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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.

Seattle 3D laser printer startup Glowforge raises $1.3M in funding

Glowforge, a once secretive hardware-and-software company founded by startup veteran Dan Shapiro, has raised $1.265 million to build what it calls “the first… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Cartogram raises cash for interactive indoor maps

Online maps allow you to track so much today — restaurants in certain neighborhoods, locations of supermarkets or the closest… Read More

Raising money for your startup? Here are 5 tips to keep in mind

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For some early-stage startups, landing investment is crucial for growth and scale. But before you meet with a… Read More

Gaming startup PlayFab raises $7.4M from Benchmark, Madrona and others

PlayFab, a Seattle-based company that provides game developers with back-end services for their online games, announced today that it raised… Read More

PopCap Games co-founder emerges with virtual reality startup Pluto VR

As the co-founder of PopCap Games, John Vechey helped create some of the most compelling and beloved games for PCs,… Read More

Here are 10 tips that will help your startup sell ideas, products in 2015

TEMPE, Ariz. — No matter your profession, it doesn’t hurt to know how to sell. Whether you’re trying to convince someone to… Read More

A 3-step guide for building great products, from idea to launch

TEMPE, Ariz. — At the core of every successful startup is a great product. But actually coming up with a… Read More

Interview: DocuSign founder Tom Gonser on the rise of the digital signature giant, and what’s next

As the founder of DocuSign, Tom Gonser says his biggest fear is not running out of money — it’s that they’re not moving fast enough.… Read More

Airbnb faces massive fines as Portland registration deadline looms

Airbnb and other short-term rental marketplaces are risking massive fines as a deadline looms in Portland. Last year, the city… Read More

North Carolina startup that rewards physically active kids moves to Seattle

Sqord, a venture-backed Durham, North Carolina startup that helps kids get physically active and tracks their progress through a battery-powered… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint fare in data speeds, call quality and more

How do AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile stack up? We’ve looked at their customer growth, and this week on the GeekWire… Read More

Rahul Sood - Startupday 2015

Startup vet Rahul Sood’s advice for entrepreneurs: Stay in Seattle, find the right people, and marry rich

When Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood took the stage at GeekWire Startup Day, he opened with the time he told Michael… Read More

Mobile startup Urban Airship lands $9 million, names new execs

Urban Airship, the Portland startup that helps companies like Red Bull, Alaska Airlines, TMZ and Rhapsody deliver push notifications to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ‘Birchbox for chocolate’ Chococurb delivers sweets to your door

Subscription box services have exploded since Birchbox ignited the trend in 2010. The model has become so ubiquitous that consumers can now… Read More

Don’t mess with Texas startups: Why the Dallas tech scene is set to explode

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015

Koru CEO Kristen Hamilton on failure and the importance of company culture

In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new… Read More

Porch partners with Windermere Real Estate to provide home-improvement history

Home-improvement data startup Porch has reached a partnership with Windermere Real Estate to provide its Porch Home Report, including detailed home-improvement project… Read More

StratoScientific lands $550K in first round of funding

The startup train just keeps rolling for StratoScientific, a Seattle-based company founded by 16-year-old CEO Suman Mulumudi and his father Mahesh… Read More

Scientific imaging startup Glencoe Software raises $800K to help labs manage visual datasets

Seattle-based scientific imaging startup Glencoe Software today announced a $800,000 seed investment round led by TIE Angels Group Seattle. Glencoe Software… Read More

Coco Communications raises $6.1M to bring mesh networking technology into the connected home

Coco Communications has spent more than a decade developing wireless networking technology to help members of the military communicate more efficiently.… Read More

APImetrics raises cash to help track and monitor Web applications

APImetrics, a Seattle startup that helps developers track the performance of Web services from LinkedIn, Amazon, Facebook and others, has… Read More

Organic food marketplace Farmstr closing doors

Farmstr, a Seattle startup that helped small organic farmers sell products directly to consumers, is closing its doors at the… Read More

No more coffees with startups: 3 ways they waste everyone’s time

So far in 2015, I’m doing a great job of keeping my only resolution – to give up coffees. Not… Read More

Ben Huh - Startupday 2015

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh on fears, leadership, and ‘the greatest lie that’s told to entrepreneurs’

Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an… Read More

Stasys Medical lands Series A to help trauma patients with blood clot dysfunction

Stasys Medical, a startup spun out of research done at the University of Washington, has raised a Series A funding… Read More

Startup Spotlight: PurpleWall digitizes the interior design process with online marketplace

In early 2013, Jonathan Chang was frustrated after trying to decorate a new home. He wanted to create a functional and stylish space, but… Read More

Finsphere teams with Visa to end declined transactions for travelers

Finsphere, a Bellevue-based payment services startup, has partnered with Visa to help people with credit cards avoid the embarrassment of… Read More

Silicon Desert: How Phoenix is quickly — and quietly — becoming a hub for innovation

Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Big funding rounds fuel new growth at Pacific Northwest startups

It was a huge month for companies in the top 10 of the GeekWire 200, our monthly ranking of the… Read More

ActionSprout raises cash to help non-profits connect with supporters on Facebook

ActionSprout, which helps non-profit organizations better engage with supporters on Facebook, has raised $1.7 million from Oregon Angel Fund, Bellingham Angel… Read More

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