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Expedia invests $26M in Alice, taking majority stake in hospitality technology startup

Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with… Read More

Zillow CEO: Redfin ‘a threat to organized real estate’

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of… Read More

Amazon gobbling up Whole Foods has Blue Apron eating humble pie as food delivery company chops IPO price

It seems meal-kit delivery company Blue Apron bit off more than it could chew in planning the share price for… Read More

Expedia posts $2.2 billion in quarterly revenue, misses expectations after a tumultuous Q1

Today, Expedia reported $2.2 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2017, a 15 percent increase over the same… Read More

Remitly expands to the U.K. bringing money transferring service to Europe for the first time

Remitly, a Seattle company that takes a mobile-first, customer-centric approach to money transfers, is expanding its service to the United Kingdom.… Read More

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Mr. Trump, put this man on the SEC! Investor group floats Seattle startup lawyer for regulatory role

Joe Wallin, a longtime startup attorney in the Seattle region, was recently floated as a potential nominee for the Securities… Read More

Young entrepreneurs share advice and success stories at Millennial Weekend Seattle

As three Millennial entrepreneurs discussed financial challenges and lessons learned from their own successful careers, a common theme emerged: Invest… Read More

Working Geek: Why output, not effort, is Simple CMO Michelle Broderick’s top priority

As Chief Marketing Officer of Simple, Michelle Broderick’s job is to convince customers that the online banking service offers something… Read More

Working Geek: Avvo CFO Monica Williams gets her most important work done before 9 a.m.

Monica Williams has been a financial guru for Seattle tech companies for more than 20 years. Since 2014, she’s been serving… Read More

Fexy Media lands $6M to grow its portfolio of millennial-focused food brands

Fexy Media, a Mercer Island-based company focused on acquiring millennial-minded food brands, just secured $6 million in funding, according to… Read More

Shares of Blucora soar after net income rises, continues push into financial services

Blucora, the Bellevue company formerly known as InfoSpace which is pushing heavily into financial services, posted strong results Thursday as… Read More

Outdoor retailer REI reports 23% increase in digital sales, record membership growth

REI is returning record dividends to its members and employees this year. The Seattle-based outdoor gear co-op saw 9.3 percent… Read More

Google hires new CFO: Morgan Stanley’s Ruth Porat, ‘the most powerful woman on Wall Street’

Google filled the position of chief financial officer this morning with a big name in the world of finance: Ruth… Read More

Finsphere teams with Visa to end declined transactions for travelers

Finsphere, a Bellevue-based payment services startup, has partnered with Visa to help people with credit cards avoid the embarrassment of… Read More

Apple tops $700 billion market value, the equivalent of four Amazon.coms

Apple’s market capitalization hit a record high Tuesday, topping $700 billion for the first time earlier this morning as Wall… Read More

Want a bite? Apple stock under $100 following 7-to-1 split

Consumers wanting to take a piece of Apple stock for themselves are now going to have an easier time of… Read More

Intuit buys online appointment startup Full Slate

Full Slate, a Seattle-based company that provided appointment scheduling tools to small businesses, announced today that it has been acquired… Read More

Startup Spotlight: TruBalance predicts what will happen to your money

Many financial applications help consumers look into the past, indicating where things stand once the money is already gone. TruBalance,… Read More

After one year, Simple finds success changing how people spend, save and store money

It’s hard to believe that Simple became available to customers only one year ago. The online-only banking startup, which started… Read More

Jeff Bezos-backed Remitly announces free money transfers to the Philippines

Seattle startup Remitly just announced pricing for its new international money-transfer service to the Philippines, and customers are probably going… Read More

Sequoia sinks $5M in FutureAdvisor to transform how people manage money

Sequoia Capital is investing $5 million in FutureAdvisor, a two-year-old Seattle startup that’s looking to transform the way people choose… Read More

Balance Financial lands cash, names new board members

It’s tax day, and that means millions of Americans are scrambling to get their financial houses in order. If you’re… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This upstart thinks it can help you make money in the stock market

Can geeky algorithms beat the pros on Wall Street? Scott Juds, the founder of SumGrowth Strategies, which is developing a new… Read More

Groupon IPO: Is this the next Amazon.com or Pets.com?

Group discount buying service Groupon, the granddaddy of the daily deals startups, debuted on the stock market this morning with… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital backs small business lender, but don’t call it a bank

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is tossing his financial support behind a new Texas-based lending institution called Ascentium Capital. The idea… Read More