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The 10 social media tools that every startup must have

Social media has revolutionized the way we communicate. With the revolution has come insane amounts of data, analytics and information… Read More

TechStars grad FlexMinder raises $1.4 million to better manage healthcare accounts

The health care system in the U.S. remains a confusing landscape, which is creating all sorts of new business opportunities.… Read More

We don’t need no stinkin’ VC: Only 24% of acquired tech firms in 2012 were venture-backed

We talk a lot around here about the importance of venture capital — the fuel for new business ventures. But… Read More

‘Change My School’ raises money for schools with monthly video contests

When his dream of becoming a professional baseball player didn’t pan out, Seattle native Bryce Anderson decided to switch his career… Read More

President Obama: Let’s reward successful foreign-born entrepreneurs with startup visas

President Barack Obama wants to make it easier for foreign-born startup founders to stay in the U.S. after launching successful… Read More

Microsoft vets launch ‘Cloak’ to safeguard Macs, iPads from wireless snooping

A Seattle startup called Cloak has launched a new service that promises to easily protect Macs and iOS devices from… Read More

Sigby raises cash to help busy parents find cool activities for their kids

Sigby is a service designed for folks like me — a busy parent who wants to find educational and fun… Read More

Randomized food delivery service nomON takes 1st place at Startup Weekend UW

It was already 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon of Startup Weekend UW when a group of five collegiates realized their business… Read More

A non-creepy Craigslist: CampusWall rolls out a safer marketplace for college students

We’ve all encountered those questionable Craigslist ads: one person looking for an “R. Kelly Impersonator,” another selling a portable stripper… Read More

Commentary: It’s time for our own crowdfunding law

As you are probably well aware by now, Congress passed a federal crowdfunding law. This was really exciting. But the… Read More

Why this entrepreneur is moving to Vegas, and what it means for the Seattle scene

Order Mapper founder Jim Bricker tried to raise seed capital in Seattle. But the former Microsoft and Avanade developer didn’t… Read More

Hey, engineers: Don’t forget to add some personality

“Why so serious?” — The Joker in Batman Returns. If you are fortunate enough to be building software for a living,… Read More

The cat’s out of the bag: Former Cheezburger CTO Scott Porad joins dog sitting service Rover.com

In his previous life, Scott Porad ran the technical operations for one of the world’s largest cat blogs: I Can… Read More

Amazon’s favorite startups: Grand Cru, LogMyCalls, MortarData and TraceLink

Amazon.com caters to startups, largely so that early-stage companies will jump on its Web services platform. One of the ways… Read More

Ignition changing course as it seeks to raise new fund

Ignition Partners has experienced a number of transformations over the years, launching a fund in China and debuting a fund… Read More

Startup Spotlight: BuildersCloud makes construction document sharing a breeze

We first encountered BuildersCloud at GeekWire’s Startup Day last fall when 28-year-old co-founder Andrey Nokhrin took the first place prize in… Read More

Tech Moves: Hark hires a Bing vet; Vertafore bulks up; IV adds Duke scientist; etc.

Rajeev Chand has been named director of product development at Hark, the Seattle startup that distributes hundreds of thousands of sound… Read More

Fuel cell maker ReliOn nabs investment from Cummins

ReliOn, a hydrogen fuel cell maker whose products are used for backup power systems, has received an investment from engine… Read More

Mindbloom hires a big brain: Ex-msnbc.com, InfoSpace exec McElfresh joins as CTO

Seattle startup Mindbloom has hired Travis McElfresh as chief technology officer and vice president of product development and engineering, a… Read More

Venture capitalist Mark Ashida takes reins at cloud storage startup Symform

Well, here’s one job you can score if your venture capital firm starts to wind down: Take over the CEO… Read More

Spellcheck on steroids: City of Seattle implementing WordRake editing software

When writing, it’s sometimes easy to be wordy and use unnecessary phrases. A Seattle startup is out to fix that problem with… Read More

ValueAppeal scoops up $6M to help home owners dispute their property tax bills

Four years ago, Charlie Walsh attempted to appeal his property tax assessment, only to find that the process was painfully time… Read More

Intermedia to acquire Bellevue-based Telanetix for $55M

Intermedia, a cloud service provider, has agreed to buy Bellevue-based Telanetix Inc. for $55 million, including $13 million in net… Read More

‘Dream of the 90s’ is alive in Portland for SEOmoz: It just bought another Rose City startup

In a recent episode of Portlandia, Fred and Carrie are sent on a mission to Seattle to evangelize the goodness… Read More

Innovation Showcase: E-commerce, learning and medical ventures in the spotlight

Three business ventures ready for commercialization were spotlighted at the Tech Alliance Innovation Showcase at K&L law firm Tuesday afternoon with… Read More

Scrappy social media analytics startup Simply Measured raises $8 million

Adam Schoenfeld, Aviel Ginzburg and Damon Cortesi have sure come a long way since they started their company under the… Read More

New mobile coffee service makes you feel like a rock star

While it won’t literally transform you into a guitar-wielding musical prophet, Buck’s new mobile coffee service is hoping to make… Read More

We need more geeks: Hadi and Ali Partovi form Code.org to solve the computer science education crisis

Ali and Hadi Partovi have used their entrepreneurial talents to change the music, advertising and communications industries. Now, the twin… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ShopIgniter helps big brands sell on Facebook

ShopIgniter has assisted Nike in selling golf balls and Levi’s in selling jeans, but not from the traditional storefront. Instead, the… Read More

The top 10 posts of the week: A Windows Phone app developer tells his story and more

It’s been a busy week here at GeekWire. We launched our new annual membership program and unveiled Tableau CEO Christian Chabot as… Read More

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