Workboard, a SaaS platform that helps companies execute their strategies, today announced a $9 million Series A round that included participation from Microsoft’s formal venture fund. Floodgate and new investor… Read More
Salesforce continues to post strong revenue growth on its quest to put its marketing technology in the hands of every business on earth, beating financial analyst expectations for revenue and… Read More
Global revenue in the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry topped $43 billion in the first half of 2017 — up 23 percent from a year ago, making up nearly… Read More
When you think “enterprise software,” industry leaders like Oracle, Microsoft and SAP may come to mind, but Entomo may not be on that list. The Bellevue, Wash.-based startup wants to change that.… Read More
Crelate, a startup with offices in Bothell, Wash. and Bethesda, Md., has closed a $1.2 million investment round led by the Alliance of Angels. The startup, which makes software for… Read More
Mid-sized to enterprise-level companies rely on an increasingly wide array of software products to keep their businesses efficient. But, ironically, relying on a big pool of different SaaS applications can… Read More
Public-cloud services will grow at a compounded annual rate of 22 percent between 2015 and 2020, reaching $236 billion, research firm Forrester said in a note this week. That total… Read More
Despite the almost reflexive use of the word “cloud” in the computing industry, relatively little software was actually being used in that fashion as of year-end 2014, according to a new, comprehensive… Read More
AnswerDash, a spinout from the University of Washington, offers predictive technology to answer customer questions in context on websites, aiming to reduce costs and improve the self-help experience for users. The company is currently… Read More
How should startups navigate turbulent economic times? That was one of the questions posed to a panel of investors at the recent GeekWire Startup Day. With China’s economy slowing down, gas prices dropping,… Read More
“I definitely would take a second meeting” may be the highest praise a startup could expect from Greg Gottesman, partner at Madrona Venture Group and co-founder of Pioneer Square Labs, after… Read More
During his 18-year tenure at Infosys, Pradeep Prabhu pioneered the IT company’s cloud business. Along with colleague Prasanna Raghavendra, the engineers saw a need for a developer-facing platform that could still work with common… Read More
When it comes to accounting, many entrepreneurs try to manage cash flow themselves or turn to traditional bookkeepers. This is a process that Seattle startup Mentio wants to automate, scale, and… Read More
SaaS Capital, an investment firm that specializes in providing debt financing to companies that create software-as-a-service products, has raised $58 million and expanded its footprint in the Pacific Northwest with… Read More
Pipeline Deals didn’t need money for its first nine years, bootstrapping its way to success. It earned a coveted spot on the Inc. 5000 list, as it added more than… Read More
Let’s hope they used DocuSign to seal this deal. The electronic signature powerhouse just scored $85 million in fresh funding, a huge injection of cash that the company will use… Read More
If you’ve ever taken an accounting course or have run your own business, you know that accounting is a huge pain. Sadly, it’s a necessary evil for every business. But Monchilla… Read More
The top three executives at Buuteeq all grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, attending Palo Alto High School in the late 80s. Forest Key, Adam Brownstein and Cameron Steele… Read More
Some entrepreneurial ideas are born in the lab. Jon Zimmerman’s latest entrepreneurial effort emerged at the Crossfit gym that he co-owns in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Encountering paperwork challenges at the… Read More
Concur Technologies swung to a net loss during its second quarter largely due to its acquisition of TripIt. The Redmond maker of travel and entertainment expense management software reported a… Read More