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Glympse

Glympse co-founder Bryan Trussel steps aside as CEO, as location tech company preps for next growth wave

Glympse co-founder Bryan Trussel is stepping down from his post as CEO as the company gets set for a major… Read More

Glympse partners with Microsoft to help track service technicians in the field

Seattle-based location technology company Glympse is announcing a new partnership to help users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service track… Read More

Glympse location sharing comes to Samsung TVs, lets users track friends, family, pizza from couch

In the past, people used to have ask their friends or family what they were up to, but now they… Read More

Google Maps finally introduces real-time location sharing, with time limits

Google Maps is rolling out a new feature that lets you send your location and ETA to friends in real… Read More

Glympse raises more cash to fuel growth of real-time location sharing platform

Glympse is raising more cash as the startup continues to add new customers and grow its employee base. The Seattle-based company… Read More

Geek guide to Halloween: 5 apps to get you in the spooky spirit

If your Kylo Ren jack-o-lanterns are carved, your “Stranger Things” costumes are hanging in the closet, and you’re wondering how this Halloween… Read More

Seattle SR 99

As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct closes, local tech companies want to keep drivers moving with apps and more

Shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday, Seattle radio station KEXP played Jimi Hendrix’s “Crosstown Traffic” in a knowing nod to listeners… Read More

Argh, where’s the cable technician? On a map, thanks to Glympse’s new deal with Time Warner Cable

Say goodbye to the days of waiting hours around the house for the cable technician to show up at an… Read More

Glympse strikes deal with Samsung to share location and ETA via Galaxy S7 smartphones

  Seattle-based location technology startup Glympse will have a key foothold on the new Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone under a… Read More

Keep track of your little goblins and ghouls with Glympse’s app this Halloween

If you’re frantically gluing things on costumes — or even haven’t started yet — here’s one thing you can do… Read More

Lessons for Expedia: What it’s like to move an entire company to Seattle from the Eastside

Expedia employees know a thing or two about travel, but this is something else entirely. The online travel giant is reportedly… Read More

Glympse unveils new location sharing service, inks deals with Volkswagen and Peugeot

Glympse, the Seattle startup that allows users to share location information with selected individuals, today announced a new version of… Read More

Ex-Microsoft employees say company did not prepare them for startup life

There’s a common stereotype in the tech community that ex-Microsoft employees don’t necessarily make for the greatest entrepreneurs or startup… Read More

The connected car of the future: Get ready for more software bugs

LAS VEGAS — Automobiles today just aren’t steel, glass and rubber. They also are 4-wheeled computers, with new vehicles containing… Read More

News Brief

Mojio partners with Glympse to enable location sharing technology for connected car devices

Seattle-based Glympse today announced a new partnership with Mojio to enable its location technology in Mojio’s on-board diagnostics devices and apps… Read More

Glympse raises $12 million to develop the ‘next wave’ of real-time location sharing

Things are really rolling for the folks at Glympse. Today the Seattle-based startup announced its biggest funding round yet, raising $12… Read More

Glympse unfazed by Apple’s new location-sharing features in iOS 8

The updated Messages app in Apple’s iOS 8 includes a series of features that will look familiar to users of popular third-party… Read More

Zillow, Glympse win Webby Awards for tech achievements

A few Seattle startups were honored for their tech innovations at the 18th annual Webby Awards, an Oscars-style bash for Internet innovation,… Read More

Facebook’s new ‘Nearby Friends’ feature aims to help users connect in real life

Facebook is rolling out a “Nearby Friends” feature to its mobile app, aiming to help users get together with people they… Read More

Glympse adds Foursquare-like location sharing to Samsung messaging app

Seattle-based Glympse has partnered with ChatON to enable its users to share their location with a friend through the Samsung-owned… Read More

Q&A: Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel on the new world of the connected car

LAS VEGAS — Seattle’s startup community was well-represented on stage today at the AT&T Developer Summit by Bryan Trussel, the… Read More

Glympse inks deal with Gogo, allows real-time location sharing while flying

To find the location and arrival time of a family member or friend’s flight, people typically use the “Flight Status,”… Read More

Startup Day Video: Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel offers his ‘advice on taking advice’

Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel is not a serial entrepreneur, and that’s one of the reasons his talk at GeekWire Startup… Read More

Glympse partners with Verizon on Messaging app

If you ever wanted to tell someone where you are without leaving a text message conversation, a Seattle-based company is… Read More

A safe Halloween: Glympse unveils ‘Track n Treat’ app to help parents keep an eye on the little goblins as they roam the neighborhood

Looking to keep track of the little ghosts and goblins this Halloween, but don’t want to be a hovering parent?… Read More

Early-bird prices end today for Startup Day: Moz CEO Rand Fishkin, Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel added to lineup

OK, folks, as they say: “If you snooze, you lose.” Early-bird prices end later today for our big Startup Day… Read More

Glympse drives past 10M users, makes big international push

Seattle startup Glympse announced a key milestone this morning, touting that it now has more than 10 million people using… Read More

Glympse partners with Evernote to help you remember those epic journeys

If you’ve just had an epic drive through the Redwood Forest or found an incredible running trail and wanted a… Read More

Glympse CEO Bryan Trussel: You really don’t want to take the startup leap, do you?

I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurs over the years talk about what it’s like to create a startup, explaining in… Read More

Location-sharing startup Glympse looks to expand its reach with first public SDK

Seattle startup Glympse has made its mark with time-based location sharing technology, letting people share their spot on the map… Read More

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