Articles about Venture capital – Page 45 of 70

Washington state ranks 4th in VC dollars as investment totals soar in Q2

Venture capitalists opened their checkbooks in Washington state in the second quarter as investors pumped $393 million into 27 deals,… Read More

MicroGreen gets even greener, raising $17m in capital for earth-friendly food containers

MicroGreen Polymers, which has come up with a way to turn disposable water and soda bottles into durable and light-weight coffee cups, has… Read More

Charts: The growth of venture capital in the Pacific NW

The Pacific Northwest may be home to Microsoft, Expedia and Amazon.com. But the region’s startup ecosystem is growing in size,… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon vets raise cash for stealthy IT startup Midfin Systems

Three former Microsoft and Amazon engineers with more than 35 years of experience at the two tech giants have teamed up for a stealth… Read More

IPO market for venture-backed companies remains strong, but M&A deals slow

It’s still a good time to go public. Twenty-eight venture-backed companies completed initial public offerings during the second quarter, raising… Read More

Men’s clothing retailer Bonobos raises $55M from Nordstrom and others to open ‘Guideshops’

Bonobos started in 2007, selling flashy men’s apparel online. Now, the New York-based company has scored $55 million in fresh capital —… Read More

EnergySavvy closes out financing round at $8.25 million

EnergySavvy, a Seattle startup that helps utilities implement energy-efficiency programs, has closed out its latest financing round at $8.25 million.… Read More

Meet ActivityPal: An app that sets up activities with people in your social network

Some say that social media is actually making us less social as we spend more time scrolling through Facebook and Twitter feeds… Read More

WISErg raises $5M to help grocers turn overripe produce into fertilizer

It took four years, but WISErg’s geeky machine that turns old produce into fertilizer is attracting investor attention. The Redmond-based startup… Read More

Former Hulu CEO raises cash from Jeff Bezos, Benchmark and others for stealthy Vessel

Vessel, a stealthy startup led by former Hulu execs Jason Kilar and Richard Tom, has raised a new round of… Read More

MobileRQ raises $2M to help app marketers send real-time contextual retail, hotel offers

People are spending more and more time on their smartphones, and that’s only good news for marketers of mobile apps.… Read More

Box reportedly seeking additional funding ahead of its IPO

Box, the online storage company started by a pair of Mercer Island High School graduates, is seeking additional funding from… Read More

IT automation startup Puppet Labs scores $40 million

Portland-based IT automation startup Puppet Labs is growing fast, and now the company has more fuel to add to the… Read More

Hashplex lands $400,000 in funding to bring cloud-based bitcoin mining to the masses

HashPlex, a company that hosts Bitcoin mining equipment, announced today that it raised $400,000 in a seed round. The round… Read More

Glympse raises $12 million to develop the ‘next wave’ of real-time location sharing

Things are really rolling for the folks at Glympse. Today the Seattle-based startup announced its biggest funding round yet, raising $12… Read More

Security software startup SourceClear raises $1.5 million

SourceClear, a Seattle startup that helps developers identify security threats, has raised $1.5 million in financing. Backers of the company… Read More

Location analytics startup Placed raises $10M to track your whereabouts

Smartphones today certainly can do more than just make a call or send a text — they also double as personal… Read More

Bootstrapping vacation rentals startup Dwellable raises $2M from Seattle angels

For years, Adam Doppelt refused to take venture capital financing, using a strict bootstrapping ethos to build companies such as… Read More

Backed by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Gatheredtable raises $2M to plan weekly meals for families

If you’re a busy person, cooking meals every night for the family can be a real pain, take up a… Read More

Uber raises massive $1.2B round: CEO Kalanick claims to be ‘changing the fabric’ of cities

Uber announced today that it has raised $1.2 billion — yes, billion with a “b” — at a $17 billion… Read More

A ‘houzzing’ bubble? Home remodeling site Houzz raising $150M at $2.3B valuation

Houzz may be on the cusp of a big remodeling project of its own. The Palo Alto, Calif-based startup, which provides… Read More

InDemand Interpreting raises $8.8M to close the language gap in healthcare

InDemand Interpreting, which helps non-English speaking and deaf patients understand medical information at the hospital, today announced an $8.8 million… Read More

These 25 companies obtained huge exits without raising much venture capital

Raising big piles of venture capital doesn’t always guarantee success. In fact, it often puts more pressure on entrepreneurs to… Read More

Ignition-backed travel startup Hipmunk raises $20 million

Travel planning site Hipmunk announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series C financing. The round was led… Read More

Napster co-founder emerges in Seattle with stealth ‘innovation studio,’ calls Silicon Valley unhealthy

Jordan Ritter grew up as an only child, never really putting down roots as his family moved between California, Texas… Read More

Vhoto hits 200K downloads in 1 month for iPhone app that scans your videos to find amazing photos

The folks at Vhoto are finding that users — and investors — seem to like the idea of an app that… Read More

ExtraHop looks to build business analytics powerhouse, lands $41 million from early Splunk investor

ExtraHop CEO Jesse Rothstein doesn’t think his business analytics startup is simply creating a great product. The pony-tailed entrepreneur —… Read More

Context Relevant lands $21M, looks to bring ‘big data’ to Wall Street

Context Relevant CEO Stephen Purpura can’t tell you the Wall Street firms that are buying up his company’s predictive analytics… Read More

Chart: Google Ventures leads corporate venture capital pack as cash continues to flow

Big corporations are putting more money to work in startup companies, another sign that things are heating up in the… Read More

Hanauer brothers and others back Sworl, an easy way to frame your mobile photos

Looking to do something meaningful with those photos trapped on your iPhone? Here comes Sworl, a new photo framing service… Read More