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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

GeekWire

F5 Chief People Officer Lyra Schramm (left) and Chief Technology Officer Kunal Anand. (F5 F5 Photos) — Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm , the company’s new chief people officer, and Kunal Anand , chief technology officer.

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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

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He was first hired by Adaptive as chief technology officer. Seshadri sold his previous startup, AppSheet, to Google Cloud in 2020 and was most recently a distinguished software engineer at the tech giant. He was also CEO of ZymoGenetics, a Seattle company bought by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2010.

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Three Magic Leap executives are reportedly leaving the company

The Verge

Three top Magic Leap executives — chief technology officer Paul Greco, chief operating officer Henk Vlietstra, and chief patent officer David Lundmark — are reportedly leaving in the coming months. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge.

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Tech Moves: T-Mobile adds former U.S. intelligence director to board; Amazon execs depart; and more

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Long served as the director of the NGA from 2010 until her retirement in 2014. Another longtime Amazon exec, Dorothy Li , took a job at Seattle startup Convoy as its new CTO. The former head of engineering and science at Amazon Web Services Health Jean-Olivier Racine joined Outset Medical as its chief technology officer.

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

GeekWire

And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion valuation. Valuation : $3.96

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

GeekWire

The majority operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. In fact, GeekWire reported this week on a little-known enterprise software company that just joined the unicorn ranks. GeekWire story from July 2019 : Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round. Founded : 2010.

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Cybersecurity Due Diligence: Now a best practice in Merger & Acquisition (M&A)

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Cooley is an international law firm recognized for its technology practice and experience in multiple practice areas, including Mergers and Acquisition (the firm has handled over 1,000 M&A transactions since 2010).