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Report: Portland’s AppFog to be acquired by Savvis

Portland platform-as-a-service startup AppFog is set to be acquired by Savvis, the big co-location and data center operator that’s owned… Read More

Microsoft vets raise cash for productivity startup Tipbit, backed by Ignition and Andreessen Horowitz

A startup by the name of Tipbit — backed by Ignition Partners and Andreessen Horowitz —wants to make you more… Read More

Former Microsoft CFO John Connors named to Midas List for top investors

John Connors, a venture capitalist at Bellevue-based Ignition Partners who previously served as CFO of Microsoft, was named to Forbes’ 2013… Read More

Is this the end of the road for Ignition-backed Ratify?

Bellevue-based Ratify, a stealthy startup that was developing a data analytics platform to better understand network information, notified employees this… Read More

Ignition Partners raises $150M fund, opens new Silicon Valley office

It’s a new era for Ignition Partners. The Bellevue venture capital firm has a new fund, new offices and a… Read More

Ignition’s Cam Myhrvold: The problem in Seattle isn’t money, it’s the entrepreneurial talent

What’s the missing ingredient in Seattle’s startup community? Is it a lack of smart money? Or a lack of solid entrepreneurs?… Read More

Ignition changing course as it seeks to raise new fund

Ignition Partners has experienced a number of transformations over the years, launching a fund in China and debuting a fund… Read More

Ignition-backed Cloudera scores whopping $65M round

It’s been a good week for Ignition Partners, the Bellevue venture capital firm. On Wednesday, Citrix Systems announced its intentions… 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

Former Microsoft CFO John Connors joins board of INRIX

INRIX continues to add horsepower to its board, as the Kirkland provider of traffic data preps for an initial public… Read More

Avanade buys Azaleos

Technology consulting firm Avanade has entered into an agreement to purchase eight-year-old Seattle technology company Azaleos. As a result of… Read More

Ignition-backed photo sharing app Batch pulls the plug

Batch is latest casualty in the online photo sharing arena. The company, which was backed by the likes of Ignition… Read More

MTN Satellite opens Seattle office, plans to double staff

MTN Satellite Communications, a provider of wireless communications technologies to the maritime industry, has officially opened its Seattle operation under… Read More

Ignition backs cloud messaging startup Message Bus

Ignition Partners has invested in yet another cloud computing startup, backing 2-year-old Corte Madera, California startup Message Bus. North Bridge Venture… Read More

Cloud infrastructure startup Opscode nearly doubles staff, expands in Europe and Asia

Cloud infrastructure automation startup Opscode continues to grow at a rapid pace, announcing today that it is expanding operations in… Read More

Cloud startup Tier 3 raises $10 million

Tier 3, a Bellevue upstart that helps businesses manage IT infrastructure in the cloud, has raised $10 million in new financing.… Read More

Ignition snaps up stake in San Mateo’s SnapLogic

Ignition Partners’ investment pace hasn’t been quite as robust as last year, likely due to the fact that the Bellevue… Read More

Ignition bankrolls Ratify to help corporations view network data in one spot

Ratify, a Bellevue startup that’s developing technologies to allow corporations to view network data in one place, has landed $2… Read More

Google Ventures joins in DocuSign’s huge $55.7 million venture financing round

DocuSign has closed out its whopping series D financing round at $55.7 million, including new participation from Google Ventures. We… Read More

Ignition joins $12M round for mobile app builder Xamarin

There’s no shortage of startups trying to help mobile developers quickly and easily build cross-platform apps for an ever-expanding line-up… Read More

Social media monitoring firm Visible Technologies gets $5M

Social media monitoring firm Visible Technologies has raised an additional $5.5 million, bringing total funding in the company to $57.5… Read More

E-signature company DocuSign raises $47.5 million, names Mary Meeker to board

DocuSign, the maker of electronic signature technology, has raised $47.5 million in equity financing, according to a SEC filing released… Read More

Healthcare marketing upstart Appature lands $6.1 million from Madrona and Ignition

Appature has been undergoing what CEO Kabir Shahani describes as a “pretty dramatic growth curve” in the past year, growing… Read More

Chinese game publisher Forgame raises cash from Ignition, TA and others

Forgame Tech, a Chinese developer of more than two dozen online games, including Ming Dynasty, Soul Guardians and Legend of… Read More

With founder and VC connections, Spoken buys HyperQuality

In a deal of undisclosed size, Bellevue-based Spoken Communications today announced its acquisition of Seattle’s HyperQuality. These two companies should… Read More

Top secret project under wraps at SEOMoz: Is the Moz coming?

SEOMoz is one of the most transparent startups we’ve ever come across, with CEO Rand Fishkin openly discussing everything from… Read More

Prosodic reels in $1.4M to help big brands target Facebook posts

Fast-growing social media startup Prosodic has nailed down $1.4 million in seed funding, money that the Seattle company will use… Read More

Seattle VCs invest in TechStars, supporting 3 more years of startup incubation

TechStars will be looking to hatch companies in Seattle for the next three years, thanks in part to cash from… Read More

SEOmoz raises $18 million, Brad Feld joining board — and yes, the deal has closed

SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin has been down this path before, as detailed in his extensive account of the company’s unsuccessful attempt… Read More

Exclusive: Visible Technologies buys Cymfony to bolster social media offerings

Visible Technologies is buying Cymfony in a deal that brings together two long-time players in the social media monitoring and analytics… Read More