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Wally home monitoring system ties into the rest of the web with IFTTT integration

Wally, the home sensing system produced by Seattle-based SNUPI Technologies, became a whole lot more useful today by adding support… Read More

Unicorn envy: Where is Seattle’s next billion-dollar idea?

View image | gettyimages.com Once upon a time, there was an exclusive club that only allowed technology companies worth $1 billion… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers launch Kickstarter for stove knobs that control temperature automatically

As I drop a quartet of refrigerated, uncooked rice balls into a pot of bubbling oil, the stove knobs below my hands… Read More

Former Isilon manager raises $1.7 million for cloud security startup Praesidio

A new cloud security startup — founded by a veteran tech executive who previously worked at Isilon Systems, RealNetworks and… Read More

Health and fitness tracker EveryMove cuts additional staff

EveryMove, which helps employees track fitness metrics and receive rewards for hitting goals, has eliminated a number of non-engineering employees… Read More

This big data startup just raised cash to analyze driver behavior, creating ‘safety scores’ for individual motorists

Truck drivers, motorcyclists and daily commuters may navigate the same routes each day, but not all motorists have the same… 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

GeekWire 200 update: Where Seattle VC firms are placing their bets

We’re back with an update to the GeekWire 200, our list of the hottest up-and-coming privately-held technology companies in the… Read More

Founder’s Co-op raises $20M, looks to spark more innovative startups in the Northwest

Over the past seven years, Founder’s Co-op has trumpeted the benefits of the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial community more than most,… Read More

Bigleaf Networks raises $1.5M to help businesses manage multiple Internet connections

Bigleaf Networks, a Portland-based Internet redundancy and optimization service, has raised a $1.5 million Series A round led by Oregon… Read More

Seattle cosmetics startup Julep cuts 8% of staff

Julep, the heavily-funded Seattle cosmetics startup led by Jane Park, laid off eight percent of its staff or 17 employees… Read More

LearnBig pivots to professional development, raises $2.2M

Since its launch in 2013, e-learning startup LearnBig has undergone some significant changes. The Seattle-based startup, helmed by former Egghead… Read More

The mighty Madrona: Why one VC firm is so critical to Seattle (and why that’s a little scary)

Look across Seattle’s startup landscape, and you’ll see a commonality. Like the tree it takes its name from, Madrona Venture… Read More

Home improvement startup Porch inks lease for former Zulily building, doubling office space

To accommodate its recent growth, fast-growing Seattle home improvement data startup Porch is moving into new digs. The company told GeekWire today that it… 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

Mapping Seattle’s incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces

With the birth of Y Combinator in Silicon Valley a decade ago, the number of accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces… Read More

What’s in your 401K? Uber, Airbnb and other tech ‘unicorns’ increasingly part of the mix

Normally, it’s not easy to own stock in privately held companies, like Uber or at Airbnb, unless you happen to work… Read More

Video: Watch teen entrepreneur Brooke Martin pitch iCPooch on ‘Shark Tank’

15-year-old tech entrepreneur Brooke Martin of Spokane, Wash., made her debut on Shark Tank last night — pitching her invention,… 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

15-year-old entrepreneur Brooke Martin on her ‘nerve-wracking’ Shark Tank appearance this week

Appearing on Shark Tank — ABC’s Emmy-award-winning reality TV show — can rattle even the most experienced entrepreneurs. So, imagine… Read More

Healthentic raises almost $4M to boost healthcare analytics

Healthentic, a Seattle-based health tech startup, announced today that it received $3.75 million in its latest round of equity financing.… Read More

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Koru partners with University of Washington to help prepare college grads for jobs

Koru has inked another partnership with a top-tier university. The Seattle startup announced today that it is teaming up with… Read More

Trapeze artists and stilts: Check out the scene at this startup’s high-flying launch party

Fast-growing Seattle startup Qumulo is looking to transform how companies manage data, with what the company calls the first “data-aware… Read More

New era at Techstars Seattle: Chris DeVore puts stamp on incubator, raises $2.7M in quest for elite entrepreneurs

When Andy Sack handed the reins of Techstars Seattle to angel investor Chris DeVore in an emotional farewell last October,… Read More

These are the 14 startups in the next class for Microsoft’s ‘digital work’ accelerator

Microsoft just announced the next crop of startups that have been inducted into its Seattle-based “digital work” accelerator. 14 companies… Read More

‘Paper’ app maker FiftyThree raises $30M to fuel development of new iPad productivity tool

FiftyThree has already developed an “App of the Year.” It built hardware that garnered 4 and 5-star reviews on Amazon. And just this month, the company’s… Read More

TableSafe raises $4.5M to provide restaurants with at-the-table payment technology

Restaurants want to focus on making good food and pleasing customers. But given rapid changes in the payments industry, owners… Read More

Fresh off a $40M funding round, data storage startup Qumulo comes out of stealth mode

After three and a half years, Qumulo is finally coming out of stealth mode. The Seattle startup today officially launched,… Read More

Amazon CTO cracks up SXSW crowd by insisting company is a “20-year-old startup”

When does a company stop being a startup? Probably sometime before it reaches a market value of $172 billion, and more than… Read More

Bill Gurley says tech industry will see ‘dead unicorns’ this year

Benchmark Capital investor Bill Gurley once again sounded the alarm about what he sees as the potential doom looming in… Read More

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