Utrip, a Seattle startup that uses machine learning to help travelers plan their trips , just closed a $4 million funding round. Investors in the Series A round include Plug… Read More
With two full-time jobs and a toddler, Gabe Frost knows a thing or two about the importance of time management. But he doesn’t necessarily think about “work-life” balance in traditional… Read More
Xiao Wang is an immigrant success story. He came to the U.S. from Nanjing at three and went on to earn advanced degrees from Stanford and Harvard Business School before… Read More
From advertising to city planning, data powers the modern world. And while businesses are becoming increasingly sophisticated in leveraging data to drive decision-making, individuals don’t always have the tools to… Read More
Jobaline has secured $3.5 million in new funding to expand its bilingual marketplace for hourly jobs and grow its Kirkland, Wash. team. Returning investors Madrona Venture Group, Trilogy Equity Partners,… Read More
When (newly-public) Snapchat first arrived on the scene, its self-destructing messages felt like a game-changer. Finally, a way to send anything you want with the liberating knowledge that it’ll be… Read More
Sometimes you choose your next career move and sometimes it chooses you. Longtime cloud exec Jared Wray’s next venture falls into that second category. He’d just left CenturyLink, two years… Read More
Well, that was fast. The Trump administration has reportedly set the wheels in motion to undo former President Obama’s plan to help immigrant entrepreneurs build startups in the U.S., just three weeks… Read More
This female founders’ story starts in a kitchen — but the women weren’t there to cook. Portland business leaders Mara Zepeda, Paige Hendrix Buckner, and Genevieve LeMarchal were sitting around the… Read More
Three years ago, Laura Malcolm and James Kocsis received the heartbreaking news that they were part of the one in five expectant parents whose pregnancies ended in a miscarriage. But… Read More
Attention, nerds: This is the party game for you. “Pitch Deck” is kind of like “Cards Against Humanity” for the startup scene — it takes something terrible (like enduring a… Read More
Camp Native CEO David Woodbury describes Spearfish, S.D., as a place with “the least amount of tech startup activity in the country.” So why did he leave the booming tech ecosystem… Read More
Unitive, a San Francisco company that makes hiring and HR software, is acquiring TalentSonar, according to CEO Alvin Loh. The companies are keeping the terms of the deal under wraps.… Read More
Stay Alfred, a Spokane, Wash. lodging startup that operates short-term rentals out of the downtown neighborhoods of major U.S. cities, just closed a $15 million Series A investment round. CEO… Read More
When Priya Dandawate was studying engineering at the University of Illinois, she moonlighted in local beauty parlors. She saw big inefficiencies in the salon industry that she thought the right technology could… Read More
Envelop VR, a virtual reality startup out of Bellevue, Wash., has ceased operations, according to the company’s website. The startup, which specialized in VR apps for businesses, was backed by… Read More
Crowdfunding is designed to help people who are low on cash bring their ideas to life and finance big ticket items they couldn’t otherwise afford. It’s a valuable resource for… Read More
Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented affordability problem, propelled largely by the tech effect. The industry is booming and hundreds of high-paid workers are migrating to the area, driving up the… Read More
ReplyYes, a chat commerce startup that spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, has raised $6.5 million of a $9.3 million Series A round. CEO Dave Cotter confirmed the investment but… Read More
When Textio arrived on the scene a couple years ago, it addressed two big pain points for the tech industry. “How can we recruit the best talent” and “how can we… Read More
Maven Exchange wants to be the accessory you pair with online shopping. The startup, founded by Seattle marketing vets Jess Waldeck, Michael Kimmons, and Marcus Tewksbury, helps shoppers earn a… Read More
Madeline Bennett is driven by a passion for entrepreneurship and hearing science, so when she saw an opportunity to leverage her interests to solve a problem facing her peers, she… Read More
Are you an entrepreneur looking for seed money to get your startup off the ground? Consider approaching angel investors, who often step in to fill the gap between funding from… Read More
Darin Stanchfield believes the future of bitcoin depends on security. The crypto-currency has a lot of potential, he says, but only if it can be reliably protected from cyber attacks.… Read More
Most young children don’t say “CEO,” when asked what they want to be when they grow up. Leslie Feinzaig wants to change that. To get kids excited about entrepreneurship, she… Read More
As COO for Seattle lunch delivery startup Peach, Gary Cowan hosts dozens of meetings each week to check in with the various departments keeping the business afloat. “My job is… Read More
There is a myriad of resources in Seattle that incubate and mentor fledgling startups — Techstars, 9Mile Labs, and Madrona Venture Labs are just a few. But once a startup’s training… Read More
By the summer of 2015, VIAR was nearly bankrupt. The product — virtual reality tours to help architects show clients future construction — just wasn’t gaining traction. The end seemed near for… Read More
A few years ago, Convoy co-founder and CTO Grant Goodale took up running after a close friend suffered a coronary incident. The sport helps Goodale de-stress from his responsibilities running technology… Read More
Calvin Hsieh didn’t exactly follow the traditional career trajectory of a computer science and engineering grad. Instead of moving on to Microsoft, Amazon, or a startup when he graduated from the… Read More