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GeekWire 200 update: Yes, enterprise startups are sexy too

Hey, those cool consumer tech startups get all the buzz, right? Well, there’s an element of truth to that as… Read More

What’s up with Hark? Audio clip site goes radio silent as core content disappears

Something is going on at Hark. The Seattle startup, known for its huge repository of sound bites, from classic movie… Read More

Former Vulcan partner Dino Vendetti raising cash for new Oregon venture fund

Dino Vendetti, a former partner at Vulcan and exec at Metawave, has raised $3 million of a $15 million fund for a… Read More

Mobile analytics startup Zettics raises cash

Zettics, the mobile analytics startup led by former Qpass exec Sterling Wilson, has raised an additional $6.7 million, according to… Read More

Startup Swap: Why these 2 tech CEOs are switching places for 5 days

You’ve heard of Wife Swap — the ABC TV show in which families experience life after two moms switch places… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft Build recap, Windows 8.1, iOS 7 and big data at the ballpark

We’ve got a lot to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show (MP3), starting with a report from… Read More

Startup Spotlight: OnContracting looks to be the Zillow of temp staffing

OnContracting founder Pradeep Chauhan wants to change the way people find contract jobs. The former Microsoft manager and  graduate of the Founder… Read More

Top 5 reasons why startups are wasted on the young

Okay, I admit it.  In my entire life, nothing has made me feel older than pitching to VCs on Sand… Read More

This startup wants to help you save on medical bills by taking control of your health

There is already a bevy of health and wellness startups out there in a very crowded space. But a new Seattle… Read More

Watch out, Siri: Jeannie wants to be your iPhone conversation partner

With the advent of voice assistants like Siri, we’re talking to our computers more than ever. But Siri, Google Now,… Read More

This dude just raised $800,000 in 4 hours for a sonic vibrator designed to stimulate the sex toy industry

There was certainly a lot of buzz around Robin Elenga’s latest angel financing round, literally and figuratively. Elenga is the… Read More

Flowboard’s iPad presentation app now lets you embed YouTube videos, PDFs

Seattle-based iPad storytelling app Flowboard just updated its platform to allow users to embed YouTube videos and PDFs into their presentations. Flowboard, which launched… Read More

Microsoft vets land $3M for Discuzz to help salespeople better communicate with prospects and customers

Discuzz, a Bellevue startup that helps sales professionals communicate more effectively with partners and customers, has raised a $3 million… Read More

Junk mail eliminator PaperKarma acquired by Reputation.com

It only seemed like a matter of time before someone big swooped up PaperKarma, the popular junk mail eliminator app.… Read More

Hasty: Delivery for healthy food

Getting a pizza delivered is easy. But if you’re trying to watch what you eat, it can be difficult to… Read More

Want to catch more foul balls? IdealSeat shows you where to sit at the ballgame

Catching a foul ball can be one of the greatest joys for baseball fans. Only a handful of the thousands who… Read More

Seattle angels invest in mobile marketing startup Sparq

A group of prominent Seattle angel investors are putting some of their cash behind Sparq, the mobile marketing upstart which… Read More

View-Master 2.0: Seattle entrepreneurs create Poppy to turn iPhones into 3D viewers

Remember, the classic View-Master device? Well, two Seattle area entrepreneurs — Urbanspoon co-founder Ethan Lowry and Snapvine founder Joe Heitzeberg… Read More

Socrata lands $18 million, continuing mission to unlock troves of government data

Seattle entrepreneur Kevin Merritt wants to help lead a transformation in government. Not by running for office, but through unleashing… Read More

The photo frame of the future? Familiar looks to stitch together photos and videos on idle iPads

There are so many photo sharing apps floating around today — from Flickr to Instagram to PhotoBucket — that it… Read More

Brady Forrest’s new gig: Hatching hardware startups at new Highway1 incubator

Developing an app or a website isn’t easy, by any stretch, but hardware design and manufacturing is a world unto… Read More

Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

It usually doesn’t happen this way. But Julep, the fast-growing Seattle cosmetics upstart, has gotten bigger as its metrics have improved.… Read More

Anomo helps you find love with anonymous self-created avatars, raises cash

Things are moving quickly for Anomo, the Seattle mobile startup that helps you land a date, meet your next business partner or… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers form Wire Labs, raise $150,000 for mobile startup

We’ve seen countless Microsoft veterans leave Redmond to create their own startups, but that hasn’t happened as much with Amazon… Read More

Microsoft moves its startup programs under one roof with Microsoft Ventures

Microsoft announced today that its startup programs are all going to be brought under one roof with a new name: Microsoft Ventures.… Read More

Puzzazz adds New York Times crosswords to its iPhone/iPad app

Puzzazz, the Redmond-based puzzle technology startup, is bringing the popular New York Times daily crosswords to its iPhone and iPad… Read More

The 3 best pitches from the TechStars Windows Azure accelerator

Three months of hard work, coaching, mentoring and a whole lot of cloud applications culminated Friday afternoon at the Westin… Read More

HomeGrocer founder Terry Drayton is back: Storrage wants to deliver the stuff you own to your doorstep

Terry Drayton, the co-founder and former CEO of HomeGrocer.com, the heavily-funded online grocery delivery service whose iconic peach rotted during… Read More

Live from TEDxSeattle: Why you need to understand the roots of your founders

Many may think the phrase “respect your elders” only applies to your early days growing up as a child and… Read More

Q&A: Lift CEO on using technology to build good habits

Tony Stubblebine is in the business of helping old dogs teach themselves new tricks. He’s the co-founder of Lift, which… Read More

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