Articles about Venture capital – Page 65 of 69

Startup Spotlight: Lightning strikes (literally) to create online backup startup Newline

Entrepreneurs often talk about when lightning strikes, that special a-ha moment when inspiration hits. But for former Microsoft engineer Kory… Read More

Social media agency Banyan Branch takes root with $1.7M

Banyan Branch, the Seattle-based social media marketing firm whose clients include Hartz, Porsche and Gilt Groupe, has raised $1.7 million… Read More

Vinod Khosla on failure, thinking big and why the best entrepreneurs are under 25

Don’t call Vinod Khosla a venture capitalist. After all, the venerable Silicon Valley investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist doesn’t really have… Read More

Vinod Khosla invests in Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund

At a talk this evening on the University of Washington campus, it didn’t take long for Michael Arrington to break… Read More

Exponential scores cash for Hollywood trivia games, names DeGiulio as marketing chief

Exponential Entertainment, which makes the HollywoodPlayer online trivia and puzzle game, has raised a new round of cash and tapped… Read More

Sneaker giant Nike jumps into the venture capital game

Technology giants such as Intel, Google and Cisco have found value in bankrolling small startup companies that help meet their… Read More

Charts: A look back at 10 years of VC investing in mobile

It is hard to imagine, but the mobile industry is still relatively young. And nothing spells that out like new… Read More

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla coming to Seattle for Startup Weekend Edu

Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla plans to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming Startup Weekend Edu event, which… Read More

Microsoft joins $61 million financing round for Adchemy

You don’t typically see Microsoft get involved in venture capital rounds. But the software giant announced today that it is… Read More

Bobber Interactive raises cash to help young adults manage money via Facebook

Bobber Interactive, a Seattle startup that uses motivational psychology and game-based mechanics to help young adults manage their money, has… Read More

TechStars shines with $24M, looks to support grads with $100,000 checks

Future graduates of TechStars will have the option to walk away with a little more cash in the bank as… Read More

Calypso’s GPS system for tumor tracking acquired for $10M

Calypso Medical Technologies, a Seattle company which has developed a system to pinpoint tumors in the body, has been acquired… Read More

Cloud storage provider Symform adds $1M, plans HQ move in Seattle

Symform, which made some waves earlier this week when it announced a new referral program in which customers can earn… Read More

RF Surgical raises $12 million to detect lost surgical sponges

RF Surgical Systems has raised $12 million, money that the Bellevue company will use to enhance its RFID technology for… Read More

Fast-growing Avalara scores $7 million to cash out early investors

Avalara, the fast-growing Bainbridge Island company that helps online merchants manage sales tax collection, has raised an additional $7 million… Read More

Seattle angel bankrolls digital bible

John Cunningham is one of the most accomplished angel investors in the Seattle area, backing companies such as Insitu, Cheezburger… Read More

Livemocha inks deal with Brazilian education company

Earlier this summer, we told you about the $5 million in venture capital that Seattle online language learning startup Livemocha raised.… Read More

Bezos, Schultz and others back NYC startup incubator General Assembly: Time to bring a branch to Seattle?

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s venture capital firm, Maveron, are tossing their support behind General Assembly,… Read More

Bezos, Schmidt, Ignition and others toss support behind API marketplace Mashape

Some heavy hitters in the technology industry are tossing their support behind Mashape, a San Francisco startup that’s building a… Read More

Rapping VCs: This one goes out to all of you entrepreneurs

For those of you having a hard time getting back into the startup groove following the holiday weekend, here’s a… Read More

Should startup scribe Michael Arrington invest in startups?

Michael Arrington, the flame-throwing founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, is starting his own venture capital fund. The $20 million CrunchFund… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec kickstarts new social network for college kids

Creating a social network for college kids might seem like a foolhardy pursuit given Facebook’s historic roots in that market.… Read More

Box.net: A case study in why Seattle needs to hold onto young tech talent

Call it the one that got away. That’s how I felt after reading a detailed profile of Box.net today, the fast-growing… Read More

Zynga co-founder Andrew Trader joins Maveron, looks to bankroll ‘rock star entrepreneurs’

Ten months after joining Maveron as an entrepreneur-in-residence, Zynga co-founder Andrew Trader has strengthened his role with the Seattle venture… Read More

The nitty-gritty details of how SEOMoz’s $24 million venture capital deal blew up

How do venture capital deals fall apart? Those who want the inside scoop should look no further than Rand Fishkin’s… Read More

Q&A: Ignition’s Frank Artale is one very busy VC

Frank Artale is new to the venture capital business, so maybe he didn’t get the memo. After all, most VCs… Read More

Morning Radar: TouchPad is a best seller; Online video rankings; and more

How do you drive interest in your consumer electronics gadget? Well, you discontinue it, of course. Engadget notes that HP’s… Read More

IPOs roared to life in first half of 2011, but worries arise that the good times may be gone

IPO windows tend to come and go. For the past eight months, that window has been wide open, allowing companies… Read More

Point Inside pinpoints new cash, helps shoppers navigate malls and grocery stores

Point Inside, which has developed mobile technologies that help people find their way through supermarkets, shopping malls, airports and theme… Read More

SEOMoz considers $20M to $30M VC round, but Rand Fishkin says no ‘done deal’ yet

SEOMoz CEO Rand Fishkin may raise a massive venture capital round in the range of $20 million to $30 million.… Read More