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Charts: VC deals rise in Q3, but investment totals shrink

Venture capitalists are investing in more seed-stage startups, leading to a flurry of deal activity not seen since the dot-com… Read More

VC Brad Feld: Startup hubs need to be led by entrepreneurs

Politicians, investors and professors are extremely important elements of a thriving startup ecosystem. But, at the end of the day,… Read More

Zulily’s Darrell Cavens on developing a clear focus

Darrell Cavens is the CEO of Zulily, the Seattle-based daily deals site for moms, but his history in the online… Read More

Windows 8 gets Start menu back, via Pokki app store

SweetLabs, a startup funded by big names such as Intel Capital and Google Ventures, is aiming to make Microsoft’s Windows… Read More

Food-finder Foxtrot looks to compete with Yelp, Urbanspoon

As the assigned restaurant-selector of his travel group, all Suraj Samaranayake wanted to do was find the best places to… Read More

Microsoft buys cloud storage startup StorSimple

Microsoft is bolstering its cloud storage business, acquiring Santa Clara, California-based appliance maker StorSimple in a deal of undisclosed size. In… Read More

Meet the new Glympse, easy location sharing for groups

In what’s being described as the biggest release since its debut, Seattle startup Glympse today rolled out a fresh design… Read More

Apptio’s valuation pegged at $600 million: Could IPO come next?

New details are emerging about Apptio’s huge $50 million venture round, which closed six months ago from T. Rowe Price,… Read More

Romotive unveils new $150 smartphone-controlled robot, lands $5M from Sequoia, others

Romotive today is unveiling its next-generation smartphone-controlled robot, a $150 device that the company says is faster and “more sleekly… Read More

Circa: A mobile app hoping to redefine news presentation

For months, Ben Huh was uncharacteristically mum about his online journalism startup. But finally today, Circa swung its curtains open… Read More

Immigrant entrepreneurship stagnates in U.S., accelerates in Washington state

In the Seattle tech community, you can’t wander too far without bumping into an immigrant entrepreneur. Companies started by Indians,… Read More

Data recovery startup Doyenz sells rCloud business

Bellevue data recovery and backup startup Doyenz has sold its rCloud business to a subsidiary of Persistent Systems Ltd., a… Read More

Ignition backs cloud messaging startup Message Bus

Ignition Partners has invested in yet another cloud computing startup, backing 2-year-old Corte Madera, California startup Message Bus. North Bridge Venture… Read More

Mindbloom’s Chris Hewett on the startup rat race and how to work smarter

Veteran game designer Chris Hewett and his team at Mindbloom want to make sure you are living your healthiest, happiest… Read More

Todd Sawicki departs Cheezburger, eyes next big thing

Cheezburger’s former chief revenue officer is moving on. Todd Sawicki tells GeekWire that he’s left the Seattle-based online comedy network,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Ex-Amazon, Microsoft workers create a social network for sports nuts

Startups face all sorts of complex challenges. For Sidelines founders Vinay Kuruvila, Arka Ray and Marios Assiotis, the biggest hurdle was whether… Read More

Profitable auto site AuctionEdge closes funding at $10.8M

Fast-growing automobile auction site AuctionEdge has topped off its latest funding round at $10.8 million, giving the profitable company even more… Read More

INRIX picks bankers, inches closer to IPO

It’s no secret that Bryan Mistele wants to take INRIX public. But the Kirkland provider of traffic data appears to… Read More

OVP Venture Partners to close after nearly 30 years

The message on the Web site of OVP Venture Partners kind of says it all: “We are not currently accepting… Read More

Engagement ring designer Ritani sparkles with $15M, combines clicks with bricks

Ritani has been in the diamond business for more than a decade. But the engagement ring designer is adding a… Read More

Haiku Deck’s Adam Tratt: ‘Startup storytelling for the win’

Tech industry veteran Adam Tratt has told a story or two in his day, but more than that, he has… Read More

Beer-loving serial entrepreneur Raghav Kher touts LetsPour

Raghav Kher has started companies around online marketplaces (Imandi.com); IT automation (Rendition Networks); and movie rentals (India’s Seventymm). Now, the… Read More

Cee Lo Green and Stephen Baldwin stump for controversial wireless startup Solavei

Solavei has its fair share of critics, but it turns out the company also has some well-known celebrities in its… Read More

EveryMove launches service to earn rewards for running, biking and walking the dog

A flat belly or a healthy lifestyle aren’t the only incentives for exercise anymore. A Seattle startup is now rewarding… Read More

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile… Read More

Mobile security startup Mobilisafe acquired by Rapid7

Seattle startup Mobilisafe has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Boston-based Rapid7, a heavily-funded security company that… Read More

Education startup CreativeLive raises $7.5M, names digital media vet Mika Salmi CEO

CreativeLive, a Seattle and San Francisco startup that hosts online classes to help people learn new skills or hobbies, has… Read More

Modernist Cuisine vets cooking up online culinary school

The natural light in this place is amazing. That thought kept running through my mind last week as I checked… Read More

Commentary: A press release isn’t a partnership

Let’s get one thing clear: Supporting partners and clients via participation in case studies, white papers, events, press, and social… Read More

Bring out your dead: Startup offers $1M to ‘acqui-hire’ alums of TechStars, Y Combinator and 500 Startups

The hiring crunch for developers in the tech industry is a pain point we hear about nearly every day. Now,… Read More

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