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Maveron

Zulily boosts price range to $18 to $20 per share, signals strong demand for IPO

Fast-growing daily deal site Zulily is prepping for its initial public offering, with shares expected to price Thursday and begin… Read More

Maveron-backed PotBelly fills tummy with spectacular IPO

Well, the sandwiches are delicious. But it’s not just meatball subs that’s getting Wall Street excited about PotBelly Sandwich Shop.… 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

Maveron-backed Potbelly Sandwich Shop files for $75M IPO

This IPO could be really yummy? Potbelly Sandwich Shop, a Chicago restaurant chain founded in 1977, has filed to raise… Read More

Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

It usually doesn’t happen this way. But Julep, the fast-growing Seattle cosmetics upstart, has gotten bigger as its metrics have improved.… Read More

Google Ventures, Maveron and others bankroll crowdfunding platform CircleUp

Maveron, the Seattle venture capital firm led by Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz and former investment banker Dan Levitan, has joined… Read More

Panna brings celeb chefs into home kitchens with digital tutorials, raises $1.35M

From cooking shows to cooking competitions, it’s no secret we like watching chefs at work — it’s nearly as exciting… 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

Rosetta Stone cracks Livemocha, buys language community for $8.5 million

Seattle online language community Livemocha has been acquired by Rosetta Stone for $8.5 million in cash. The deal is hardly… Read More

Maveron to plant a seed each month, unveils plan to sprout early-stage consumer startups

Maveron struck gold a few years ago when it provided the initial seed funding to a young e-commerce startup by… 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

Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep

Julep founder Jane Park pauses near the end of our interview, and just lays it out straight when it comes… Read More

Cash-based payment platform PayNearMe lands funding from Maveron

PayNearMe, a cash-based payment platform based in Silicon Valley, just raised a $10 million Series D round from investors including… Read More

Red Tricycle pedals ahead with $1.5M from Maveron and Zulily to help parents discover more family fun

Jacqui Boland started Red Tricycle in Seattle six years ago when she was pregnant with her son, creating an online… Read More

Prepping for the holiday shopping season, Decide.com rolls out updated app

Decide.com is getting ready for some serious holiday shopping. The Seattle startup, backed by Madrona Venture Group and Maveron and… Read More

Decide.com trumps outdated Consumer Reports, study says

Out with the old and in with the new — that’s what a study comparing Consumer Reports to Decide.com concludes.… Read More

Consumer Reports for geeks: New ‘Decide Score’ uncovers the best and worst products

Decide.com already tells consumers when they should buy cameras, phones, refrigerators and other gadgets and appliances, analyzing price drops and… Read More

Tech Moves: Maveron adds venture partner; Doug Aley joins Zulily; etc.

Maveron, the Seattle venture capital firm led by former investment banker Dan Levitan and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, has named… Read More

Lemon squeezes cash from Maveron for digital wallet

Silicon Valley-based Lemon received a substantial boost of $8 million in investment funding to fuel its “Smarter Wallet,” a digital… Read More

Startup advice from Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens: Move fast, because speed matters

For the past few years, Keith Vernon of Bristlecone Advisors has taken the stage at the University of Washington’s annual… Read More

Decide.com brings gadget price predictions to the iPad

Decide.com has been on a roll in recent weeks, unveiling a new daily deal service, hiring top talent such as… Read More

Seattle VCs invest in TechStars, supporting 3 more years of startup incubation

TechStars will be looking to hatch companies in Seattle for the next three years, thanks in part to cash from… Read More

Social media vet Shauna Causey leaves Nordstrom for Decide.com

Decide.com wants to transform the way people shop for consumer electronics, appliances and other products online by telling people the… Read More

Tech Moves: Scott Blanksteen leaves AppStoreHQ for Amazon; Maveron promotes Jason Stoffer; and more

Fast-growing Amazon.com continues to gobble up talent from the Seattle tech community. The latest addition is Scott Blanksteen who just… Read More

Meet the superheroes of Maveron: One hilarious holiday card

We get a lot of holiday greetings here at GeekWire. Some are pretty traditional, with snowmen or santas or wreaths.… Read More

Trupanion nabs $9M, looks to expand pet insurance pawprint

People love their pets, but anyone who has taken their beloved Fido or Felix to the veterinarian lately knows that… Read More

Decide.com’s new iPhone app helps gadget shoppers find a better deal nearby

There’s no shortage of mobile applications that allow shoppers to scan product bar codes and retrieve product information, with eBay’s… Read More

Livemocha opens door on language learning at Seattle Public Library

Visitors to the 28 branches of the Seattle Public Library will now have the ability to pick up some new… Read More

Bezos, Schultz and others back NYC startup incubator General Assembly: Time to bring a branch to Seattle?

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s venture capital firm, Maveron, are tossing their support behind General Assembly,… Read More

Zynga co-founder Andrew Trader joins Maveron, looks to bankroll ‘rock star entrepreneurs’

Ten months after joining Maveron as an entrepreneur-in-residence, Zynga co-founder Andrew Trader has strengthened his role with the Seattle venture… Read More

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