KrowdFit is raising more cash for its wellness rewards platform that offers people money in exchange for practicing healthy habits. The Bend, Ore. startup just reeled in an additional $3.8 million from existing investors, KrowdFit CEO Jim Miller told GeekWire. The money will be used to grow its product development team and partner integrations. KrowdFit launched in 2010 after Miller, a longtime entrepreneur who previously ran a Visa rewards program for his former startup uTANGO, saw an opportunity to create a service that rewarded users with cash for being healthy. The company’s platform engages users by having them log their exercise, step,… Read More
Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Video. LinkedIn? The Microsoft-owned business social network, best known for displaying the career histories of tens of millions of people, may create or buy its own original video content shows, according to a report in The Information. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner made the remarks Friday at The Information’s Subscriber Summit in San Francisco, noting that shows such as reality TV hit “Shark Tank” is the style of programming that could resonate with LinkedIn users. And while Weiner admitted to being “late” to video, the move could boost engagement on the social network, and possibly allow the company… Read More
[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every week.] TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Would you pay $20 per month to rent sports jerseys? That’s the big question for Rep the Squad, a new Seattle startup that charges customers a monthly subscription fee to receive selected jerseys in the mail, one at a time. I just tested the service earlier this month. The experience was pretty seamless, and it was awesome rocking a fresh Earl Thomas jersey in Los Angeles for the Seahawks vs. Rams game.… Read More
Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers are teaming up for a unique partnership designed to spur innovation and economic growth across Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. The tech giant and NFL franchise today announced TitletownTech, a new hub located at the Packers’ Titletown District near Lambeau Field that will open next fall and serve home to an accelerator and lab space for companies and entrepreneurs. Startups that join the accelerator will spend 18 weeks in the program and have access to a venture capital fund supported by both Microsoft and the Packers, which are each committing $5 million to TitletownTech over the… Read More
Surfing in the Pacific Northwest generally comes across as a more hardcore pursuit than the vision of the sport popularized by warmer-water locations. But a venture planned for Issaquah, Wash., will bring the sport to more folks who may have shied from stepping into chilly waters off the Washington or Oregon coasts. CitySurf Seattle says it will be home to the first deep water, standing surf wave in the United States thanks to its patent-pending technology called the “Rogue Wave.” The machine moves 240,000 gallons of water per minute to form a 32-foot-wide standing wave that can be adjusted to… Read More
