TechFlash: Petco leads $3.5M investment in Seattle's Rover.com

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Petco leads $3.5M investment in Seattle's Rover.com Rover.com, the online company that links dog owners with dog sitters, has closed $3.5 million in new funding, most of which was led by Petco.com. Existing investors Madrona Venture Group, CrunchFund and Rolling Bay Ventures also participated in the new funding. Future of old Amazon HQ still up in the air It appears that the PacMed Center — the former home of Amazon.com Inc. — won't become a Seattle Central Community College location, and the future of the building could be apartments. Seattle traffic eighth-worst in U.S., says Inrix Seattle's traffic congestion is the eighth-worst in the U.S. and in June, grew far more than the national average grew, according to a new study. Tech M&A pipeline looks ready to gush in second half There is a pipeline full of tech mergers and acquisitions that could make the second half of this year quite different from the first half. Twitter may be staffing up for IPO A job posting found by a USA Today reporter on LinkedIn may indicate that Twitter is staffing up for an IPO. Obama talks at Amazon distribution center in Tennessee President Barack Obama Tuesday will speak at an Amazon.com Inc. distribution center in Chattanooga, Tenn. and present his plan to create middle-class jobs. Only two more days to enter the new TechFlash Cup contest If you want to get your startup in front of some of the most influential investors in the Puget Sound region, the TechFlash Cup is a great way to do it. National Tech News Brandery alums create a love letter for Cincinnati What happens inside Sandia's Z machine Twitter may be staffing up for IPO Aspen Avionics inks deal with Redbird Flight Simulations This 14-year-old is building connections for his startup Med-tech firm completes HQ move, brings 100 jobs to Twin Cities Groupon adds Reserve restaurant booking to apps Do you need a degree to run social media accounts for companies? Propel Arizona crowdfunding initiative targets state's entrepreneurs 3 Zynga execs leave social gaming company

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