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Still recovering from ‘painful’ Webvan deal, Sequoia bets again on grocery delivery with $8.5M Instacart investment

You know what they say about history: “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Well, let’s hope that Sequoia… Read More

Report: FCC set to greenlight Sprint’s deals with Clearwire and Softbank

After a long and drawn out bidding war, Clearwire’s fate appears to be nearly certain. The Federal Communications Commission is set… Read More

Clearwire board changes tune, snubs Sprint and now favors Dish’s $4.40 per share offer

The Clearwire saga continues. And the latest development came Wednesday afternoon as Clearwire’s board of directors recommended that shareholders accept… Read More

Firm urges Clearwire investors to vote no on Sprint deal; board calls decision ‘superficial’

The ongoing saga of Clearwire has taken yet another turn as the independent shareholder firm Glass Lewis & Co. has… Read More

Large shareholder claims Clearwire has ‘stacked the deck’ in favor of Sprint deal

Clearwire Chairman John Stanton is back again today urging shareholders to vote for Sprint’s $3.40 per share offer, a deal… Read More

Apptio raises $45 million at a hefty valuation, plans to accelerate ‘on all fronts’

Apptio is not playing small ball. Just 14 months after raising a $50 million venture round, Bellevue-based Apptio is back… Read More

E-signature powerhouse DocuSign buys Cartavi to help real estate pros share docs

After working together for more than a year, DocuSign has agreed to purchase its partner, Cartavi, in a deal of undisclosed… Read More

Washington vs. Oregon: Here are the VC deals from Q1

Last week, we reported on the new CB Insights VC report, noting that Oregon had overtaken Washington in terms of quarterly… Read More

Ex-Microsoft exec lands $4.5M to help make life easier for product managers

We’ve been wondering what former Microsoft vice president Sanjay Parthasarathy has been building ever since we discovered his startup, Indix, 18 months… Read More

MetroPCS urges shareholders to approve T-Mobile deal, sets vote for March 28

UPDATE, March 5: MetroPCS has pushed back the shareholders meeting to April 12. –––––––––– It has been more than four months since T-Mobile… Read More

When earn-outs go bad: Cequint investors sue acquirer for interfering with deal’s potential

Nearly three years ago, Reston, Virginia-based TNS acquired Cequint in a deal that valued the Seattle caller ID startup for as… Read More

Portland just isn’t where young people go to retire: It’s where they get VC money too

They’ve got The Timbers, and we’ve got the Sounders. They have a mediocre NBA team, and we’re getting ours back.… Read More

Dog sitting marketplace Rover.com laps up $7M from Foundry Group, others

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com just fetched $7 million in fresh funding, including new cash from Brad Feld’s Foundry Group.… Read More

The wisdom of Tom Huseby: Advice and zingers from Seattle’s most quotable VC

Tom Huseby knows a thing or two about investing in startups. After all, the former wireless executive now is affiliated… Read More

Chart: The ‘Series A Crunch’ is alive and well

A lot has been written in recent weeks about the so-called “Series A Crunch” — the idea that many of… Read More

Avalara acquires world’s largest database of Universal Product Codes

Avalara, the maker of sales tax automation technology is getting even bigger. The Bainbridge Island company today is announcing that it… Read More

Honeywell to buy printer and barcode scanner maker Intermec for $600 million

Intermec, an Everett-based company that develops RFID products, industrial printers and bar coding scanners, has agreed to be acquired for… Read More

SEOmoz buys GetListed for $3 million to help small businesses track directory listings

SEOmoz is gobbling up another Portland startup, this time acquiring GetListed for about $3 million in cash and stock. The… Read More

POLL: How much will you spend online this holiday?

If you’re having trouble finding that perfect gift for family and friends, look no further than the gadget world. From… Read More

Mobile security startup Mobilisafe acquired by Rapid7

Seattle startup Mobilisafe has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Boston-based Rapid7, a heavily-funded security company that… Read More

Report: Venture-backed IPOs and M&A deals slow in Q3

The red-hot market for initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions slowed during the third quarter, perhaps damaged by Facebook’s… Read More

NetMotion Wireless sold to private equity firm

Seattle’s NetMotion Wireless, a maker of wireless network performance management software, has been sold to Clearlake Capital Group in a deal… Read More

Report: Amazon.com buying mobile map startup UpNext

Amazon.com is reportedly buying UpNext, a five-year-old New York City startup that specializes in what they describe as “vibrant, immersive… Read More

EMC’s Isilon division buys storage software company Likewise

The Isilon Storage Division of EMC Corp. is expanding its footprint in its own backyard, gobbling up Bellevue software storage… Read More

F5 buying Traffix Systems to support spike in mobile data

F5 Networks has agreed to buy Traffix Systems, an Israeli company whose behind-the-scenes signaling technology helps mobile operators manage all… Read More

InfoSpace’s unusual evolution continues with $287 million purchase of TaxACT

InfoSpace, the dot-com survivor that has pivoted multiple times throughout its 16-year history, is embarking on yet another voyage. The… Read More

Venture-backed IPO and M&A deals decline in 2011, but it’s not all bad news

There were some blockbuster deals in 2011, including Electronic Arts’ buyout of PopCap Games and Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype. But… Read More

MicroRNA startup Groove Biopharma scores $6 million

It’s been a bit slow in Seattle venture capital circles in the past few months. But some of the region’s… Read More

DOJ wants delay of AT&T case

U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said today she is considering a request by the DOJ to dismiss or postpone… Read More

Lockerz continues acquisition spree, buys travel site Off & Away

In what could best be described as a “talent acquisition,” Seattle startup Off & Away has been purchased by fast-growing… Read More