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Venture capitalist Nick Hanauer on redefining capitalism and why entrepreneurs who don’t get his money ‘suck’

Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer says an economic revolution is coming, and you better get ready for it. Even as… Read More

Howard Schultz-backed Gatheredtable launches meal planning service, partners with Peapod

Gatheredtable, a new Seattle startup backed by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, angel investor Geoff Entress and others, today is launching… Read More

Hey, entrepreneurs, valuations are cooling and VC deals are dropping

Well, maybe folks in the venture business are listening to Bill Gurley. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist sounded an alarm… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Garmentory brings boutique shopping to the world of e-commerce

Everybody loves to find a good deal on unique apparel sold at local boutiques, but picking through sales bins can… Read More

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Solar photovoltaic startup OneEnergy Renewables raises $5 million

OneEnergy Renewables, a Seattle startup that describes itself as a developer of distributed, utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects, has raised $5 million… Read More

EveryMove launches @Work, new site encourages employees to get active through fitness challenges

EveryMove has launched EveryMove @Work, a new, self-service version of its fitness tracking platform for businesses. It’s designed to help… Read More

Gratafy raises $2.5M to fuel gift-giving platform that sends food, drinks to friends

The idea of using a mobile device to send your friends food and drinks seems to be proving popular. Seattle-based Gratafy has… Read More

Seattle startup Snap Skout changes name to Tack, turns popular Facebook posts into online ads

Seattle startup Snap Skout has changed its name to Tack and launched a new product that helps small businesses turn… Read More

Private cloud service Blue Box secures $10M, taking on Rackspace

Blue Box, the 11-year-old Seattle startup that specializes in private cloud offerings, has raised $10 million in fresh funding. Blue… Read More

Sworl raises more cash from Hanauer brothers and others for mobile photo framing service

It’s only been five months since Sworl launched, but so far, so good for the Seattle startup. Sworl, a free app that… Read More

MovingWorlds opens platform to connect skilled volunteers with opportunities worldwide

MovingWorlds today opened a new online matching service designed for people who want to travel abroad to make a difference through volunteering.… Read More

Fanzo raises $550K to help sports fans find the best news, social media content

Fanzo, the Kirkland-based startup that helps sports fans keep up with the latest news, has raised another $550,000 to help fuel… Read More

Analytics startup VoloMetrix scores $12M to measure productivity of employees

Seattle startup VoloMetrix has raised $12 million in series B funding, money that the company will use to continue to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Colatris helps mobile developers translate their apps for international rollouts

When mobile developers want to reach users in other countries, they need to translate their content. But that process can often be… Read More

Commentary: 3 ways to value your startup

Many entrepreneurs struggle with having the “valuation” discussion with investors. Given that many startups have no revenue, much less profits,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TouchBase builds custom apps to help sales reps show off marketing material

Making an effective sales pitch at an event or in-person visit is crucial for marketers, and now one Seattle startup… Read More

Azuqua raises $5M from Ignition for cloud connectivity platform

Azuqua, a Seattle-based startup that helps businesses connect external cloud services with each other, today announced a $5 million Series… Read More

Interview: Why Windows UX leader Jensen Harris is leaving Microsoft to co-found the startup Textio

What if recruiters could know, before posting a job listing, if the specific language in the job description will actually attract the types… Read More

No bubble: Why these longtime entrepreneurs say today’s tech climate is not like 1999

Respected venture capitalist Bill Gurley sparked quite the reaction earlier this month after his comments noting how the current tech boom is… Read More

From board games to beer-making machines: Take a look at the Seattle startup scene

There’s a lot of cool stuff percolating in Seattle’s startup scene, stories that we cover each day here at GeekWire.… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon vets form Textio, a new startup looking to discover patterns in documents

Kieran Snyder, a linguistics expert who previously worked at Amazon and Microsoft’s Bing unit, and Jensen Harris, who spent 16… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Quantcha helps investors with stock options search engine

Unless you’re a Wall Street expert, it’s not easy to figure out the best stock option investment strategies. That’s where Quantcha wants… Read More

Opal raises $8M to help big brands manage social media campaign production

Opal Labs, a Portland-based startup that helps businesses streamline the production of social media campaigns, today announced a $8 million… Read More

The periodic table of tech investing

Just like oxygen or nitrogen, capital is an essential element of any startup. Now, thanks to the folks over at… Read More

Ex-Microsoft and Amazon exec Brian Valentine joins stealthy startup incubator led by Napster co-founder

When we stumbled upon the stealthy startup Ivy Softworks earlier this year, Jordan Ritter didn’t want to say too much… Read More

How Urban Airship recovered after founder was accused of sexual assault

It’s been quite a tumultuous summer for the folks at Urban Airship. With big events like the World Cup and… Read More

Zirx uses on-demand agents to park your car for $15 per day, expands to Seattle

It seems to be getting more difficult — and expensive — to park your car in Seattle, and now one… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Play Works Studio develops games to get girls excited about programming, science

Two years ago at a Startup Weekend Women’s Edition event, former Amazon and Microsoft user experience designer Adriana Moscatelli was inspired to… Read More

Ghostruck raises $1.2M to be the Uber for large deliveries

Whether it’s a massive dresser, a giant piano, or your 5-piece leather couch, moving large stuff just isn’t fun. Ghostruck knows… Read More

Data science startup Context Relevant scores $13.5M, names former anti-terrorism chief Richard Clarke to new post

Context Relevant CEO Stephen Purpura has a simple message as a screen saver on his computer: “Don’t mess it up.”… Read More

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