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Dude, where’s my dog? Actor Ashton Kutcher invests in pet boarding marketplace Rover

Rover is getting a little bit of Hollywood sizzle. The Seattle-based online dog-sitting marketplace announced today that actor Ashton Kutcher — yes,… Read More

Microsoft startup guru Rahul Sood leaving to … build a new startup

The guy in charge of making sure Microsoft connects with startup companies is leaving to build a new startup. Rahul… Read More

F5 Networks co-founder Jeff Hussey takes helm at Tempered Networks, raises $2 million

Jeff Hussey already helped build one multi-billion dollar tech giant in the Seattle area. Now, the co-founder and former CEO… Read More

Nextcast: Rivet & Cuff CEO wants to take the pain out of men’s jeans shopping

Stacey Kinkead and her team at Rivet & Cuff want to change the way you shop for jeans — forever.… Read More

These charts show exactly what’s wrong with Seattle’s startup scene, and what’s right

OK, folks, let’s just stop with the Silicon Valley comparisons. Seattle is not Silicon Valley, nor do we care to be.… Read More

Meet Fleetfit: A startup that brings fitness trainers to your home or office

The idea of working out and losing a few calories almost always sounds good in theory. But actually getting to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Stand In helps mobile designers without coding skills create complex motions, interactions

Stand In wants to redefine how mobile apps are designed. The Portland-based startup, currently in the Techstars Seattle 2014 class,… Read More

Why this Microsoft veteran left a nice paycheck and made the startup leap

As employees at Microsoft, Amazon, and other big tech companies can attest, it’s not easy leaving a cushy corporate job and… Read More

Fast Pitch startup showdown awards nearly $300,000 to social entrepreneurs

Social Venture Partners held its 4th annual Fast Pitch Final Showdown at McCaw Hall in Seattle last night, awarding nearly… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TrueFacet provides a secure, authentic online marketplace for luxury jewelry

The second-hand market for luxury jewelry is expansive. Between the popularity of vintage items and the lasting quality of fine jewelry,… Read More

Why this wearable tech startup is teaming with Intellectual Ventures

Jose Torres smiles when I point out what happens when someone Googles the phrase “Intellectual Ventures.” The company, led by former… Read More

A new type of house call: Bright.md dials up $1M to reduce primary care wait times

The common flu strikes down the best of us around this time of year. But imagine if you didn’t have… Read More

Drones on tour: Portland startup SkyWard teams with NASA to demonstrate value of aerial robots

SkyWard, a Portland, Ore., startup that makes software for running networks of drones, is teaming with NASA to conduct demonstrations of… Read More

Online wellness startup Limeade raises $25M, plans to double staff in 2015

Limeade has raised $25 million from a New York venture capital firm that will help the Bellevue startup fuel its platform that… Read More

Check out Zillow co-founder Rich Barton’s awesome response when a mom asked whether her son should become an entrepreneur

It’s a vexing dilemma for any parent. You just paid big money to send your kid through college, and now… Read More

Startup Spotlight: LiveStories offers data visualization tools for non-technical people

Data infographics are a great way to show numbers and information in a visual, easy-to-digest form. But actually producing them… Read More

Cutting-edge server operating system wins UW computer science prize

Computer science students at the University of Washington shared research projects — science fair-style — during an annual meeting of… Read More

Boris Wertz raises $35 million for Version One Ventures

Boris Wertz may not be the best known venture capitalist in the world. That’s in part because the e-commerce veteran… Read More

This new wearable fitness tracker is free — with a $12 yearly subscription

Do a Google search for “wearable fitness trackers” and you’ll find an endless list of wristbands that largely accomplish the… Read More

Redfin buys Walk Score, marking first acquisition in company history

Seattle-based Redfin just stumbled on a deal in its backyard that was simply too good to pass up. The real… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Magicflix provides a safe, curated video experience for kids

The ubiquity of mobile devices and streaming video has changed the entertainment landscape, as an increasing number of viewers now watch… Read More

DreamBox Learning CEO: How tech will shape the future of schools

Jessie Woolley-Wilson has big ideas about education technology. I sat down with the CEO of DreamBox Learning — an adaptive math… Read More

Cloud accounting startup Acumatica raises $13 million, looks to battle NetSuite

San Mateo, Calif.-based NetSuite is a powerhouse in the business software arena, a 16-year-old company with more than 2,500 employees and… Read More

Seattle Seahawks legend Steve Largent joins board of cloud company

Nintex is adding some big-time players to the board, including one who bleeds Seahawks blue. The Bellevue-based company  — a… Read More

Startup Week kicks off in Seattle with 60 events, keynotes from Rich Barton and Rob Glaser

More than 60 events, keynotes from veteran entrepreneurs, and a party — Seattle Startup Week is here. Kicking off Monday, the week-long… Read More

Amplion wins big at the Bend Venture Conference with promise to become the Kayak of biomarkers

Amplion Research wants to make finding biological information as easy as searching for a flight on Kayak. And the 20-month-old… Read More

Zillow chairman Rich Barton: How transparency is catalyzing revolution

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton shared his business creation and investment philosophy this past week at the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, calling… Read More

Disrupting dealerships: How Tred is creating a peer-to-peer marketplace for used cars

Sometimes, new business ideas can come about when you least expect it — and that’s exactly what happened with Tred.… Read More

Can Bend become the next Boulder? This venture capitalist thinks so, and here’s why

BEND, Ore. — Venture capitalist Dino Vendetti is buzzing through his adopted hometown of Bend — showing off attractions that… Read More

Startup Spotlight: MightySignal helps B2B sales teams scour the web and pinpoint new customers

Sales and technology run deep in Shane Wey’s family history, so it’s not surprising that the UC-Berkeley grad is the CEO… Read More

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