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9 Startup Weekend champs face off at tonight’s Northwest Startup Battle

In what’s equivalent to a startup all-star event, nine Startup Weekend champions from around the Northwest region are competing tonight… Read More

Onvia co-founder raises $4.35M for Koru, helping college grads find impactful jobs

We’ve certainly seen a lot of activity in the online education arena in recent months, including large financing rounds for… Read More

IPO study: 2014 could be big year for companies to go public

If you thought 2013 was a good year for tech IPOs, well, 2014 could get a lot more interesting. A… Read More

UIEvolution scores $8M to more safely connect drivers to mobile apps

UIEvolution has been around the block a few times, founded 13 years ago, acquired in 2004 by Square Enix and… Read More

Techstars grad Shippable raises $2M to help developers ship code faster

Another Techstars Seattle graduate, another nice seed round. Following in the footsteps of fellow 2013 Techstars Seattle companies Everpath and… Read More

Fast-growing IT automation startup Opscode raises $32M, changes name to Chef

Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need… Read More

Silicon Valley VC view: 5 reasons why Seattle will become a hub of business cloud services

I’ve recently read several articles about the difficulties that Seattle entrepreneurs face when building business-to-business companies. While some might find… Read More

Startup Spotlight: High school buds start Taggle to build a universal online review platform

They might not be starting the next Microsoft, but two graduates from Seattle’s Lakeside School — the alma mater of… Read More

Seattle VCs pick their deal of the year, and it’s a no-brainer

Well, we could see this one coming. The Evergreen Venture Capital Association, the group that represents the Seattle venture capital… Read More

It’s getting easier to raise $100M: Mega-financings increase 50% in 2013

Earlier this week, we covered the massive $120 million series A financing round for Seattle biotechnology upstart Juno Therapeutices, one… Read More

Best practices for push notifications: Focus on quality, not quantity

Portland-based Urban Airship, a leading provider of mobile push notifications, released its latest Good Push Index report today, which examines… Read More

The Seattle 10: Hot startups sketch business concepts on giant cocktail napkins

What happens when you ask ten of Seattle’s most innovative young startups to spend a few weeks sketching their business concepts… Read More

Fanzo raises another $600K to help sports fans find out what everyone is talking about

Things are rolling for Fanzo, the Kirkland-based startup that helps sports fans keep up with the latest news. The company just closed… Read More

Glassdoor raises $50 million, tops 22 million members

Glassdoor, which compiles salary and workplace data on more than 300,000 companies, has raised $50 million in financing from Tiger Global… Read More

With $120M in its pocket, Juno Therapeutics aims to wipe out cancer by rewiring the immune system

One big problem with existing cancer therapies available today like chemotherapy and radiation is the collateral damage. While some medicine… Read More

VMware vets raise cash for stealthy cloud startup Nurego, grab support from Paul Maritz

A new Seattle area cloud computing startup called Nurego just scored $2 million in fresh funding with support from some… Read More

Ex-AOL CTO scores cash for Concurix, builds monitoring service for Node.js

Concurix, a Kirkland startup led by former AOL Chief Technology Officer Alexander Gounares, has $1 million in fresh capital that it… Read More

Bootstrapped employee recognition startup MeritShare acquired after 17 months

MeritShare, a Seattle startup founded just 17 months ago by former WhitePages execs Kevin Nakao and Travis Pearl, has been acquired… Read More

Cancer research startup Juno Therapeutics raises $120M in massive series A financing

In one of the largest series A venture capital deals this year in the biotechnology sector, Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics has… Read More

Free beer & fast WiFi: WeWork to open co-working space in Seattle

Free coffee and beer, Xbox game lounges, a screening theater, conference rooms, working space, super fast Wi-Fi and weekly networking… Read More

Suggest a local geek gift for GeekWire’s 3rd annual gift guide

Can’t find the right gifts for the geeks on your list? Never fear — the third annual GeekWire Gift Guide… Read More

Tumor paint startup Blaze Bioscience raises $9M to help surgeons pinpoint cancer cells

Blaze Bioscience has raised $9 million in fresh funding from individual investors, money that the Seattle spinoff of the Fred… Read More

What’s happening in state government, and why tech leaders need to be involved

As a 24-year veteran of Olympia, Wash., roaming the halls and advocating for a wide range of business interests, and working… Read More

Ex-Facebook general counsel Rudy Gadre joins Seattle VC firm Founder’s Co-op

Former Facebook general counsel and ex-Amazon.com attorney Rudy Gadre has quickly established himself as one of the top angel investors… Read More

Former Speakeasy CTO raises $825K for stealth home security startup Elarm

When you want to install security around your home, the process usually takes a little while. You must call a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties help grocers, restaurants turn food scraps into fertilizer with WISErg

Americans aren’t exactly good at recycling food they don’t eat — in fact, 36 million tons of food waste was… Read More

Microsoft axes stack rank; Xbox One debuts; and other top posts of the month

Whoa, we thought it was supposed to be a short holiday month with folks taking a bit of a breather… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: The raw truth about startups, and life

What’s it really like to be a startup CEO? This week on the GeekWire radio show, two tech entrepreneurs talk… Read More

Angry members of Solavei lash out after company throttles data plan

Solavei, the fast-growing Seattle area provider of mobile phone service, is facing a backlash from some of its members after… Read More

Socially conscious companies: Meet the 4 do-good startups from Fledge’s latest class

From water-powered USB chargers to a post-disaster housing marketplace, four new socially-conscious startups just graduated from Fledge’s third class ever.… Read More