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A chill in Q3: Venture capital funding drops 29%, IPO market cools

That cool fall breeze you’re feeling may not just be the autumn wind. It may be the cooling of the… Read More

Analytics startup VoloMetrix scores $12M to measure productivity of employees

Seattle startup VoloMetrix has raised $12 million in series B funding, money that the company will use to continue to… Read More

Azuqua raises $5M from Ignition for cloud connectivity platform

Azuqua, a Seattle-based startup that helps businesses connect external cloud services with each other, today announced a $5 million Series… Read More

Cardiac Dimensions lands $8.5M for heart-valve repair device

Cardiac Dimensions has scored $8.5 million in equity financing, with the cash infusion coming from Arboretum Ventures of Michigan. The funding… Read More

Opal raises $8M to help big brands manage social media campaign production

Opal Labs, a Portland-based startup that helps businesses streamline the production of social media campaigns, today announced a $8 million… Read More

The periodic table of tech investing

Just like oxygen or nitrogen, capital is an essential element of any startup. Now, thanks to the folks over at… Read More

Amid talk of bubble, 23 venture-backed companies complete IPOs in Q3

Prominent venture capitalists Bill Gurley, Marc Andreessen and Fred Wilson have sounded the alarm bell in recent weeks about the… Read More

Ghostruck raises $1.2M to be the Uber for large deliveries

Whether it’s a massive dresser, a giant piano, or your 5-piece leather couch, moving large stuff just isn’t fun. Ghostruck knows… Read More

Data science startup Context Relevant scores $13.5M, names former anti-terrorism chief Richard Clarke to new post

Context Relevant CEO Stephen Purpura has a simple message as a screen saver on his computer: “Don’t mess it up.”… Read More

Social media manager Hootsuite raises $60 million at valuation near $1 billion

Hootsuite, the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that helps organizations better manage social media efforts, has pulled in another $60 million in… Read More

After 8 years, Array Health raises $13M for private health insurance exchange platform

The American healthcare system is undergoing massive changes, with new state and federal health insurance marketplaces now offering up more affordable ways for… Read More

SurveyMonkey leads $5.3 million round in Seattle’s Apptentive

Seattle startup Apptentive has raised $5.3 million in funding, bringing in the capital from lead investor SurveyMonkey as well as… Read More

Outdoor sports apparel maker POW lands $2.5M from ComiXology investor Columbia Pacific

POW Inc., a Seattle-based maker of outdoor sports apparel, today announced $2.5 million in fresh funding from Columbia Pacific Advisors.… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed home improvement marketplace Pro.com lands $14 million from Madrona, Maveron

Pro.com, the Seattle startup that’s looking to make it easier to find home improvement specialists, from plumbers and electricians to… Read More

Cancer research startup VentiRx lands $50M

Seattle’s biotech industry has been on an up-and-down roller coaster ride over the past 12 months, with layoffs and R&D… Read More

Sports ticketing app Gametime raises $4M from Accel Partners, hires StubHub founder

Gametime, an app that helps sports fans find last-minute ticket deals, has raised a $4 million round led by Accel… Read More

CrowdStreet raises $800K seed round for crowdfunding real estate marketplace

Portland-based CrowdStreet announced today that it has raised an $800,000 seed round to fuel development of the company’s commercial crowdfunding… Read More

News Brief

DocuSign lands strategic investment from Australian telco giant Telstra

Telstra, the largest telecommunications company in Australia, has made a strategic investment in e-signature company DocuSign, the two companies announced… Read More

Ex-Microsofties raise $33 million for Tola Capital, plan to bankroll ‘next wave’ of enterprise software

Seattle is a good town for enterprise software. And perhaps nothing says that more than news Thursday that SAP is… Read More

Yes, things are hot in startup land, but this ain’t no dot-com bubble

Earlier this week, prominent venture capitalist Bill Gurley sent a warning shot across the startup industry, noting that burn rates… Read More

This Seattle VC just returned from London, and now he’s got $50 million burning a hole in his pocket

Venture capitalist Bill Bryant is back in Seattle, and he’s got some money to toss around to hard-charging entrepreneurs who… Read More

News Brief

Lighter Capital boosts capital base to $17M, plans to help more startups grow without venture capital

Lighter Capital, which specializes in revenue-based loans to small businesses, said that it has increased its capital base to $17… Read More

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley: Tech sector is overheating, and the boom could end

All good things must come to an end. And Benchmark’s Bill Gurley — one of the most successful venture capitalists… Read More

Portland’s Attensa raises cash to help companies use internal information more effectively

Attensa, a Portland-based startup that helps companies consolidate and disperse relevant information to employees in real-time, has raised $6 million according… Read More

Porsche invests $55M in traffic data startup INRIX, valuing Seattle-area company at $550M

INRIX is getting a big financial boost from one of Europe’s leading car manufacturers. The Porsche family, a majority shareholder in… Read More

MobilePaks raises $2M to help sales teams improve real-time productivity

MobilePaks, a Portland based startup that helps marketing and sales teams bolster real-time productivity, has raised $1.7 million of a $2.3 million… Read More

Poachable raises another $500K for anonymous career matchmaking service

The idea of finding the next great career opportunity without having your current employer know about a potential new job seems to be catching… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft exec and Healthcare.gov fixer Kurt DelBene joins Madrona; Cray names a familiar CTO; etc.

Former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene spent the past several months helping to fix President Obama’s Healthcare.gov Web site, a hot-button issue… Read More

wally hub & sensors

SNUPI raises fresh cash for home sensors that detect water leaks in homes

SNUPI Technologies, the University of Washington spin out led by entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech and computer scientist Shwetak Patel, has scored… Read More

Here’s how to get Mark Cuban to fund your startup

SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to making startup investments, it seems like Mark Cuban is everywhere. In addition to owning… Read More

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