On-demand childcare startup Poppy shuts down despite building ‘rave-worthy’ service for parents As a Seattle transplant and mother of two young children, finding childcare was a frustrating experience for Avni Patel Thompson — so… Read More
The Riveter partners with Poppy to offer on-demand childcare for members of the co-working space The Riveter is teaming up with another female-focused Seattle startup to make it easier for its members to secure childcare.… Read More
4 weeks, $200, 1 idea: This Seattle entrepreneur has an ambitious plan to get more women to launch startups Avni Patel Thompson had a great idea for a business — a vetted, on-demand childcare service — but like many women… Read More
Poppy raises cash, expands on-demand childcare service in Seattle region In early 2015, Avni Patel found herself at a familiar crossroads for entrepreneurs. She’d left a corporate brand development career… Read More
GeekWire’s Holiday Gift Picks: 5 great gadgets for your list this year Yes, we know, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the GeekWire team has holiday gifts on our minds already. That’s because we’ll be… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Automated beer brewing, a pet webcam, smart socks and more inventions we love At the recent GeekWire Summit, we brought in five hand-picked inventions that reflect the creativity and ingenuity taking place in the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The story of Leafly, and the market for marijuana-related startups One of the big winners at this week’s GeekWire Awards was Leafly, the marijuana dispensary and strain review app that… Read More
Kickstarter reaches $1B in pledges; more than $500M came in last 12 months Crowdfunding website Kickstarter today announced that it has passed $1 billion in pledges since launching in April 2009, with more… Read More
From Kickstarter to CES: Poppy 3D device for iPhone bootstraps its way to market LAS VEGAS — Less than five minutes after sitting down for an interview at a smoothie shop at CES this… Read More
Poppy, the contraption that turns your iPhone into a 3D camera, now shipping to Kickstarter customers Those who ordered Poppy, the device that can turn your iPhone into a 3D camera, are about to have some fun… Read More
Q&A: Poppy’s Joe Heitzeberg on making the transition from software to hardware Software veterans Ethan Lowry and Joe Heitzeberg are moving into the realm of hardware with a simple and groundbreaking idea—a… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The inside story of Poppy, the 3D video device for the iPhone How did a couple of veteran software guys get immersed in the world of hardware? And what’s the deal with… Read More
Poppy raises 300% of Kickstarter goal, will turn your iPhone into a 3D camera Here comes a white Poppy. Poppy, the oddly-shaped 3D photo and video viewing device that uses an iPhone to create… Read More
View-Master 2.0: Seattle entrepreneurs create Poppy to turn iPhones into 3D viewers Remember, the classic View-Master device? Well, two Seattle area entrepreneurs — Urbanspoon co-founder Ethan Lowry and Snapvine founder Joe Heitzeberg… Read More
