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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’s GeoRiot acquires BookLinker to boost referral link business

GeoRiot, a Seattle-based startup that helps marketers manage their affiliate links around the world and across devices, has acquired BookLinker, a… Read More

InboxVudu uses artificial intelligence to keep people on top of important emails

At a time when people are receiving massive volumes of email every day, it can be hard to keep tabs… Read More

Startup Spotlight: AppSheet lets non-developers build custom mobile apps

Last month, for the first time in history, Americans used mobile devices more than PCs to access the internet. As consumers… Read More

Kymeta and Intelsat partner on cutting-edge satellite Internet antennas

Kymeta, the satellite antenna company backed by investors including Bill Gates, has reached a deal with Intelsat, the world’s largest satellite services company, to… Read More

Startup leaders say President Young’s departure won’t slow UW entrepreneurial momentum

Don’t expect the unexpected departure of University of Washington President Michael Young to put a damper on the university’s startup efforts.… Read More

Ben Huh at Startupday 2015

Humor site Cheezburger raises $2.7M, plans new comedy show about weed

Cheezburger has had its share of struggles over the past few years, but now investors are showing their support again… Read More

Element 8 members invest record $5.7M in clean tech for 2014

Element 8 announced today that its members invested more than $5.7 million in 14 companies during 2014. That amount of… Read More

Stealthy enterprise data storage startup Qumulo raises $40M, adds Isilon founder to board

Hang around the Qumulo office long enough, and you’ll certainly see someone whizzing by on a Razor scooter. The two-wheelers… Read More

MightySignal raises $1.2M from Draper Associates, Vulcan to help sales teams find new customers

Shane Wey and Jason Lew want to help salespeople better target potential new customers, and now they have some financial backing… Read More

Madrona-backed advertising startup MaxPoint files for $75M IPO

MaxPoint Interactive, a hyperlocal advertising startup backed by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group, has filed for an initial public offering. Madrona, though… Read More

This startup wants to bioengineer faux rhino horn, end illegal poaching trade

More than a decade ago, Matthew Markus wrote an idea down in his notebok. The Seattle entrepreneur had recently received a degree… Read More

How this veteran’s itchy beard and a buddy’s untimely death led to a profitable skin care cosmetics business

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

Jeff Bezos-backed startup Remitly now offers money transfers to India

Remitly wants to make it easier and cheaper for people to transfer money to family and friends in India. The Seattle-based… Read More

Tampa mayor kicks off Startup Week, says city will be transformed in next 5 years with a little help from Bill Gates

TAMPA— When I arrived in this sun-drenched Gulf Coast city late Monday afternoon, things were a bit quiet. Just a… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon vets raise $1.5M to help recruiters optimize job postings with Textio

It’s only been five months since Kieran Snyder and Jensen Harris left corporate jobs for the startup world, but they’ve… Read More

Zapproved raises $15M to help legal departments manage, analyze data

For the past five years, Monica Enand has built a successful business selling legal software to Fortune 500 companies. But now… Read More

Making the Leap - Startupday 2015

Scenes from GeekWire Startup Day 2015: The ultimate recap of our 6th annual startup bootcamp

It might be hard to believe, but Startup Day dates back more than six years. In fact, it began before GeekWire existed. Seattle… Read More

Startup Lessons: ‘Fearless Careers’ Podcast at GeekWire Startup Day

The message to entrepreneurs at GeekWire’s annual Startup Day was simple: listen and learn. It could be seen at the… Read More

VC Panel at Startupday 2015

CEO tough love: 11 tips from GeekWire Startup Day

Whether it’s football, startups, or even life, you really need to nail the fundamentals before you can succeed. GeekWire Startup… Read More

Jason Stoffer at Startupday 2015

Top Seattle VCs: Bootstrap first, then come to us

There are plenty of headlines these days about eye-popping rounds of venture funding for tech startups. But a group of… Read More

Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015

Startups say the darndest things: Top GeekWire Startup Day quotes

Ah, those wacky entrepreneurs and their enablers. Put them in front of an audience, give them a live microphone, and… Read More

Rahul Sood at Startupday 2015

Former Microsoft Ventures head Rahul Sood: Seattle is ‘the best place’ to build a startup right now

According to Unikrn CEO and former Microsoft Ventures General Manager Rahul Sood, entrepreneurs building their companies in Seattle have a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vincero Collective sells discounted menswear with crowdfunding model

During the four years Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Hallerman spent working in a Hong Kong-based design and production studio, he observed… Read More

Microsoft reportedly planning investment in Android OS maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen may be getting some help for its fork of Android from an unlikely source: Microsoft. The Redmond-based software company… Read More

Secretive big data company Palantir opening Seattle engineering office

Palantir Technologies, the big data analytics company funded in part by the CIA’s venture capital arm, is expanding to Seattle, with… Read More

Fast-growing mobile marketing analytics startup Tune scores $27M, plans to hire 100 employees

Tune, which bootstrapped its way to success during its first four years, continues to reel in outside financing to fuel… Read More

‘Talent marketplace’ Koru raises $8M to help college grads land great jobs

Koru seems to be on to something with its innovative program that helps college grads find jobs. The Seattle startup today… Read More

Techstars raises new $150M Series A and seed fund

Techstars Ventures announced today that it has raised a new fund worth $150 million to invest in seed and Series… Read More

Redmond’s Vesiflo secures $650,000 for catheter alternative

Medical device maker Vesiflo has secured $650,000 in funding ahead of its commercial launch later this year. The Redmond-based company,… Read More

Zipwhip raises $5M for huge sales push as texting from landlines takes off

Zipwhip, the Seattle-based company that enables existing landline phones to send and receive text messages, has raised $5 million in… Read More

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