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Portable water filtration cup maker Grayl raises $800K

Turns out people like having a way to filter their water on the go. Seattle-based startup Grayl has raised $800,000 of… Read More

Can you count to $2 billion? Education technology investment hits new record

Education technology is a weird little industry. But you may never fully appreciate exactly how weird until you start to… Read More

5 key lessons in entrepreneurship, Seattle Seahawks style

In that miracle masquerading as the NFC Championship game last Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks taught entrepreneurs and all of us in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Infinut builds mobile games to teach kids reading, math concepts

When University of Washington instructor Ana Redmond noticed her daughter struggling with basic math in school, she decided to take matters… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employees say company did not prepare them for startup life

There’s a common stereotype in the tech community that ex-Microsoft employees don’t necessarily make for the greatest entrepreneurs or startup… Read More

Commentary: Overcome gut-wrenching business adversity the Seahawks way

Startup companies are the big underdogs in business. When compared to their cash-rich competitors, startups have less time, less flexibility… Read More

Welcome to Tampa: A startup scene emerges in this beach paradise

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

LendingRobot raises $3M from Runa Capital to help investors automate loan selection process

In an attempt to improve the peer-to-peer lending process, LendingRobot today announced that it has raised a $3 million Series… Read More

Amazon Web Services vet scores $2.8M from Andreessen Horowitz and others for hot Seattle startup Distelli

Rahul Singh spent eight years at Amazon working on key platform technologies that helped power Amazon Web Services through its… Read More

Porch raises $65M from high-profile VCs and TV star Ty Pennington, planning even more growth

Home-improvement data startup Porch has raised $65 million in new capital in a Series B financing round led by Valor Equity… Read More

Here are the six startups that pitched at Seattle’s own ‘Shark Tank’ hosted by Tom Douglas

Entrepreneurs weren’t turning down $30 million investments, and ABC wasn’t on hand broadcasting the action to millions around the world. But… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Ripple helps surface local community buzz with viral content-sharing app

It’s not hard to recognize when a post or video has gone viral. You’ll likely see it several times on… Read More

Steve Case and Carly Fiorina have these 5 ideas to save the American Dream through entrepreneurship

Can startups save the American dream? AOL co-founder Steve Case and former H-P CEO Carly Fiorina think so, and they’ve… Read More

WISErg raises another $700K for machine that turns food scraps into fertilizer

WISErg continues to reel in the dough. The Redmond-based startup has raised another $700,000 from a group of angel investors. The… Read More

Etsy reportedly planning IPO as soon as this quarter

Etsy may go public as soon as this quarter, with plans to raise up to $300 million, reports Bloomberg, citing a… Read More

GeekWire Startup Day: Last chance for early-bird tickets, new speakers added

GeekWire’s biggest entrepreneurial event of the year — Startup Day — is just 16 days away. Are you ready to… Read More

Yelp partners with Socrata to access and distribute restaurant inspection data

A new partnership between Yelp and Socrata, the Seattle-based government data technology company, promises to bring restaurant inspection information to more Yelp users… Read More

The $120M juice everyone’s dying to fund in Silicon Valley

Could one of the hottest — and most secretive — startups courting Silicon Valley really be a juice company? Apparently… Read More

Restaurant directory Zomato buying Urbanspoon as part of U.S. expansion

Zomato, a fast-growing restaurant directory that operates in more than 130 cities in 20 countries across the globe, has agreed… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Deehubs uses building walls for social media platform

Social media is often disparaged as the playground of narcissists or politically self-righteous relatives we try to avoid. But while we could… Read More

Seattle startup BigDoor sold to investment firm, CEO Keith Smith departing

BigDoor, a Seattle startup that was an early leader in technologies to help large brands implement loyalty programs, has been… Read More

GraphLab changes name to Dato, raises $18.5M

There are big changes afoot at GraphLab, the Seattle-based startup that aims to make it easier for small and medium… Read More

Adaptive Biotechnologies buys Sequenta to expedite cancer, infectious disease treatments

Adaptive Biotechnologies, a Seattle company that’s working on sequencing to profile T-cell and B-cell receptors, today announced that it is acquiring… Read More

Seattle cloud startup Blue Box locks down $14 million financing round

Blue Box, the Seattle startup that offers an on-demand private cloud as a service, just completed its series B financing… Read More

Rich Barton-backed career site Glassdoor picks up $70 million in funding

Glassdoor, the jobs and career site co-founded by former Zillow and Expedia CEO Rich Barton, just announced $70 million in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: IUNU’s plasma lighting improves efficiency of indoor farming

In August, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published findings that showed demand for locally-grown food rising rapidly. Consumers are more conscious… Read More

Poker star Phil Gordon’s new startup Tetrapod raises $2.35M in funding

Tetrapod Software, a Seattle-area startup led by professional poker veteran Phil Gordon, has landed $2 million in fresh seed funding as it develops… Read More

After 9 years of bootstrapping, this Seattle startup just raised cash

Pipeline Deals didn’t need money for its first nine years, bootstrapping its way to success. It earned a coveted spot… Read More

TINYpulse raises $3.5M Series A round to fuel employee happiness survey platform

TINYpulse’s mission has been the same since day one: Help improve employee morale at companies worldwide. Now the Seattle-based startup is receiving a… Read More

Fast-growing grocery delivery startup Instacart reportedly raising $220M

Instacart, the grocery delivery service led by former Amazon.com engineer Apoorva Mehta, is raising $220 million in a huge financing… Read More

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