M for GraphLab, looking to make better online recommendations

It was a major coup last summer when The University of Washington hooked computer science professor Carlos Guestrin, a leading data scientist… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup of the Year

We’re nearing the end of the voting for the GeekWire Awards, and today we’ve got a big category on hand:… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup Deal of the Year

OK, geek fans, we’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category promises to be… Read More

After series of pivots, Haiku Deck scores $3 million to make presentation tools fun

Haiku Deck has reeled in $3 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue to… Read More

Ignition Partners raises $150M fund, opens new Silicon Valley office

It’s a new era for Ignition Partners. The Bellevue venture capital firm has a new fund, new offices and a… Read More

Decide.com lands $8 million, names former drugstore.com CEO to board

Decide.com has reeled in $8 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to hire more engineers… Read More

Men’s fashion site Indochino sews up $13 million to help guys sharpen their style

Indochino, the Vancouver, B.C.-based men’s fashion site, has pulled in $13 million in fresh funding that it will use to… Read More

How big data will transform politics, education and just about everything else

Big data requires big thinkers. And some of Seattle’s top minds — from University of Washington computer scientist Oren Etzioni… Read More

Redfin sets up new title and escrow subsidiary, continuing quest to upend real estate

Redfin has certainly made it clear that it wants to transform the real estate business — initially focusing on the… Read More

Madrona backs Mobilewalla, team relocates to Seattle

Mobile analytics startup Mobilewalla has raised $4 million in new funding, including a cash infusion from Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Q&A: Why this former Microsoft exec wanted to become a venture capitalist

Ted Kummert is a Seattle homer. He attended Roosevelt High School, and still bleeds University of Washington “purple and gold”… Read More