Startups – Page 253 of 285

What’s in the cards for DoubleDown as online gambling talk heats up?

It is looking increasingly likely that Americans — at least in some states — will soon be able to wager… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pursuit.me turns dreams into reality

Sometimes dreamers and doers need a kickstart to help get them on the path to success. Scott McLeod, the 21-year-old… Read More

Fifty gems for entrepreneurs thinking about making the leap

One of my favorite things about covering the technology community is the ability to tell the stories of entrepreneurs —… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: James Sun, Pirq

Inspired by Bill Gates, James Sun baked philanthropy directly into Pirq’s business model from the outset. Ten percent of the… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh calls SOPA ‘cancer to the free web,’ threatens to ditch GoDaddy

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh is threatening to remove the company’s 1,000 domain names off of GoDaddy after the huge Internet… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Mike Koss, StartPad.org

Long before it became cool to run a tech incubator, Mike Koss was opening his doors to Seattle-area entrepreneurs at… Read More

7 proven steps for turning your vision into a startup

If you’re like me, you probably see opportunities for new products and businesses all the time. Over the past 10… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Deals4Dreams looks to do well, by doing good

At this time of year, it is important to remember the importance of giving back. So, in the spirit of… Read More

Geoff Entress, Keith Smith and others bankroll TechStars grad GoChime

GoChime, a recent grad of the TechStars Seattle incubation program, has raised $630,000 in financing from angel investors Geoff Entress, Matt… Read More

Glassybaby founder Lee Rhodes chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneur Magazine has chosen Glassybaby founder Lee Rhodes as Entrepreneur of 2011. She’s the first woman to receive the honor,… Read More

Voyager Capital targets $125 million for new venture fund

Venture capital firms have encountered plenty of headwinds in recent months, with fundraising totals falling off a cliff. But Voyager… Read More

Adam Bosworth’s Keas scoops up $6.5 million to make corporate America healthier

Ignition’s insane investment pace for 2011 is finishing with a bang. The Bellevue venture capital firm has partnered with Atlas… Read More

Startup incubator takes to the seas with wild idea to house foreign entrepreneurs

Now, we’ve heard some wild concepts over the years. But the latest idea getting some buzz in Silicon Valley (not… Read More

How a Seattle brewery is using solar technology to make beer

To make beer, you need water. A lot of hot water. Historically, brewers have used natural gas, electricity or other… Read More

11 holiday gift ideas for geeks and entrepreneurs

Sure, you could give a nice bottle of wine or Scotch. But for the entrepreneur, geek or start-up junkie in… Read More

Zynga celebrates $1 billion IPO with a colorful infographic

Zynga’s growth over the past few years into the top maker of social media games is pretty amazing stuff. And… Read More

Check out this startup’s amazing office mural, created by the aerosol artist Weirdo

Some companies reward staffers with holiday parties. Others give a nice little bonus or extra time off. Evo Media Group… Read More

Startup Spotlight: 16-year-old Internet entrepreneur juggles school and startup life at Benelab

Jack Kim spends his days as a student at King’s High School in Shoreline, taking advanced placement courses in hopes of… Read More

Novel scores $1.6M, looks to transform how companies hire

Novel Inc., a Redmond startup that uses game mechanics to help corporations hire more qualified employees, has raised $1.6 million… Read More

Cheezburger cans ‘collectibles,’ discontinues virtual coins

Cheezburger’s experiment with an online currency and collectibles program has ended in … failure. The Seattle company announced this week… Read More

Pirq raises $1.9 million to dish up more mobile restaurant deals

Seattle entrepreneur James Sun traveled to Silicon Valley to raise cash for his new startup, the mobile coupon site Pirq.… Read More

Hooked on growth: Nine ways to expand your business now

Starting a business takes a lot of research, time and money. You probably read a bunch of books, talked to… Read More

Microsoft vets emerge with cloud computing upstart Uhuru Software

Former Microsoft vice president Jawad Khaki drew on his Tanzanian heritage as inspiration for his new startup company, Uhuru Software. In… Read More

Former Expedia execs unveil Fitropolis, a guide for gym rats

Maybe it’s because of the growing obesity problem in the U.S. Or, perhaps, cubicle-bound techies just want to spend their… Read More

Generation Gamer: NWCN takes an inside look at the booming video game industry

Valve Software co-founder Gabe Newell, DoubleDown Interactive CEO Greg Enell, ZipLine Games co-founder Todd Hooper and many others from Seattle’s… Read More

Ignition, Trilogy bankroll cloud database startup Xeround

Cloud database startup Xeround has reeled in $9 million in venture capital financing from Benchmark Capital and Giza Venture Capital. Seattle area… Read More

Led by Seattle tech veterans, hi5 finds a buyer in Tagged

Hi5, the San Francisco social networking company led by Seattle gaming and advertising veterans Bill Gossman and Alex St. John,… Read More

Optimism fades as venture capitalists head into 2012

Generally speaking, venture capitalists and startup CEOs are kind of half-glass-full kind of folks. But even these optimistic groups are… Read More

Google joins with Seattle angels to bankroll non-profit education microloan upstart Vittana

Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that’s facilitating micro-loans to students in developing countries, has received a $250,000 grant from Google. Others… Read More

Errand service TaskRabbit raises $17.8M, plans to hop into Seattle and other markets

TaskRabbit is looking to nibble on some new markets, and Portland and Seattle are among the first on the company’s… Read More