Articles about Madrona – Page 9 of 12

A familiar face at AdReady: Aaron Finn returns as CEO

AdReady co-founder Aaron Finn stepped down from the online advertising rat race a few years ago to return to his… Read More

Stop slouching! Startup scores cash for high-tech posture-sensing waistband

Now, here’s a product that just seems perfect for desk-bound, laptop-typing geeks like us. Meet the Lumo BodyTech, a device… Read More

Tech Moves: aQuantive co-founder Galgon joins Real’s board; Madrona hires PR vet; Expedia changes; etc.

Rob Glaser continues to overhaul the board of directors at RealNetworks, today announcing that aQuantive co-founder Mike Galgon has joined… Read More

Employment matchmaker Jobaline hooks $1.5 million from Madrona and others

A stealthy Seattle area startup by the name of Jobaline has reeled in $1.5 million in fresh funding, money that… Read More

Smartsheet raises $26 million, looks to help teams collaborate more effectively

Everyone, it seems, is trying to create new ways for groups of people to work together, from tech titans like… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: Greg Gottesman, Matt McIlwain lead the charge at Madrona

At a time when many are proclaiming the death of the traditional venture capital firm, Madrona Venture Group seems to… Read More

TechStars grad Bizible lands $1.7M to help businesses measure whether ads work

The rub on the advertising has long been that companies couldn’t really tell what was working and what wasn’t, best symbolized… Read More

Isilon vets land $24.5M series A for stealthy data storage startup Qumulo

When we first stumbled on stealthy Qumulo a few months ago, the former Isilon engineers leading the charge at the… Read More

Kinect-based medical software startup Jintronix raises cash from Madrona, plans move to Seattle

Entrepreneur Justin Tan’s business idea was sparked by a very serious situation. On a flight from New York to Paris,… Read More

Prepping for the holiday shopping season, Decide.com rolls out updated app

Decide.com is getting ready for some serious holiday shopping. The Seattle startup, backed by Madrona Venture Group and Maveron and… Read More

What happens when your startup misses the mark: Kelly Smith on Zapd’s complete ‘rewrite’

Seattle’s Zapd came on the startup scene in a big way more than a year ago — boasting an experienced… Read More

Tech Moves: McAndrews joins AppNexus board; Goffman checks in at LinkedIn; etc.

Brian McAndrews has joined the board of AppNexus, a New York online advertising company backed by Microsoft, Venrock, First Round… Read More

Want rewards? New Placed app offers incentives for having your location tracked

Some people would do anything to avoid having their location tracked via their mobile devices. But Seattle startup Placed today introduced a free… Read More

Todd Sawicki departs Cheezburger, eyes next big thing

Cheezburger’s former chief revenue officer is moving on. Todd Sawicki tells GeekWire that he’s left the Seattle-based online comedy network,… Read More

Mobile security startup Mobilisafe acquired by Rapid7

Seattle startup Mobilisafe has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Boston-based Rapid7, a heavily-funded security company that… Read More

Decide.com trumps outdated Consumer Reports, study says

Out with the old and in with the new — that’s what a study comparing Consumer Reports to Decide.com concludes.… Read More

Hotel tech startup Buuteeq checks in with $10 million from Madrona and Concur

The top three executives at Buuteeq all grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley, attending Palo Alto High School 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

Tech Moves: Optify hires Doug Wheeler; Starbucks vet joins Auction Edge; and more

Optify, a Seattle startup specializing in marketing software, has named 25-year- marketing vet Doug Wheeler to the position of chief… Read More

Smartsheet scores cash, names Cobalt Group co-founder to board

Smartsheet, the Bellevue online collaboration service, has pulled in additional cash and named Geoffrey Barker to the board of directors. The… Read More

Why Madrona’s Matt McIlwain is hanging at the GOP convention in Tampa this week

Madrona Venture Group’s Matt McIlwain usually spends his days scouring the Pacific Northwest landscape for the hottest startups. But not… Read More

Ignition reportedly on the prowl to raise $250 million early-stage fund

This must be the year for Seattle area venture capital firms to hit the fundraising trail. Madrona Venture Group has… Read More

Placed expands location analytics, taps Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot as advisor

Placed, the Seattle startup that tells companies whether their customers are more likely to be engaging with mobile applications near a… Read More

Context Relevant rebuffs ‘acquihire’ offers, attracts top data scientists

Context Relevant doesn’t want to be the next “acquihire,” selling out to a large technology company before the promise of… Read More

Madrona’s returns from the dot-com bust still shine

The late 1990s were tough times for many VC firms, which overextended themselves into money-losing (and often pointless) dot-com startups that… Read More

Chart: VC returns on the mend

Earlier this year, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation issued a blistering report which said, among other things, that the majority of venture… Read More

Optify lands more cash to boost marketing software tools

Optify has raised $2 million in additional financing from existing investors, money that comes in just a few weeks after… 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

Tech Moves: Pearl Jam Web developer joins Seattle’s Yabbly; Rosenthal leaves Madrona; etc.

Ian Shafer has joined Yabbly, a new social decision making app created by former Marchex exec and Google product manager… Read More

Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S.

We’ve seen a flurry of activity in recent weeks among Seattle area venture capital firms, led by Madrona Venture Group… Read More