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Clearwire inks deal with Simplexity

Clearwire has entered into an agreement with Simplexity MVNO Services in which Simplexity will become a reseller of Clearwire’s mobile… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed ZocDoc makes Seattle house call, launches doctor appointment service

When ZocDoc announced $75 million in new funding last September, the 5-year-old company stated that it planned to use the… Read More

Tableau Software to nearly double staff, plans to hire 300 in 2012

Tableau Software plans to hire 300 new workers this year, nearly doubling its staff of 350 as business continues to accelerate… Read More

Finsphere raises more cash to turn your cell phone into a fraud protection and ID device

Can your phone be used to help prevent fraud? That’s the idea behind Finsphere, a Bellevue mobile security startup that matches… Read More

Fuel of the future: Seaweed?

Will you one day be driving a seaweed-powered SUV? If researchers at Bio Architecture Lab have their way, it may actually… Read More

The Picnik is over: Google plans to shutter popular photo editing service, other products

Google is shutting down Picnik, the popular online photo editing service that it acquired nearly two years ago. The closure… Read More

Buster Benson’s goal tracking site Gonna Try helps people set resolutions

There’s a plethora of Web sites and mobile applications on the market today that allow users to track whether they… Read More

With Double Down off the table, Zynga looks for playing partners in Internet gambling

The virtual coins that players wager in casino-style games on Facebook may be getting a real monetary value, at least… Read More

Ugh, this doesn’t look so good: Venture capital investing in Washington state plummets

It seems that every quarter in the venture capital industry brings a bit of good news and bad news. So,… Read More

Facebook’s ‘Like’ button gets new friends: ‘LOVE!’ ‘BOO!’ ‘OMG!’ and many more

Facebook’s “Like” button has become an integral part of online life, connecting sites around the web back to the social… Read More

Ex-Microsoft interns sell Summify to Twitter: Popular news service will shut down

Mircea Paşoi and Cristian Strat, the two Romanian Web developers who founded Summify instead of taking jobs at Facebook and… Read More

HP to sell Vioguard’s self-sanitizing computer keyboard

Less than a month after receiving FDA approval for its self-sanitizing keyboard, Vioguard today announced an agreement with Hewlett-Packard to… Read More

Another day, another big investment for Ignition in a cloud startup

One of the biggest stories in the Seattle venture capital community over the past 18 months has been the transformation… Read More

AdReady and Buuteeq partner on online ad service for hotels

Two Seattle startup companies are rolling out a new online advertising program today designed to help small hotels attract new… Read More

Ignition Partners bankrolls flash storage startup WhipTail

Ignition Partners is continuing its transformation into a national venture capital firm. The latest example is WhipTail, a Whippany, New… Read More

Cupidtino: A dating app for Apple fanboys and fangirls developed by ex-Microsofties

Apple computer users are some of the most devoted and passionate on the planet. But can Macbooks, iPads and iPhones… Read More

Gottesman does it again, wins Startup Weekend with home security product Iron Blanket

Seattle venture capitalist Greg Gottesman better watch out, or he might just turn himself into a full-fledged entrepreneur. For the… Read More

Walk Score propels forward with $2 million, promises commutes that ‘don’t suck’

As gas prices soar and commute times lengthen, Walk Score CEO Josh Herst thinks Americans are going to ditch their cars in… Read More

Cheezburger celebrates five years of LOLs, plans January 18th blackout to protest SOPA

Who could have imagined that a Web site featuring oddly-worded captions accompanying cat photos could one day hold so much… Read More

Tech Moves: Scott Blanksteen leaves AppStoreHQ for Amazon; Maveron promotes Jason Stoffer; and more

Fast-growing Amazon.com continues to gobble up talent from the Seattle tech community. The latest addition is Scott Blanksteen who just… Read More

Ignition-backed Splunk files for IPO

Fast-growing business intelligence software company Splunk — a San Francisco company that established a branch office in Seattle last year… Read More

Rover.com devours cash to play doggie day care matchmaker

Rover.com, the Seattle upstart that matches those seeking doggie care with nearby pet sitters, has raised $1.8 million, according to… Read More

Gambling giant IGT buying Double Down for $500M, moving into Facebook games

Updated with confirmation and details. International Game Technology, which makes real-world casino games and gambling systems, has agreed to pay… Read More

Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk

Despite hiccups in the IPO and M&A markets, venture capitalists were still mighty busy in 2011. Investors in privately-held companies… Read More

Tableau Software doubles sales and hires 160 workers in 2011: Could this be the year for an IPO?

It’s a good thing (at least for Seattle) that Tableau Software decided to build its company in the Pacific Northwest.… Read More

SnapIn founder Brian Roundtree scores cash for ‘personal shopper’ service nFluence Media

SnapIn Software was one of the better outcomes in the Seattle technology community in recent years, with the mobile software… Read More

Startup Spotlight: BlooperBox is America’s Funniest Home Videos for the Web (minus Bob Saget)

Take America’s Funniest Home Videos, add a touch of Fail Blog and CollegeHumor.com and then mix in King of the Web… Read More

The Climate Corp. picks Seattle for branch office, looks to cultivate talent to crunch weather data

Over the course of the past 18 months, a number of California tech titans (Facebook, Salesforce.com, Zynga and Hulu) have… Read More

Startup Weekend 2011 recap: 21,316 people at 260 events in 67 countries

Startup Weekend is becoming a real force in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, not just in its hometown of Seattle but across… Read More

The vibrator of the future: Revel Body uses sonic tech to power new sex toy line

Seattle has a rich history of using sonic technology to improve one’s health, from the Clarisonic skin device to the… Read More

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