Articles about Venture capital – Page 57 of 70

Ray Ozzie’s stealthy startup Talko raises $4 million

The last time we caught up with software pioneer Ray Ozzie, he was talking about the power of one’s connections… Read More

NanoString lands $15.3M for genetic analysis system

NanoString Technologies continues to rake in new capital, announcing today that it has raised $15.3 million from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital… Read More

Smartsheet raises $26 million, looks to help teams collaborate more effectively

Everyone, it seems, is trying to create new ways for groups of people to work together, from tech titans like… Read More

Touting a ‘post-editorial world,’ Wikia raises cash from Amazon and others

Wikia, which operates a platform that powers more than 200,000 community-powered Web sites, has raised more than $10 million from… Read More

Red Tricycle pedals ahead with $1.5M from Maveron and Zulily to help parents discover more family fun

Jacqui Boland started Red Tricycle in Seattle six years ago when she was pregnant with her son, creating an online… Read More

Centri lands $4.5 million to boost mobile data delivery, add security layers

Centri Technology has raised $4.5 million in fresh funding in a deal led by Matthew Pritzker Company. The funds will be… Read More

TechStars grad Bizible lands $1.7M to help businesses measure whether ads work

The rub on the advertising has long been that companies couldn’t really tell what was working and what wasn’t, best symbolized… Read More

It’s raining cash in Rain City: More than $140M invested in Seattle startups in 30 days

It’s shaping up to be a very good holiday season for Seattle area startups. At a time when many are… Read More

Seattle ranks 4th as global startup hub, edges out NYC

Silicon Valley remains the king of the hill when it comes to startup hubs. But there are a number of… Read More

Isilon vets land $24.5M series A for stealthy data storage startup Qumulo

When we first stumbled on stealthy Qumulo a few months ago, the former Isilon engineers leading the charge at the… Read More

Meet the man behind Seattle’s newest $1B startup: ‘We are still in the early days’

Not many startup companies boast a $1 billion valuation — especially after just three short years in business. But that’s… Read More

Daily deal site Zulily raises $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz, tops 10M members

Fast-growing daily deal site Zulily has pulled in an additional $85 million in venture capital financing, cash that the Seattle… Read More

Rover.com rival DogVacay gobbles up $6M from Benchmark, others

Who is going to be the alpha dog in this rivalry? Rover.com or DogVacay? Well, both startup companies, which earlier… Read More

Concur forms $150 million fund to bankroll travel-oriented startups

Redmond-based Concur has become more active with its investments in startup companies in recent months, taking stakes in travel-oriented Seattle… Read More

Keiretsu Forum invests $15.8 million

Keiretsu Forum today announced that its Northwest chapter has invested $15.8 million in 27 companies during the first 10 months of the… Read More

Valuations slide at startups, but it’s still a favorable time for entrepreneurs

Things aren’t quite as hot in startup land as they were this summer, with valuations taking a a slight hit… Read More

Online wellness startup Limeade squeezes $5M round out of TVC

Limeade has pulled in $5 million in fresh capital from TVC Capital, money that the six-year-old Bellevue company will use to… Read More

Talyst lands $10M to automate hospital drug dispensing

Talyst is celebrating its 10th year in business with $10 million in new funding. ORIX Ventures today announced that it has… Read More

My 3 favorite pitches from TechStars Demo Day, and a few from Robert Scoble too

Well, that sure was fun. TechStars Demo Day just concluded, with ten startups showing off their wares to more than… Read More

Live from TechStars Demo Day: Ray Ozzie keynote and 10 new startup pitches

Team GeekWire is attending TechStars Demo Day, taking place today at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle. More than 600 entrepreneurs,… Read More

Mobile app Pirq expands beyond restaurants, adds new reward system

Pirq is moving beyond the restaurant business, announcing today that its mobile app now includes real-time deals in categories such… Read More

Cloud hosting startup Blue Box raises venture capital after nearly 10 years in business

Blue Box, a Seattle-based cloud hosting company which has bootstrapped its way to success over the past nine years, has… Read More

Glassdoor raises $20M, tops 14 million registered users

Glassdoor, which compiles compensation data on tens of thousands of companies, is getting its very own payday. The Sausalito, California-based… Read More

BuddyTV founder Andy Liu’s 8 tips on raising cash: ‘Not all money is good money’

Andy Liu is one of Seattle’s most sophisticated angel investors. He’s also one of the region’s most experienced entrepreneurs. That… Read More

Yabbly raises cash to create a Quora for everyday questions

Internet searches on Bing or Google don’t always produce the best results. After all, what if you’re looking for… Read More

Short term VC returns sink as recent IPOs disappoint

The decision by OVP Venture Partners to wind down operations after nearly 30 years in business is just one example… Read More

Meteor scores $18M, looks to attract 10 million players for online shooter game Hawken

Mark Long has been around the video game business for nearly two decades. So, when the gaming vet first set… Read More

Philadelphia mayor launches Startup PHL: Should Seattle follow a similar path?

Philadelphia isn’t routinely thought of as a startup hub. But the City of Brotherly Love is hoping to now sprinkle… Read More

Here are the 30 Washington state startups that raised $155M during the third quarter

Washington state isn’t really known for semiconductors or solar technologies. But two companies in those sectors — Seattle-based RFID chip… Read More

Charts: VC deals rise in Q3, but investment totals shrink

Venture capitalists are investing in more seed-stage startups, leading to a flurry of deal activity not seen since the dot-com… Read More