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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

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That list dropped by three last year when Remitly and Sana Biotechnology completed their initial public offerings and Auth0 sold to Okta for $6.5 Co-founder and CEO : Dan Lewis , former general manager of new shopping experiences at Amazon. When we compiled the Seattle area unicorn list in December 2020, there were 10 startups.

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Thanks Darpa: Minimally Invasive “Stentrode” Shows Potential as Neural Interface for Brain

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The technology was developed under DARPA’s Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program , and offers new potential for safely expanding the use of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to treat physical disabilities and neurological disorders.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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Auth0 was co-founded in 2013 by Eugenio Pace , who formerly ran the patterns and practices group at Microsoft, and Matias Woloski , a software engineer who remains the company’s CTO. Other finalists: Accolade; Athira Pharma; Rover; and Sana Biotechnology. Winner: Adaptive Biotechnologies. Winner: Rad Power Bikes.

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