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Internet ad revenues soar to nearly $15B in first half of 2011

Advertisers continue to pump dollars into online advertising campaigns, including search, display, classifieds and email. The Interactive Advertising Bureau reported… Read More

Tech industry bolsters Seattle office market as Isilon, Zillow, Google and others expand

We’ve been tracking a number of high-profile real estate expansion stories in the Seattle tech industry in recent weeks, from… Read More

Seattle group wins $1.2 million for new startup gaming accelerator

Seattle’s gaming industry is often overlooked, but it is an economic force in the region with more than 150 companies… Read More

Solving the jobs problem: A new kind of unemployment benefit

In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to… Read More

Seattle named No. 1 tech city in U.S. by Scientific American*

A new ranking by Scientific American magazine names Seattle the top city for technology in the country — ahead of… Read More

IPOs roared to life in first half of 2011, but worries arise that the good times may be gone

IPO windows tend to come and go. For the past eight months, that window has been wide open, allowing companies… Read More

Soak the rich: One entrepreneur’s take on fixing the debt crisis and saving the economy

Let’s soak the rich. Apparently that’s what most Americans think should happen to reduce the deficit, including Warren Buffett. A recent… Read More

Venture capital is hot again as ‘up rounds’ surge

Need more evidence that there’s a bubble forming in the tech industry. Look no further than a new report by… Read More

IPOs, startups and market volatility: How do you make sense of what’s going on?

The wild ups and downs of the stock market this week would be enough to send most sane investors to… Read More

An ugly day on Wall Street as tech stocks get hammered: A look at the biggest losers

Ok, now that everyone has had a moment to take a breath, let’s look back at the carnage on Wall… Read More

What a long strange trip it has been: Highway 12 Ventures to wind down new investing

Venture capital firms are bit like old soldiers. They never really die, they just sort of fade away. And that… Read More

Exclusive: Facebook on the prowl for more office space in Seattle

In a visit to Seattle last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed the importance of the company’s newly-opened Seattle office,… Read More

Portland Seed Fund tests public-private VC model: Could a similar idea take root in Seattle?

On the GeekWire podcast last week, we chatted with Rick Turoczy of Portland’s Silicon Florist blog about the differences between… Read More

Zillow IPO sparks bubble worries, but here’s what the pundits are missing

Zillow started out its second day as a publicly-traded company with continued momentum as shares gained another four percent to… Read More

A challenge to Seattle entrepreneurs: Generate 100 investment-worthy startups in 24 months

Guest commentary: Yesterday, Marcelo Calbucci published a challenge to Seattle VCs here on GeekWire. Marcelo argues that seed-stage funding in… Read More

Apple hits record high, now valued at $110 billion more than Microsoft

It was just 14 months ago that Apple passed Microsoft in market value to claim the title of biggest publicly-traded… Read More

A challenge to Seattle VCs: Back 100 seed-stage startups in 24 months

Guest Commentary: After reading GeekWire’s post about how Washington state is lagging California, New York and Massachusetts in venture capital deals,… Read More

Commerce Bridge raises $8M to fill lending gap for growth companies

It’s always been exceptionally tough for high-growth companies to attract traditional bank financing. But it became next to impossible after… Read More

Are VCs sleeping in Seattle?

There’s been an awful lot of talk of bubblemania in the tech industry in recent weeks. But that frenzy isn’t… Read More

Venture capitalists raise $8B as new fund numbers shrink

The strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker. That’s one way to read a new report from… Read More

Marc Andreessen: Wall Street hates tech and why Microsoft and others are undervalued

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, who has quickly become one of the most influential Silicon Valley venture capitalists, made some waves… Read More

IPO proceeds double in Q2, yet another sign of a bubble?

Every day it seems there’s a story of another technology company being valued at $1 billion or more. Last week,… Read More

Venture capitalists: We desperately need more IPOs

We’ve seen a number of high-profile initial public offerings in recent weeks — including the debuts of LinkedIn and Pandora… Read More

Chart: Washington state sheds jobs as tech companies lament tight talent pool in Seattle

It may be too early to call it a “double dip.” But Washington state’s job growth slowed in May, as… Read More

Bubble 2.0: The infographic

We’ve been writing a lot about some of the frothy conditions in the tech market. And the bubble talk was highlighted… Read More

Poll: Which tech giant would you most like to have headquartered in Seattle?

Silicon Valley companies have been flocking to Seattle in recent months, coming here (not for the nice weather obviously) but… Read More

Poll: Marc Andreessen doesn’t think there’s a bubble: Do you?

Marc Andreessen doesn’t think we’re experiencing a tech bubble. But Groupon just filed for an initial public offering that could… Read More

WSJ report: A wave of Silicon Valley giants arrive on Seattle’s shores

Silicon Valley tech giants have been flocking to Seattle in recent for months, with companies such as Facebook, Salesforce.com and… Read More

Welcome to Olympia: Where the water is crystal clear and the broadband flows

Olympia’s water is legendary, giving rise to one of the region’s best beer slogans ever. But Washington’s capitol may soon… Read More

LinkedIn’s red hot IPO sparks talk of a bubble: Would you buy at $85 per share?

Netscape’s 1995 IPO was the start of what many considered the beginning of the Internet boom. Did LinkedIn just create… Read More