Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Washington based News companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the News industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Washington News Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Data Skrive
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Data Skrive is a SaaS that creates automated content for Sportsbooks and sports media companies
ADOR
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Lockerz is a social commerce website where people can share their views on fashion, beauty, decor and entertainment.
SBLive Sports
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Scorebook Live End to End software solution for scorekeeping and media publishing and distribution that focuses on high school sports.
Fexy Media
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The gold standard for online food journalism
Cut.com, Inc.
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Cut makes little stories of some interest.
Samaritan
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Samaritan app enables people to donate easily to homeless people.
Cheezburger
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Cheezburger is a Seattle-based company that operates a network of social humor websites.
Sqoop
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Sqoop is a news discovery network that helps journalists access news and news makers.
Evri
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Evri is a news reading platform that offers a personalized and topic-based approach to news aggregation.
MSN
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MSN is an ISP and web portal that provides online information, entertainment, and communication services worldwide.
CryptoSlate
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CryptoSlate is a hub for cryptocurrency researchers and blockchain enthusiasts — featuring news, prices, a product database and events.
Premier Media Group
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Premier Media Group is a media and publishing company.
GeekWire
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GeekWire, a national technology news website, providing breaking news, expert analysis, and exclusive insights into the technology industry.
Cj Trik
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CJTrik is an artificial intelligence-powered news platform.
StartupDigest
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StartupDigest provides a weekly email newsletter of the top tech and entrepreneurship events in the city to its members.
Dope Magazine
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DOPE Magazine is a lifestyle publication that brings an intelligent and creative conversation to the cannabis movement.
Alerts
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Alerts offers an emergency notification platform enabling parents to receive pertinent alerts from their child’s school.
The Seattle Times
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The Seattle Times is engaged in publishing print and online newspapers.
noonum
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Noonum is a fintech SaaS catering to institutional investors and asset managers through ML and NLP on financial and economics data
Grist
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Grist is making lemonade out of looming climate apocalypse.
David
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Unicorn Booty brings you the most outrageously fun news, pop-culture, and opinions on the web!
Scotsman Guide Media
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The leading resource for U.S. mortgage originators in print.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer is an online newspaper and former print newspaper, which is part of Hearst Seattle Media.
Founders Live
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Founders Live is a social network and media channel aimed to inspire, educate and entertain entrepreneurs around the world.
dpreview
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dpreview is an online platform that publishes reviews and news on the latest digital cameras.
The Stranger
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The Stranger is an alternatively weekly newspaper that covers news, reviews, arts, and culture.
Angles Media
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Angles makes it easy for people to find relevant news impacting their communities while connecting them with businesses and merchants.
Strategic News Service
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The Strategic News Service® is the most accurate predictive newsletter covering the computing and communications industries.
KING 5
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KING 5 is a broadcast media company that covers a wide programming range for local audiences.
Food Safety News
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Food Safety News is a daily news source for information about food recalls, foodborne illness, food science, food policy, and more.
StartupWorld
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StartupWorld is a leading startup news outreach platform. StartupWorld profiles startups, reviews, and provides latest new.
iQ Technologies
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iQ Technologies is a social learning platform that offers a spectrum of collaboration solutions.
ScreenLife
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Based in Seattle, WA., Screenlife, LLC is a premier game company that’s bringing a new dimension to the way the world has fun.
The Bellingham Herald
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The Bellingham Herald is a newspaper and news website that provides local news coverage in Whatcom County.
Sequim Gazette
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Sequim Gazette is a newspaper that publishes sports news, opinion, obituaries, and business news.
NuWire
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There are countless news and educational resources devoted to information about investing. Most of these, however, focus on traditional
Access Washington
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Access Washington is a website that features information and services related to the Washington state government.
goskagit.com
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goskagit.com is an online publishing company of daily news, sports, weather forecast, media and entertainment.
Yakima Herald-Republic
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Yakima Herald-Republic is the largest media outlet that providing local news and information important to the daily lives of the community.
Pioneer News Group
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Pioneer News Group is a family-owned, multimedia company.
Foodista
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Foodista is a community for food lovers to share and exchange food news, cooking tips, recipes and nutrition information.
Bainbridge Review
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They’re the only newspaper in the world that cares about Bainbridge Island.
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin is a daily newspaper and website serving the Walla Walla Valley.
Carob Apps
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Carob Apps is a company that develops mobile softwares for masses. They have developed various apps and softwares for iPhone
Respect My Region
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Respect My Region is a online media platform.
Crosscut
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Northwest news in the public interest. Non-profit journalism covering politics, culture and tech.
Coop.org
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TinyHomes.com is a portable home provider facilitates the sale and moving process between the buyer and seller.
Futurist.com
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Futurist.com is a company focused on the dissemination of information about the future and how to create it.
Ganjapreneur.com
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Leading B2B Cannabis Industry Platform – news, podcast, directory & industry resources. Helping Ganjapreneurs grow!
Seattle magazine
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Seattle magazine is the sophisticated and indispensable guide to restaurants, shopping, the arts, and entertainment.
