Articles about Venture capital – Page 39 of 70

Ex-Microsoft manager raises $6M for cloud startup Icertis

Icertis, a Bellevue-based cloud startup led by former Microsoft manager Samir Bodas, has raised $6 million in venture funding from Greycroft… Read More

VC firms team up with Box to offer $40M for companies building on its platform

SAN FRANCISCO – Box CEO Aaron Levie announced today that his enterprise storage software company has teamed up with venture… Read More

IT automation startup Chef raises $32M of a larger financing round

Seattle-based IT automation startup Chef is raising more cash. The company has reeled in $32 million of a larger Series… Read More

Chart: Here’s a look at the Northwest startup companies that scored VC financing in Q1

Money continues to flow in the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem, even though there aren’t the billion dollar “unicorns” running around… Read More

Advice: Should women bother to raise funds from venture capitalists?

The business media hasn’t been kind to venture capital funds in recent weeks. When the nation’s most active deal maker… Read More

Private equity and mutual funds help propel startup investing to $17.7B in Q1

Big money is looking for big opportunities in privately-held startups. That’s one key data point coming out of a new… Read More

How Seattle’s micro VCs are like craft breweries

Walk through the industrial section of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood and within minutes you’ll likely stumble on an amazing craft brewery… Read More

Money trend: VC deals continue to fall in Q1 as valuations skyrocket

Venture capitalists aren’t investing in as many companies as they did last year, but when they place a bet they… Read More

Seattle marijuana investment firm Privateer closes $75M round to build global cannabis brands

Privateer Holdings is well on its way to becoming one of the country’s top marijuana investment firms. The Seattle-based holding… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Where Seattle VC firms are placing their bets

We’re back with an update to the GeekWire 200, our list of the hottest up-and-coming privately-held technology companies in the… Read More

Founder’s Co-op raises $20M, looks to spark more innovative startups in the Northwest

Over the past seven years, Founder’s Co-op has trumpeted the benefits of the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial community more than most,… Read More

LearnBig pivots to professional development, raises $2.2M

Since its launch in 2013, e-learning startup LearnBig has undergone some significant changes. The Seattle-based startup, helmed by former Egghead… Read More

The mighty Madrona: Why one VC firm is so critical to Seattle (and why that’s a little scary)

Look across Seattle’s startup landscape, and you’ll see a commonality. Like the tree it takes its name from, Madrona Venture… Read More

Portland’s Jama Software raises $20M to help companies with product development

Portland-based Jama Software today announced that it has raised a $20 million round to fuel development of its platform that… Read More

Ignition looking to raise $200 million venture capital fund

Ignition, the Bellevue venture capital firm led by former Microsoft executives Frank Artale and John Connors as well as Silicon… Read More

Android OS-maker Cyanogen raises $80M from Twitter, Qualcomm, Rupert Murdoch

Cyanogen Inc., the Android OS-maker with offices in Palo Alto and Seattle, today announced an $80 million Series C funding round… Read More

Rover raises $25M for dog sitting marketplace, will expand to more cities

Rover.com, the Seattle-based startup that connects dog owners with people to care for their pooches, today announced a $25 million… Read More

Healthentic raises almost $4M to boost healthcare analytics

Healthentic, a Seattle-based health tech startup, announced today that it received $3.75 million in its latest round of equity financing.… Read More

Remitly raises $12.5M to help immigrants send money to friends, family abroad

Sending money to friends and family abroad can be inefficient and expensive. Seattle-based startup Remitly has created a tool that… Read More

‘Paper’ app maker FiftyThree raises $30M to fuel development of new iPad productivity tool

FiftyThree has already developed an “App of the Year.” It built hardware that garnered 4 and 5-star reviews on Amazon. And just this month, the company’s… Read More

Spaceflight raises $19M to help launch micro-satellites through innovative ‘ride share’ program

Spaceflight Industries, which helps the U.S. government, Planet Labs and other customers launch small satellites on larger space transportation vehicles,… Read More

Home security startup Korner raises cash to keep intruders at bay

After successfully raising $416,994 through an Indiegogo campaign last summer, Seattle home security startup Korner is back in the money.… Read More

Mark Cuban: This tech bubble is worse than the tech bubble of 2000

Dot-com era startup founder and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn’t being polite about the state of tech industry investment. In… Read More

Seattle startup OfferUp reportedly looking to raise $60 million to $100 million

OfferUp — a Bellevue startup that helps people buy and sell everything from bed frames to bicycles to used cars —… Read More

SaaS Capital raises $58 million fund, establishes outpost in Seattle

SaaS Capital, an investment firm that specializes in providing debt financing to companies that create software-as-a-service products, has raised $58… Read More

Tempered Networks raises $15M to help protect power plants and refineries from cyberattacks

Cyberattacks are causing havoc across a number of industries, with hackers exposing vulnerabilities everywhere they go. One of the worst… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Cartogram raises cash for interactive indoor maps

Online maps allow you to track so much today — restaurants in certain neighborhoods, locations of supermarkets or the closest… Read More

Gaming startup PlayFab raises $7.4M from Benchmark, Madrona and others

PlayFab, a Seattle-based company that provides game developers with back-end services for their online games, announced today that it raised… Read More

Unify Square raises $8.2M, partners with Microsoft to boost tools for Lync

Unify Square, a Bellevue-based company that provides software, services and support for Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business, announced today… Read More

Mobile startup Urban Airship lands $9 million, names new execs

Urban Airship, the Portland startup that helps companies like Red Bull, Alaska Airlines, TMZ and Rhapsody deliver push notifications to… Read More