Microsoft Ventures is among the investors in a $ 23 million Series B financing round announced this morning by Helpshift, a San Francisco-based company that offers technology for in-app customer support on mobile devices and...
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The number of venture capital firms has shrunk by 20 percent in the past 10 years
A new report released today shows the changing climate of the venture capital industry, and one of...
How this Seattle venture capitalist ended up being the subject of ESPN’s hilarious new ad campaign
As the CEO of Starwave in the early 1990s, former Microsoft and Apple executive Mike Slade helped start ESPN.com. So, when the groundbreaking sports network launched a new ad campaign earlier this year featuring...
How this Seattle venture capitalist ended up being the subject of ESPN’s hilarious new ad campaign
As the CEO of Starwave in the early 1990s, former Microsoft and Apple executive Mike Slade helped start ESPN.com. So, when the groundbreaking sports network launched a new ad campaign earlier this year featuring...
Venture capitalist Paul Graham responds to criticism from Seahawks linebacker Russell Okung
Seattle Seahawks lineman Russell Okung has received a lot feedback since penning a heartfelt response on GeekWire to Paul Graham’s recent essay on economic inequality. And now Graham himself has responded to Okung — saying that they actually agree, for the most part. In the original...
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 deals last year. That was about on par with the $ 1.53 billion invested in the region in 2014, a...
Intellectual Ventures spinoff Sublime Technologies raises cash for new consumer products venture
Sublime Technologies is the latest spinoff to come out of the Invention Development Fund (IDF) at Bellevue-based Intellectual Ventures (IV), the patent holding firm and technology company run by former Microsoft technology chief Nathan Myhrvold. A spokesperson at IV confirmed that Sublime Technologies...
Bill Gates and other investors give $62M boost to Kymeta satellite antenna venture
Kymeta Corp., the Redmond-based satellite antenna venture backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, says it has closed a $ 62 million Series D financing round to support a host of new initiatives by land, air and sea. “With new partnerships, rollout of its...
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 otherwise a busy year for investors. VC data provider Pitchbook reported just $ 246 million invested across 64 Pacific Northwest deals last...
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 to its team. The latest addition is a familiar face at Madrona. Bill Richter, who first met the Madrona team about...
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