Bongarde Holdings
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Workplace safety and standards publishing firm
Nintendo World Report
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Nintendo World Report provides nintendo news and information.
The Spokesman Review
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The Spokesman-Review is the largest news and information provider in the Inland Northwest.
Creativepro.com
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CreativePro.com has been the online touchstone for creative professionals worldwide since 1999.
KPLU
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KPLU is a Seattle and the Northwest’s source for NPR News, Jazz and Blues.
KHQ Q6
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KHQ is your local news leader for Spokane, Coeur d’Alene the rest of Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
Q13 Fox
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Q13 Fox is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington market.
Everett Herald
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The purpose of the site is to expand The Herald’s mission to be the leading provider of news, information, and advertising in Snohomish.
Privateer Press
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Privateer Press is an entertainment company providing game and entertainment products.
KUOW
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KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio provides public radio programming and services to the Puget Sound region and Western Washington.
Mergelab
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Mergelab delivers news about your friends from across the web. It’s a very simple, functional service that scrapes feeds and displays them
The News Tribune
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The News Tribune is an online publication that provides news and information related to several categories. The Tribune is more than an online portal. They are a weekly print newspaper that has a website.
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle – News
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CHS Capitol Hill Seattle is a news portal that features business-related articles and news in the Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Bozzi Media
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Bozzi Media is a magazine publishing company that provides advertisement and information on events, media, news, and culture.
General Aviation News
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General Aviation News is a national aviation magazine that provides up-to-the-minute, factual details about all aspects of general aviation.
NBC Right Now
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NBC Right Now broadcast and telecast local news.
KIRO7
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KIRO7 is a news website that features news, weather reports, classifieds, and more in Seattle.
Washington Publishing Company
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Washington Publishing Company is a news publishing company of business-related data.
Auburn Reporter
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The Auburn Reporter is a daily online and weekly print newspaper serving a South King County community.
XREF Publishing Company
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XREF Publishing is a provider of the replacement part and cross-references part information used by thousands of local HVAC distributors.
iHear Network
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iHear Network offers a social news narrator that uses text-to-speech technology to read articles, news, status updates, and tweets.
Tribune
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Tribune is an online portal that publishes news, updates, and offers services regarding classifieds and directories.
SMB Nation
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SMBNation is an events and media company for the SMB IT professional, VAR, MSP, and SMB channel community.
Camas-Washougal Post-Record
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The Post-Record covers news that impacts the citizens of Camas and Washougal in Southwest Washington.
Investorideas.com
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Investorideas.com – News that Inspires Big Investing Ideas
Peninsula Daily News
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Peninsula Daily News is a daily newspaper printing and publication company.
Tacoma Weekly
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Tacoma Weekly is a newspaper company that publishes news about sports, entertainment, arts, culture and events to the community.
Whidbey News-Times and Sound Publishing
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Whidbey News-Times and Sound Publishing source for news and information from Oak Harbor, WA.
Indian Gaming Magazine
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Indian Gaming Magazine provides information on front-line casino employees and gaming shows.
KREM 2
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KREM 2 is the CBS affiliate serving the Inland Northwest .
Tulalip Tribes
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Tulalip Tribes connects tribal members and the Tulalip community to news, information and entertainment.
Jamaicans.com
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Jamaicans.com provides Jamaican news, recipes, food, travel tips, Facebook live shows, entertainment and articles.
The Olympian
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The Olympian, a daily newspaper, provides its readers with information about real-time incidents, the government, sports, and more.
Lynden Tribune
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Lynden Tribune provides news coverage and advertising services.
Mason County Journal
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Mason County Journal is a daily newspaper that is published online and offline.
Cinesaurus
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Cinesaurus is a Seattle-based creative studio focused on visual storytelling through film, animation, and virtual reality.
Exstreamist
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Exstreamist is an independent news startup for all things streaming video on demand.
Dynasty League Football
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Dynasty League Football is the industry source for Dynasty Fantasy Football news, and analysis.
CMS-Connected
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CMS-Connected provides IT news and industry insights.
Seattle 2.0
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Seattle 2.0 is a company that was acquired by GeekWire in 2011.
Virtual Reality Times
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Virtual Reality Times, enthusiastic supporters of the rapidly growing virtual reality movement.
The Courier-Herald
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The Courier-Herald is a newspaper company that provides news related to sports, business, and community.
Mercer Island Reporter
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Mercer Island Reporter is a paid weekly newspaper.
VOICE of the Valley
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VOICE of the Valley is a publisher of a community-oriented newspaper.
Goldendale Sentinel
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Goldendale Sentinel is involved in the publishing of a weekly newspaper that keeps readers up to date on news and events.
West Australian Newspapers Limited
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The West Australian is a leading news source, Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
Seattle Weekly
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Seattle Weekly is a publication that provides news and information related to life and style, entertainment, technology, and more.
TechCafe
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TechCafe is a provider of news and advice for people interested in technology.
The North American Post
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The North American Post publishes publications for the Japanese and Japanese American communities in the Seattle area.
