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Tech Moves: Google engineering director Ankur Sinha joins Remitly as CTO

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Ankur Sinha , who spent the past two years as an engineering director at Google, joined remittance company Remitly as its chief technology officer. Founded in 2011, the company offers a mobile platform for sending money internationally, used heavily by immigrants and their families.

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Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more

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Starbucks Senior Vice President of Technology Wouleta Ayele has departed the Seattle coffee retailer to join California fast-casual restaurant chain Sweetgreen as CTO. Sweetgreen applies technology to manage its supply chain, restaurant operations, internal operations and its customer-facing app. (Sweetgreen Photo).

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Tech Moves: Xamarin co-founder leaves Microsoft; OfferUp adds execs; and more

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He was co-founder and chief technology officer at Xamarin, a mobile app development platform founded in 2011. . — Miguel de Icaza , who joined Microsoft after the tech giant acquired Xamarin in 2016, is leaving the company, according to a report from ZDNet. Xamarin co-founder and CEO Nat Friedman left in November.

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App Usage Continues to Rise

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In the last few years, the potential for mobile productivity has increased dramatically. Sending emails, checking calendars, receiving important notifications, and surfing the web are no longer impressive mobile feats – they are commonplace. By Shannon Perry.

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Remitly reports $458M in 2021 revenue, up 78%, as remittance company suspends service in Russia

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The Seattle-based company offers a mobile platform for sending money internationally, used heavily by immigrants and their families. Remitly earlier this week hired former Google and Microsoft leader Ankur Sinha as its chief technology officer. Full-year revenue for 2021 came in at $458.6 million, up 78%.

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Symantec Government Symposium 11 March 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel Washington DC

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Event attendees will also hear about how to securely manage big data, cloud computing, mobility, social networking, critical infrastructure and more! Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, CIA (2009-2011) & Co-founder, Panetta Institute for Public Policy. Legend: Track A: Enabling Mobile Government.

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The most successful accelerator cohort ever: How this Techstars Seattle class produced 3 unicorns

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The Techstars Seattle 2011 cohort. In 2011, the world was still recovering from the financial crisis a couple of years earlier. SaaS, pre-seed, or even mobile-first weren’t part of the startup vocabulary. Techstars Seattle 2011 had a unicorn-rate of 30%. Photo courtesy of Marcelo Calbucci). Three unicorns!