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Moz raises $10M from Foundry Group at $120M valuation, CEO Sarah Bird looks to create ‘something lasting and meaningful’

Seattle-based Moz, a 12-year-old maker of marketing software, has landed $10 million in fresh funding that it will use to… Read More

GeekWire 200 January Update: New funding rounds fuel big growth at Pacific NW startups

New rounds of funding are sparking big growth at several Seattle- and Portland-area startups, leading to some sizable jumps in the January 2016 edition of… Read More

For founders: This survey will test how ‘fundable’ your startup is

If you’re a startup founder looking to raise some money for your company, there’s a new test available that may… Read More

T. Rowe Price marks down investment in Apptio and other private tech companies, yet another sign of a cooling market

T. Rowe Price sunk gobs of money into companies such as Cloudera, Dropbox, Apptio and Evernote in recent years, oftentimes… Read More

New program seeks startups to solve tech challenges in changing healthcare market

The top challenge that startups face is finding a market need, according to Chris Edell, CEO of the “enterprise-startup connector” Elevar. And healthcare technology is a… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz-backed Tipbit email app shuts down

Tipbit is shutting down. The Seattle-based startup, which developed a mobile email app to help users search for messages and… Read More

Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015

GeekWire Startup Day: New speakers added, early-bird rates expire this week

GeekWire Startup Day is less than a month away. Do you have your tickets yet? This one-day entrepreneurial bootcamp, taking… Read More

Got a Seattle parking ticket? Startup hopes $100 credit makes it less painful

Finding street parking in Seattle may not be getting any easier, but coping with the shock of an expensive ticket… Read More

How Picobrew used a vintage Citroën H Van to show off beer-making machines at CES

Walking past startup booth after startup booth on the show floor at CES can get a little repetitive — each company… Read More

Slack CEO on going public: The window for easy money in private markets will close slowly

When will Slack, the fast-growing enterprise chat app, go public? Will the environment of easy VC money in the private… Read More

Internal emails: How a Seattle startup’s ‘drama’ became a Kentucky university’s problem

“It all sounds a little strange to me!” That was a member of the University of Kentucky’s public relations and marketing staff, in… Read More

AOL Co-founder Steve Case cautions that overnight startup success won’t be so easy in the next decade

The days of overnight startup success may be numbered, at least according to Steve Case during his talk at CES… Read More

Enroute Systems acquired by Pitney Bowes in ‘positive’ exit for Seattle shipping logistics startup

Enroute Systems, a Seattle startup that helps retailers speed up package delivery at low cost, has been acquired by shipping… Read More

Alphabet investment arm Google Ventures pours $1.5M into virtual reality startup Envelop VR

Count Alphabet’s investment arm as another top venture firm that’s betting on a new Seattle-area virtual reality startup. Envelop VR, a Bellevue-based company… Read More

Meet Portland’s newest VC firm: Elevate Capital looks to invest in Oregon startups

Entrepreneurs in Oregon — including those among underrepresented groups — have a new option to finance their startups. Elevate Capital launched… Read More

Socedo raises $1.5M to help marketers generate sales leads from social media chatter

Socedo has raised a financing round to grow its platform that helps marketers generate sales leads from social media activity. The 3-year-old… Read More

Life science investment group Accelerator Corp. backs two New York startups

Fresh off a $62.8 million round of funding, Seattle-based life sciences investment company Accelerator Corp. is backing two new biotech startups. Earlier this… Read More

Amazon and Founders’ Co-op back new Seattle startup KITT.AI, born in Paul Allen’s AI2 incubator

A new Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup called KITT.AI, incubated inside Paul Allen’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), has landed… Read More

No more pesky wires: Ossia lands investment to transform the way we charge our phones (and much more)

LAS VEGAS— Ossia may be the biggest idea at the Consumer Electronics Show that you’ve heard nothing about. And probably with… Read More

‘People are still texting’: Zipwhip on pace for $10M in annual recurring revenue by Q3

Dedicated messaging apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger might get more buzz, but good old-fashioned SMS text messaging is still the main… Read More

Front Desk raises another $3.5M for business management software platform

Front Desk is raising more capital to fuel growth of its business management system. The Seattle-based startup today announced a $3.5… Read More

Need advice for your startup? Here are 23 tips from up-and-coming entrepreneurs

Peer mentorship is crucial to the entrepreneurial journey. That’s why we ask CEOs and co-founders to share their wisdom every… Read More

Startup Spotlight: CloudMunch helps developers deploy software faster

During his 18-year tenure at Infosys, Pradeep Prabhu pioneered the IT company’s cloud business. Along with colleague Prasanna Raghavendra, the engineers saw a… Read More

From a sex toy to your smartphone? Sonic vibrator startup seeks new uses for its technology

From online commerce to streaming video, many technologies have made their mark in the adult industry before expanding into other markets.… Read More

This startup plans to let strangers share hotel rooms to save money

A Seattle startup wants to help you save money on hotel room fares — but only if you’re willing to share… Read More

Meet SnapTransit: A private shuttle bus that wants to make your commute more productive

Large corporations in Seattle like Microsoft utilize a fleet of private shuttle busses that get workers to and from work… Read More

Human Inc. raises $700K to change how we experience sound, use headphones

Benjamin Willis and Joe Dieter want to change the way we listen to audio. The Seattle-based entrepreneurs recently raised $700,000 for their new… Read More

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GeekWire 200 update: Where are the blockbuster startups?

Every so often, folks ask me what’s going on with Seattle startups. In fact, it happened earlier this month when… Read More

Phil Gordon’s Chatbox raises $2.1M to help businesses communicate with customers

Chatbox is raising more cash to help businesses improve how they communicate with customers online. The Seattle-based startup has reeled… Read More

Techstars grad Innervate raises $1.3M to help developers build relationships with gamers

Another Techstars Seattle grad is raising money. Innervate has reeled in a $1.3 million seed round from Trilogy Equity Partners,… Read More

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