Mobile app Pirq expands beyond restaurants, adds new reward system Pirq is moving beyond the restaurant business, announcing today that its mobile app now includes real-time deals in categories such… Read More
Pirq picks up another $1.2M, preps for national launch Pirq is looking to expand its mobile restaurant deal offering nationwide. And to do that, the Kirkland company has received a… Read More
Loyalty card program FiveStars raises $13.9 million from Ali and Hadi Partovi, DCM and others We’ve been tracking a lot of activity in customer loyalty programs in recent weeks, from shopping apps such as Qthru… Read More
University of Washington alumni to get exclusive restaurant deals via Pirq The deals just keep coming for restaurant deal operator Pirq. The Kirkland company today is announcing a partnership with the… Read More
Apple employees to get exclusive restaurant deals with Pirq With a market value of more than $530 billion, Apple has created enormous wealth for thousands of employees who live,… Read More
Pirq inks deal with AAA, eyes San Fran for restaurant deal expansion AAA Washington members will soon get an extra benefit beyond towing and travel discounts. In fact, you could say members… Read More
Geeks Who Give Back: James Sun, Pirq Inspired by Bill Gates, James Sun baked philanthropy directly into Pirq’s business model from the outset. Ten percent of the… Read More
Pirq raises $1.9 million to dish up more mobile restaurant deals Seattle entrepreneur James Sun traveled to Silicon Valley to raise cash for his new startup, the mobile coupon site Pirq.… Read More
Tech Moves: Sony vet hired at WildTangent; Keegan Hall joins Pirq; RescueTime and more Mark Donohue, a former senior vice president of ad sales at Sony Digital, has joined WildTangent to oversee the Redmond… Read More
NFL great Lawyer Milloy is an iPhone app fanatic: And, yes, he’s an Angry Birder too As a free safety for the New England Patriots, Lawyer Milloy was known for some smashing hits. Now, the Tacoma… Read More
Point Inside’s new Android app to feature deals and coupons on mall maps Point Inside was an early pioneer in creating maps of indoor spaces, from shopping malls to airports to, most recently,… Read More
Morning Radar: Pirq launches a Groupon rival; Insitu’s new aircraft Pirq, the mobile daily deal startup led by James Sun, the former star on “The Apprentice,” has officially launched its… Read More
Report: Location based services market to hit $10 billion by 2016 Earlier this week, we told you about Pirq, a new Kirkland startup that uses a mobile phone user’s location to… Read More