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A growing pet project: Offleash’d raises fresh cash and integrates AI to connect animal lovers

by Kurt Schlosser on March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 at 9:22 am

Offleash’d is making a run — at more funding and improved features — to attract more users to the app that connects pet friendly people over shared interests. Offleash’d has raised… Read More

Entrepreneurs who used TikTok to help build their businesses blast potential ban in U.S.

by Kurt Schlosser on March 14, 2024March 15, 2024 at 10:02 am

Seattle-based money expert and self-described financial feminist Tori Dunlap credits TikTok with transforming her business, HerFirst100k, an education platform that helps women gain financial knowledge and independence. Amin Shaykho is… Read More

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Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

by Kurt Schlosser on March 2, 2024March 1, 2024 at 8:04 pm

With all the makings of a buddy road trip adventure, two longtime Seattle friends and tech veterans have teamed up to breathe new life into a popular travel app under… Read More

Skip the chat: New dating app wants less talk and more meet-ups for the matches it helps make

by Kurt Schlosser on January 13, 2024January 11, 2024 at 10:49 am

If you could skip to the good part of meeting someone new, it might start with a new dating app called Skip. Built in Seattle by tech veteran Scott Avy… Read More

Download for the holidays: New app aims to help gift givers and receivers make a better connection

by Kurt Schlosser on November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 at 8:19 am

If you’re headed out to start your holiday gift shopping on Black Friday, or you’re excited about what gifts might be coming your way this season, a new company called… Read More

OneBusAway needs ‘influx of cash’ to hire dedicated developer and keep popular transit app running

by Kurt Schlosser on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 at 1:05 pm

OneBusAway, the beloved app that delivers real-time information to public transportation riders, needs help to keep the bus and train data moving on time. In a post last week on… Read More

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Amazon pulls the plug on Amp, the live-audio app it launched last year to ‘reimagine radio’

by Kurt Schlosser on October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 at 1:24 pm

Amazon is pulling the plug on Amp, the audio app it launched last year to let users DJ their own live radio shows complete with a catalog of millions of… Read More

Testing T-Mobile’s ‘MLB Next’ app: AR tech adds boost to in-stadium All-Star baseball experience

by Kurt Schlosser on July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 at 8:10 am

The hardest thing about testing a mobile app during Monday’s Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle was the action on the field. It’s not that T-Mobile’s new “MLB… Read More

Washington state will shut down COVID-19 exposure notification app on May 11

by Kurt Schlosser on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 at 1:07 pm

WA Notify, an app launched by Washington state to inform people if they’d been exposed to someone who recently tested positive for COVID-19, is scheduled to sunset on May 11.… Read More

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Video game fans, be Calm: Xbox partners with relaxation app to offer immersive soundscapes

by Kurt Schlosser on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 at 9:39 am

If you use video games to relax or relieve stress, a new collaboration between Microsoft Xbox and Calm, a leading sleep and meditation app, is looking to extend those benefits.… Read More

Former aQuantive exec launches BaseHubs, an app to connect military personnel to communities

by Kurt Schlosser on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 at 8:44 am

Jeff Lanctot is reenlisting in his quest to use technology to help military personnel and their families. Lanctot has launched a new startup and app called BaseHubs, which is geared… Read More

OfferUp adds job listings to its mobile marketplace, allowing users to search for work in app

by Kurt Schlosser on September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 at 3:10 pm

While you’re looking for a used couch, bike, baby stroller or some other random item on OfferUp, maybe you can find a job as well. The Seattle-area startup has added… Read More

Noteworthy spinout: Flowdex comes out of Seattle’s AI2 with app using AI to manage notes

by Kurt Schlosser on May 17, 2022May 18, 2022 at 8:11 am

Are you a prolific note taker looking for a new app to help manage all that information? Well, take note … and a new spinout from the Seattle-based Allen Institute for… Read More

Social TV platform Scener launches new app to enhance how viewers stream across services

by Kurt Schlosser on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 at 8:42 am

Viewers overwhelmed by the number of streaming television services and endless content that they can’t keep track of are getting some help managing it all from Scener, a Seattle-based startup.… Read More

Asha AI app, which helps elderly manage their care, among startups pitching at life science event

by Charlotte Schubert on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 at 9:33 am

