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Crowdfunding

Seattle startup Propella launched their lightweight, single-speed ebike on Indiegogo today.

Seattle electric bike startup Propella debuts affordable e-bike, taking cues from Tesla and Apple

A few years ago, 2011 UW graduate Ben Tarassoli was looking for an electrically-assisted bicycle (e-bike). Although there were plenty… Read More

Indiegogo launches new site called Generosity for personal fund-raising campaigns

Unforeseen expenses like medical costs, memorials or other emergencies can be quite a burden, and in recent years, many people… Read More

Geek of the Week: Seattle entrepreneur Mina Yoo invents products that provide an ‘extra hand’

Like many entrepreneurs and inventors, Mina Yoo was inspired to launch her current venture, Lulabop, to solve a problem that she experienced… Read More

Kickstarter-born startup PebbleBee is all grown up now, seeking $2M from outside investors

PebbleBee first took off with a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2014 to launch its device that helps you keep track of anything from keys… Read More

Crowd Supply raises cash from MIT director Joi Ito for hardware-focused crowdfunding site

Crowd Supply is raising more cash for its “highly-curated” crowdfunding site. The Portland-based startup added an additional $350,000 to its second seed… Read More

How to Win at Kickstarter: I backed 96 projects in 3 years without getting burned once

On Feb. 9, 2012, I backed my first Kickstarter project—an old-school adventure video game known at the time as “Double Fine… Read More

Amazon taps into Shark Tank’s treasure chest of products for new ‘exclusives’ store

Amazon said it is teaming up with ABC’s hit reality TV show Shark Tank to find obscure products for a new storefront it… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vincero Collective sells discounted menswear with crowdfunding model

During the four years Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Hallerman spent working in a Hong Kong-based design and production studio, he observed… Read More

Self publishing meets the physical world: Amazon reportedly working on platform for inventors

When Amazon opened up the Kindle Store to self-published authors, the company touched off a massive change in the book… Read More

Kickstarter campaign to save Seattle’s Paseo restaurant fizzles as backers retreat

Last week local entrepreneur Greg Gans of mobile restaurant ordering startup Savvy Orders launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money… Read More

Sandwich saviors? Paseo fans launch Kickstarter campaign to save beloved Seattle restaurant

We were as shocked as everyone when the beloved Cuban sandwich shop Paseo abruptly closed its doors this week, filing… Read More

Reasons To Be Skeptical of Jibo, the Overly Cute Robo-Servant

There’s been quite a bit of press recently about a new “family robot” called Jibo. The squat, Pixar-esque robo-assistant has… Read More

The future of crowdfunding: 3 important trends to watch

Crowdfunding is taking the entrepreneurial financing world by storm, changing the way everything from startups to art projects get funded.… Read More

Washington Senate passes proposed crowdfunding law

The Washington State Senate today passed a proposed crowdfunding law with a 46-2 vote, as House Bill 2023 now moves back to… Read More

Washington House passes proposed crowdfunding law

The Washington State House today passed a proposed crowdfunding law with a 89-9 vote, as House Bill 2023 now moves to… Read More

Why I support Washington’s proposed crowdfunding law

The Washington state legislature has a unique opportunity in front of it right now. It can pass a state-specific crowdfunding law.… Read More

Crowdfunding, eh? Kickstarter launches in Canada

Following its launch in the United Kingdom late last year, one of the world’s most popular crowdfunding platforms is coming… Read More

This backcountry survival tablet has a GPS, solar panels and a two-way radio

Ever wondered what what would happen if your iPad met Google Maps and they decided to go out on an… Read More

Google Ventures, Maveron and others bankroll crowdfunding platform CircleUp

Maveron, the Seattle venture capital firm led by Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz and former investment banker Dan Levitan, has joined… Read More

Commentary: It’s time for our own crowdfunding law

As you are probably well aware by now, Congress passed a federal crowdfunding law. This was really exciting. But the… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: The Oatmeal stirs up a crowd

Webcomic artist Matthew Inman is known for his wicked and funny takes on modern life as The Oatmeal. But the… Read More

This new map tells you where the hottest Kickstarter projects are happening

Kickstarter is an amazing fundraising platform, one that has launched dozens of cool film, technology and games projects. But what… Read More

3 keys to successful crowdfunding campaigns

There’s change in the air.  Entrepreneurs I talk to can smell it.  Especially those that are focused on consumer products. … Read More

Crowdfunding gets serious as leaders form trade group

We’ve been watching in amazement as organizations such as Kickstarter gain steam, revolutionizing the way that entrepreneurs go about raising… Read More

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