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GeekWire Awards: Vote for Hire of the Year

We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category — Hire of the Year —… Read More

This startup hacks the brain to help make you a better athlete

For a golfer trying to perfect his or her swing, there are several ways to be like Tiger Woods: You… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup Deal of the Year

OK, geek fans, we’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category promises to be… Read More

Deal site Tippr bought by nCrowd

Updated at 7:40 a.m. with comments from Tippr CEO Martin Tobias. Tippr, the heavily-funded Seattle daily deals platform, has been… Read More

VoloMetrix raises $3.3M to help determine how workers spend their days

VoloMetrix has raised $3.3 million in series A financing, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue developing an… Read More

GreenCupboards buys assets of Ecomom after founder’s suicide

GreenCupboards, a Spokane startup led by 27-year-old entrepreneur Josh Neblett, has changed its name to Etailz and acquired the assets… Read More

This is ‘Sarah Hanson’: Startup founder confesses to idiotic plot to hoax tech press

A Seattle man says he hoaxed the media, including GeekWire, to get publicity for his startup. The man, named Steinar… Read More

Chirpify raises $2M in fresh cash, partners with Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg

Things are flying for Portland-based Chirpify, as the startup just announced a $2 million round led by Seattle firm Voyager… Read More

Report: Google buys news aggregator Wavii for more than $30M

It looks like Wavii, the Seattle-based startup that helps you find personalized feeds of the news, has been bought by Google.… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Bootstrapper of the Year

Bootstrapping is not an easy path to building a business. But it also can be extremely gratifying, and the best… Read More

Tech Moves: Changes at SEOmoz; Polaris picks CEO-in-residence; Microvision names CFO; etc.

Jamie Steven has stepped down as chief marketing officer at SEOmoz, taking on the same role at Speedtest.net operator Ookla. “I’ve… Read More

Happy Earth Day: These Seattle startups are helping us go green

Today is the day to celebrate the lush green Earth and do what we can to keep it fresh. How… Read More

What startups can learn from rock ‘n’ roll bands

So what can startups learn from the local do-it-yourself Rock N Rollers? You think it’s hard to get people to click… Read More

Score one for Seattle startup partnerships: Tatango, Julep team up for text-message campaign

As the Seattle startup scene continues to grow, so do opportunities to form partnerships with neighboring companies. And that’s exactly… Read More

GeekWire Calendar: Must-attend events and a ‘One Man Star Wars’ ticket giveaway

Looking for some great events to attend? You may have noticed our fancy schmancy new GeekWire Calendar and now we’d like to officially kick this… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Cart Blanche wants to be the TripAdvisor for the shopping mall

Cart Blanche founder Joel Espelien is trying to change the way you shop at the local mall, combining the best of social… Read More

Washington vs. Oregon: Here are the VC deals from Q1

Last week, we reported on the new CB Insights VC report, noting that Oregon had overtaken Washington in terms of quarterly… Read More

Video communication software startup Brandlive wins $260K at Angel Oregon

Portland-based startup Brandlive, a new video social commerce platform designed to help make the retailer-customer relationship more personal, just cleaned house… Read More

Treemo Labs rebrands itself as Flowboard, launches iPad presentation app

When Brent Brookler founded Treemo Labs seven years ago, the vision was to allow users to share content on the web… Read More

SeattleHacks: An information resource for developers, by developers

Part of Carter Rabasa’s job at Twilio is to support the developer community here in Seattle, and he’s already done… Read More

Startup valuations rise even as VCs don’t get as many exits

Valuations at startup companies continue to increase, even though venture capitalists aren’t cashing out on deals as frequently as they’d… Read More

Report: Amazon.com buys Evi, the voice recognition app that rivals Apple’s Siri

Well, this could get really interesting. TechCrunch is reporting today, citing unidentified sources, that Amazon.com paid $26 million last year to… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the ‘Next Tech Titan’

Today’s featured category in the GeekWire Awards voting is a big one, literally. The Next Tech Titan — brought to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties launch BevyUp to let friends shop together

Would you have more fun shopping with a buddy? BevyUp founders Mauricio Cuevas, Brian Toba, Chris Rallo and Reymarx Gereda think… Read More

This 19-year-old just auctioned off 10 percent of her salary for 10 years to fund a startup

Follow-Up No. 2: This is ‘Sarah Hanson’: Startup founder confesses to idiotic plot to hoax tech press Follow-Up: Does ‘Sarah Hanson’ exist?… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Young Entrepreneur of the Year

We’ve collected hundreds of nominations and listened to the feedback of dozens of expert judges. Now, it’s your time to… Read More

Proof of concept: Majority of angel investments made in revenue producing startups

Angel investors historically have placed bets at the earliest stages of a company’s formation, oftentimes when the business is nothing… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed Remitly announces free money transfers to the Philippines

Seattle startup Remitly just announced pricing for its new international money-transfer service to the Philippines, and customers are probably going… Read More

Cloud wars: The battle lines are changing in online storage

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… people used filing cabinets to store their documents and files,… Read More

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GeekWire Radio on stage: Here is our broadcast from Seattle’s Pioneer Square

Technology was the central topic, naturally, as we recorded the GeekWire radio show for the first time in front of… Read More

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