The rich get richer: VC dollars concentrate in top funds Well, it’s the same old story in the venture capital business. The dominant big funds keep gaining momentum, while the… Read More
Optimistic VCs and startup CEOs expect even better things ahead in 2014 It’s been a pretty good year in the startup community, with the IPO market heating up and plenty of dollars… Read More
Cold outside? This startup’s window insert reduces drafts and keeps the heat inside With temperatures dipping into the 20s last night, it was absolutely freezing in my house. That’s because my Seattle home… Read More
The next Silicon Valley? These charts show how far other regions have to go There’s really only one Silicon Valley, and it’s unlikely that any region will supplant this epicenter of technology, innovation and… Read More
Here are the 5 biggest VC deals in Seattle from the past two years Money is flowing, and it sure seems like it’s a good time to be a startup entrepreneur. Just how good?… Read More
Still recovering from ‘painful’ Webvan deal, Sequoia bets again on grocery delivery with $8.5M Instacart investment You know what they say about history: “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Well, let’s hope that Sequoia… Read More
Tips: How to ask strangers for large sums of money Seattle is a hotbed of business happy hours — those awkward events designed for introducing people whose only known shared interest… Read More
You did what? Why we chose debt over venture capital If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance that many of your conversations — and a good chunk of your… Read More
Proof of concept: Majority of angel investments made in revenue producing startups Angel investors historically have placed bets at the earliest stages of a company’s formation, oftentimes when the business is nothing… Read More
VC investing tanks in Washington, overtaken by Oregon for first time since 1993 I’ve been covering the venture capital beat for nearly 15 years in the Pacific Northwest, through good times and bad.… Read More
PetHub scores cash to make sure Fido, Rover and Spot never go missing again Dogs and cats go missing every day, but Seattle startup PetHub wants to help discover those wayward canines and felines… Read More
Seattle angel group Keiretsu Forum invests $20M in 34 startups in 2012 The Keiretsu Forum Northwest today announced that it invested $20.1 million in 34 companies last year, backing startups such as… Read More
Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch [Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More
The wisdom of Tom Huseby: Advice and zingers from Seattle’s most quotable VC Tom Huseby knows a thing or two about investing in startups. After all, the former wireless executive now is affiliated… Read More
Chart: The ‘Series A Crunch’ is alive and well A lot has been written in recent weeks about the so-called “Series A Crunch” — the idea that many of… Read More
Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos got a lot richer in 2012 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is trying to give away his fortune. But he may have to try a little bit… Read More
Energy storage upstart EnerG2 scores new cash EnerG2, a manufacturer of carbon materials which are used in next-generation energy storage systems such as lead acid batteries, ultracapacitors… Read More
Zillow adds to war chest, raises $147 million in public offering Wowsa. Zillow just added a ton of cash to its balance sheet, pricing 3.425 million shares at $43 per share,… Read More
13 ways to nail your pitch to angel investment groups Below I am going to focus on the stuff that I wish I would have know when I started pitching… Read More
Podcast Preview: The state of the Seattle startup market with Tomo co-founder Tony Wright Seattle entrepreneur Tony Wright’s announcement earlier this week that he plans to relocate to Silicon Valley to build his latest… Read More
Tech: The worst IPOs of 2011 The tech industry has produced some of the fastest growing companies on the planet, from Amazon.com in online retail to… Read More
Bill Gates still richest in U.S., but Jeff Bezos is climbing the charts Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to his title as richest American with a net worth of $59 billion, marking… Read More
Twitter confirms ‘significant’ funding round, now claims more than 200 million Tweets per day After weeks of speculation, Twitter confirmed today in a blog post that it has closed a “significant round of funding”… Read More
