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TechStars grad Leanplum raises cash, looks to help game developers test apps

Leanplum, a TechStars Seattle grad which is building technology to test features within gaming apps, has raised  $825,000 in angel… Read More

LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin Guericke, angel Geoff Entress join board of WhitePages

WhitePages has been around the startup block a few times, and now the 16-year-old Seattle company is injecting a bit… Read More

Square without the dongle: Buck debuts free mobile invoice service

Many paper products are moving to the digital world. Buck, a Seattle-based mobile payments company, is following suit and helping businesses… Read More

Madrona backs Mobilewalla, team relocates to Seattle

Mobile analytics startup Mobilewalla has raised $4 million in new funding, including a cash infusion from Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Yahoo acquires Alike, moving Seattle team to California

Yahoo has acquired Seattle-based Alike for an undisclosed sum, aiming to bolster its own mobile technologies by bringing aboard the… Read More

Startup valuations remained red hot in 2012, but are things cooling?

Even though venture capital investing fell last year on a national basis, it still remained a good time to raise… Read More

LaserMotive lights up first product — transmitting power over fiber with lasers

LaserMotive, a company known for using lasers to transmit power through the air, is expanding to a new medium: fiber-optic… Read More

Innovative Pulmonary changes name, raises $10M and moves to Minnesota

Innovative Pulmonary Solutions has a new name, a new round of cash and a new headquarters. The medical device company… Read More

Justin.tv founder brings new house cleaning service Exec to his hometown of Seattle

Justin Kan, the guy who helped make live streaming on the Web a real-world phenomenon has a new gig. But… Read More

9Slides releases iPad app to make slick presentations

Does your PowerPoint presentation need a little spice? 9Slides, a Seattle startup led by former Microsoftie Ruchit Garg, thinks it… Read More

Why it’s smart to be an early adopter on a new platform

A Tweet posted last week by Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff — who I used to work for  — caught my attention. https://twitter.com/spencerrascoff/status/299931436243382272… Read More

New bill looks to curb B&O taxes for startups in Washington state

Washington state residents don’t pay an income tax, one of the reasons why some companies have found the area an… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Your Brandlive helps Internet retailers communicate with shoppers

Portland-based startup Your Brandlive formally launched today, announcing a new video social commerce platform designed to help make the retailer-customer… Read More

Startup tries new approach to dating: Let your avatars get to know each other first

Anomo is a new Seattle mobile startup that’s looking to solve an age-old dilemma: How do you find that special… Read More

CloudSway raises $1.4M to boost collaboration around financial information

As we’ve noted in the past, there’s no shortage of companies trying to make it easier for teams of employees… Read More

Solavei is first carrier to bring new BlackBerry Z10 to the U.S. for the princely price of $999

Do you want to get your hands on the new BlackBerry Z10 before its March launch date in the U.S.… Read More

F5 Networks buys networking startup LineRate Systems

F5 Networks has acquired LineRate Systems, a Colorado startup that’s developing technologies around what’s called software define networking. Terms of… Read More

Commentary: The best way to divide startup equity

Deciding how to divide up equity in your early-stage startup can be one of the most difficult and delicate decisions… Read More

Streamlining the fundraising process for entrepreneurs: There’s NOT an app for that?

Here’s my dilemma. Fundraising for a tech startup is hugely time consuming. There are a million other things to do,… Read More

Is this Kozmo 2.0? Postmates brings its ‘Get It Now’ courier service to Seattle

I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of… Read More

Prepare to dance alone, and 5 other entrepreneurial tips from my ‘careercation’

A year ago, I sold everything, stuffed the rest in storage, and bought one-way tickets to New Zealand for my… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Germ-hating developers look to create mobile file sharing that’s better than Bump

You’ve heard of Bump — the mobile application that allows two phone users to exchange contact information, photos or videos… Read More

Startup incubator Upstart Labs adds new partners, looks to fill series A funding crunch

It sometimes feels like there’s a bit of incubator mania going on. In the past two weeks alone, we’ve written… Read More

EveryBlock closes: NBC News cites lack of strategic fit

EveryBlock, the hyperlocal news and neighborhood data service acquired by MSNBC.com in 2009, closed abruptly today. NBC News, which took control… Read More

Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch

[Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More

Redfin unveils Offer Insights: Real-time insider details for home buyers

Redfin continues to push toward more transparency in the traditionally opaque real estate industry, launching a new micro-blogging service of… Read More

Fledge: A startup incubator for socially-conscious startups takes flight with new cash

Fledge, which is taking a TechStars-like approach to incubating startups that make the world a better place, has landed $307,000 in… Read More

Avanade buys cloud management startup Opstera

Avanade is making another buy in the Seattle startup community, gobbling up cloud software startup Opstera in a deal of… Read More

GeekWire 200 February Update: Big Fish stays on top

Big Fish remains the biggest fish in the Seattle startup community. The Seattle game maker leads the February update to… Read More

Relationships 101: Best-selling author John Gray partnering with Mindbloom

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Seattle-based interactive media company Mindbloom has partnered with best-selling author John Gray to provide relationship advice… Read More

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