Startup Spotlight: Vidpal is an on-demand marketplace for videographers Two years ago, John Ortega founded a service for travelers to request videos from locals at their destination. He quickly… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Seattle GiveCamp codes for nonprofits; Ignite Seattle celebrates 10 years; Milestone9 Volunteering can be a fun way to give back to the community, but for many people it can be hard… Read More
Startup Spotlight: VR storytelling content management startup VIAR proves the power of the pivot By the summer of 2015, VIAR was nearly bankrupt. The product — virtual reality tours to help architects show clients future… Read More
Startup Spotlight: CakeCodes customers earn bitcoins by testing new apps Calvin Hsieh didn’t exactly follow the traditional career trajectory of a computer science and engineering grad. Instead of moving on to… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Talentful’s software helps recruiters narrow the field Jia Chen has worked in the software industry for over a decade and during that time he observed a recurring… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Political candidate turns entrepreneur, launches social media marketing platform Adszio Adszio, an email-automated advertising startup, has an unusual origin story. Damir Wallener got the idea for the company when he was… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Viato provides ‘deal escrow’ for product manufacturers and sales partners During his years as a product executive, Jagan Nemani observed what he calls an “information black hole” between manufacturers and indirect… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Minima helps companies manage data, reduce hardware spend The amount of data that businesses and individuals produce is growing exponentially. While the ability to track virtually ever aspect of… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Globatom’s software streamlines commercial shipping After half a decade working in logistics for Office Depot, Dan Acosta grew frustrated with long supply chain lead times.… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Muze automates the DJ experience for bars and restaurants DJing may become the latest occupation to face competition from machines. Muze, a recent graduate from the 9Mile Labs Accelerator, is… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Trenzi pays social media stars to promote products for businesses Social media has produced an entirely new class of celebrity. Those who rise to Internet fame have the potential to reach… Read More
Startup Spotlight: ClientLinkt builds custom apps for real estate agents Technology has had a huge impact on the real estate industry over the past decade, with companies like Zillow and… Read More
Startup Spotlight: IoTfy bills itself as the ‘WordPress for Internet of Things’ Hardware companies big and small are looking at the Internet of Things (IoT) as the new frontier. As our devices… Read More
Microsoft M&A exec Bob Kelly: Here’s the ‘dirty secret’ about Silicon Valley, and why Seattle startups have an advantage There’s been an endless stream of chatter about the differences between the tech ecosystems of Silicon Valley and Seattle, so… Read More
Startup Spotlight: CPEsuite is a peer-to-peer marketplace for continuing professional education Early last year, Evan Hiner, Gary Knopp, and Jassen Bowman connected at a Startup Weekend event over the shared goal… Read More
Startup Spotlight: SalesPrepper helps sellers target buyers with crowdsourced organizational charts Michael Chu and Niraj Zaveri were working for SAP when they started to notice a dramatic shift in the world… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Pingle uses machine learning engine to verify, store and send credentials Despite strides in business technology, acquiring credentials is still a manual process that can take weeks — a virtual lifetime… Read More
Hey, starving startups: These tech geeks built a new site to find free food and booze at events in town KoduCare co-founder Amitai Rottem and Variat co-founder Andrew Crowell are like a lot of startup entrepreneurs. They don’t have much money,… Read More
From lawn care to health care: Meet the startups that just emerged from the 9Mile Labs accelerator More than 600 investors, entrepreneurs and tech industry geeks packed the Showbox Sodo Thursday morning to hear from the latest… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Variat helps manufacturers with cloud-based process control software The effect of technology on American factories has often been the subject of conversation — and national debate — over the… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Fasterbids crunches price quote data to streamline home improvement sales Seattle is experiencing an unprecedented sellers market. The region has its lowest inventory of homes for sale in history and last… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Qalendra uses real-time data to help adventure travelers plan vacations Technology advances of the past decade have ushered in an age of data. Experts estimate that the vast majority of… Read More
9Mile Labs Demo Day: My favorite pitches, products and ideas from Seattle’s B2B accelerator Jet City Improv co-founder Andrew McMasters offered a little comic relief Thursday at the 9Mile Labs Demo Day event in Seattle, noting the… Read More
Meet the 9 startups joining the new 9Mile Labs accelerator 9Mile Labs, the new accelerator that focuses on hatching new B2B startups, today announced its first cohort of startups that… Read More
9Mile Labs sets up new accelerator at SURF Incubator This is a new one. It’s an accelerator inside an incubator. 9Mile Labs, the newly-formed startup accelerator that’s focusing on… Read More
B2B startup accelerator 9Mile Labs taps Microsoft VP, veteran VC to lead the charge Sanjay Puri thinks more needs to be done to help entrepreneurs in the Seattle region — one of the reasons… Read More