A new startup that aims to ease healthcare tasks for the elderly debuted its app on the iOS store in April and showcased its tech at the recent Life Science… Read More

Seattle family organization app Cozi acquired by co-parenting app OurFamilyWizard

by Kurt Schlosser on May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 at 11:11 am

OurFamilyWizard, a co-parenting app for families living separately, is acquiring Seattle-based Cozi, a family organizing app founded in 2005, the companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.… Read More

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Amazon out to ‘reimagine radio’ with new app Amp which lets users DJ their own shows

by Kurt Schlosser on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 at 9:29 am

Amazon is tuning into the radio business — or, a 2022 version of radio. The company revealed a new app called Amp on Tuesday that allows users to DJ their own… Read More

MyShake app now available in Washington state to provide warning before earthquake shaking starts

by Kurt Schlosser on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 at 12:54 pm

Washington state residents have another way to be alerted to an earthquake and potential shaking with the arrival of the MyShake app, a service that was previously only available in… Read More

Her First $100K founder has her first app: Tori Dunlap wants to teach more women how to invest

by Kurt Schlosser on January 24, 2022January 4, 2024 at 9:20 am

Tori Dunlap, the founder of Seattle-based Her First $100K, is bringing her brand of financial feminism and education to a new platform, partnering with a startup called Treasury on an… Read More

Life insurance provider Ethos acquires digital wills and estate-planning startup Tomorrow

by Kurt Schlosser on January 13, 2022January 14, 2022 at 7:32 am

Tomorrow, a Seattle startup that helps people set up digital legal wills and trusts, has been acquired by life insurance provider Ethos, the companies announced Thursday. Founded in 2016, Tomorrow’s… Read More

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Changing the tune on dating apps: Tech vet wants to connect people through their taste in music

by Kurt Schlosser on December 27, 2021February 4, 2022 at 4:09 pm

Remember making a mix tape for someone you were dating? What if the mix tape — or your musical taste — was the reason you were dating? That’s the premise… Read More

Community safety app Citizen launching in Seattle after attracting 10M users across U.S.

by Kurt Schlosser on December 15, 2021December 14, 2021 at 4:52 pm

Citizen, the app that allows people to monitor and participate in public safety watching and reporting, is officially expanding to Seattle after testing in the city for a few months.… Read More

Funding news: Camping app The Dyrt lands $11M; Cascade Seed Fund will back more PNW startups

by Kurt Schlosser on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 at 8:45 am

Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — The Dyrt, the Portland, Ore.-based camping app that makes it easier for users to figure out… Read More

Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena release new app, built in-house to guide fan experience

by Kurt Schlosser on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 at 3:40 pm

Just before the puck drops on the inaugural season of Seattle Kraken hockey on Tuesday night, the team and its home base, Climate Pledge Arena, have dropped a new app… Read More

Amazon Go app is checking out, as shoppers can now use company’s main app at all physical stores

by Kurt Schlosser on September 24, 2021September 23, 2021 at 4:12 pm

The Amazon Go app is going away. In another move to streamline its shopping services and family of mobile apps, Amazon announced Friday that the app used to enter its… Read More

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Seattle startup Lalo is latest ‘death tech’ innovator, with an app to share and collect stories and more

by Kurt Schlosser on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 at 6:41 am

Juan Medina first considered the idea for his new startup back in 2003, after the death of his father, when his wife asked him to tell a story about his… Read More

On The Dyrt road: Co-founders of camping app gain valuable startup insight while living remote vanlife

by Kurt Schlosser on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 at 7:49 am

Caught up in the grind of running their startup for the past several years, Sarah Smith and Kevin Long lost sight of the very thing they set out to help… Read More

After concerns from Amazon, Apple removes product review analyzer Fakespot from App Store

by Kurt Schlosser on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 at 6:28 pm

Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on Friday following a complaint from Amazon that the service was… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and teen daughter cook up a new food-focused social media startup

by Kurt Schlosser on June 29, 2021June 28, 2021 at 2:32 pm

Sophia Rascoff and her dad, Zillow co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff, like to take on new dishes in the family kitchen, even though the 16-year-old says they have no… Read More

Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following

by Kurt Schlosser on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 at 10:41 am

New funding: Kadama, the Seattle-based tutoring app which seized on its quirky social media presence to attract millions of followers and customers, has raised $1.7 million in a seed round… Read More

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