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Microsoft Ventures opens applications for ‘digital work’ accelerator in Seattle

Microsoft Ventures just opened applications for a new startup accelerator in Seattle focused on “digital work,” aiming to boost startups… Read More

Porch launches first app, tests mobile scheduling and payment for home repair

Home improvement data startup Porch is launching its first app today, promising homeowners across the country the ability to connect quickly with Porch representatives… Read More

Anonymous, passive career matchmaker Poachable raises $500K from Vulcan

Perhaps the third time’s a charm for Tom Leung and Ian Shafer. The co-founders of Poachable have raised another $500,000 for their service… Read More

Make money in your free time: Spare5 raises $3.25M from Madrona, Foundry, NEA for on-demand work platform

As a veteran entrepreneur and managing director of Madrona Venture Group, Greg Gottesman has seen his share of successful — and… Read More

That’s a lot of groceries: Instacart reportedly raising more than $100M at $2B valuation

Instacart is in the process of raising more than $100 million in an investment round that will value the grocery… Read More

Commentary: Why I’m long on Lyft

The general consensus is that Uber is dominating Lyft. It’s no secret. Uber’s growth and execution has been a work of beauty,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Seattle salsa dancers start HurryOut to make it easy to find local events

Digital tools have streamlined services in almost every sector — from daily deals to travel planning to video sharing — but… Read More

Take this crystal and shove it! Former Microsoftie selling 10-year Service Award for $150

Back in 2009, after Microsoft went through a big round of layoffs, I visited the Goodwill a short drive from the… Read More

The Seattle 10: Innovative startups sketch business plans on massive napkins

Seattle’s up-and-coming startups have some serious artistic skills. That much was clear when the Seattle 10 — a group of groundbreaking… Read More

Stealthy security startup Icebrg.io raises $2.5M from Madrona and other investors

Icebrg.io, a Seattle-based security startup, has raised $2.5 million in a round of seed funding led by Madrona Venture Group,… Read More

Watch this startup sketch its business concept on a giant cocktail napkin

What would your business idea look like if you sketched it out on a cocktail napkin? Now, imagine that napkin… Read More

Blab raises $8.8M for social intelligence platform that predicts trending online conversations

Predicting the future has worked out well for Blab. The Seattle-based social intelligence startup announced today that it has raised… Read More

Amptab raises cash to build furniture companies an all-in-one software solution

Spending 18 months traveling to hundreds of furniture trade shows and interviewing more than 2,500 people turned out to be a pretty smart… Read More

Startup lessons from Han Solo: 5 insights from a legendary ‘Star Wars’ entrepreneur

When I was in 4th grade, I thought Luke Skywalker was a whiney little goody two-shoes. But Han Solo? Man, now that… Read More

Watch out Amazon Fresh: Uber expands grocery delivery in D.C.

Uber doubled down on its Washington, D.C. based grocery delivery service, expanding the number of products available to shoppers in… Read More

Socrata scores big venture round to help governments operate more efficiently with data

Seattle startup Socrata is surging ahead after landing $30 million in fresh capital, according to an SEC filing. The filing… Read More

Startup Spotlight: CardTapp builds custom apps for mortgage, real estate professionals

It’s imperative for salespeople to be available for their clients as often as possible, but that level of accessibility makes maintaining a… Read More

Book review: Peter Thiel’s Zero to One challenges everything you’ve learned in business school

Competition is an epidemic and your college degree is worthless. At least, that’s the opinion of controversial entrepreneur Peter Thiel.… Read More

Startups on the small screen: Highway1 and 500 Startups to be featured in mini-doc series

As anyone involved in the operations of a startup will tell you, getting a company off the ground can be… Read More

How Concur nearly landed in Austin, and why co-founder Raj Singh is so glad they picked Seattle

Can you imagine this scenario? Austin, Texas-based Concur, the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software with 4,200 employees worldwide,… Read More

Tech Moves: Liz Powell lands at Pro.com; Juno bolsters board ahead of IPO; etc.

—Liz Howekamp Powell, the former vice president of marketing at WhitePages, has landed a new gig as head of organic… Read More

Mobile measurement firm Informate names Will Hodgman CEO, moves HQ to Seattle

Will Hodgman, the entrepreneur who sold M:Metrics to comScore for $44 million six years ago, has a new gig. And,… Read More

Ex-Microsoft GM Rahul Sood’s stealthy gaming startup raises $2.5M in a flash

As a former general manager of Microsoft Ventures, Rahul Sood met a lot of angel investors and venture capitalists. So, it… Read More

9Mile Labs Demo Day: My favorite pitches, products and ideas from Seattle’s B2B accelerator

Jet City Improv co-founder Andrew McMasters offered a little comic relief Thursday at the 9Mile Labs Demo Day event in Seattle, noting the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Rebls lets homeowners see potential buyers before listing a property

Seattle tech companies are constantly finding new ways to disrupt the real estate industry, from Zillow to Redfin to Estately. Now another Emerald City startup, Rebls, is… Read More

Pivoting away from mobile apps, Buddy launches new platform for managing sensor data

Buddy, the Seattle-based provider of backend services for connected devices, launched a new platform today for hosting and managing data… Read More

Kickstarter campaign to save Seattle’s Paseo restaurant fizzles as backers retreat

Last week local entrepreneur Greg Gans of mobile restaurant ordering startup Savvy Orders launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money… Read More

Commercial water management startup wins $10K prize at First Look Forum

Kirkland Analytics, a startup that helps commercial buildings manage water use, won the top prize of $10,000 at Tuesday’s WTIA Fall First Look… Read More

Remitly hits $100M in annual money transfers, updates mobile apps

Remitly, the Seattle-based startup that allows users to easily send money overseas, is firing on all cylinders. The company has seen… Read More

Q&A: Why this Seattle angel investor made 50 deals in the last 18 months

Gary Rubens may not be running his own startup anymore, but the man is certainly keeping busy. The veteran Seattle entrepreneur… Read More

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