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Pet insurance, Goriilla, Calidora and more from the SEC filings

Dec 29, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Calidora Skin Clinics -- which operates skin care treatment centers in Washington state and California -- has raised $3.65 million in a series A round. The company is led by Colette Courtin, with the filing More»

Microsoft hits 52-week high

Dec 29, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Microsoft shares are trading at a 52-week high today, at more than $31 a share. The bump comes after Thomas Weisel analyst Tim Klasell raised his revenue estimates for the company and increased his price More»

107.7 The End apologizes for racially charged Tweet

Dec 29, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

A Seattle radio station is taking some heat after a racially insensitive message about Muslims appeared on its Twitter account yesterday. The message -- posted on the Twitter page of 107.7 The End -- has More»

Nexus One details emerge: Will this be good or bad for Google?

Dec 29, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

A post on the T-Mobile intranet confirms plans for a new Google Android device from handset maker HTC that "will be sold exclusively by Google via the Web," according to the unofficial TmoNews blog, which More»

Report: Google buying DocVerse

Dec 19, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Another day, another report of a possible Google acquisition with potential implicationsAnother day, another report of a possible Google acquisition with potential implications for Microsoft. More»

What a Google-Trulia link-up might mean for Zillow.com

Dec 18, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

The Google rumor mill is in full swing. Following reports last night that the search giant was interested in buying Yelp for more than half a billion dollars, word now comes that San Francisco online real More»

Technology Platform of the Year

Dec 18, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

It was a watershed year for many technology platforms, with social networks and mobile devices rising up to rival personal computers as options for developers building applications and services. But which More»

Zulily raises $4.6M as it looks to launch shopping site for moms

Dec 17, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens were part of the first e-commerce revolution as two of the early executives at Blue Nile, the Seattle online diamond retailer. Now, the two Internet pioneers are cooking up More»

Photobucket merges with Ontela

Dec 16, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Denver-based Photbucket.com and Seattle-based Ontela today announced that they are merging operations in an effort to create a new type of online photo company. The 88-person company -- which will be known More»

Not ready to buy? Zillow.com unveils a new way to find rentals

Dec 15, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Watch out Apartments.com, Rentals.com, Rent.com, ApartmentFinder.com, MyNewPlace.com and every other Web site where people go to find a place to live. Here comes the Zillow.Watch out Apartments.com, Rentals.com, More»

Online book rental service Paperspine pulls the plug

Dec 14, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Dustin Hubbard wanted to create the Netflix for books, an online service that allowed bibliophiles to rent their favorite titles and then return them when they were done. But Hubbard, who co-founded Paperspine More»

Widevine to grow with new $15 million venture round

Dec 14, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

It was almost a month ago that we reported on the latest financing activities of Seattle-based Widevine, a story that generated plenty of discussion here at TechFlash. At the time, CEO Brian Baker said More»

Should Start-Up Founders Forget About Business Plans?

Dec 13, 2009 blogs.wsj.com

This past summer, HubSpot Inc. received several offers from venture firms to invest in the marketing software start-up. The company wasn’t looking to raise funding yet - it still had about $5 million More»

Mark Anderson to Microsoft: Your consumer business is dead

Dec 11, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Mark Anderson, whose influential newsletter is read by technology leaders across the globe, including Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, was in New York City last night hosting his annual predictions dinner. More»

Lala price still a mystery

Dec 10, 2009 feedproxy.google.com

Let me start by saying that I don't have a clue how much Apple paid to buy Lala, the Silicon Valley online music startup that was gobbled up last week. We've been interested in the purchase price in part More»













 

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