Hundreds of techies braved Seattle’s latest snowpocalypse for one of the community’s biggest shindigs: The Washington Technology Industry Association‘s Industry Achievement Awards. If there was a theme to Thursday’s speeches, I’d say it was a rousing round of yay-Seattle encouragement for other entrepreneurs to start their companies here—which I guess is kind of the point, … Continue reading “DocuSign, Isilon, Swype and More Take Honors at WTIA Industry Achievement Awards”
Author: Curt Woodward
Curt covered technology and innovation in the Boston area for Xconomy. He previously worked in Xconomy’s Seattle bureau and continued some coverage of Seattle-area tech companies, including Amazon and Microsoft.
Curt joined Xconomy in February 2011 after nearly nine years with The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He worked in three states and covered a wide variety of beats for the AP, including business, law, politics, government, and general mayhem.
A native Washingtonian, Curt earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. As a past president of the state's Capitol Correspondents Association, he led efforts to expand statehouse press credentialing to online news outlets for the first time.
Obama’s Earmark Ban Could Ripple Through Northwest Makers of Vaccines, Biofuels, Clean Water Technology
When most people hear the word “earmark,” they probably think of a bridge to nowhere, gilded Pentagon plumbing fixtures, or a dubious construction project in some fat-cat congressman’s hometown. But federal earmarks can also fuel innovative research and development in life sciences, high tech, and clean energy—at least, they could until President Obama vowed to … Continue reading “Obama’s Earmark Ban Could Ripple Through Northwest Makers of Vaccines, Biofuels, Clean Water Technology”
Alliance of Angels Says 2010 Investments a Record $10.3M
Seattle’s Alliance of Angels said its investments hit a record $10.3 million last year, with $9 million of the total coming from individual members and the balance pouring from the group’s seed fund. That’s up from a reported $9.1 million in 2009. The biggest single chunk of the money went to software and software-as-a-service companies, … Continue reading “Alliance of Angels Says 2010 Investments a Record $10.3M”
Tippr Gets Injunction for Alleged Trade Secret Theft by BuyWithMe, Also Launches Patent Lawsuit
Kashless, the parent of Seattle-based group deals site Tippr, is accusing New York- and Boston-based BuyWithMe of improperly obtaining insider information from a Tippr employee in a civil lawsuit filed in Seattle. Kashless’s lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, alleges that BuyWithMe founder Andrew Moss successfully solicited financial information from a Tippr salesman, Andrew … Continue reading “Tippr Gets Injunction for Alleged Trade Secret Theft by BuyWithMe, Also Launches Patent Lawsuit”
Amazon’s Netflix Challenger, Kinect’s Development Kit, PopCap’s Looming IPO
A little Tuesday catch-up following the holiday weekend (for us, anyway) in Seattle-area tech news: • Amazon made its long-rumored Netflix challenge official with this morning’s announcement of a subscription streaming video service. Amazon (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMZN]]) already had an a la carte version called Instant Videos, which offers about 90,000 movie and TV titles. Today’s … Continue reading “Amazon’s Netflix Challenger, Kinect’s Development Kit, PopCap’s Looming IPO”
Hydrovolts, Halopure and WaterTectonics See Big Opportunities in Water
Quite a few Seattle-area companies are tackling some ambitious projects that are all about water. I’m talking about clean drinking water, industrial water treatment, and innovative hydropower. Insights on all of that had people taking notes and asking plenty of questions at a cleantech confab Friday. The event was organized through the Washington Clean Technology … Continue reading “Hydrovolts, Halopure and WaterTectonics See Big Opportunities in Water”
Concur Taps TripIt as Mobile Front Door
Concur Technologies is putting its new acquisition in the spotlight, announcing today that TripIt‘s travel logistics service will become the key mobile platform for Concur clients. Redmond-based Concur (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CNQR]]), whose software helps big companies track travel and other expenses, bought TripIt last month for up to $120 million. Concur is sticking with a pledge to keep … Continue reading “Concur Taps TripIt as Mobile Front Door”
Wetpaint’s Fast-Twitch TV Gossip Grabs 2M Uniques, New Ad Deal With Alloy Digital Network
Seattle-based Wetpaint Entertainment, the social media-obsessed hive of TV fansites, is boasting a big jump in traffic and a new advertising deal to help it capitalize on a coveted demographic. Founder and CEO Ben Elowitz says Wetpaint Entertainment’s sites reached more than 2 million unique users last month, better than double the traffic from December. … Continue reading “Wetpaint’s Fast-Twitch TV Gossip Grabs 2M Uniques, New Ad Deal With Alloy Digital Network”
Doxo, Aspiring to Become Grand Central for Online Billing, Nabs $10M
Seattle-based “digital file cabinet” service doxo, which wants to torch that stack of paper bills you get every month, is out with a pretty nice one-two punch today. They’ve landed a significant partner in Puget Sound Energy, the largest electric and natural gas utility in the Puget Sound region, along with a $10 million venture … Continue reading “Doxo, Aspiring to Become Grand Central for Online Billing, Nabs $10M”