Remove 2014 Remove CTO Hire Remove Fractional CTO Remove Mobile
article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

GeekWire

The company now has 25 employees and plans to hire. “One silver lining of COVID is that companies, including Lighter, have realized that geography and working together in an office every day isn’t necessary to serve our customers,” Widner said. Founded in 2014, Vettd.ai The Redmond, Wash.,

article thumbnail

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

GeekWire

T-Mobile Photo). — T-Mobile appointed former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Letitia Long to its board. 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. Letitia Long. (T-Mobile

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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

GeekWire

And while the Seattle area still represents a fraction of the estimated 502 unicorns operating around the globe, Seattle venture capitalist Sheila Gulati isn’t surprised by the recent spurt. GeekWire story from July 2019 : Contract management startup Icertis hits $1B valuation with massive $115M funding round. Founded : 2014.

CTO Hire 141
article thumbnail

Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

But if they have one thing in common, it’s that they are growing their companies at a time when the broader tech economy is contracting. He served as CTO before stepping into the CEO role in 2014. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Diorio founded Impinj in 2000 while teaching at the University of Washington.

Meeting 110
article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

GeekWire

Allard has been leading a Seattle-based startup called Project 529 , a mobile registration database system that works to curb bicycle theft. billion merger with T-Mobile closed. billion merger with T-Mobile closed. office in Seattle and hired Microsoft alum Benjamin Gauthey as VP of global strategy and business development.

CTO Hire 104
article thumbnail

DARPA Official: Human-Robot Teams Key to Disaster Response

CTOvision

6, 2014 – In the future, when an earthquake or tsunami strikes a populated area or a terrorist attack decimates a city, teams of disaster experts partnered with robots — whose skills are being honed in rigorous competitions funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — may be the first responders. By Cheryl Pellerin.

CTO Hire 282
article thumbnail

Still Dreaming of the Paperless Office?

CTOvision

Only 17% of respondents said they work in what can be described as a paper-free office. A staggering 40% still use paper for filing “important stuff”, and 56% are wedded to signatures on paper for contracts and order forms. Mobile Capture Arrives. Mobile capture, however, still has some way to go to achieve mass adoption.

Cloud 150