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Live stream: Watch 11 startups pitch at Techstars Seattle Demo Day

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Techstars Seattle Demo Day: Meet the 11 startups pitching today

Three months ago, 11 fresh startups began a 90-day entrepreneurial voyage inside the Techstars Seattle incubator. Today, countless hours of… Read More

Startup Day FAQ: What to know if you’re going to our big event and geek bands bash

We’re getting excited for the fifth annual Startup Day event, kicking off Friday morning with remarks by Gov. Jay Inslee… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft vets start Pansieve to develop mobile forms for businesses

When it comes to gathering operational data, many businesses haven’t changed much from the past. Filling out business forms —… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ResolutionTube helps technicians fix broken machines with a mobile app

When Arnav Anand worked as a technician at Boston Scientific, he sometimes spent hours — even days — trying to… Read More

Too scared to leave your 9-to-5? Code Fellows’ Brent Turner debunks silly startup myths

You hear about the “startup leap” all the time, and for good reason. It’s not easy to leave a steady… Read More

Contrarian view: Entrepreneurs say lack of capital in Seattle is actually a healthy thing

There’s just not enough money floating around the Seattle startup ecosystem. You’ve heard the arguments before, listened to the debates… Read More

WhitePages CEO Alex Algard: Not having VCs will allow a ‘cleaner’ focus

It’s not everyday that a technology company is able to buy out its venture backers. But that’s what happened this… Read More

Dwellable tackles HomeAway in vacation rentals, on pace for $10M in bookings in 2013

HomeAway is still the 800-pound gorilla in the vacation rental business, with 1,400 employees, 775,000 paid listings and annual revenue… Read More

WhitePages buys out VC investors for $80 million

WhitePages is taking the unusual step of buying out its venture capital investors, paying $80 million to buy back shares… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Sparktrend tells you where to buy those Pinterest-inspired outfits

Sites like Pinterest have made it easy for shoppers to search for clothes and find inspiration for a new outfit.… Read More

Investor plans to revive Contour after winning bid to buy GoPro rival for $1.9M

With a bid of $1.925 million, investment company Clarke Capital Partners has emerged as the prevailing bidder for the assets… Read More

Ready, set, pitch: Earn a chance to pitch your startup to top VCs at Startup Day

Our big Startup Day event is coming up this Friday — kicking off with Gov. Jay Inslee and concluding with… Read More

EDUonGo reels in $530K to help instructors launch online schools, teach courses

No longer do you have to attend a school to gain knowledge and sharpen your skill set, as online learning… Read More

Deloitte Digital takes root in Seattle, buys social media agency Banyan Branch

Deloitte Digital is taking a deeper interest in Seattle, buying social media consultancy Banyan Branch for an undisclosed sum. The… Read More

Startup advice from Concur CEO Steve Singh: Take the minimal amount of funding as possible

If you’re a startup founder looking to raise money, here’s some insight from Concur CEO Steve Singh: Take as little cash… Read More

Chart: NW startup companies that raised more than $1M in venture capital in Q3

Venture capital investing in the Northwest region — consisting of Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming — dipped during… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Inside Social helps brands measure social media ROI

Attracting Facebook likes and Twitter followers is important for businesses active on social media, but it can be difficult to… Read More

Concur CEO Steve Singh: Startup success is entirely driven by culture

There are lots of ingredients to startup success, but for Concur CEO Steve Singh, one rises above them all. Speaking at… Read More

Seattle Startup Week kicks off: An amazing array of meetups, conferences and parties

Get ready Seattle. We’re about to embark on an informative and fun stretch of events, meetups and parties — a… Read More

A safe Halloween: Glympse unveils ‘Track n Treat’ app to help parents keep an eye on the little goblins as they roam the neighborhood

Looking to keep track of the little ghosts and goblins this Halloween, but don’t want to be a hovering parent?… Read More

Hark hits the wall: Corporate records list ‘void’ status, co-founder now at Amazon

The story of Hark — a Seattle startup that was attempting to build the YouTube of audio clips and once… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vetted matches big companies with independent consultants

It can be difficult for a company to find the right independent consultant, and just as hard for consultants to… Read More

Live: GeekWire founder hotseat pitch session with startup guru Adeo Ressi

OK, sports fans. Or, should we say, startup fans! Grab a box of popcorn, and some soda pop. It’s time… Read More

Satellite broadband company Kymeta names advisory board — including key Airbus exec

Kymeta Corp., a Redmond-based company developing new technologies for receiving broadband Internet connections from satellites, announced its advisory board this… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot named CEO of Mixpo; Skytap adds VPs; and more

—Mixpo, the six-year-old online video advertising startup, has named former Razorfish and aQuantive executive Jeff Lanctot as CEO. He replaces… Read More

Venture capitalists invest $8.1B in Q3, IPO market surges with 25 pricings

Venture capitalists continue to find solid opportunities, despite big regulatory changes that could eventually alter the way startup companies raise… Read More

Usermind raises $7.6M from Andreessen Horowitz to build software for enterprise business operations

Andreessen Horowitz Partner Scott Weiss was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article talking about his firm’s interest in enterprise… Read More

Measureful relaunches, aiming to become ‘Flipboard for analytics’

The data provided by free services like Google Analytics and Facebook for websites and company pages can be extremely valuable… Read More

Get off the fence and dent the universe! Why I’m excited to participate in Startup Day

I must have three to five meetings a week with folks thinking about doing a startup, trying to grow their… Read More

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