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Startup Spotlight: motion.social is a fitness app that connects users around common interests

David Longdon and Justin Huff believe that the experience — not the data — is what drives people to continue… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Grassworks Digital makes technology for the burgeoning pot industry

It had been about a year since retailers in Washington state began selling recreational marijuana when Ryan Porter, a vet… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vault launches app that helps people save for retirement with their paychecks

There are a few financial challenges we all face, and saving for retirement is one of the biggest. But the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Spotted Places maps out travel recommendations from friends

Bryant Hawthorne and Dan Taylor met as neighbors and quickly bonded over a love of travel and similar careers in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft cybersecurity vets launch Seklarity to help companies understand hacking risk

During the years Joe Donahue spent running Microsoft’s cybersecurity threat detection team, he observed a recurring problem. The team helped… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Cancer survivors join forces for social video startup Splainers

The odds of surviving stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma are about four-to-one. The odds of two people beating that cancer and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Waccal’s platform helps startups validate their products and find investors

The process of landing meetings and pitching investors can be burdensome for time and resource-strapped startups. Brothers Ashfaq and Anil… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Swym wants to help e-commerce companies better compete with Amazon

It’s not an easy time to be in the e-commerce business. Tech titans, like Amazon and Walmart, are able to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Hazel wants to help managers be better leaders using software

As Wisam Abdulla and his co-founders were building Canadian payroll startup Rise, they encountered a common complaint from customers again… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Amazon vets launch crowdsourced decision-making app Abett

From advertising to city planning, data powers the modern world. And while businesses are becoming increasingly sophisticated in leveraging data… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Paranoid sexters will love this anti-screenshot app

When (newly-public) Snapchat first arrived on the scene, its self-destructing messages felt like a game-changer. Finally, a way to send… Read More

Startup Spotlight: On-demand beauty service Tousled brings salon professionals to your door

When Priya Dandawate was studying engineering at the University of Illinois, she moonlighted in local beauty parlors. She saw big inefficiencies in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FreeFunder takes on Kickstarter with no-fee crowdfunding platform

Crowdfunding is designed to help people who are low on cash bring their ideas to life and finance big ticket… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Prints.ly’s online marketplace helps you buy museum-quality prints from top photographers

Artists and photographers who want to sell their work as high-quality physical prints have a new tool at their disposal.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: flightSpeak makes air travel easier with critical airport information

With the hoildays approaching, many travelers are bracing themselves for the headaches associated with the airport. FlightSpeak wants to take… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Qorus helps businesses create critical documents on-demand

Ray Meiring and two other technology consultants, Lee Child and Stephanie Laurent, were helping a large retailer in Cape Town,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Maven Exchange helps shoppers earn cash by recommending products

Maven Exchange wants to be the accessory you pair with online shopping. The startup, founded by Seattle marketing vets Jess… Read More

Startup Spotlight: KeepKey’s tiny bitcoin vault protects against cyber thieves

Darin Stanchfield believes the future of bitcoin depends on security. The crypto-currency has a lot of potential, he says, but… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vidpal is an on-demand marketplace for videographers

Two years ago, John Ortega founded a service for travelers to request videos from locals at their destination. He quickly… Read More

Startup Spotlight: CharityCheckin aims to be ‘world’s largest giving engine’ via branded check-ins

When Marsh Sutherland lost his wife to a battle with cancer, he started looking for ways to raise awareness for… Read More

Startup Spotlight: VR storytelling content management startup VIAR proves the power of the pivot

By the summer of 2015, VIAR was nearly bankrupt. The product — virtual reality tours to help architects show clients future… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Articentral helps local artisans manage their online business

Most artisans and makers probably enjoy spending more time at their workbench than they do in front of the computer… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Microsoft employees want to reinvent email with TouchMail app for Windows

A Seattle startup thinks there is a better way to manage email. Founded in 2013 by two former Microsoft employees,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: High school sweethearts behind Cobelay help match small businesses with buyers

Jenny and Steve Feinberg met in high school, attended UCLA together, and got married in 2008. Last year, they embarked… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This student team designs apps to help people with disabilities

When Maddie Rogers was in high school, her grandfather suffered a stroke. As with many stroke victims, the ordeal made communicating… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Libro.fm’s audiobook platform helps independent bookstores compete with Amazon

Audiobook platform Libro.fm is Mark Pearson’s small rebellion against Amazon. As CEO of the small publishing company Pear Press and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Moovn wants to be the Uber for the developing world

Competing with Uber is no easy feat, as investors are quick to point out. That’s what they told Godwin Gabriel… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Knack helps busy people create custom gift boxes online

Knack is putting a new spin on an old concept: Gift baskets. The Seattle startup uses advanced stock keeping, recommendation… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Seattle moms launch Sproutable, an online learning hub for parents

After years working in public health and early childhood development, Alanna Beebe grew concerned that the latest science in her… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TalentSonar promotes diversity in tech with ‘blind resume review’ software

Women and minorities are historically underrepresented in the tech industry and companies often struggle to fix the diversity issue. Now… Read More

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