In a city like Seattle, with its high density and geographically limited infrastructure, owning a car comes with a unique set of challenges. That struggle inspired Seattle entrepreneur Ian Maddox to come… Read More
Parental leave has become a hot issue as tech companies try to leverage their benefits to lure top talent. Just this week, Amazon announced revamped policies to offer more paid time off for new parents,… Read More
Flowroute wants to shake up the telecommunications industry with its voice-over-Internet service. The Seattle-based startup launched in 2007 and CEO Bayan Towfiq said the company’s revenues have doubled every year. “Flowroute’s overarching goal is… Read More
AtCipher wants to bring more security to the cloud. The young startup, which originally launched in Hong Kong before relocating to Seattle, provides client-side encryption to protect files that may be vulnerable… Read More
Data can come in all shapes and sizes, from various sources and software. Taking all that information and gleaning actionable insight can be difficult for many companies, but one new… Read More
Competing in e-commerce can be a challenge for small businesses. Many turn to third parties like Shopify or BigCartel, but those services can reduce customer retention and make it difficult to… Read More
Two brothers want to help web development teams communicate more effectively and establish a common design language. Ehud and Amit Halberstam are the co-founders of Brand.ai, a new 5-person startup… Read More
The holidays are coming up, which means you’ll likely receive a gift card from a business you never patronize. And while some people probably dash out to Red Robin to drop that… 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
Virtual reality is an exciting but largely undiscovered new frontier for digital content. While that opens up a huge world of possibilities, it can also leave content creators bewildered. That’s… Read More
If you love candy, a new startup working out of the Techstars Seattle incubator might be of interest. Candy Jar Inc. is a year-old company that lets users order more than… Read More
Adam Lieb knows games. The 28-year-old Seattle native built his first online gaming community at age 11 and later sold it to IGN. At 15, he generated thousands of dollars per week… Read More
Over the past three years, video game streaming has exploded into a young but powerful industry. Tech giants competed over Twitch before Amazon swooped up the company for $970 million and… Read More
Brad Bouse already helped fix an inefficiency in the developer market when he co-founded the software development bootcamp Code Fellows. Now he’s working on another inefficiency, but this time in the design… Read More
Antsquare wants to bring back the human element that it says is lost with online shopping. Founded in August 2014, the Seattle-based startup hosts a community marketplace that lets users find… Read More
After launching a local digital magazine focused on yoga last year, Othmane Rahmouni soon learned of a problem that existed in the yoga world: Studios couldn’t attract enough customers, and… Read More
The tech world has no shortage of recommendation apps and websites like Yelp or TripAdvisor, but Simply hopes its personalized, curated platform can set it apart. The Vancouver, B.C.-based startup focuses on surfacing content specific… Read More
Dozens of employee wellness startups have emerged in the past decade as companies become more enlightened about the value of preventative care. Portland-based Provata Health is among that group of new companies,… Read More
The Internet of Things is transforming analog to digital all around us. There’s the connected car, the connected house … could the connected dog be that far off? PupPod co-founders Erick… Read More
Update, Thursday Aug. 6: Sayist has taken down its website after GeekWire readers pointed out the large volume of content from other sites, including Craigslist. Sayist CEO Bryan Brzeg provided this… Read More
Non-profit organizations have a tall order. Getting people to engage, donate, and volunteer their time without concrete compensation is no easy feat. In the past, non-profits relied on grassroots efforts and… Read More
Ever seen an advertisement, supposedly targeted for you, that clearly missed the mark? Maybe flower shopping led to a barrage of wedding dresses or planning a do-it-yourself project caused your news feed to flood with homes… Read More
Editor’s note: Leasify ceased operations in 2016. If you’ve ever shopped for a car, you know dealers will do just about anything to simplify the process and close the sale. Leasing… Read More
Last spring, Helen Wang and Adam Costello — like most parents — began to search for summer activities for their kids. They found the process unnecessarily tedious, but — unlike most… Read More
Consider the last big-ticket purchase you made. Maybe you compared prices, read reviews, and utilized online tools designed to help consumers. Now imagine you could apply that same shopping strategy to… Read More
This month, the University of Washington graduated a record number of computer science students. But despite growing computer literacy, the demand for developers still far outweighs the supply. To address this… Read More
In the age of the billion-person social network, it can be challenging to use digital tools to find authentic, trustworthy communities. As The Kernel observed, that became a daunting obstacle for… Read More
Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente had been working for Microsoft for over two decades when he finally decided to strike out on his own as an entrepreneur. He found motivation… Read More
Smartphones are everywhere. The number of worldwide smartphone users is expected to surpass 2 billion in 2016. Even now it’s hard to step into an elevator or coffee shop without… Read More
Michael Chu and Niraj Zaveri were working for SAP when they started to notice a dramatic shift in the world of enterprise sales. “Buyers are more educated than ever, and… Read More