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Startup Spotlight

Startup Spotlight profiles tech startups in the Pacific Northwest.

Startup Spotlight: Amazon vet Rob Frederick guides Gripwire to profitability

Not many of the upstarts we feature in the Startup Spotlight have hit profitability. But Rob Frederick’s Gripwire — a developer… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Diptic app makes photo collages a breeze

Peak Systems has been around for more than a decade, building Web sites and mobile applications for a number of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Amazon and Microsoft vets unpack Boxella to track product manuals

Vikas Khandelwal and Pankaj Sethi met as classmates nearly 16 years ago at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur. As… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Tether Technologies makes sure you never lose master keys again

Tether Technologies founder Randy Neely’s entrepreneurial spark occurred more than a decade ago when a security company he managed lost… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Lacuna alerts IT staff of potential problems before outages hit

Pinpointing technical glitches before they occur is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack. But Kirkland-based Lacuna Systems —… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Codeproof IDs jailbroken phones, ‘malicious apps’ and other mobile threats

Make no mistake about it, life is challenging for corporate IT managers these days. Not only must they now deal with… Read More

Startup Spotlight: GIVINGtrax helps businesses manage donations for social impact

It started out as a plan to create a simple tool to manage business donations. But then, Karrie and Lance Hungerford… Read More

Gratafy pops cork on social gifting service: Send drinks to Facebook friends as they dine

A few weeks ago, I wanted to buy my good pal and business partner, Todd Bishop, a couple of drinks… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Zoomstra helps authors turn content into interactive workbooks

Zoomstra wants to re-invent the way people publish and distribute marketing materials and books, allowing authors to add multi-media elements,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: VoloMetrix taps company data to make teams more efficient

How much time is your organization wasting on specific tasks? That question has been difficult for companies to answer, but… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Writer.ly matches authors with book publishing experts

Writer.ly founder Kelsye Nelson is taking the wraps off her new book publishing marketplace today, presenting to more than 600… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Plumage bridges gap between physical retail stores and social media

In a world where an increasing number of people are shopping online, retailers have to work harder than ever to… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Leanplum lets game developers alter titles on the fly

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Linksy turns influencers into brand champions

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Bizible lets companies track revenue back to marketing source

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Nveloped helps secure your email

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Apptentive lets app lovers talk to app developers inside apps

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: MobileDevHQ looks to help propel apps up the charts

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Tred aims to help dealers, shoppers with test drives

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Maptia charts course with interactive map

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s class in the TechStars… Read More

TechStars Spotlight: Task manager Sandglaz looks to boost team productivity

[Editor’s note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year’s TechStars Seattle incubator program.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazon, Microsoft workers create a social network for sports nuts

Startups face all sorts of complex challenges. For Sidelines founders Vinay Kuruvila, Arka Ray and Marios Assiotis, the biggest hurdle was whether… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Charlie Kindel’s BizLogr automatically tracks your mileage

Charlie Kindel spent more than two decades at Microsoft, working on everything from  Windows Phone to Windows Home Server. Now,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Monchilla looks to take on Quickbooks with new accounting service

If you’ve ever taken an accounting course or have run your own business, you know that accounting is a huge… Read More

Startup Spotlight: KitchenPC cooks up recipe search engine

There’s no shortage of places to find recipes online. And now you can add yet another to the mix. KitchenPC is a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: eVenues takes the headache out of finding event space

Planning and organizing events can be extremely difficult.  There are so many details, from tickets to food to location.  eVenues… Read More

Startup Spotlight: SPARQ.me uncovers the mystery of mobile marketing for big brands

As mobile continues to grow, companies are scrambling to keep up.  Some brands have adapted well (Nordstrom comes to mind)… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Gazeable’s iPad apps help travel nuts explore the world in photos

Ram Singh loves to travel. And it’s that love that sparked the 42-year-old former Microsoft engineering manager’s latest pursuit: Gazeable.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Tenacity Sports looks to help you discover sports activities

Tenacity Sports started with a simple mission — to foster and empower local sports communities. The year-old company got off… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Appetas wants to make restaurant sites absolutely delicious

Restaurant Web sites have always been a pet peeve of mine.  For some reason they seem to use the same… Read More

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