Former Slate publisher and MSN vet joins Cheezburger as president and COO Cheezburger is adding a little more beef to its executive ranks. The six-year-old Seattle online humor company, best known for… Read More
Optify looks to sell assets, staffer says layoff was ‘shocking’ Last week, we shared the news with you that Optify, the Seattle maker of marketing software, had hit the wall… Read More
Optify hits the wall, lays off staff What’s up at Optify? From what we’re hearing, the company is on its last legs. Multiple sources informed us on… Read More
After adding more than 600 customers, Portland’s Jama lands $13M in first VC round Portland-based Jama Software has reeled in $13 million in fresh funding, money that the enterprise software company plans to use… Read More
Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… Read More
Data analytics startup Context Relevant scores $7M series A from Madrona, Bloomberg and others Context Relevant has reeled in $7 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle company will use for continued development… Read More
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
Q&A: Madrona’s Julie Sandler on startups, women in tech and getting promoted at Seattle’s top VC firm Venture capitalists tend to have sharp elbows and prickly demeanors. But Julie Sandler, who joined Madrona Venture Group two years… Read More
Transforming takeout: Madrona’s Brian McAndrews named chairman of merged GrubHub and Seamless Brian McAndrews, the former aQuantive CEO who now serves as a venture partner at Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group, is already… 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
These new mini robots could teach your 5-year-old how to program Kids love robots. And now a new San Francisco area company, backed with $1 million from the likes of Google… Read More
Heralded UW computer science professor scores $6.75M for GraphLab, looking to make better online recommendations It was a major coup last summer when The University of Washington hooked computer science professor Carlos Guestrin, a leading data scientist… Read More
GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup of the Year We’re nearing the end of the voting for the GeekWire Awards, and today we’ve got a big category on hand:… Read More
GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup Deal of the Year OK, geek fans, we’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards. And today’s category promises to be… Read More
After series of pivots, Haiku Deck scores $3 million to make presentation tools fun Haiku Deck has reeled in $3 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to continue to… 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
Decide.com lands $8 million, names former drugstore.com CEO to board Decide.com has reeled in $8 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle startup will use to hire more engineers… Read More
Men’s fashion site Indochino sews up $13 million to help guys sharpen their style Indochino, the Vancouver, B.C.-based men’s fashion site, has pulled in $13 million in fresh funding that it will use to… Read More
How big data will transform politics, education and just about everything else Big data requires big thinkers. And some of Seattle’s top minds — from University of Washington computer scientist Oren Etzioni… Read More
Redfin sets up new title and escrow subsidiary, continuing quest to upend real estate Redfin has certainly made it clear that it wants to transform the real estate business — initially focusing on the… Read More
Madrona backs Mobilewalla, team relocates to Seattle Mobile analytics startup Mobilewalla has raised $4 million in new funding, including a cash infusion from Madrona Venture Group and… Read More
Q&A: Why this former Microsoft exec wanted to become a venture capitalist Ted Kummert is a Seattle homer. He attended Roosevelt High School, and still bleeds University of Washington “purple and gold”… Read More
Microsoft ‘data chief’ Ted Kummert leaves after 23 years, joins Madrona Venture Group After more than two decades at Microsoft, Ted Kummert is leaving the software giant to join Seattle venture capital firm… 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
Hey, engineers: Don’t forget to add some personality “Why so serious?” — The Joker in Batman Returns. If you are fortunate enough to be building software for a living,… Read More
Fast-growing Apptio opens new HQ, plans hiring surge of more than 100 in 2013 Bellevue-based Apptio has a new logo, a new headquarters and a growing slate of new customers. But one thing remains… Read More
Madrona-backed photo storage service ThisLife reportedly in acquisition talks Shutterfly is reportedly in talks to buy Madrona-backed photo organizer ThisLife for as much as $25 million, according to a… Read More
On the prowl for more laughs, Cheezburger gobbles up cash Cheezburger Network, the Seattle online comedy network behind Fail Blog, I Can Has Cheezburger, The Daily What and dozens of… Read More
From Space to SOPA: 10 Tech Triumphs of 2012 Rovers, particles, and skydiving from the edge of space. And that was just the beginning. Earlier this week, GeekWire documented… Read More
Seattle cloud services startup 2nd Watch raises $4.2 million Madrona Venture Group is finishing the year with a bang, bankrolling a series of startup companies. The latest is 2nd… Read More
