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

Posted on January 13, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

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 developing virtual reality software, today announced a $ 1.5 million investment from GV, formerly known as Google Ventures until this past month (Alphabet is the...

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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Startup Weekend UNI, Seattle Sports Tech Meetup, and more

Posted on January 8, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

The University of Washington’s annual Startup Weeken UNI is returning Jan. 15 – 17. The hackathon is part of the Seattle nonprofit of the same name, which hosts coding marathons all over the world. UW’s event will kick off Friday evening with dinner and a pitch off. Teams...

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Amazon and Founders’ Co-op back new Seattle startup KITT.AI, born in Paul Allen’s AI2 incubator

Posted on January 8, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

A new Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup called KITT.AI, incubated inside Paul Allen’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), has landed funding from Founders’ Co-op and Amazon’s Alexa Fund — preparing to launch a platform that will let developers build apps, devices and services that communicate conversationally with users through natural...

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Startup Spotlight: Peel Tech provides on-demand IT support for technical trouble at home

Posted on January 7, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

The interconnected, gadget-obsessed world of 2016 can be a daunting place if you aren’t tech savvy. While many can get tech support at work, there’s no go-to place for all of the technical problems that occur at home. That’s a hole Peel...

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Need advice for your startup? Here are 23 tips from up-and-coming entrepreneurs

Posted on January 2, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Peer mentorship is crucial to the entrepreneurial journey. That’s why we ask CEOs and co-founders to share their wisdom every week in our Startup Spotlight feature, which profiles an emerging startup. We asked the leaders of Pacific Northwest startups the one piece of advice they’d...

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Startup Spotlight: CloudMunch helps developers deploy software faster

Posted on January 1, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

During his 18-year tenure at Infosys, Pradeep Prabhu pioneered the IT company’s cloud business. Along with colleague Prasanna Raghavendra, the engineers saw a need for a developer-facing platform that could still work with common plugins and integrations. They decided to take the startup...

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This startup lets you share hotel rooms with strangers to save money

Posted on December 26, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

A Seattle startup wants to help you save money on hotel room fares — but only if you’re willing to share a room with a stranger. WinstonClub is a new take on the “sharing economy” with its booking service that matches people who want to cut their expenses...

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Startup Spotlight: Dopl challenges Yelp with tailored restaurant review platform

Posted on December 19, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Dennis Duckworth is outraged by outrage, and that’s why he decided to create a rant-free restaurant review platform. Tired of sifting through recommendations at polar ends of the satisfaction spectrum, Duckworth and his team were inspired to create dopl, a...

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This startup wants to freeze your cells now to repair your body later

Posted on December 18, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

(Clockwise from upper left: miPS Labs co-founders Alex Jiao, Jenna Strully, Edward Whalen and Rob Thomas.

Regenerative medicine — the idea of generating new cells to replace damaged body tissues and organs — hasn’t gone mainstream yet. But miPS Labs says it’s never too early...

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Ex-Buuteeq CEO Forest Key raises $6M for virtual reality video processing startup Pixvana

Posted on December 14, 2015 by verx in Science & patent news

Pixvana founders Bill Hensler and Forest Key. Photo via Pixvana.

Another veteran team of Seattle-based entrepreneurs is starting a new business in the virtual reality industry. This time it’s Pixvana, a startup led by former Buuteeq CEO Forest Key that today announced a $ ...

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