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GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory.

Mobile commerce upstart Conductiv raises cash to help retailers battle Amazon

Conductiv, a Bothell mobile commerce startup which boldly says that it is setting out to “change the face of retail,”… Read More

Chirpify raises $4M to move social media transaction technology to live events, TV

It’s been just over a year since Chirpify raised its first round of cash and it has been flying high… Read More

Exo Labs reels in $1.25M to build iPad-enabled microscope cameras

Exo Labs, the Seattle startup that developed a microscope camera that can link to your iPad, just raised another $1.25 million… Read More

What drives you as an entrepreneur — ambition or obligation?

Bring together a bunch of highly-successful entrepreneurs in one room and you’ll notice a few common qualities. These people work… Read More

Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco

With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… Read More

Twitter mystery: The strange case of Lockerz and the Ethiopian supermodel

Lockerz, the heavily-funded Seattle social commerce startup backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures and others, is going… Read More

Veterans of F5 Networks raise $1.85M for stealthy Union Bay

Union Bay Networks, a stealthy Seattle startup led by several former employees of F5 Networks, has scored $1.85 million in… Read More

iPhone-friendly brassiere-maker JoeyBra relaunches with new sports bra

Things are hoppin’ for JoeyBra, the company behind the brassieres designed to carry a smartphone. The two-person startup was well-received when it debuted last… Read More

Pinterest engineering chief: Don’t be afraid to chase crazy dreams

Jon Jenkins, head of engineering at Pinterest, has taken the lead of a “super scrappy, super agile” team of engineers… Read More

Meet Taco: A productivity app that helps developers stay in the zone

As Troy Davis continued to build out his hosted log management business PaperTrail, he began to go a little crazy.… Read More

Persona wants to help you get hired by protecting your social media reputation 24/7

To learn more about you, employers today are reviewing the social media accounts of both prospective and current employees. Unfortunately for… Read More

Trover snaps up $2.5M to create a hub for up-and-coming travel photographers

Seattle startup Trover has scored $2.5 million in fresh funding, money that the five-person company will use to build out… Read More

How youth sports made me a better startup founder

A few recent conversations have turned towards youth sports participation and the valuable life lessons they provide.  One in particular… Read More

Report: Zulily hires investment bankers to explore possible IPO

Another of the Seattle region’s tech titans appears to be headed down the path toward an initial public offering. Zulily,… Read More

Dorm room to startup success: How Dan Price built a profitable company before he was 30

GeekWire readers may already be familiar with Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price, who took home honors as “Young Entrepreneur of… Read More

Meet the 7 new startups at the Portland Incubator Experiment

It’s been four years since the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) started as just that — an experiment. But since 2009,… Read More

Yapta takes flight with $4.2M for airfare price tracking

Seattle online travel startup Yapta has reeled in $4.2 million in fresh funding, with an option to raise an additional… Read More

Big data startup Minetta Brook scores $2M to analyze stock news

Minetta Brook, a big data startup led by Deepak “DB” Bharadwaj and Prabhu Venkatesh, has raised $2 million in seed funding to… Read More

This startup just scored $6.5M to transform the way you pay your restaurant bill

A Seattle area startup is looking to shake up the way we pay for our restaurant bills, tossing out the… Read More

Q&A: Poppy’s Joe Heitzeberg on making the transition from software to hardware

Software veterans Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are moving into the realm of hardware with a simple and groundbreaking idea—a… Read More

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Q&A: FiftyThree’s Jon Harris on the power of the iPad as a creation device

The New York and Seattle startup FiftyThree is made up of Microsoft vets. But they’ve certainly mastered Apple’s iPad with… Read More

New Fanzo app helps sports fans discover what everyone is talking about, all from one place

In today’s tech world, sports fans have a plethora of options to get their news, whether it’s national media outlets… Read More

Here’s where the angel money is flowing in the U.S.

More angel money is being invested in the Southwest region of the U.S. and median angel round sizes reached a… Read More

Welcome to startup U: University of Washington beats goal with 17 new startups in 12 months

Shortly after Michael Young joined the University of Washington as president, he made a pledge to double the amount of… Read More

U2’s Bono and others invest $1.6 million in secretive online travel startup Vamo

A group of two dozen angel investors — including rock star Bono; Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff; and Path founder Dave… Read More

Meet the 7 new startups at Reactor, an interactive media accelerator

It’s been nearly two years since Washington Interactive Network landed a $1.2 million grant for what’s now called the Reactor, also known as an “Interactive… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon alums land $1M for password, app management startup Meldium

Saving and remembering passwords is troublesome, and at times, dangerous from a security standpoint. That becomes even more of a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Fueled by profits, 10,000ft looks to take project planning to new heights

10,000ft describes itself as a “design inspired Web application tool,” allowing companies to allot appropriate time and resources to various projects.… Read More

Tech Moves: Peter Wilson returns to Google; Brent Turner joins Code Fellows; etc.

Peter Wilson has worked at nearly every tech giant in Seattle, from Facebook to Google to Microsoft. So when we… Read More

The top 3 cities for startups: Austin, Seattle and Boulder

The San Francisco Bay Area still holds the undisputed crown for startup activity and venture capital. But if you’re just… Read More

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