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Venture capital

T. Rowe Price marks down investment in Apptio and other private tech companies, yet another sign of a cooling market

T. Rowe Price sunk gobs of money into companies such as Cloudera, Dropbox, Apptio and Evernote in recent years, oftentimes… Read More

DevOps IT service Sendachi raises $30M after Seattle and London startups merge

Startups from Seattle and London are merging to form a new IT services company called Sendachi that today announced a $30… Read More

Venture capital investing holds steady in 2015, but are warning clouds forming?

The venture capital ecosystem remained relatively robust in the Pacific Northwest in 2015, with investors sinking $1.5 billion in 165… Read More

Slack CEO on going public: The window for easy money in private markets will close slowly

When will Slack, the fast-growing enterprise chat app, go public? Will the environment of easy VC money in the private… Read More

Fast-growing UIEvolution raises $10.2M of larger round for connected device software platform

UIEvolution is raising a substantial investment round to support growth of its connected device enterprise software platform. The Kirkland-based company… Read More

Alphabet investment arm Google Ventures pours $1.5M into virtual reality startup Envelop VR

Count Alphabet’s investment arm as another top venture firm that’s betting on a new Seattle-area virtual reality startup. Envelop VR, a Bellevue-based company… Read More

Pacific Northwest venture capital activity dips 59% in Q4, but up overall for 2015

Venture capital activity in the Pacific Northwest dipped more than 59 percent in Q4 of 2015, capping off what was… Read More

Socedo raises $1.5M to help marketers generate sales leads from social media chatter

Socedo has raised a financing round to grow its platform that helps marketers generate sales leads from social media activity. The 3-year-old… Read More

Madrona bolsters team, names former Isilon president Bill Richter venture partner

Madrona Venture Group, the Seattle venture capital firm that raised a $300 million fund last year, continues to add horsepower… Read More

No more pesky wires: Ossia lands investment to transform the way we charge our phones (and much more)

LAS VEGAS— Ossia may be the biggest idea at the Consumer Electronics Show that you’ve heard nothing about. And probably with… Read More

Front Desk raises another $3.5M for business management software platform

Front Desk is raising more capital to fuel growth of its business management system. The Seattle-based startup today announced a $3.5… Read More

Human Inc. raises $700K to change how we experience sound, use headphones

Benjamin Willis and Joe Dieter want to change the way we listen to audio. The Seattle-based entrepreneurs recently raised $700,000 for their new… Read More

Janrain raises $27M for social log-in technology, landing Oregon’s largest venture round of 2015

More than 10 years after launching and three years after its most recent investment round, Janrain is raising a substantial amount… Read More

Research: 2015 was the best year ever for VR startups trying to raise money

PitchBook analysts say 119 virtual reality startups either raised money or were acquired in 2015 — a record high for an industry… Read More

TINYpulse raises $6M to help companies assess employee morale

TINYpulse has struck a chord with companies who want a better way to assess employee morale. The Seattle-based startup today… Read More

Analytics startup MetricStory raises $1.4M to help marketers make sense of internal data

Marketers can access more internal data than ever before thanks to high-powered software like Google Analytics. But having that information at your fingertips… Read More

Eventbase raises $6M from Madrona to build apps for event and conference organizers

It started out as a small group of entrepreneurs building an app for the 2010 Olympic Games. Now, Eventbase is… Read More

Stilettos, sandals and slippers: Nordstrom bankrolls startup that helps women design their own shoes

Nordstrom is known worldwide for its top-notch shoe department, helping customers find the perfect shoes. Now, the Seattle-based retailer is… Read More

WebTuner raises $4.1M to deliver ‘next generation TV experience’ with live and on-demand content

WebTuner is ready to start selling its “next generation TV experience” to consumers and is reeling in more cash in order to… Read More

Bill Gates Sr. at 90: A giant impact on technology, philanthropy and the Seattle region

View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s Note: Bill Gates Sr. died on Sept. 14, 2020. This profile, reported in 2015 for… Read More

Sqoop raises cash to help journalists efficiently mine public documents

On a visit to a Seattle newsroom last year, public relations executive Bill Hankes was pained as he watched a… Read More

Fast-growing OfferUp breaks silence with $90M in funding, goes after Craigslist

OfferUp — one of the Seattle area’s most valuable, secretive and fastest growing startups — announced more than $90 million… Read More

Frazier Healthcare raises $262M for therapeutics-focused venture fund

Frazier Healthcare has raised $262 million for its latest life sciences venture fund that will back early stage therapeutics companies,… Read More

Innovators for social good compete for $400k — and a chance to change the world — at SVP Fast Pitch forum

Tonight, 14 teams will compete in the SVP Fast Pitch finals for a share of nearly $400,000 in grants and investments.… Read More

Convoy raises $2.5M from Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff, others for new on-demand trucking startup

A new Seattle startup has raised $2.5 million from an impressive group of investors to change how shippers connect with… Read More

Seattle’s next $1B startup? Inside this secretive company’s bid to unseat Craigslist

OfferUp could be the most valuable Seattle startup you’ve never heard about. This little-known consumer Internet startup — which connects buyers and… Read More

Haiku Deck raises cash, names Rand Fishkin and Russell Benaroya to board

Haiku Deck, the Seattle startup that’s creating an alternative to PowerPoint, has raised some fresh capital and appointed to key… Read More

Q&A: Madrona’s Tom Alberg on the changing winds of venture capital, tech bubbles and bankrolling a young Jeff Bezos

Tom Alberg did not have grand ambitions when he co-founded Madrona Venture Group with a few high-powered business buddies 20… Read More

Venture capital investments slump 9% in Washington state, talk of slowdown increases

Venture capital investments in Washington state tumbled during the third quarter, falling to $374.5 million as investors bankrolled 30 deals.… Read More

Glamhive raises cash for fashion platform that rewards users who share outfits

Glamhive, a two-year-old Seattle startup that rewards fashionistas with gift cards for sharing their favorite outfits online, has raised $946,000 in investment… Read More

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