TechFlash: Porch needs more space; Blue Origin loses to SpaceX; The Xbox bump

If you are having trouble viewing this email, click here

	Sponsored by:

Big expansion: Porch may need up to 70,000 square feet of office space The fast-growing home improvement startup says it plans to stay in Seattle. Blue Origin loses a round to SpaceX in patent fight over landing rockets at sea Blue Origin won't be able to stop competitor SpaceX from landing used first-stage boosters at sea if the Elon Musk-owned space company prevails in the patent fight over the concept. Tiny Bellevue game-maker 'positively glowing' after Microsoft taps it for Xbox/Windows 10 launch Motiga and Microsoft announced a partnership this week that will make the small video game company in Bellevue a centerpiece of the Windows 10 rollout later this year. Motiga plans to hire 50 people this year as a result. This little-known Bellevue startup may be raising $100 million Tech blog Re/code reports a small Bellevue startup called OfferUp is trying to raise between $60 million and $100 million, which would be one of the largest funding rounds so far this year. Getting SaaSy in Seattle: ​Niche software investment firm SaaS Capital opens office in Greenlake SaaS Capital announced on Thursday it has closed a $58 million investment fund and opened a Seattle office. ​A big slice of the pie: Mod Pizza brings in $40M for national expansion Seattle's latest company to go national is a restaurant — and it just raised more than many local tech companies. Mark Cuban thinks we're in a worse tech bubble than in dotcom days The Shark Tank celebrity investor and Dallas Mavericks owner predicts most investors in tech startups are going to lose money. Doctors want to be paid to talk to patients online as more health systems adopt telemedicine A new partnership between Molina Healthcare and CHI Franciscan Health marks a step toward more insurance companies providing coverage for virtual care, starting with Medicaid patients. Meanwhile, doctors are pushing for new laws to allow Medicare payments for telemedicine. National Tech News Are digital startups' health claims true? GE, Stanford launch startup of their own to find out Energy cos. fail to collaborate on cybersecurity, NSA and execs agree Top Twitter female execs launch angel investing group Top female Twitter execs launch angel investing group Uber is leaving San Antonio over City Council's refusal to repeal ride-sharing ordinance This little-known Bellevue startup may be raising $100 million Mark Cuban thinks we're in a worse tech bubble than in dotcom days Stanford, GE Ventures launch startup to validate digital health claims Blue Origin loses a round to SpaceX in patent fight over landing rockets at sea Red Sox executive to head new Boston tech leadership group

Connect with us   Companies in the News Zulily Porch Amazon SpaceX Blue Origin .over Competitor Blue Origin Microsoft Andreessen Horowitz Seattle SaaS Capital Starbucks Nordstrom Netscape Facebook Angel Capital Association Palantir Technologies CHI Franciscan Health Molina Healthcare Virtual Urgent Care

Text Version | Cancel Email Subscription You may change your email address, your preferences, or unsubscribe from this email at any time by visiting bizjournals.com: https://www.bizjournals.com/my_account/ If you need other assistance, please let us know or contact: bizjournals customer service, bizjournals.com 120 W. Morehead St. Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 © 2015 American City Business Journals, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. The material on this may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the written permission of bizjournals.com.