Articles about Venture capital – Page 52 of 67

Ex-Microsoft exec lands $4.5M to help make life easier for product managers

We’ve been wondering what former Microsoft vice president Sanjay Parthasarathy has been building ever since we discovered his startup, Indix, 18 months… Read More

Welcome to the Northwest (where startups are cheaper than the Valley)

I got a call last week from a Bay Area venture capitalist who was gathering intel on the Pacific Northwest,… Read More

Maveron to plant a seed each month, unveils plan to sprout early-stage consumer startups

Maveron struck gold a few years ago when it provided the initial seed funding to a young e-commerce startup by… Read More

Yes, it really is harder to land that series A round from VCs

A lot has been made about the so-called “series A crunch” — the idea that it is increasingly challenging for… Read More

Theraclone raises $14M to ID rare human antibodies that could be used to fight disease

Seattle biotechnology company Theraclone Sciences has raised an additional $8 million in equity financing and $6 million in debt, bringing… Read More

No more coupon clipping: This startup wants to transform how we shop for groceries

For years, savvy shoppers have turned to the newspaper to find the best deals at the local grocery store. But… Read More

Q&A: Seattle super angel Geoff Entress talks valuations, missed deals and why the state should support startups

Seattle angel investor Geoff Entress has backed about 100 startup companies over the years, from social media powerhouses like HootSuite… Read More

Kleiner Perkins says VC fund performance is weak, and they’re going to fix it

Here’s a sign of the changing winds in the venture capital business. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon… Read More

Avado lands $1M to transform healthcare in the same way Mint upended personal finance

Avado has reeled in $1 million in seed funding, money that the company will use to continue to eradicate paper-based inefficiencies… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep

Julep founder Jane Park pauses near the end of our interview, and just lays it out straight when it comes… Read More

Seattle super angels sink cash in shopping app Zoomingo

Some of Seattle’s top angel investors are tossing their support behind Zoomingo, the mobile shopping application developed by serial entrepreneur… Read More

Blaze Bioscience raises $8.5M to help surgeons pinpoint cancer cells with ‘tumor paint’

Seattle biotechnology startup Blaze Bioscience has raised $8.5 million to continue developing technologies that are designed to help surgeons more… Read More

Startup nightmares: Help, my VC won’t re-invest

I recently met with two very experienced CEO’s who ran into the one of the most challenging startup situations: their… Read More

This startup just raised $1M for an algorithm to help employers fill engineering jobs

Everywhere you go in the tech industry these days companies are struggling to find smart engineers, designers and developers. Enter… Read More

Madrona backs Mobilewalla, team relocates to Seattle

Mobile analytics startup Mobilewalla has raised $4 million in new funding, including a cash infusion from Madrona Venture Group and… Read More

Startup valuations remained red hot in 2012, but are things cooling?

Even though venture capital investing fell last year on a national basis, it still remained a good time to raise… Read More

Innovative Pulmonary changes name, raises $10M and moves to Minnesota

Innovative Pulmonary Solutions has a new name, a new round of cash and a new headquarters. The medical device company… Read More

Startup tries new approach to dating: Let your avatars get to know each other first

Anomo is a new Seattle mobile startup that’s looking to solve an age-old dilemma: How do you find that special… Read More

Startup Jedi: 3 phrases every VC or angel wants to hear during a pitch

[Editor’s note: Startup Jedi is a new column by GeekWire chairman, investor and serial entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato. Future columns will… Read More

Portland just isn’t where young people go to retire: It’s where they get VC money too

They’ve got The Timbers, and we’ve got the Sounders. They have a mediocre NBA team, and we’re getting ours back.… Read More

Q&A: Why this former Microsoft exec wanted to become a venture capitalist

Ted Kummert is a Seattle homer. He attended Roosevelt High School, and still bleeds University of Washington “purple and gold”… Read More

Idea, market or team? Here’s what 4 venture capitalists say is most important to them

Venture capitalists invest in revolutionary ideas, huge markets and smart teams. But what’s the most important factor they take into… Read More

Dog sitting marketplace Rover.com laps up $7M from Foundry Group, others

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com just fetched $7 million in fresh funding, including new cash from Brad Feld’s Foundry Group.… Read More

Women’s online eyeglass seller Rivet & Sway peers ahead with $2 million

Seattle retailers have helped transform the way people buy outdoor gear (REI); high-end fashion (Nordstrom) and everything else (Amazon.com). Now,… Read More

Blab nails down $1.5M to predict conversations taking place on social media

What are people going to blab about next on social media? Seattle startup Blab just raised $1.5 million in new… Read More

Ignition’s Cam Myhrvold: The problem in Seattle isn’t money, it’s the entrepreneurial talent

What’s the missing ingredient in Seattle’s startup community? Is it a lack of smart money? Or a lack of solid entrepreneurs?… Read More

B2B startup accelerator 9Mile Labs taps Microsoft VP, veteran VC to lead the charge

Sanjay Puri thinks more needs to be done to help entrepreneurs in the Seattle region — one of the reasons… Read More

The wisdom of Tom Huseby: Advice and zingers from Seattle’s most quotable VC

Tom Huseby knows a thing or two about investing in startups. After all, the former wireless executive now is affiliated… Read More

HootSuite’s Ryan Holmes, angel Geoff Entress launch new BC startup incubator Invoke Labs

Geoff Entress has the BC bug. The Seattle angel investor is partnering with HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes and others to… Read More

TechStars grad FlexMinder raises $1.4 million to better manage healthcare accounts

The health care system in the U.S. remains a confusing landscape, which is creating all sorts of new business opportunities.… Read More