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Startup Spotlight

Startup Spotlight profiles tech startups in the Pacific Northwest.

Startup Spotlight: Yoga Panda helps you find, book, and pay for yoga classes with a smartphone

After launching a local digital magazine focused on yoga last year, Othmane Rahmouni soon learned of a problem that existed… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Simply recommends events, curates content based on your interests

The tech world has no shortage of recommendation apps and websites like Yelp or TripAdvisor, but Simply hopes its personalized, curated platform can set it… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Provata Health helps employees get healthy with results-based wellness program

Dozens of employee wellness startups have emerged in the past decade as companies become more enlightened about the value of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Sayist focuses on safety and design with new video classifieds site

Update, Thursday Aug. 6: Sayist has taken down its website after GeekWire readers pointed out the large volume of content… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ActionSprout helps non-profits boost Facebook engagement

Non-profit organizations have a tall order. Getting people to engage, donate, and volunteer their time without concrete compensation is no easy… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Outleads helps advertisers incorporate offline behavior for targeted online ads

Ever seen an advertisement, supposedly targeted for you, that clearly missed the mark? Maybe flower shopping led to a barrage of wedding dresses… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Leasify simplifies the leasing process for new car-buyers

Editor’s note: Leasify ceased operations in 2016.  If you’ve ever shopped for a car, you know dealers will do just about… Read More

Startup Spotlight: 6crickets helps parents find summer camps for their kids

Last spring, Helen Wang and Adam Costello — like most parents — began to search for summer activities for their kids.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: OkCopay aims to be the ‘Zillow for healthcare’

Consider the last big-ticket purchase you made. Maybe you compared prices, read reviews, and utilized online tools designed to help consumers.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Coding Dojo bootcamp hopes to ‘transform lives’ with programming classes

This month, the University of Washington graduated a record number of computer science students. But despite growing computer literacy, the demand… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Horizon uses existing communities to create local hospitality networks

In the age of the billion-person social network, it can be challenging to use digital tools to find authentic, trustworthy… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vet launches Kodu Care, an online marketplace for healthcare home visits

Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente had been working for Microsoft for over two decades when he finally decided to strike… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Unoceros turns smartphones into a massive computing network

Smartphones are everywhere. The number of worldwide smartphone users is expected to surpass 2 billion in 2016. Even now it’s… Read More

Startup Spotlight: SalesPrepper helps sellers target buyers with crowdsourced organizational charts

Michael Chu and Niraj Zaveri were working for SAP when they started to notice a dramatic shift in the world… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pingle uses machine learning engine to verify, store and send credentials

Despite strides in business technology, acquiring credentials is still a manual process that can take weeks — a virtual lifetime… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Camp Native makes it easy to find and reserve campsites around the world

It’s been a whirlwind year for serial entrepreneurs David Woodbury and Brian Martell. A month after conceiving the idea for… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Variat helps manufacturers with cloud-based process control software

The effect of technology on American factories has often been the subject of conversation — and national debate — over the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Fasterbids crunches price quote data to streamline home improvement sales

Seattle is experiencing an unprecedented sellers market. The region has its lowest inventory of homes for sale in history and last… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Qalendra uses real-time data to help adventure travelers plan vacations

Technology advances of the past decade have ushered in an age of data. Experts estimate that the vast majority of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Mowdo digitizes lawn care with on-demand pricing and service

The home services market may be on the brink of disruption. Amazon recently made headlines with the official roll out of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: How this entrepreneur built Rhino Camera Gear from a kitchen

Rhino Camera Gear is on its way to another Kickstarter success. The Seattle-based company launched its sixth crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Evalise launches line of fashion-foward wearables for women

Wearables are arguably the most talked-about tech of 2015. Apple is dominating the recent conversation with its Apple Watch announcements,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Zenobase helps you aggregate, make sense of personal data

Ever wonder if the phase of the moon affects your sleep? How about whether swimming or running is better for… Read More

Startup Spotlight: CaseBooker helps law students with textbook exchange marketplace

While studying at Seattle University School of Law, Miguel Willis noticed inefficiencies in the way students bought and sold casebooks.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Algorithmia offers developers access to 800 algorithms from academic researchers

Algorithms are essential for many app developers, but they tend to be dispersed across obscure academic journals and are difficult to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pawzii aims to keep more animals alive by digitizing the pet licensing process

City-run animal shelters are notoriously underfunded, forcing organizations to euthanize animals they can’t afford to support. Pet licensing fees, which average… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Cartogram raises cash for interactive indoor maps

Online maps allow you to track so much today — restaurants in certain neighborhoods, locations of supermarkets or the closest… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ‘Birchbox for chocolate’ Chococurb delivers sweets to your door

Subscription box services have exploded since Birchbox ignited the trend in 2010. The model has become so ubiquitous that consumers can now… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PurpleWall digitizes the interior design process with online marketplace

In early 2013, Jonathan Chang was frustrated after trying to decorate a new home. He wanted to create a functional and stylish space, but… Read More

Startup Spotlight: AppSheet lets non-developers build custom mobile apps

Last month, for the first time in history, Americans used mobile devices more than PCs to access the internet. As consumers… Read More

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