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Urban Airship

Mobile marketing startup Airship acquires Apptimize to bolster customer experience testing

Mobile marketing startup Airship scooped up Apptimize, a San Francisco-based user experience testing company, in its second acquisition so far… Read More

Urban Airship acquires Accengage to expand mobile marketing footprint in Europe

Portland, Ore.-based mobile marketing startup Urban Airship has acquired Accengage to form what it calls the “world’s largest mobile customer… Read More

Urban Airship’s big ‘Boost’ during World Cup helped get 5 billion notifications to soccer fans

Urban Airship, the Portland-based mobile marketing startup, is feeling a boost from Boost, a new service designed to accelerate the… Read More

Mobile marketing startup Urban Airship raises $25M, reaches 2 trillion messages delivered

Mobile marketing startup Urban Airship today announced a $25 million investment round. Founded in 2009, the Portland-based company helps big… Read More

Simply Measured

Tech Moves: Simply Measured co-founder steps down for role at stealthy startup; Avalara expands operations in Brazil; and more

Simply Measured co-founder and vice president of strategy Adam Schoenfeld is leaving the Seattle-based social media analytics company after nearly seven… Read More

Mike Temple

Tech Moves: Urban Airship CFO departs; FlowPlay brings on scientist-in-residence; and more

— Urban Airship CFO Mike Temple has stepped down from the Portland-based mobile marketing platform, according to a story on OregonLive.… Read More

Cannabis software startup Odava, founded by former Urban Airship execs, raises cash to fuel growth

Odava, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that provides software tools for the cannabis industry, has raised $170,000, according to a recent… Read More

Urban Airship shuffles staff, cuts seven jobs as it prepares to launch new mobile data tools

Portland-based Urban Airship says it has eliminated seven positions, or 3 percent of total jobs, over the past month-and-a-half as… Read More

Android tops iOS in push notification engagement, Urban Airship finds

Android users are more than twice as likely as iOS users to open an app after receiving a push notification, according… Read More

Mobile startup Urban Airship lands $9 million, names new execs

Urban Airship, the Portland startup that helps companies like Red Bull, Alaska Airlines, TMZ and Rhapsody deliver push notifications to… Read More

Urban Airship raises $12.1M, looks to help more developers market mobile apps

Portland-based mobile marketing startup Urban Airship has raised another $12.1 million from existing investors in a Series D follow-up round.… Read More

Urban Airship names former Citrix president Brett Caine as new CEO

Urban Airship today named former Citrix president Brett Caine as its new CEO. Caine previously spent nine years at Florida-based Citrix,… Read More

How Urban Airship recovered after founder was accused of sexual assault

It’s been quite a tumultuous summer for the folks at Urban Airship. With big events like the World Cup and… Read More

Urban Airship launches cross-platform interactive notifications service

Interactive push notifications are going to increase in use this year, with Apple announcing that users will be able to interact… Read More

Urban Airship CEO takes leave of absence amid sexual assault allegations

Urban Airship CEO Scott Kveton will be taking a leave of absence from the company, following allegations that he sexually… Read More

Prominent Portland tech CEO Scott Kveton accused of sexual assault

Urban Airship is one of Portland’s most promising startup companies, delivering billions of push notifications to mobile phones on behalf… Read More

Study: Majority of people don’t mind sharing their location with apps

Not sure about you, but I’m typically wary of letting apps on my smartphone track my location. According to a new… Read More

Urban Airship co-founders reunite in Portland after one year hiatus

Urban Airship’s four co-founders are reuniting — but not to start another company. Rather, Michael Richardson and Steven Osborn are… Read More

Best practices for push notifications: Focus on quality, not quantity

Portland-based Urban Airship, a leading provider of mobile push notifications, released its latest Good Push Index report today, which examines… Read More

Urban Airship’s new platform aims to turbo-charge mobile splash pages

Using web-based resources in mobile apps lets companies keep experiences up to date without needing to resubmit their apps every… Read More

True Ventures’ VC Puneet Agarwal: The perception of Portland is very strong now

When Silicon Valley VC firm True Ventures first invested in Portland-based startups Puppet Labs and Urban Airship about four years ago, many had… Read More

Startup tip for finding VCs: Portland CEOs say it’s all about the personality fit

A lot of work goes into finding the right investors for your startup. But for a few of Portland’s most… Read More

Urban Airship CEO Scott Kveton on striking out with VCs and why pitch decks suck

Last night, we got the chance to hang out in the amazing new offices of Urban Airship, located in the… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the ‘Next Tech Titan’

Today’s featured category in the GeekWire Awards voting is a big one, literally. The Next Tech Titan — brought to… Read More

Mobile marketing startup Urban Airship lands $25M

Urban Airship, the Portland mobile marketing startup that helps companies such as ESPN, Groupon, Waze and others with push messaging,… Read More

Push messaging developer Urban Airship acquires PassTools creator Tello

Mobile high performance push messaging software developer Urban Airship has acquired Tello, a Palo Alto-based startup that launched PassTools, a… Read More

Portland Digital eXperience: A few of my favorite things

Dude, seriously, you are beautiful. … You’re so sexy when you smile. These two phrases were emblazoned across the mirror… Read More

Buddy Platform jumps on board Urban Airship in push notification partnership

Portland’s Urban Airship has sent out more than 10 billion push notifications to mobile devices since it was started. And… Read More

Urban Airship lands former Skype executive as chief revenue officer

Urban Airship, a Portland upstart that provides behind-the-scenes services like push notifications and in-app purchasing for mobile apps, has named former… Read More

Verizon, Salesforce lead $15.1M investment in Urban Airship

Investors including Verizon and Salesforce.com have invested $15.1 million in Urban Airship, a Portland company that provides behind-the-scenes services like… Read More

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