High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region
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High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region |
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 Thursday, July 2, 2009 Ground Truth Gains $2.6M In Funding Seattle-based stealth mode startup Ground Truth has raised around $2.6M in a equity fundraise, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Thursday. According to the filing, board members of the firm include Tom Huseby and Erik Benson of Voyager, and Beau Laskey of Steamboat Ventures. No details of the funding have been released by the firm. Steamboat Ventures is the venture capital arm of Walt Disney Co. posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009 (More)(Full story) Redfin Adds Text Searches, Updates Stats Seattle-based real estate site Redfin said this morning that it has launched a new version of its website, adding free-text searching of remarks, plus better statistics on neighborhoods. Redfin said the free text search feature will allow users to search for specific comments in the remarks of listings, and that it has also added a new feature to help correct misspelled searches. The changes came as part of an overall upgrade of the firm's site. posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009(Full story) Jive Gets Win With Electronics Distributor Portland-based Jive, a developer of enterprise social networking software, said today that it has been selected by electronics distributor Premier Farnell. Jive said that the firm will use it software to power a online community for electronic design engineering, element14. Financial impact of the customer win was not disclosed. Jive develops business collaboration and social networking tools, and is backed by venture firm Sequoia Capital. posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009(Full story) |
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