Articles about startup spotlight

Seattle startup Level sees growth for flexible credit service used by independent contractors

Millions of independent contractors are making money in the gig economy, but many don’t have access to financial credit services… Read More

Income verification startup The Closing Docs helps property managers during economic crisis

The pandemic is causing a lot of stress for both renters and landlords. The Closing Docs wants to help. The… Read More

Y Combinator startup Humanly helps companies screen job candidates at scale, with the help of AI

Automation may be a means to replacing humans in specific types of jobs. But for Humanly, automation is a better… Read More

‘Google Analytics for brick-and-mortar’: Observa helps physical retailers find their marketing edge

As Amazon drives online sales skyward, a 4-year-old startup in the tech behemoth’s backyard is helping brick-and-mortar retailers fine-tune their… Read More

BizPappa helps spur entrepreneurship with a platform for buying and selling small businesses

When Shan Sundaram tried to purchase a boutique consulting shop, he was frustrated by how inefficient and outdated the process… Read More

‘Stripe for international shipping’: FlavorCloud helps e-commerce companies ship across borders

If you want to buy a shirt directly from a merchant in China, the customs hurdles will vary depending on… Read More

Google Cloud vets launch Seattle startup Kaskada to bolster machine learning tech with real-time data

After spending several years working at Google Cloud, Davor Bonaci and Ben Chambers saw an opportunity to help companies take… Read More

Seattle’s Shared unveils a moped-like e-vehicle for ride sharing – and plans to make it self-driving

Seattle startup Shared is cruising into the tumultuous bike-and-scooter sharing space with a “micro-vehicle” of its own design, a sort… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Couples say ‘I do!’ to Everly’s digital alternative for wedding planning

Before launching a digital solution for wedding planning, Juliet Horton decided to start a business doing it the old fashioned… Read More

No more cold shoulders in the pursuit of pals: Seattle startup Thaw helps adults connect

For years, people have lamented the “Seattle Freeze” — the chilly reception that sometimes greets those looking to make friends… Read More

Seattle startup Latchel applies Amazon delivery strategies to building maintenance

The challenge of fixing a leaky sink and delivering groceries might sound like two very different problems, but Will Gordon… Read More

NFL player who survived shooting featured as part of new athlete-owned online storytelling platform

Life changed in an instant on November, 24 2015 for Stedman Bailey. The NFL wide receiver was shot in the… Read More

After a broken leg and blood clot, this entrepreneur built a portable recumbent exercise bike

A broken leg doesn’t typically lead to startup idea creation. But that’s what happened to Michele Mehl. The Seattle-based entrepreneur… Read More

Backed by former Google China leader Kai-Fu Lee, OneClick is building an ‘Excel for AI’

Equipped with an experienced founding team and investment from a renowned artificial intelligence expert, OneClick.AI is on a mission to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: WeSolv connects Fortune 500 companies with a network of MBA students

WeSolv is putting a new spin on today’s recruiting market, bringing together MBA students — and potential future employees —… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Facebook and Microsoft vets build coding education marketplace Educative

Unable to find a continuing education platform to learn new coding techniques, languages, and skills, Fahim ul Haq and Naeem ul… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Rainway lets people play PC games on any device

If you just can’t stop playing your favorite PC game but need to be mobile, Rainway thinks it has an… Read More

Startup Spotlight: AutoMech concierge car service aims to take the hassle out of maintenance

Enthusiasm for a trip to the auto mechanic probably falls somewhere between a dentist appointment and retrieving the dry cleaning.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Can a machine learn to laugh? Botnik crosses a comedian with AI to find out

If the game Cards Against Humanity and those refrigerator poetry magnets had a digital baby bestowed with machine learning, it… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Comet is building a GitHub-like management system for machine learning

Gideon Mendels has spent the past three years in machine learning research, studying at Columbia University, building hate speech detection… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Tinitell helps parents keep track of their kids with wearable mobile phones

Kids don’t need the latest and great new iPhone. But a mobile device that lets parents call their children and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Twine uses Slack and Alexa to make video conferencing ‘magical’

Boulder entrepreneurs Anthony Claudia and Andrew Hahn made a name for themselves by developing an app that allows professionals to… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Novel Effect aims to make story time more magical for kids using voice recognition technology

Melissa and Matt Hammersley got the idea for Novel Effect when they were expecting their first child, Eleanor. They wanted… Read More

Startup Spotlight: InPipe Energy harnesses electric power from water running through pipes

Gregg Semler has spent the past 17 years focused on innovations that can make civilization more sustainable, from energy and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FenSens develops products to turn older vehicles into connected cars without breaking the bank

If you drive an older car and you aren’t a parallel parking pro, you might be envious of friends with… Read More

Startup Spotlight: motion.social is a fitness app that connects users around common interests

David Longdon and Justin Huff believe that the experience — not the data — is what drives people to continue… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Grassworks Digital makes technology for the burgeoning pot industry

It had been about a year since retailers in Washington state began selling recreational marijuana when Ryan Porter, a vet… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vault launches app that helps people save for retirement with their paychecks

There are a few financial challenges we all face, and saving for retirement is one of the biggest. But the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Spotted Places maps out travel recommendations from friends

Bryant Hawthorne and Dan Taylor met as neighbors and quickly bonded over a love of travel and similar careers in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft cybersecurity vets launch Seklarity to help companies understand hacking risk

During the years Joe Donahue spent running Microsoft’s cybersecurity threat detection team, he observed a recurring problem. The team helped… Read More