Articles about Venture capital – Page 67 of 70

Lucid Commerce scores $8M to tell TV advertisers if campaigns are working

There’s no shortage of companies that help advertisers make better sense of how ad campaigns perform online. But what about… Read More

Venture capital industry sees ‘slow and steady’ improvement

Venture capitalists took it on the chin for a few years as the initial public offering and M&A markets simply… Read More

What a long strange trip it has been: Highway 12 Ventures to wind down new investing

Venture capital firms are bit like old soldiers. They never really die, they just sort of fade away. And that… Read More

Ex-Googlers attract more capital than ex-Microsofties (but report misses a few too)

I’ve often wondered which of the tech giants breed the most entrepreneurs. Now, the social recruiting company TopProspect takes a closer… Read More

Varolii lands $8 million, names Bill Bryant, Lee Roberts to the board

Varolii, which helps airlines, utilities, banks and other companies send automated alerts to customers, has raised $8 million and named… Read More

SeniorHomes.com raises $3 million, plans national expansion

SeniorHomes.com, an online directory designed to help families find nursing homes, retirement centers and other elder care facilities, has raised… Read More

Ignition backs Motif, ex-Microsoftie’s startup for ‘investing in ideas’

Bellevue-based Ignition Partners led a $20 million financing round in Motif Investing, a San Mateo, Calif.- based company founded by former… Read More

Portland Seed Fund tests public-private VC model: Could a similar idea take root in Seattle?

On the GeekWire podcast last week, we chatted with Rick Turoczy of Portland’s Silicon Florist blog about the differences between… Read More

Manufacturing startup FluxDrive raises $1.5M in region known for IT investors

The Pacific Northwest may be best known for its software and Internet industry. But Philip “Chip” Corbin, the founder and… Read More

Avelle reverts to Bag Borrow or Steal name, raises $4M

Avelle, the luxury handbag rental service, said today that it plans to reinstitute the name Bag Borrow or Steal. The… Read More

From bad to worse: State slips to 10th in venture capital investment

GeekWire readers have been engaged in an active debate over the past few days on the ailments facing the Seattle… Read More

A challenge to Seattle entrepreneurs: Generate 100 investment-worthy startups in 24 months

Guest commentary: Yesterday, Marcelo Calbucci published a challenge to Seattle VCs here on GeekWire. Marcelo argues that seed-stage funding in… Read More

Commerce Bridge raises $8M to fill lending gap for growth companies

It’s always been exceptionally tough for high-growth companies to attract traditional bank financing. But it became next to impossible after… Read More

MOD Systems shuts down as prosecutors suggest 97 month jail term for founder Mark Phillips

Federal prosecutors want to lock up MOD Systems founder Mark Phillips for more than eight years after the high-tech executive… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Livemocha lands $5 million, tops 10 million members

Livemocha’s online community of language learners continues to spread worldwide. And now the four-year-old company — founded by former Microsoftie… Read More

RootMetrics reels in $1M to rank wireless networks across the U.S.

RootMetrics has landed an additional $1 million in financing, money that the company said it will use to continue developing… Read More

Are VCs sleeping in Seattle?

There’s been an awful lot of talk of bubblemania in the tech industry in recent weeks. But that frenzy isn’t… Read More

Meet the venture capitalist who just made a bundle on PopCap’s sale to EA

PopCap Games never really operated by the book. The Seattle game maker eschewed venture capital financing throughout much its history,… Read More

Swype raises more cash, looks to top 100 million installs

Swype, which allows mobile device owners to input text with the swipe of a finger rather than the traditional tap,… Read More

RealNetworks bets big on social TV, backs ClipSync

One of RealNetworks’ longest running online initiatives is its partnership with Big Brother, the CBS reality TV show. Now, Seattle-based Real… Read More

Venture capitalists raise $8B as new fund numbers shrink

The strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker. That’s one way to read a new report from… Read More

Marc Andreessen: Wall Street hates tech and why Microsoft and others are undervalued

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, who has quickly become one of the most influential Silicon Valley venture capitalists, made some waves… Read More

Finsphere raises cash to turn your cell phone into a fraud fighter

Finsphere has reeled in another $1.75 million in venture capital financing, money that the Bellevue company will use to market… Read More

Looking to mine data, Amazon backs analytics startup ParAccel

Amazon.com is investing an undisclosed amount of money into ParAccel, a Campbell, California maker of business analytics software that helps… Read More

Introducing the Seattle Startup Recipe (or why this is a great place to start a company)

It takes more than a few hot startups to make a thriving technology hub. And while Seattle’s tech community has… Read More

PayScale lands $7 million for online salary service

PayScale, the Seattle online salary comparison site, has scored an additional $7 million in venture capital financing in a deal led… Read More

As funding woes face Clearwire, LightSquared pulls in $265 million

The capital woes of Clearwire have been well documented. But even as the Kirkland broadband wireless company struggles, one of… Read More

Ex-Microsofties raise $500,000 for Connected, a rival to Seattle’s Gist

A San Francisco upstart by the name of Connected — led by two former Microsoft employees — has raised $500,000… Read More

IPO proceeds double in Q2, yet another sign of a bubble?

Every day it seems there’s a story of another technology company being valued at $1 billion or more. Last week,… Read More

Ex-Google engineer’s epiphany: A digital Bible for the Facebook generation

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. But it hasn’t changed much since the advent of the printing… Read More