We spoke with bootstrapping founders at four Seattle tech companies — ranging from youthful startups to wizened veterans of the local scene — about what it takes to make it on the self-funded trail.

A startup’s name needs to stand out from piles of other names that already stand out, and somehow convey elements of the company’s technology, mission and culture in just a few syllables. We picked a handful of the more unusually named companies on the Seattle tech scene, and asked them to explain themselves.