Innovative Pulmonary changes name, raises $10M and moves to Minnesota Innovative Pulmonary Solutions has a new name, a new round of cash and a new headquarters. The medical device company… Read More
Startup tries new approach to dating: Let your avatars get to know each other first Anomo is a new Seattle mobile startup that’s looking to solve an age-old dilemma: How do you find that special… Read More
Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch [Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More
Portland just isn’t where young people go to retire: It’s where they get VC money too They’ve got The Timbers, and we’ve got the Sounders. They have a mediocre NBA team, and we’re getting ours back.… Read More
Q&A: Why this former Microsoft exec wanted to become a venture capitalist Ted Kummert is a Seattle homer. He attended Roosevelt High School, and still bleeds University of Washington “purple and gold”… Read More
Idea, market or team? Here’s what 4 venture capitalists say is most important to them Venture capitalists invest in revolutionary ideas, huge markets and smart teams. But what’s the most important factor they take into… Read More
Dog sitting marketplace Rover.com laps up $7M from Foundry Group, others Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com just fetched $7 million in fresh funding, including new cash from Brad Feld’s Foundry Group.… Read More
Women’s online eyeglass seller Rivet & Sway peers ahead with $2 million Seattle retailers have helped transform the way people buy outdoor gear (REI); high-end fashion (Nordstrom) and everything else (Amazon.com). Now,… Read More
Blab nails down $1.5M to predict conversations taking place on social media What are people going to blab about next on social media? Seattle startup Blab just raised $1.5 million in new… Read More
Ignition’s Cam Myhrvold: The problem in Seattle isn’t money, it’s the entrepreneurial talent What’s the missing ingredient in Seattle’s startup community? Is it a lack of smart money? Or a lack of solid entrepreneurs?… Read More
B2B startup accelerator 9Mile Labs taps Microsoft VP, veteran VC to lead the charge Sanjay Puri thinks more needs to be done to help entrepreneurs in the Seattle region — one of the reasons… Read More
The wisdom of Tom Huseby: Advice and zingers from Seattle’s most quotable VC Tom Huseby knows a thing or two about investing in startups. After all, the former wireless executive now is affiliated… Read More
HootSuite’s Ryan Holmes, angel Geoff Entress launch new BC startup incubator Invoke Labs Geoff Entress has the BC bug. The Seattle angel investor is partnering with HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes and others to… Read More
TechStars grad FlexMinder raises $1.4 million to better manage healthcare accounts The health care system in the U.S. remains a confusing landscape, which is creating all sorts of new business opportunities.… Read More
Sigby raises cash to help busy parents find cool activities for their kids Sigby is a service designed for folks like me — a busy parent who wants to find educational and fun… Read More
Commentary: It’s time for our own crowdfunding law As you are probably well aware by now, Congress passed a federal crowdfunding law. This was really exciting. But the… Read More
Why this entrepreneur is moving to Vegas, and what it means for the Seattle scene Order Mapper founder Jim Bricker tried to raise seed capital in Seattle. But the former Microsoft and Avanade developer didn’t… Read More
Ignition changing course as it seeks to raise new fund Ignition Partners has experienced a number of transformations over the years, launching a fund in China and debuting a fund… Read More
Fuel cell maker ReliOn nabs investment from Cummins ReliOn, a hydrogen fuel cell maker whose products are used for backup power systems, has received an investment from engine… Read More
Venture capitalist Mark Ashida takes reins at cloud storage startup Symform Well, here’s one job you can score if your venture capital firm starts to wind down: Take over the CEO… Read More
ValueAppeal scoops up $6M to help home owners dispute their property tax bills Four years ago, Charlie Walsh attempted to appeal his property tax assessment, only to find that the process was painfully time… Read More
Scrappy social media analytics startup Simply Measured raises $8 million Adam Schoenfeld, Aviel Ginzburg and Damon Cortesi have sure come a long way since they started their company under the… Read More
The top 10 posts of the week: A Windows Phone app developer tells his story and more It’s been a busy week here at GeekWire. We launched our new annual membership program and unveiled Tableau CEO Christian Chabot as… Read More
VC investments near $1B: Here’s the list of Washington startups that scored cash in 2012 Venture capitalists pumped $931 million into 117 startup companies in Washington state during 2012 — the biggest haul since 2008… Read More
Chart: The ‘Series A Crunch’ is alive and well A lot has been written in recent weeks about the so-called “Series A Crunch” — the idea that many of… Read More
Tred speeds ahead with $1.7M, plans to change car shopping with driveway test drives One of my favorite pitches at the TechStars Demo Day last November was a tiny company called Tred that had… Read More
National Association of Realtors invests $3M in cloud storage startup Symform The venture capital arm of the National Association of Realtors today announced that it is investing $3 million in Symform,… Read More
VC investments double in Washington state on strength of big deals for Zulily, Meteor We had a feeling that the fourth quarter was going to be a big one for venture capital investing in… Read More
Janrain lands $33 million for social sign-in technology In what’s being described as one of the largest venture capital rounds in a Portland startup, Janrain has reeled in… Read More
Indian tribe backs Microgreen Polymers, will use environmentally-friendly cups and trays at casino MicroGreen Polymers, a spin out from the University of Washington that’s developing technologies to convert water bottles into durable and… Read More
