Articles about Venture capital – Page 58 of 70

VC Brad Feld: Startup hubs need to be led by entrepreneurs

Politicians, investors and professors are extremely important elements of a thriving startup ecosystem. But, at the end of the day,… Read More

Ignition backs cloud messaging startup Message Bus

Ignition Partners has invested in yet another cloud computing startup, backing 2-year-old Corte Madera, California startup Message Bus. North Bridge Venture… Read More

Profitable auto site AuctionEdge closes funding at $10.8M

Fast-growing automobile auction site AuctionEdge has topped off its latest funding round at $10.8 million, giving the profitable company even more… Read More

OVP Venture Partners to close after nearly 30 years

The message on the Web site of OVP Venture Partners kind of says it all: “We are not currently accepting… Read More

Engagement ring designer Ritani sparkles with $15M, combines clicks with bricks

Ritani has been in the diamond business for more than a decade. But the engagement ring designer is adding a… Read More

Education startup CreativeLive raises $7.5M, names digital media vet Mika Salmi CEO

CreativeLive, a Seattle and San Francisco startup that hosts online classes to help people learn new skills or hobbies, has… Read More

After CEO departs for Yahoo, Lockerz raises more cash

Seattle startup Lockerz lost its founder and CEO — retail and PR vet Kathy Savitt — to an executive role at Yahoo… Read More

With ‘wind at their backs,’ VC fundraising totals surge

There’s been a lot of chatter about the venture capital model being broken. But that’s not stopping the money spigots… Read More

Big data startup with UW ties lands cash from Accel

Trifacta, a San Francisco big data company co-founded by incoming University of Washington computer science professor Jeffrey Heer and University… Read More

Seattle vs. Silicon Valley: The debate continues (but this time with outsiders weighing in)

We’ve heard a lot of discussion — even sparked some of it on occasion ourselves — about the differences between… Read More

When venture capital returns rival T-bills, is something messed up with the model?

Is the venture capital model broken? We’ve heard that question debated before, and discussed at length here on GeekWire. And… Read More

Hotel tech startup Buuteeq checks in with $10 million from Madrona and Concur

The top three executives at Buuteeq all grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, attending Palo Alto High School in… Read More

Report: Venture-backed IPOs and M&A deals slow in Q3

The red-hot market for initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions slowed during the third quarter, perhaps damaged by Facebook’s… Read More

After spurning acquisition offer, Seattle’s Freak’n Genius raises $525,000 angel round

Kyle Kesterson’s new animation startup, Freak’n Genius, has raised $525,000 in fresh funding from more than a dozen angel investors… Read More

Casual gaming vets raise cash for UpTap, focusing on a new class of tablet-based games

Daniel Bernstein is back in the startup game. The Seattle area entrepreneur, best known for founding Sandlot Games, has formed… Read More

Cloud startup Tier 3 raises $10 million

Tier 3, a Bellevue upstart that helps businesses manage IT infrastructure in the cloud, has raised $10 million in new financing.… Read More

Donuts and Cheezburger among WSJ’s top 50 VC-backed startups

Investors are always chasing the “next big thing” in technology. And now The Wall Street Journal has created a list… Read More

A yearbook for the Facebook generation: Rich Barton, Mike McCue back TreeRing

Call it a yearbook for the Facebook generation. TreeRing, a San Mateo, California startup, has landed $3.6 million from some… Read More

Smartsheet scores cash, names Cobalt Group co-founder to board

Smartsheet, the Bellevue online collaboration service, has pulled in additional cash and named Geoffrey Barker to the board of directors. The… Read More

Health portal Navigating Cancer lands $2 million, looks to hire developers

Navigating Cancer, an online resource for patients who are dealing with various forms of cancer, has reeled in an additional… Read More

Hard truth: Report says 75% of VC-backed startups fail

Over the years, I’ve covered hundreds of startup closures, from high-profile flameouts like HomeGrocer.com to smaller lesser known upstarts that… Read More

Ignition snaps up stake in San Mateo’s SnapLogic

Ignition Partners’ investment pace hasn’t been quite as robust as last year, likely due to the fact that the Bellevue… Read More

Familiar lands $1.3M to help families easily share photos

There’s no shortage of photo sharing apps out there. But Familiar must be doing something right. Not only did the… Read More

Foundry Group adds $225M to its venture capital pool

Foundry Group, the Colorado venture capital firm that’s backed Seattle area upstarts such as Big Door, SEOMoz and Cheezburger as well as Portland-based Cloudability, announced… Read More

Honest Buildings opens door on new cash, launches in Portland

Honest Buildings, a 6-month-old real-estate startup with operations in Seattle and New York City just announced the completion of its first round… Read More

Act-On Software lands $16M

Act-On Software, a Portland-area startup that helps companies automate marketing campaigns, just scored $16 million in venture capital financing. This… Read More

Pirq picks up another $1.2M, preps for national launch

Pirq is looking to expand its mobile restaurant deal offering nationwide. And to do that, the Kirkland company has received a… Read More

Korrio scores $4.6M to help coaches, clubs and parents organize youth sports

Korrio has pulled in $4.6 million in new venture funding, money that the Seattle area startup will use to expand… Read More

Bill Nye takes on creationism; Solavei’s cell plan; and other top stories of the month

August usually is a quiet time on the tech beat, but not this summer. We were busy keeping tabs on… Read More

Why Madrona’s Matt McIlwain is hanging at the GOP convention in Tampa this week

Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain usually spends his days scouring the Pacific Northwest landscape for the hottest startups. But not… Read More