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Solavei

Multi-level marketing mobile service provider Solavei shuts down due to ‘competitive landscape’

Solavei is done. The Seattle-based startup, which used multi-level marketing tactics to win customers for its mobile phone service, announced that… Read More

Bankrupt mobile service provider Solavei announces merger plan

Solavei, the Seattle area startup that employs multi-level marketing tactics to win customers for its mobile phone service, announced a… Read More

Cellular service provider Solavei files for bankruptcy

Solavei emerged on the scene two years ago with a high-profile list of investors, celebrity endorsers and an ambitious business… Read More

Angry members of Solavei lash out after company throttles data plan

Solavei, the fast-growing Seattle area provider of mobile phone service, is facing a backlash from some of its members after… Read More

Solavei signs up 250,000 members and expands into new areas: Company now on $67M revenue run rate

It’s been just one year since Solavei emerged on the scene with a referral-based marketing approach for selling cellular service,… Read More

Fast-growing Solavei scores fresh cash, aims to top $100M in revenue

Solavei, which rewards customers for signing up friends, family and co-workers for its wireless service, has scored $2 million in fresh… Read More

Solavei is first carrier to bring new BlackBerry Z10 to the U.S. for the princely price of $999

Do you want to get your hands on the new BlackBerry Z10 before its March launch date in the U.S.… Read More

GeekWire’s Top 50 Posts of 2012: Milestones, stunts and more craziness from the year in tech

It’s that time when journalists take a moment to reflect on the past year. We’re doing that here on GeekWire… Read More

Solavei looks to lure iPhone owners with $49 per month wireless service

Solavei has already attracted more than 100,000 members to its growing pre-paid service wireless offering, driven largely on an affiliate… Read More

Someone is trying to poach Solavei sales reps, and the company doesn’t like it one bit

An unidentified company is looking to lure members of the Seattle area wireless service provider Solavei this holiday season. And guess… Read More

Solavei tops 65,000 subscribers in first 6 weeks, pays out $1 million

Americans love nothing more than getting a deal. So, it’s not a surprise that Solavei, a controversial new mobile phone… Read More

Cee Lo Green and Stephen Baldwin stump for controversial wireless startup Solavei

Solavei has its fair share of critics, but it turns out the company also has some well-known celebrities in its… Read More

Solavei introduces $49 per month cell service, where users earn cash for signing up friends and family

Solavei today is unveiling a new $49 per month unlimited voice, data and text service that runs on the back… Read More

Bill Nye takes on creationism; Solavei’s cell plan; and other top stories of the month

August usually is a quiet time on the tech beat, but not this summer. We were busy keeping tabs on… Read More

As launch date nears, Solavei collects cash for cell service that pays users for signing up friends

Perhaps no startup in the Seattle area has driven as much discussion and debate in recent weeks as Solavei, a… Read More

Solavei raises $3.6M, touts $49 per month mobile service that rewards you with cash for signing on others

Multi-level marketing companies have gained popularity (and notoriety) in industries as diverse as cosmetics, vitamins and cleaning products. Now, a… Read More

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