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Venture capital powerhouse DFJ Raises $350 million, plans to pump portion of...
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed companies such as SpaceX, Twilio and Yammer, announced this week that it raised its twelfth fund, consisting of $350...
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Mobile gaming vet David Bluhm raises cash for CopsForHire, a service to hire...
David Bluhm. Photo by Karen Ducey. David Bluhm is best known for his work in the gaming space as the co-founder of Z2 (acquired by King.com) and former CEO of DropForge Games. But while he is still...
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So many unicorns: New study suggests some billion-dollar companies may not be...
Photo via Shutterstock. Unicorns — privately-held tech startups valued at more than $1 billion — are on the rise. However, a new study by Fenwick and West suggests that these companies might be...
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Alzheimer-fighting M3Biotechnology closes $10 million funding round
Leen Kawas, CEO of M3 Biotechnology. (Photo: M3) Bruce Montgomery, one of Seattle’s longtime biotech veterans, was among the investors that participated in a $10 million funding round for...
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Docusign co-founder raises $8.6M for new business intelligence startup MetaBrite
Court Lorenzini. When Court Lorenzini first began raising money for his new startup, the idea was to help make the process of planning, shopping, and cooking dinner easier. But now the vision is much...
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Obama’s 2017 federal budget gets a visual makeover from Socrata
The federal budget has never been particularly pretty. At thousands of pages long with many complicated details and subsections, the budget is tough for the ordinary citizen to even look at, let alone...
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After raising $28M in record crowdfunding campaign, Glowforge delays initial...
At the 2015 GeekWire Summit, Glowforge CEO Dan Shapiro showed off a bag he made with the Glowforge 3D laser printer. Glowforge is delaying initial shipments of its innovative 3D laser printer. The...
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LiquidPlanner raises $2M to bolster online project management platform
LiquidPlanner CEO Liz Pearce. LiquidPlanner is raising more cash to continue building its online project management platform. The Seattle startup just reeled in an additional $2 million in funding from...
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Supercomputer maker Cray posts $20.3 million profit for Q4
(GeekWire File Photo.) Seattle-based supercomputer company, Cray Inc., posted fourth quarter profits of $20.3 million today and revenue of $267.5 million, beating analyst expectations of $263.4...
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Jason Goldberg, Jobster and Fab founder, starting new company called Pepo
Jason Goldberg, the outspoken founder behind companies such as Jobster, Fab, Hem and Socialmedian, is starting a new company called Pepo, and in a blog post on Friday said, “It’s going to be a super...
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Bellevue mayor, councilmember tout city’s booming entrepreneurial ecosystem...
Bellevue Mayor John Stokes speaks at Startup Day. Seattle is known worldwide for its robust startup ecosystem. But just across Lake Washington, there’s another entrepreneurial hub brewing. That would...
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How one man stirred up a high-tech cooking revolution in Seattle
The Joule sous vide circulator. (Image: ChefSteps.) It’s a good time to be a sous vide home chef — and to be a high-tech cooking startup in the Seattle region. Modernist Cuisine’s Nathan Myhrvold....
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Be different, maintain your will, learn to say no: 7 tips for running a lean...
Liz Pearce speaks at GeekWire Startup Day 2015. Maintain your will, let go of FOMO, and find your difference — doing so will help you run a lean startup. That was the message from LiquidPlanner CEO Liz...
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Starting a company: OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar offers tips on making the startup...
OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar speaks at GeekWire Startup Day. It’s not easy making the so-called “startup leap.” You may have a well-paying, comfortable job that supports your family. The amount of risk...
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‘Get knocked down, but get up again’: Fashion startup co-founder on bouncing...
GlamHive co-founder Stephanie Sprangers, speaking at GeekWire Startup Day. (GeekWire File Photo.) Glamhive, a three-year-old Seattle startup that rewards people with gift cards for sharing their...
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Marketing collaboration tool Slope wins top prize at GeekWire Startup Day...
Brian Bosché and Dan Bloom of Slope pitch during GeekWire Startup Day. “I definitely would take a second meeting” may be the highest praise a startup could expect from Greg Gottesman, partner at...
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Startup lessons from the football field: Russell Okung explains how the...
Seahawks lineman Russell Okung talks about his team’s winning culture at GeekWire Startup Day 2016. Just a few weeks after the 2010 NFL Draft, Russell Okung sat in the Seattle Seahawks practice...
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The struggle is real: 20 startups weigh in on their biggest challenges
Mariah Widman from ActiveGiver in the GeekWire Startup Day Demo Zone. At GeekWire Startup Day 2016 last week, the “Demo Zone” featured twenty young companies, all displaying their products and services...
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Former Olympic track star: 10 tips for healthy employees and strong startups
Ja’Warren Hooker speaking at GeekWire Startup Day 2016. Ja’Warren Hooker, a former Olympian and UW track star, sees a problem in big tech companies — employees aren’t healthy. A HIT trainer...
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Wedding financing startup SwanLuv angers couples with surprise switch to...
SwanLuv’s site, showing the new option to start a crowfunding campaign, a surprise change from the startup’s original wedding financing plan. Updated below with SwanLuv statement and additional...
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