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Puzzazz is the best way to solve puzzles in the digital world. Available now for iPad, iPhone, and i
Overview
Location
United States, Washington, Redmond
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$400K
Founded date
2008
Funding Rounds 1
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Persons 1
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Mentions in press and media 15
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| Mar 18, 2014 | Counterpoint: Seattle has given ride sharing companies ‘a huge gift’ | I like and respect Greg Gottesman. But his recent GeekWire post about the upstart, out-of-state taxi companies — Hey, Seattle, why stop with ride-sharing? Cap these 10 other innovations while you’re at it— is way off base. First, the idea t... |
| Oct 7, 2013 | Parallax meets puzzles: How this startup embraced iOS 7 | People who solve selected puzzles in the newly revamped Puzzazz app for iPad and iPhone will get a little visual reward: Lines appearing to float over the puzzle, using the parallax effect to highlight a specific pattern in the solution. It... |
| Jun 8, 2013 | Some of the top accelerators and incubators in NYC | TechStars, FinTech Innovation Lab, and DreamIt Ventures all nurturing talent in Silicon Alley For all the things that New York City is known for, technology is not really one of them. But that mindset is beginning to change. New York is the... |
| May 9, 2013 | Revealed: The winners of the 2013 GeekWire Awards | Co-founder Amy Balliett accepts the award on behalf of Killer Infographics for Geekiest Office Space. Phew. Now that was fun. We just got off the stage at the 2013 GeekWire Awards at the EMP in Seattle, naming winners in 14 geeky categories... |
| Dec 18, 2012 | This Kickstarter campaign is a puzzle fan’s dream — and a puzzle unto itself | Puzzazz, the Redmond-based puzzle technology startup, is turning its creative energy loose on Kickstarter with a new campaign to fund a year-long “puzzle hunt” — aiming to bring a puzzling tradition to a wider audience and support the ecosy... |
| Jul 28, 2012 | From Seattle to Portland, BoltBus feels like a beta | I was only ten minutes into my BoltBus trip to Portland for the annual convention of the National Puzzlers’ League (the world’s oldest puzzling organization) when I was pretty sure I didn’t want to ride BoltBus again. Roy Leban I’m disappoi... |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Puzzazz Brings Simple Handwriting Recognition To Kindle Touch | Seattle-area startup Puzzazz began as a creator of online, mobile, and e-book puzzles. But they’ve established a new core technology that might end up being a bigger draw than their Sudoku apps. They call it TouchWrite, and it lets you draw... |
| Feb 14, 2012 | Kindle Touch breakthrough: Startup debuts handwriting recognition in puzzle book | Puzzle technology startup Puzzazz is giving Amazon’s Kindle Touch a capability that even Amazon didn’t envision — letting users input numbers and letters by writing them naturally with a finger on the screen, rather than tapping at the e-re... |
| Jan 28, 2012 | GeekWire Radio: Apple’s big quarter, Bill Gates’ legacy, and the world of digital puzzles | Roy Leban of Puzzazz in the studio. (Erynn Rose photo) This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we recap the gigantic quarter posted by Apple, hear Bill Gates reflect on his final meeting with Steve Jobs, talk about an innovative n... |
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FAQ about Puzzazz
When was Puzzazz founded?
Puzzazz was founded in 2008.
How much funding has Puzzazz raised?
Puzzazz has raised $400K in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Puzzazz?
Parsers VC has collected 15 articles mentioning Puzzazz, among them “Counterpoint: Seattle has given ride sharing companies ‘a huge gift’” (Mar 18, 2014) and “Parallax meets puzzles: How this startup embraced iOS 7” (Oct 7, 2013).
Is Puzzazz still active?
Yes, Puzzazz is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 5, 2017.