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GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory.

Startup Spotlight: Candy Jar satisfies your sweet cravings with its online candy shop

If you love candy, a new startup working out of the Techstars Seattle incubator might be of interest. Candy Jar… Read More

Smells like startup spirit: Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt spins up new digital music venture

Bruce Pavitt, the man who discovered Nirvana and popularized the term “grunge rock,” has officially entered the startup ranks with a new… Read More

GeekWire Summit is one week away! Check out the agenda for our biggest event ever

We’re one week away from the GeekWire Summit, our biggest event ever and a must-attend conference for anyone interested in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Innervate helps game developers monetize their most ‘obsessed’ players

Adam Lieb knows games. The 28-year-old Seattle native built his first online gaming community at age 11 and later sold it to… Read More

Q&A: Dave McClure and Brady Forrest on startups, reality TV and the future of the tech economy

Our guests on our latest GeekWire radio show are Dave McClure, the founding partner of 500 Startups, and Brady Forrest,… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: The Pacific NW’s top startups, now in two handy online maps

Geography matters more than ever when it comes to connecting with tech companies. Job seekers, in particular, are increasingly taking… Read More

Ex-Amazon exec looks to disrupt healthcare at Providence Ventures, taps former Swype CEO as entrepreneur-in-residence

Over the past year, Providence Health & Services, a 159-year old not-for-profit Catholic health care provider, has quietly built a sophisticated… Read More

Research: Average angel funding rounds increase 5x in the Northwest to $1.5M

A new study released this week reports that the average funding round by angel investors in the Northwest region is… Read More

Terry Drayton’s valet storage startup lands cash and prepares for national rollout, starting with Portland

Seattle-based Storrage spent the past couple years figuring out its business model and experimenting with new service offerings. Now, with… Read More

Porch launches its own $1,000 guarantee for home-improvement work

Seattle startup Porch this morning fired the latest salvo in the home-improvement wars, promising to guarantee the work of its approved home-improvement pros… Read More

CloudFlare raises $110M as Microsoft, Google, Qualcomm embrace cyber security startup

CloudFlare brought on some impressive strategic investors today, announcing a $110 million funding round that included participation from tech giants… Read More

Keeping it quiet: Why one booming Bellevue startup raised $18.4 million this year, but didn’t brag

Bellevue-based Atigeo is a bit of an anomaly in the world of startups. The big data company is 10 years… Read More

High-tech stove knob-maker Meld cancels Kickstarter after acquisition, leaving backers angry

More than 1,500 Kickstarter backers who paid a combined $209,688 for Meld’s innovative stovetop temperature control system back in May… Read More

Skilljar raises $2.6M to help companies teach customers how to use their software

A tech company can develop great software and push out newly-updated applications, but sometimes it may take a given user… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Matcherino lets eSports fans crowdfund matches between professionals

Over the past three years, video game streaming has exploded into a young but powerful industry. Tech giants competed over Twitch… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Dave McClure and Brady Forrest on their new TV show, ‘Bazillion Dollar Club’

Are you ready to join the Bazillion Dollar Club? Our guests this on the GeekWire radio show this week are Silicon… Read More

Former ‘Internet-in-a-Box’ pioneers raise cash for new Seattle startup Switch

Two Seattle entrepreneurs that pioneered “Internet-in-a-Box” technology back in the 90s are raising cash for a new startup called Switch… Read More

Ex-Microsoft researchers raise cash for startup that ‘changes the way we see the world around us’

Follow-up, April 2018: Mind-bending new screen technology uses ‘magic pixel’ to display different content to multiple people Two former Microsoft… Read More

Tech Moves: Marchex bolsters executive lineup; IP law firm expands; and more

—Marchex expanded its executive team to include a new chief revenue officer, Gary Nafus, and new senior vice president of customer… Read More

HelloTech raises $12.5M to help you say goodbye to all your home tech problems

Los Angeles-based HelloTech, which wants to be the Uber of tech support, has raised $12.5 million in a first round… Read More

U.S. investors most bullish about cloud computing and mobile sectors, survey finds

In an annual survey of global venture capitalists, investors disclosed what they are most excited about — and what keeps… Read More

Food delivery startup Lish raising more cash to bring dinner to your door

Lish is raising more money to help deliver dinner. The Seattle-based startup has raised $375,000 of a larger $600,000 round,… Read More

UW spinout AnswerDash raises $2.9M to support growth of online contextual help platform

What started as an idea inside the Information School at the University of Washington is now a full-fledged business that’s raising… Read More

Ignition Partners backs a new cloud startup, while IBM acquires one already in its portfolio

Ignition Partners announced some changes to its investment portfolio on Thursday, as the Bellevue-based venture capital firm saw IBM scoop up… Read More

INRIX acquires ParkMe, aiming to let drivers find, reserve and pay for parking from their dashboards

Kirkland-based INRIX announced on Thursday it has acquired ParkMe, a 25-person startup that tracks off-street parking availability and prices. INRIX says it… Read More

Chef raises $40M to expand globally, meet growing demand for IT automation technology

Demand for Chef’s technology is increasing exponentially, and now the Seattle company is raising its largest funding round yet to help support… Read More

How to manage everyday work and life: Tips, tricks and hacks from our Geeks of the Week

This week, as summer starts to fade away and we settle back in from the long holiday weekend, it’s a great time… Read More

Seattle startup GoToTags raises $300,000 to ride the Near Field Communications wave

Near Field Communication technology, or NFC, is starting to be embraced in commercial products everywhere, from the Apple Watch to customer… Read More

Amazon to acquire video processing startup Elemental Technologies

Amazon has agreed to acquire Portland-based video processing startup Elemental Technologies. Founded in 2006, Elemental helps big media entities like HBO and ESPN… Read More

Microsoft acquires Seattle-based VoloMetrix to bring deeper insights into worker productivity

Microsoft announced on Thursday it has acquired VoloMetrix, a Seattle startup that offers a new way for large corporations to… Read More

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