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Amazon abruptly delays ‘Treasure Truck’ rollout after a week of hype

Amazon has pushed back the launch of its “Treasure Truck” in Seattle after several days of hyping the unique initiative by driving… Read More

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Concur CEO Steve Singh: How a strong culture got us through the dark times

At the end of the day, it’s all about culture. That was the message from Concur CEO Steve Singh, who spoke… Read More

Spencer Rascoff

Zillow pushes back Trulia deal to Feb. 15

Zillow is pushing back its proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of rival Trulia to Feb. 15 in order to comply with… Read More

Redfin buys Walk Score, marking first acquisition in company history

Seattle-based Redfin just stumbled on a deal in its backyard that was simply too good to pass up. The real… Read More

News Brief

Microsoft’s mega $2.5B purchase of Minecraft maker expected Monday

Minecraft, the wildly popular block-building construction game that claims more than 100 million players, is expected to be purchased for… Read More

IPO market for venture-backed companies remains strong, but M&A deals slow

It’s still a good time to go public. Twenty-eight venture-backed companies completed initial public offerings during the second quarter, raising… Read More

Cancer research startup Immune Design files for $60 million IPO

Immune Design Corp., a Seattle biotechnology company developing technologies to activate the body’s immune system to fight cancer, has filed… Read More

Chart: The top 10 spots for tech acquisitions (No one even comes close to Silicon Valley)

Silicon Valley still holds the crown in most aspects of technology, and now here’s another one: It is home to… Read More

T-Mobile adds another 2.4M customers in record quarter, within shouting distance of Sprint

T-Mobile added a net total of 2.4 million customers in the first quarter — the biggest growth in its history — including record… Read More

B2B accelerator 9Mile Labs inks key alliance with PARC

Over the past four decades, Xerox PARC has helped spark some amazing innovations, from the ethernet to laser printing to… Read More

This Microsoft vet just scored $4 million to radically change the way you use email on mobile devices

Let’s face it. Managing email on a mobile device kind of sucks. It’s nearly impossible to find archived messages, let… Read More

Rover.com fetches $12M, plans to expand dog sitting marketplace

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com has a new best friend: Menlo Ventures. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, an early… Read More

E-signature powerhouse DocuSign reportedly raising $100 million

DocuSign, which allows businesses of all kinds to sign documents electronically, is looking to raise $100 million at a valuation… Read More

This Seattle-area tech company just got acquired for $650M and no one really noticed (including us)

EagleView Technology Corp., despite its name, has flown under the radar for years. And that’s no different with the company’s… Read More

What happened to Lockerz? Heavily-funded startup purchased by Chinese e-commerce company

Remember Lockerz? A little over two years ago, Lockerz founder Kathy Savitt declared that the heavily-funded social commerce startup was… Read More

Google acquires digital thermostat and smoke detector maker Nest for $3.2B

Google is making a big bet on the future of the connected home, announcing today that it has acquired Nest… Read More

Bezos-backed money transfer startup Remitly lands $5.5M

Seattle money transfer startup Remitly continues to reel in cash, most recently scoring a $5.5 million series A deal led… Read More

Deals of the Year: The top 28 venture capital investments we tracked in 2013

Venture capital investing in Washington state started out with a whimper in 2013, but it is ending with a bang.… Read More

Wind energy forecasting company 3TIER acquired by Vaisala in $14.7 million deal

3TIER, a Seattle company that develops technologies to better understand where to locate wind, solar and hydro projects, has been sold… Read More

Social TV startup Wetpaint acquired by Viggle for $30M

Wetpaint, an 8-year-old Seattle startup led by entrepreneur Ben Elowitz, has been sold to New York-based Viggle for a purchase… Read More

Onvia co-founder raises $4.35M for Koru, helping college grads find impactful jobs

We’ve certainly seen a lot of activity in the online education arena in recent months, including large financing rounds for… Read More

Fast-growing IT automation startup Opscode raises $32M, changes name to Chef

Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need… Read More

European Commission gives go-ahead for Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition

Following Monday’s announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business for $7.2… Read More

Bootstrapped employee recognition startup MeritShare acquired after 17 months

MeritShare, a Seattle startup founded just 17 months ago by former WhitePages execs Kevin Nakao and Travis Pearl, has been acquired… Read More

Centri raises cash to help mobile carriers boost networks

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the accurate amount of money raised, and the investors involved in… Read More

RealNetworks buys European ringback tone firm Muzicall

RealNetworks has acquired Muzicall, a 9-year-old London company that specializes in ringback tones. The company will be integrated with Real’s… Read More

Deal of the day: Travelocity partners with rival Expedia

Travelocity is holding onto its brand. But the guts of the online travel agency, which is owned by travel giant… Read More

Blucora to buy Monoprice for $180M, marking big move into electronics accessories

Bellevue-based Blucora is expanding its diverse set of product offerings today with the announcement that it plans to acquire Rancho… Read More

OpenTable gobbles up online reservation service Rezbook, partners with Urbanspoon

We heard a few months ago that Urbanspoon was shopping its online restaurant reservation system Rezbook. Now, we’ve learned where… Read More

Here are the 5 biggest VC deals in Seattle from the past two years

Money is flowing, and it sure seems like it’s a good time to be a startup entrepreneur. Just how good?… Read More

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