Seattle entrepreneur starts petition asking Steve Ballmer to create $500M startup fund What’s Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer going to do next? That’s a question that folks around Seattle are wondering after the… Read More
Uh, oh! Down rounds on the rise Things appear to be humming in the venture capital world. Returns are improving (though in many instances they are still… Read More
After adding more than 600 customers, Portland’s Jama lands $13M in first VC round Portland-based Jama Software has reeled in $13 million in fresh funding, money that the enterprise software company plans to use… Read More
Lively raises $500,000, looks to connect music fans with high-quality concert bootlegs Like many recording artists before it, a Seattle-born mobile app that allows music fans to download live recordings from artists… Read More
The next Silicon Valley? These charts show how far other regions have to go There’s really only one Silicon Valley, and it’s unlikely that any region will supplant this epicenter of technology, innovation and… Read More
Business analytics startup Lytics raises cash Portland big data startup Lytics has scored $2.2 million in funding from Rembrandt Venture Partners and Voyager Capital, money that the… Read More
BuildersCloud raises $1.1M from super angels Dave McClure, Rudy Gadre, others BuildersCloud, a Bellevue company that helps construction companies share files and mobile collaboration for construction professionals, has raised $1.1 million… Read More
Mobile commerce upstart Conductiv raises cash to help retailers battle Amazon Conductiv, a Bothell mobile commerce startup which boldly says that it is setting out to “change the face of retail,”… Read More
Chirpify raises $4M to move social media transaction technology to live events, TV It’s been just over a year since Chirpify raised its first round of cash and it has been flying high… Read More
Exo Labs reels in $1.25M to build iPad-enabled microscope cameras Exo Labs, the Seattle startup that developed a microscope camera that can link to your iPad, just raised another $1.25 million… Read More
VC returns are improving, but they still aren’t beating the public markets in many instances Here’s the good news: Venture capital returns are on the rebound across many time horizons. Now, here’s the bad news. You’d… Read More
Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… Read More
Veterans of F5 Networks raise $1.85M for stealthy Union Bay Union Bay Networks, a stealthy Seattle startup led by several former employees of F5 Networks, has scored $1.85 million in… Read More
Top venture capitalist Bill Gurley of Benchmark added to the GeekWire Summit lineup We’re extremely excited to announce today that Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill Gurley will be joining us as a keynote… Read More
Yapta takes flight with $4.2M for airfare price tracking Seattle online travel startup Yapta has reeled in $4.2 million in fresh funding, with an option to raise an additional… Read More
Big data startup Minetta Brook scores $2M to analyze stock news Minetta Brook, a big data startup led by Deepak “DB” Bharadwaj and Prabhu Venkatesh, has raised $2 million in seed funding to… Read More
This startup just scored $6.5M to transform the way you pay your restaurant bill A Seattle area startup is looking to shake up the way we pay for our restaurant bills, tossing out the… Read More
Unexpected outcome: Control4 IPO could provide nice return for dormant Seattle VC firm Frazier Technology Ventures announced four years ago that it would no longer make new investments, and initiate the slow process… Read More
Ignition bolsters Silicon Valley team with Rachel Chalmers hire Ignition Partners is strengthening its team in Silicon Valley, adding Rachel Chalmers as a principal. Chalmers most recently served as… Read More
VC report: First-time financings on the rise and software leads the way Venture capitalists are putting more cash to work in early-stage companies, boosting the dollars and deals in the category. That’s… Read More
Here’s where the angel money is flowing in the U.S. More angel money is being invested in the Southwest region of the U.S. and median angel round sizes reached a… Read More
U2’s Bono and others invest $1.6 million in secretive online travel startup Vamo A group of two dozen angel investors — including rock star Bono; Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff; and Path founder Dave… Read More
Microsoft, Amazon alums land $1M for password, app management startup Meldium Saving and remembering passwords is troublesome, and at times, dangerous from a security standpoint. That becomes even more of a… Read More
The top 3 cities for startups: Austin, Seattle and Boulder The San Francisco Bay Area still holds the undisputed crown for startup activity and venture capital. But if you’re just… Read More
Social polling app Loop raises $450K to be Yahoo! Answers on steroids Many of us reach out to our friends and family or even random people on the Internet when trying to… Read More
Budding business: Startup lights up with $7 million to grow the Yelp of medical marijuana Business is budding for Privateer Holdings Inc., a Seattle company that just reeled in $7 million in a series A… Read More
Data analytics startup Context Relevant scores $7M series A from Madrona, Bloomberg and others Context Relevant has reeled in $7 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle company will use for continued development… Read More
Volatility in VC land: Funding tumbles 14 percent in Q2 Venture Capital funding took a turn for the worse during the second quarter as deals and dollars slipped on a… Read More
Former Clearwire researchers raise cash for stealthy Alpental Technologies Now that Clearwire is officially fading into the history books and execs are already leaving, it will be interesting to… Read More
Here are the 5 biggest VC deals in Seattle from the past two years Money is flowing, and it sure seems like it’s a good time to be a startup entrepreneur. Just how good?… Read More
