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Dave McClure: ‘Seattle could have been NYC or LA, but investors didn’t write enough checks’

Investors are keeping Seattle from reaching the highest echelon of world-class technology hubs. That’s at least according to Dave McClure, the… Read More

Avalara vets launch on-demand inside sales platform Banzai

In his previous job as general manager for sales tax automation firm Avalara, Joe Davy observed a recurring problem. It was… Read More

Analytics startup Mixpanel opens Seattle office as it nears billion-dollar valuation

Another Bay Area tech company is setting up shop in Seattle. This time it’s analytics startup Mixpanel, which recently opened its first remote… Read More

‘Internet-in-a-Box’ pioneers raise more cash for startup that updates online credit card info

Switch is raising more cash for its technology that helps people manage their credit card information online. The Seattle startup,… Read More

Guest Post: Navigating the 3 stages of a startup’s cultural growth as you cement your leadership

The graphic evolution of the Starbucks brand identity provides a pithy illustration of how a company can retain its youthful… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ‘Tinder for friends’ app Patook uses artificial intelligence to weed out flirting

Geosocial apps are having a bit of a moment. Tinder, Bumble, and a host of other services have emerged in… Read More

This ‘smart helmet’ lets cyclists listen to music through their bones, not ears

While some cyclists enjoy listening to music with headphones on a bike ride, there are plenty of safety risks involved when you can’t… Read More

Tred brings its mobile and automated car dealership service to Portland

Tred is expanding to Portland. The Seattle startup is now operating in The Rose City, offering its mobile dealership service… Read More

ShareGrid raises $1M to expand peer-to-peer marketplace for film and photo equipment

ShareGrid, a marketplace where creatives can share professional equipment and shooting locations, announced $1 million in seed funding Wednesday. MHS… Read More

Shyft lands $1.5M from Madrona and top athletes to help employees easily swap shifts

Shyft Technologies, a Seattle-based startup that helps people trade shifts with co-workers, today announced it has received $1.5 million in seed… Read More

Socrata cuts sales and marketing staff, shifts focus to large governments

Seattle-based Socrata, which develops cloud-based offerings for open data governments, has spent the last six months shifting its focus to work… Read More

Turi releases new features to make machine learning easier, faster for apps

Turi, formerly Dato, today released the newest version of its GraphLab Create platform and several other features designed to make it… Read More

Seattle startup Presence Labs bets on virtual reality for the masses, led by ex-Double Down CEO

After Greg Enell left Double Down Interactive in January 2014, he got about halfway through a self-imposed year off before he… Read More

Machine learning startup Dato changes name to Turi after trademark battle

From GraphLab to Dato to Turi. Seattle-based machine learning startup Dato, which originally launched as GraphLab, announced today that it… Read More

Study: Venture capital investment in unicorns hits all-time high, as startups suffer

Billion-dollar unicorns like Uber and Snapchat are sucking up more investor money than ever, and early-stage startups are finding it tough… Read More

Synapse spin-out Osmosis raises $1.7M to enhance the live event experience with new technology

A stealthy new Seattle startup wants to use your smartphone and the “Internet of Things” to help sports fans, music lovers,… Read More

Google acquires French machine learning startup Moodstocks in image-recognition push

Google announced today it has acquired Paris-based machine learning startup Moodstocks to work on smartphone image and item recognition. Moodstocks says… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec Anoop Gupta’s new startup is rethinking messaging by empowering recipients

Social networks commonly charge companies and marketers a premium to deliver targeted messages and ads — a classic example of the modern online economy, in… Read More

Pebblebee Finder: Former Boeing engineers launch new Kickstarter for next-gen tracking device

In 2014, when former Boeing engineers Daniel Daoura and Nick Pearson-Franks launched Pebblebee, they marketed their flagship product as the… Read More

Fireworks Lady Liberty

Virtual reality fireworks: Ex-Double Down CEO has a blast launching stealthy new startup

We won’t question your patriotism if you’re apprehensive about battling big crowds to take in a fireworks show this Fourth… Read More

UW CoMotion opening new HQ with space for virtual, augmented reality startups

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program announced today it will move to a new University District headquarters that will include an incubator space for… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ActiveGiver wants to ‘level the playing field’ for campaign contributions

Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid — and Barack Obama’s before him — proved the power of grassroots donations. But a wealthy minority… Read More

Deako raises $3.5M for smart light switches; strikes deals for 10% of new Seattle-area 2017 homes

Seattle-based smart light switch builder Deako has raised $3.5 million in funding, and its technology will be used in close to… Read More

Bot that helps people in UK and NYC fight traffic tickets coming to Seattle this fall

Seattle may be the next city for a “robot lawyer” that has helped people beat more than 160,000 traffic tickets in… Read More

Bounce Exchange acquires Techstars Seattle grad GoChime

Bounce Exchange, a New York-based marketing software company, has acquired direct marketing startup GoChime for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was… Read More

Top investor Steve Anderson leads $2.25M investment for customer behavior predictor Appuri

Steve Anderson, the first person to invest in Instagram who sits at No. 2 on Forbes’ Midas List of top investors, is leading… Read More

Co-working companies approaching 1M square feet of space in Seattle region

Co-working companies now take up close to 950,000 square feet of office space in Seattle and on the Eastside — the equivalent… Read More

A better air filter: UW spinout raises $1.25M for new approach to electrostatic air filtration

A Seattle-based startup is developing a new air filter that it says will cost less than the alternatives, use less energy, filter out more harmful… Read More

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff launches podcast, with former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo as first guest

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is launching a new podcast called “Office Hours,” with Dick Costolo, a veteran entrepreneur and former… Read More

Wrench

Wrench brings car mechanics to the consumer, raises $1.2M in funding

Self-described serial startup guy Ed Petersen knows first-hand how much of a pain car maintenance can be. His dealer was in… Read More

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