Articles about Venture capital – Page 49 of 69

Looking to reinvent publishing process, Booktrope wins $205K at Seattle Angel Conference

Booktrope, a two-year-old startup that’s attempting to transform the way authors publish books, won first place at the fourth Seattle Angel… Read More

Ex-Amazonians raise $1.1M for online instruction platform Everpath

It’s been less than a month since the folks at Everpath graduated from Techstars Seattle, but things are already rolling for… Read More

Former Cheezburger and Garden.com exec launches firm to gobble up emerging digital media properties

Seattle Internet executive Cliff Sharples is currently on an around-the-world adventure with his wife and five kids — writing about… Read More

DocuSign co-founder Court Lorenzini now leading cooking-focused stealth startup CookBrite

Court Lorenzini, a longtime Seattle-area entrepreneur who co-founded DocuSign back in 2003, is now leading a stealth startup in the cooking… Read More

Digital marketing firm AudienceScience lands funding

AudienceScience, the Bellevue-based digital marketing company, has raised additional funds according to a recent SEC filing. The company declined to comment… Read More

Zulily prices IPO at $22 per share, raising $140 million for fast-growing daily deal site

Zulily, the fast-growing daily deal site for kid’s gear and apparel, priced its initial public offering at $22 per share… Read More

CreativeLive lands $21.5M, looks to upend online learning with live broadcasts

CreativeLive co-founder Chase Jarvis is giving a tour of his company’s spartan offices — tucked in a former photo studio… Read More

Documents: Redfin raising $50M funding round in major new step for online real estate company

Seattle online real estate company Redfin appears to be on the cusp of announcing a huge financing round, corporate documents… Read More

Airfare price tracker Yapta raises $2M, cuts corporate travel costs

Yapta has raised an additional $2 million in a series D funding round, led by Amadeus Ventures and supported by… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PitchBook provides robust private equity market data for VC professionals

For nine years, John Gabbert led the team at a venture capital data provider called VentureSource. But while there, he saw… Read More

Newsvine co-founder and CareerBuilder.com vet start BeLeave with $1M from Second Avenue Partners

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer is leading a $1 million financing round in a stealthy startup company that’s tentatively operating… Read More

2nd Watch lands $23 million, assists businesses with cloud migration to Amazon Web Services

It’s been a big day for venture capital financings in the Seattle area, from a small seed round for UW… Read More

UW spin out Qazzow scores $500,000, helps customers get questions answered on e-commerce sites

Qazzow, a spin out of the University of Washington founded by UW professors Andy Ko and Jake Wobbrock as well… Read More

Tacoma’s IID looks to help curb cyberattacks, secures $8M from Bessemer in first-ever financing

IID has been helping organizations mitigate cyberattacks for the past 17 years, building a 65-person company in Tacoma. Now, the… Read More

Seeq raises $6 million, looks to help manufacturers mine industrial data

Steve Sliwa previously founded Insitu, the maker of unmanned aircraft that sold to Boeing for a reported purchase price of… Read More

Silicon Valley powerhouse NEA is selling off a large chunk of Tableau stock

NEA, the huge Silicon Valley venture capital firm that invested early in Tableau Software, is cashing out a large portion… Read More

True Ventures’ VC Puneet Agarwal: The perception of Portland is very strong now

When Silicon Valley VC firm True Ventures first invested in Portland-based startups Puppet Labs and Urban Airship about four years ago, many had… Read More

Shopping app Zoomingo raises cash, inks deal with Simon Malls

Seattle shopping startup Zoomingo has raised an additional $1.25 million in financing and inked a deal with Simon Mall Properties,… Read More

Live music app Lively entertains acquisition offers, pushes ahead with new funding

Lively, the Seattle startup that helps musicians earn money off of concerts by making audio and video available to fans… Read More

In shift from Lockerz, fashion startup Ador raises more cash

Ador will soon be taking the wraps off of its new fashion shopping service. But the company, which emerged from… Read More

Startup Day Video: Venture capitalists say don’t worry about dilution, think about building something big

Dilution vs. Control. It’s an age-old debate in the startup ranks. After all, how much money you take certainly impacts… Read More

Cancer research startup Immune Design pulls in $32.5 million, plans to raise more

Immune Design has reeled in $32.5 million in venture capital financing, with plans to raise up to $16.5 million more… Read More

Tech Moves: Skype exec departs Microsoft; Frazier Healthcare taps new VC; etc.

—Skype executive Mark Gillett is leaving Microsoft, taking a new position at private equity firm Silver Lake, reports Kara Swisher… Read More

Contrarian view: Entrepreneurs say lack of capital in Seattle is actually a healthy thing

There’s just not enough money floating around the Seattle startup ecosystem. You’ve heard the arguments before, listened to the debates… Read More

WhitePages CEO Alex Algard: Not having VCs will allow a ‘cleaner’ focus

It’s not everyday that a technology company is able to buy out its venture backers. But that’s what happened this… Read More

Seattle interactive design firm Blue Rooster raises $3M, taps Microsoft vet as VP

Blue Rooster, an interactive design firm based in Seattle, has raised $3 million in a Series A round from PFU… Read More

WhitePages buys out VC investors for $80 million

WhitePages is taking the unusual step of buying out its venture capital investors, paying $80 million to buy back shares… Read More

Kona Medical raises $10M to reduce high blood pressure for people in China

Kona Medical has raised $10 million in a Series D round from Morningside Group to bring its novel ultrasound technology to patients in… Read More

Startup advice from Concur CEO Steve Singh: Take the minimal amount of funding as possible

If you’re a startup founder looking to raise money, here’s some insight from Concur CEO Steve Singh: Take as little cash… Read More

Chart: NW startup companies that raised more than $1M in venture capital in Q3

Venture capital investing in the Northwest region — consisting of Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming — dipped during… Read More