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Is this how you’ll buy your next cup of Joe? Square mobile wallet arrives at 7,000 Starbucks stores

You’ve now got a new way to pay for that tall vanilla decaf latte. Starbucks and Square today formally rolled… Read More

Pictures: 10 coolest startup spaces in Seattle’s Pioneer Square

All technology companies in Seattle have to compete for talented workers. Aside from the opportunity to create something important and… Read More

Talyst lands $10M to automate hospital drug dispensing

Talyst is celebrating its 10th year in business with $10 million in new funding. ORIX Ventures today announced that it has… Read More

Startup lessons from Barack Obama’s presidential victory

I tuned in to the presidential election results last night with a few friends, with a bowl of chili on… Read More

Ex-Amazon GM raises cash for SquareHub, looks to make life easier for busy families

A few months ago, a venture capitalist reached out to me inquiring about a hot startup company in town by… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Writer.ly matches authors with book publishing experts

Writer.ly founder Kelsye Nelson is taking the wraps off her new book publishing marketplace today, presenting to more than 600… Read More

Boeing engineer hopes sports app soars above competition

There is no doubt that the social sports playing field is a crowded one, but one Boeing Flight Deck iPad… Read More

Angel Spotlight: Apple vet Eric Michelman on why he avoids entrepreneurs with ‘blustery confidence’

Editor’s note: Welcome to Angel Spotlight, a new feature on GeekWire that shines a light on the important work of… Read More

O, Christmas Text: Mobile payment startup Seconds powers People’s Tree campaign

When the tradition of the Capitol Christmas Tree began, the year was 1964 and there weren’t exactly iPhones going around.… Read More

Materials science upstart Modumetal heats up with new cash, names Concur CEO Steve Singh to board

Modumetal co-founder Christina Lomasney gets plenty of inspiration by just walking out the front doors of her offices. With the Modumetal… Read More

Zoomingo turns shopping into money-making game

Our wallets normally downsize after spending some quality time and money at the local shopping mall. Zoomingo wants to change… Read More

Fast-growing big data startup SpaceCurve looks to double staff after office move

Seattle big data startup SpaceCurve has moved to a larger office in Pioneer Square, tripling the amount of space it… Read More

My 3 favorite pitches from TechStars Demo Day, and a few from Robert Scoble too

Well, that sure was fun. TechStars Demo Day just concluded, with ten startups showing off their wares to more than… Read More

Ray Ozzie on startups: Don’t underestimate the power of your connections

Ray Ozzie, the software pioneer best known around these parts as Microsoft’s former chief software architect, was the surprise keynote… Read More

Monogram: An e-commerce app inside a digital fashion magazine, backed by $1.25M

Sure, those thick magazines are great places to catch up on the latest fashion trends — but what if they… Read More

Live from TechStars Demo Day: Ray Ozzie keynote and 10 new startup pitches

Team GeekWire is attending TechStars Demo Day, taking place today at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle. More than 600 entrepreneurs,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Plumage bridges gap between physical retail stores and social media

In a world where an increasing number of people are shopping online, retailers have to work harder than ever to… Read More

Mobile app Pirq expands beyond restaurants, adds new reward system

Pirq is moving beyond the restaurant business, announcing today that its mobile app now includes real-time deals in categories such… Read More

Resolve Therapeutics lands $5.8M to crack the code on Lupus

Resolve Therapeutics, a 2-year-old Seattle biotechnology spin off from the University of Washington, has raised $5.8 million in new financing… Read More

Ignition-backed photo sharing app Batch pulls the plug

Batch is latest casualty in the online photo sharing arena. The company, which was backed by the likes of Ignition… Read More

Cloud hosting startup Blue Box raises venture capital after nearly 10 years in business

Blue Box, a Seattle-based cloud hosting company which has bootstrapped its way to success over the past nine years, has… Read More

Leafly: Like Yelp and Consumer Reports … for medical marijuana

Brendan Kennedy had done his homework and knew it was a financially smart decision. That wasn’t the issue. What caused… Read More

Ben Huh: How to create an Internet meme in 3 easy steps

(Video courtesy of Felice Lam) Ben Huh kicked up his black and white leather dress shoes and bounced onstage mimicing the… Read More

Glassdoor raises $20M, tops 14 million registered users

Glassdoor, which compiles compensation data on tens of thousands of companies, is getting its very own payday. The Sausalito, California-based… Read More

TechStars Roadtrip: Startups headed south to San Francisco after Seattle Demo Day

After three months of hard work in startup bootcamp, the ten TechStars Seattle companies will present their business ideas this Thursday… Read More

Office 365 migration service SkyKick raises $1.1 million

SkyKick, a Seattle startup designed to help businesses easily move to Office 365, confirmed with GeekWire that it has raised… Read More

BuddyTV founder Andy Liu’s 8 tips on raising cash: ‘Not all money is good money’

Andy Liu is one of Seattle’s most sophisticated angel investors. He’s also one of the region’s most experienced entrepreneurs. That… Read More

New mobile game turns your phone into ghost hunting toy

Just in time for Halloween, here’s a unique mobile game that can provide a little extra spook this October. Ghost… Read More

Former F5 and Isilon exec Brett Helsel joins Apptio as VP of engineering

Apptio continues to gobble up top talent as it heads toward an initial public offering. The Bellevue enterprise software maker… Read More

Startup Weekend looks to stamp out 30,000 entrepreneurs in new 4-week training program ‘Next’

Call it Startup Weekend on steroids. The Seattle nonprofit today is unveiling a new four-week training program that’s designed to… Read More

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