Before the pandemic, Clara Miller had a secret that she kept from her dance world at the New York City Ballet. Well the caretakers knew. After dance performances, she went to empty studios to rehearse. But she didn’t dance. Armed with her voice and a piano, she wrote and sang songs – sometimes, as she … Read more
Clockwise from top left: Henny Damian, Co-Founder and CEO of Joola; Stacie Whisonant, co-founder of PYT Funds; Will Rush, Co-Founder and CEO of Stack; and Luke Moberly, Bumper CEO. Four Seattle startups have won a spot in a financial technology incubator run by banking firm BECU and CoMotion, the University of Washington’s innovation arm. The … Read more
Until the children reach a certain age, the enrichment programs are in some ways limited to school, sports and camps, while opportunities for making money are largely non-existent. Now, a year-old LA-based startup called Mighty, a type of Shopify that invites younger children to open an online store, wants to partially fill the void. In … Read more
NASHVILLE – Ed Litton would have been happy to remain pastor on site. Instead, Litton leads the largest Protestant denomination in the United States as it faces persistent racial divisions, a sexual abuse crisis, and the role of women in service. Litton, who was elected the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, … Read more
The first full year of the pandemic caused a significant surge in video game exposure that continues to this day. (NPD group diagram) Last month, American consumers spent $ 5.6 billion on video game hardware, accessories, and miscellaneous content. This corresponds to an increase of 18% compared to March 2020 and a record for March … Read more
When Smash Ventures appeared as an investor in a $ 1.25 billion round for Epic Games in 2018 – reputedly the largest investment ever made in a video game company – it was the first time many heard of the investment outfit . When the brand reappeared in an even bigger round for Epic last … Read more
A representation of the new Maritime Innovation Center in Fishermen’s Terminal near the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. (Port of Seattle picture) The Port of Seattle and the nonprofit strategic alliance Washington Maritime Blue continue their efforts to combine the region’s longstanding maritime heritage with the modern innovation economy when they launched a new startup accelerator … Read more
Last year, Ben Novak drove across the country to spend New Year’s Eve with a black-footed ferret. Elizabeth Ann had just turned 21 days – a milestone for any ferret, but a particularly significant one for Elizabeth Ann, the first native, endangered species in North America to be cloned. Mr. Novak, the senior scientist of … Read more
The only people Whoever really understands a relationship is whoever is in it. Fortunately, we will have an open conversation with both parties on the relationship between Ironclad CEO and co-founder Jason Boehmig and his investor and board member Accel partner Steve Loughlin. Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back in 2017, making it one … Read more