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Ex-Microsoft exec lands $4.5M to help make life easier for product managers

We’ve been wondering what former Microsoft vice president Sanjay Parthasarathy has been building ever since we discovered his startup, Indix, 18 months… Read More

Rosetta Stone cracks Livemocha, buys language community for $8.5 million

Seattle online language community Livemocha has been acquired by Rosetta Stone for $8.5 million in cash. The deal is hardly… Read More

EveryMove partners with popular Endomondo sports tracker app

EveryMove, a Seattle-based startup that lets users track their healthy habits and rewards them with gift cards and reduced health-care premiums, has partnered… Read More

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Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital expanding to Silicon Valley

Updated with details of the new office’s leader. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s investment arm, Vulcan Capital, plans to open a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: GridVid.me touts low-cost video encoding

You can now watch your favorite shows no matter where you wander, tuning in on a smartphone or tablet. On… Read More

Meet the 10 startups Microsoft just accepted into the TechStars Windows Azure accelerator

Microsoft is back with a new crop of companies for its Windows Azure accelerator program, operated in conjunction with TechStars.… Read More

Apps for Autism: Results from a Bing Fund hackathon

Last week we told you about a weekend hackathon, organized by Microsoft’s Bing Fund and community partners, that brought together developers,… Read More

Mobile analytics startup Medio trims staff in ‘realignment’

Medio laid off a number of employees in engineering, network operations and testing this week as the Seattle mobile analytics… Read More

An app for your apps: WideAngle puts your photos in one place

Say you’ve just returned from a weekend trip in Vegas. You and all your raging friends took many, many pictures… Read More

Here comes Cody, another fitness-oriented app

Based on how much brain power is going into creating health and fitness technologies, you’d be surprised that there’s an… Read More

Welcome to the Northwest (where startups are cheaper than the Valley)

I got a call last week from a Bay Area venture capitalist who was gathering intel on the Pacific Northwest,… Read More

Estately expands real estate search service in six states

Seattle online real estate startup Estately is expanding service to six states, marking a 10 percent increase in properties on… Read More

Prove to friends that you can do 50 pushups or run a marathon with this mobile app

Need a little extra incentive to get in shape, save money or volunteer your time with a non-profit? Enter Proof,… Read More

Maveron to plant a seed each month, unveils plan to sprout early-stage consumer startups

Maveron struck gold a few years ago when it provided the initial seed funding to a young e-commerce startup by… Read More

From one teen mogul to another: Advice for Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year-old kid who just sold his startup to Yahoo

The tech industry was buzzing this week after Yahoo announced its acquisition of Summly. It wasn’t so much the acquisition… Read More

Show your quirky side: Vizify unveils new bite-sized infographics just about you

Whether looking for a job or a spouse, it’s more important than ever to be able to differentiate yourself and… Read More

Yes, it really is harder to land that series A round from VCs

A lot has been made about the so-called “series A crunch” — the idea that it is increasingly challenging for… Read More

Domain name operator Donuts passes background checks, names new CTO

Donuts, the heavily-funded Bellevue startup, has made it through initial evaluation tests conducted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and… Read More

Weaponless defense: React Mobile app notifies contacts, keeps you safe in emergencies

A weapon, pepper spray or even your fist may not be the best way to keep you safe in times… Read More

Obituary: Angel investor Bob Arnold helped dozens of entrepreneurs take flight

Seattle lost one of its most prolific angel investors last month when former banking executive Robert Arnold died at the… Read More

Tony Wright is chucking the tech industry to travel around the world

Entrepreneur Tony Wright made a bit of a stir last May when he announced plans to leave Seattle for Silicon… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Sports, tech and the future of being a fan

[Editor’s note:  Be sure to join us in person April 11 for the GeekWire Radio Show, live on stage for… Read More

Startup Spotlight: GiftGiv looks to make gift giving to corporate clients a breeze

Want to send a small token of thanks to a client, customer or friend? GiftGiv, a new Seattle startup, makes… Read More

No more coupon clipping: This startup wants to transform how we shop for groceries

For years, savvy shoppers have turned to the newspaper to find the best deals at the local grocery store. But… Read More

Decide.com lands $8 million, names former drugstore.com CEO to board

Decide.com has reeled in $8 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to hire more engineers… Read More

How this UW grad left the coding world and created an Upstart-funded game company

The path to the gaming world has been an interesting one for recent University of Washington grad Vincent Lucero. See,… Read More

Serial entrepreneur David Bluhm returns to Medio

Typically, when founders leave companies, they never return. Or, if they do, they come back as CEO as was the… Read More

Z2 chases car racing fans with new iOS game Nitro

Z2 Live has a new name, and a new game. The Seattle mobile gaming company, which earlier this month switched… Read More

Men’s fashion site Indochino sews up $13 million to help guys sharpen their style

Indochino, the Vancouver, B.C.-based men’s fashion site, has pulled in $13 million in fresh funding that it will use to… Read More

Realty Mogul raises cash to bring crowdfunding to commercial real estate

Realty Mogul, a recent graduate of MIcrosoft’s Windows Azure Accelerator, has raised $500,00 in seed funding from Gust CEO David S. Rose,… Read More

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