Articles about Venture capital – Page 59 of 67

Seattle VCs invest in TechStars, supporting 3 more years of startup incubation

TechStars will be looking to hatch companies in Seattle for the next three years, thanks in part to cash from… Read More

SEOmoz raises $18 million, Brad Feld joining board — and yes, the deal has closed

SEOmoz CEO Rand Fishkin has been down this path before, as detailed in his extensive account of the company’s unsuccessful attempt… Read More

Ivy raises cash, inks deal with paging giant American Messaging

In this new era of mobile communication, one might think that the age-old paging technology might be going the way… Read More

Cadence Biomedical scores $1.1 million to help people with disabilities walk

In what the company is describing as an oversubscribed venture round, Seattle medical device maker Cadence Biomedical has raised $1.1… Read More

Cloud storage startup Symform raises $11 million

There’s been a steady stream of venture capital activity in Seattle enterprise software companies in recent weeks, from the $50… Read More

Kickstarter still a drop in the bucket when compared to VC

The rise of Kickstarter as a new funding source for entrepreneurial ideas has been one of the most fascinating stories… Read More

Washington state ranks 5th in venture capital investments

Washington state is once again climbing into the top echelon when it comes to venture capital investing, ranking fifth in… Read More

Alder BioPharma raises $38M for cancer, migraine research

In one of the largest venture capital rounds in the state so far this year, Bothell’s Alder BioPharmaceuticals has raised $38… Read More

VC cash perks up in Seattle, countering national declines

Venture capital investing bounced back in Washington state during the first quarter, reversing a dismal performance in the same period… Read More

Activision vets land $5.6M for new gaming startup U4iA

U4iA, a stealthy gaming company developing what it dubs “hardcore, browser-based games for the connected generation,” has raised $5.6 million in… Read More

Venuelabs rings up $1.6M to help retailers track and analyze social media chatter at stores

Retailers can’t afford to ignore social media chatter anymore. With Yelp and Urbanspoon reviews and constant discussion on social media… Read More

Startup Awards: Vote for Seattle’s Investor of the Year

Even though it’s cheaper than ever to get a software or Internet company off the ground these days, money still… Read More

Opanga Networks raises $6M to deliver enhanced mobile video

Seattle’s Opanga Networks, which is developing a content delivery network known as NetRover to enhance the way video is distributed to… Read More

‘Do-or-die’ time for VCs as funding levels drop by 35%

A number of venture capital firms — including Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and Voyager Capital — are looking to take… Read More

CrunchFund, Madrona invest $3.4M in dog-sitting service Rover

Dog-loving venture capitalist Michael Arrington is among the new investors in Rover.com, the Seattle online service that helps pet owners find… Read More

Ex-Isilon, Amazon engineers start stealthy Qumulo

Isilon System is one of the biggest startup success stories of the past 10 years, with the Seattle storage company… Read More

Tixie raises cash, helps music fans win free concert tickets

At the Hacker News Meetup earlier this week, I bumped into Seattle entrepreneur Forest Gibson who is working on a… Read More

Social purpose corporations: Good business can now do good

We all know that entrepreneurs and investors in startups hope to make money. Conveniently, the traditional corporate form allows that. … Read More

Amazon.com has altered the VC business as we know it

One could argue that Amazon.com has had more impact on the startup community than nearly any corporate venture capital fund,… Read More

BigDoor closes $5M, touts new ‘gamified rewards program’

There’s so much content clutter on the Web these days that it can be tough for online publishers to keep… Read More

Charts: IPOs on the upswing, but M&A deals take a fall

It’s a bit hard to judge the state of the venture-backed exit market these days. And two reports out today… Read More

Exclusive: The inside details on EMC’s $36M purchase of Likewise Software

Few details were available last week when EMC purchased Likewise Software. Now, GeekWire has learned that EMC’s Isilon unit paid $36.6… Read More

The JOBS Act means different things to different people in the startup community

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act cleared its final legislative hurdle today. It is now on its way to… Read More

Cash-rich tech giants have $300 billion to spend: Is a new wave of tech M&A coming?

Could we see a new wave of technology-related mergers and acquisitions? Well, that’s one possible scenario given that the top… Read More

Ignition leads $19.5 million investment in Seattle’s Opscode

Opscode has raised $19.5 million in venture capital financing, the second large funding round in a Seattle area business-to-business software… Read More

Sequoia Capital, angels invest in Seattle financial advice startup FutureAdvisor

FutureAdvisor co-founder Bo Lu could have built his startup company in Silicon Valley, and he certainly felt the pressure to… Read More

EMC’s Isilon division buys storage software company Likewise

The Isilon Storage Division of EMC Corp. is expanding its footprint in its own backyard, gobbling up Bellevue software storage… Read More

Apptio raises $50M in new funding, led by T. Rowe Price

Apptio, moving further down the path toward a possible IPO, today announced a $50 million funding round led by T.… Read More

Hyperlocal news platform DataSphere raises $8 million

DataSphere Technologies already helps power the hyperlocal news sites for TV stations owned by Fisher Communications, Gannett, Meredith and others.… Read More

Database startup Drawn to Scale inks new financing deal

Drawn to Scale, a two-year-old Seattle startup developing a new database called Spire, has raised a round of funding from RTP… Read More