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Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins Zulily, TripAdvisor boards

Before he got the real estate bug, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff was in the online travel business, co-founding and serving… Read More

Urban Airship CEO Scott Kveton on striking out with VCs and why pitch decks suck

Last night, we got the chance to hang out in the amazing new offices of Urban Airship, located in the… Read More

Amazon vet’s robot-powered apparel startup partners with Levi’s, opens Manhattan store

Nadia Shouraboura knew she had a good idea when she debuted her robot-powered apparel shop, Hointer, this past November in… Read More

Front Desk reels in $1M to help business owners manage scheduling, admin

Front Desk, the Seattle startup that helps businesses manage scheduling and other administrative tasks, has raised an additional $1 million… Read More

eBay acquires Decide.com, shopping research site will shut down Sept. 30

eBay is buying Seattle startup Decide.com, gobbling up the online shopping research service that predicted whether prices were going up… Read More

Portland: Time to celebrate companies getting big

We’re hanging in Portland this week, attending the big TechFestNW conference and hanging with some of our favorite PDX startups.… Read More

Life’s a pitch: The other reasons startups do competitions

The tech community has a rite of passage for its newborns hoping to reach adulthood. It is selective, it is… Read More

Former Slate publisher and MSN vet joins Cheezburger as president and COO

Cheezburger is adding a little more beef to its executive ranks. The six-year-old Seattle online humor company, best known for… Read More

Optify looks to sell assets, staffer says layoff was ‘shocking’

Last week, we shared the news with you that Optify, the Seattle maker of marketing software, had hit the wall… Read More

This 13-year-old just invented an Internet-enabled dog treat dispenser, canine chat service

If you’re a dog owner and have ever felt bad about leaving Fido, Otis or Buster at home alone, here’s… Read More

Hey, Portland: GeekWire is rolling into town Thursday and we’re buying the first round

The 206 is rolling into PDX. Team GeekWire is headed to Portland on Thursday to participate in TechFestNW, covering some of… Read More

Q&A with Skytap CEO Thor Culverhouse: How this washed-up football player made the leap into tech

Thor Culverhouse is more than just an impressive name. He’s also the CEO at fast-growing cloud company Skytap. Although new… Read More

Hey, startups: Pretty soon you’ll be able to talk about your fundraising efforts

The world changes for startups on September 23. How? On that date, thanks to the JOBS Act, it will become… Read More

Optify hits the wall, lays off staff

What’s up at Optify? From what we’re hearing, the company is on its last legs. Multiple sources informed us on… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TruBalance predicts what will happen to your money

Many financial applications help consumers look into the past, indicating where things stand once the money is already gone. TruBalance,… Read More

Gratafy expands to L.A., raises $2.5M to help you send gifts to Facebook friends

Social gifting platform Gratafy was already helping its users in Seattle send specific food and drinks from local restaurants, bars and nightlife… Read More

Tech Moves: Buuteeq hires Meghji as chief product officer; Airbiquity team grows: Spoonemore jumps to Amazon

—Fast-growing Seattle startup Buuteeq has hired Karim Meghji as chief product officer and vice president of engineering. Meghji most recently… Read More

Google Glass while driving: INRIX app shows potential

Is Google Glass safe to use while driving? That question is generating lots of discussion in the tech industry following… Read More

Tagboard raises $2M to curate hashtags for brands

It’s been nearly 11 months since we first heard about Tagboard, the Redmond startup that curates social media content for… Read More

Podcast

The Next Big Thing: MoxTree CEO Victoria Oldridge

[Editor’s Note: GeekWire is pleased to present the latest episode of The Next Big Thing, the popular podcast by Seattle media entrepreneur… Read More

Seattle’s new Hacker House: Here’s your chance to live, eat and breathe the startup life

When you’re a young entrepreneur living in a bustling startup city like Seattle, there are various living options. You can… Read More

GeekWire hires Daniel Rossi as chief business officer

Can GeekWire really handle two soccer-loving and startup-crazed Buckeyes? Oh, yes, we can. We’re excited to announce today that Daniel… Read More

Optimum scores cash to intelligently reduce energy use in buildings

Optimum Energy is heating up with additional cash from one of the country’s largest utilities. Edison Energy, a subsidiary of… Read More

Fast-growing Opscode names new CEO; Mitch Hill steps down for health reasons

Opscode, a fast-growing Seattle software company that makes the open source automation software Chef, has appointed Barry Crist as CEO.… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur starts petition asking Steve Ballmer to create $500M startup fund

What’s Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer going to do next? That’s a question that folks around Seattle are wondering after the… Read More

This startup wants to keep your photos, videos and docs safe, even after you’re dead

When his mother passed away this past December, Parvez Anandam wanted to have something to remember her by. He started… Read More

Uh, oh! Down rounds on the rise

Things appear to be humming in the venture capital world. Returns are improving (though in many instances they are still… Read More

Success: ‘We Make Seattle’ video project passes $28,000 Kickstarter goal

Well, it looks like Seattle is going to be getting a cool short film about its tech community. After a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pieces of There helps transplants order care packages loaded with favorite hometown sauces, snacks and sports gear

I love living in Seattle. But my roots are very much in Ohio, the place I called home for my… Read More

Here are the top Pacific NW companies on Inc. 500 list: Level 11, HasOffers, Spoken, Puppet Labs and others

Just how important is the technology industry in the Pacific NW? Well, consider this: Of the 13 companies from Washington… Read More

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