Articles about Venture capital – Page 61 of 70

Can ultrasound reduce blood pressure? Kona Medical lands $30M to find out

The Seattle area continues to be a hotbed of innovation in the field of ultrasound technology, with news today that… Read More

BigDoor rival Badgeville scores $25M for ‘gamification’ platform

Fast-growing Badgeville has reeled in $25 million in fresh funding, money that the 20-month-old Menlo Park, California startup will use… Read More

Mobile data security startup Datacastle locks in $2.4M

Fast-growing Datacastle has reeled in $2.4 million in fresh financing, and is on the prowl for more as the Seattle… Read More

TED curator shoots back at Hanauer, calls out Seattle VC and posts controversial talk

The controversy over Nick Hanauer’s recent TED talk about increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans just isn’t going away. Yesterday,… Read More

Hey, NYC: There’s a tech hub out here called Seattle

Don’t get me wrong. The growth of New York’s technology community over the past five years has been nothing short… Read More

Prosodic reels in $1.4M to help big brands target Facebook posts

Fast-growing social media startup Prosodic has nailed down $1.4 million in seed funding, money that the Seattle company will use… Read More

Ad giant WPP invests in auto survey company Enprecis

Enprecis has been around for about six years, quietly growing its business for collecting consumer information related to automobiles. But… Read More

Early-stage startup valuations rise, but so do ‘down rounds’

Typically, when things are going well in the startup world, venture capitalists optimistically boost valuations of early-stage companies to reflect… Read More

Farewell, coffee cards: Madrona bankrolls mobile loyalty rewards startup RewardLoop

Madrona Venture Group is heading north for its latest investment, leading a $1 million funding round in Vancouver, B.C.-based RewardLoop.… Read More

On the mend or broken for good? VC returns paint an industry in transition

Earlier this week, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation issued a blistering report about the venture capital industry, detailing its own experiences investing… Read More

EveryMove lands $2.6 million to create a ‘mileage rewards program’ for health

Should Americans earn rewards for good health and fitness practices, just as they earn free miles for frequent flying and… Read More

The venture capital model is broken, and this damning report explains why

Industry watchers have been talking for a long while now about how the venture capital industry is broken, highlighted by… Read More

Ignition leads $10M round in online payments provider WePay

Ignition Partners is leading a $10 million venture capital round in WePay, a Silicon Valley online payments company. The money… Read More

Guess how many Seattle VCs have the Midas touch?

Each year, Forbes ranks the top 100 venture capitalists. The “Midas List” — as the ranking is called — attempts… Read More

Seattle VCs invest in TechStars, supporting 3 more years of startup incubation

TechStars will be looking to hatch companies in Seattle for the next three years, thanks in part to cash from… Read More

SEOmoz raises $18 million, Brad Feld joining board — and yes, the deal has closed

SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin has been down this path before, as detailed in his extensive account of the company’s unsuccessful attempt… Read More

Ivy raises cash, inks deal with paging giant American Messaging

In this new era of mobile communication, one might think that the age-old paging technology might be going the way… Read More

Cadence Biomedical scores $1.1 million to help people with disabilities walk

In what the company is describing as an oversubscribed venture round, Seattle medical device maker Cadence Biomedical has raised $1.1… Read More

Cloud storage startup Symform raises $11 million

There’s been a steady stream of venture capital activity in Seattle enterprise software companies in recent weeks, from the $50… Read More

Kickstarter still a drop in the bucket when compared to VC

The rise of Kickstarter as a new funding source for entrepreneurial ideas has been one of the most fascinating stories… Read More

Washington state ranks 5th in venture capital investments

Washington state is once again climbing into the top echelon when it comes to venture capital investing, ranking fifth in… Read More

Alder BioPharma raises $38M for cancer, migraine research

In one of the largest venture capital rounds in the state so far this year, Bothell’s Alder BioPharmaceuticals has raised $38… Read More

VC cash perks up in Seattle, countering national declines

Venture capital investing bounced back in Washington state during the first quarter, reversing a dismal performance in the same period… Read More

Activision vets land $5.6M for new gaming startup U4iA

U4iA, a stealthy gaming company developing what it dubs “hardcore, browser-based games for the connected generation,” has raised $5.6 million in… Read More

Venuelabs rings up $1.6M to help retailers track and analyze social media chatter at stores

Retailers can’t afford to ignore social media chatter anymore. With Yelp and Urbanspoon reviews and constant discussion on social media… Read More

Startup Awards: Vote for Seattle’s Investor of the Year

Even though it’s cheaper than ever to get a software or Internet company off the ground these days, money still… Read More

Opanga Networks raises $6M to deliver enhanced mobile video

Seattle’s Opanga Networks, which is developing a content delivery network known as NetRover to enhance the way video is distributed to… Read More

‘Do-or-die’ time for VCs as funding levels drop by 35%

A number of venture capital firms — including Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and Voyager Capital — are looking to take… Read More

CrunchFund, Madrona invest $3.4M in dog-sitting service Rover

Dog-loving venture capitalist Michael Arrington is among the new investors in Rover.com, the Seattle online service that helps pet owners find… Read More

Ex-Isilon, Amazon engineers start stealthy Qumulo

Isilon System is one of the biggest startup success stories of the past 10 years, with the Seattle storage company… Read More