The Department of Energy has
authorized the release of $89 million in stimulus funding to the
Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project (PNW-SGDP), a collaboration between the Bonneville Power Administration,...
Read more »Last week marked my three-month anniversary here at Xconomy, and as I reflected on my time here so far (which just happens to coincide almost perfectly with the third quarter),... Read more »
Seattle-based hydropower turbine developer Hydrovolts has been selected as one of five finalists up for $175,000 in venture funding at the 7th annual Bend Venture Conference. The company, founded in... Read more »
Every month we compile all of the deals at Washington tech and biotech companies into one story where we watch up and coming trends in local financing. Unlike our regular investment... Read more »
[Corrected: 12:51 pm Pacific, 9/29/10] Oggifinogi has raised $2 million in equity financing. The creative technology and rich media advertising firm, founded in 2008, is based in Bellevue, WA... Read more »
Though there were only a handful of actual financing deals and partnerships for Northwest companies over the last week, the technology sector definitely made some strides toward laying the groundwork for... Read more »
After years in the technology industry, Margo Shiroyama recently made the transition to cleantech. As the new executive director of the Northwest Energy Angels, Margo spends her days meeting with... Read more »
[Corrected: 11:30 am] Little known fact: more than half of American pet owners now buy holiday presents for their pets. But even in a country where buying stocking stuffers... Read more »
Tesla may have made the electric car chic, but Ashland, OR-based Brammo is taking the electric vehicle even further—on two wheels.
The electric motorcycle company, founded in 2002, has raised a... Read more »
Zino Society, the Seattle-based investor and entrepreneur network, just wrapped up one of its biggest annual events—the Zino Zillionaire Investment Forum. Now it’s time to follow up on who... Read more »
Smartsheet, the Bellevue, WA-based collaborative project management software company, has raised $1.5 million more in a Series C round led by existing investor Madrona Venture Group.
The company, founded in... Read more »
Every year the Zino Society‘s Zillionaire Investment Forum is a must-go event for entrepreneurs looking for funding opportunities and investors looking for new projects. The one-day forum is a chance... Read more »
Livemocha is ready to kick some language learning butt—at least according to chief executive Michael Schutzler. The Bellevue, WA-based startup is already the largest online language learning community in the world,... Read more »
Seattle-based digital entertainment services company RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) has acquired Canadian social games company Backstage Technologies for an undisclosed amount. The deal, according to Real, will add valuable game engineering... Read more »
Columbia, MD-based W.R. Grace & Co said today it has entered into an acquisition agreement with Albany, OR-based Synthetech, to purchase the chemical manufacturer for approximately $19.2 million. Synthetech manufactures... Read more »
Zillow, the Seattle-based real estate website, mobile platform, and mortgage marketplace, said today that it has promoted chief operating officer Spencer Rascoff to CEO. Rascoff, who joined Zillow as part... Read more »
Over the last week, as summer waves goodbye, the autumn deals have started rolling in. Take a look at the highlights:
—Seattle-based startup DigitalScirocco rolled out of stealth a few months... Read more »
Hydrovolts has scored an investment deal that looks small at first blush, but could take the cleantech startup to the next level. The Seattle-based company, which develops small hydropower turbines that... Read more »
Smilebox is on a mission to help people around the world capture life’s moments, and share them. The Redmond, WA-based startup’s photo service—something of a cross between a desktop application like... Read more »
