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Tech Moves: Former Ada Developers Academy CEO joins venture studio; Riveter co-CEO steps down; and more

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The former CEO of Ada Developers Academy said she will focus on Conduit’s health and performance vertical. “Ada was at a transitional point given the dramatic contraction in the tech talent market, and I am a builder/growth stage leader,” Sato told GeekWire. She has been at the Redmond, Wash. Kirkland, Wash.-based

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

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.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. Hill most recently led business development and strategy for Microsoft News in North America and Asia.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai.

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Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires new CFO; Tune CEO lands at Roku

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Kizilbash is a recent hire at the Seattle-based company, joining in June as vice president of corporate development. Tune CEO Peter Hamilton at the company’s 2017 Postback conference. Ries was most recently general manager of demand generation at contract management startup Icertis. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota).

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Energy startup CTFusion folds as co-founders land at rival Zap

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The former CTFusion team, from left to right: CEO Derek Sutherland; Chris Ajemian, vice president; Kyle Morgan, scientist; and Aaron Hossack, chief technology officer. CTFusion received $5 million in government grants since launching in 2015, and about $15 million in grants while developing its foundational technology at the UW.

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Tech Moves: Madrona adds three new venture partners; DexCare hires exec; and more

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He will work with portfolio companies on go-to-market strategies, sales teams development, field leadership, and executive growth, the firm said. Kummert will return to Madrona as venture partner after serving as chief product development officer at UiPath. Shape Therapeutics named Adrian Briggs as CTO.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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billion contract to return astronauts to the moon. Seattle-based home services technology company Porch Group added two new board members : Imagination Capital co-founder and Managing Partner Rachel Lam , and former Aviva plc Group CEO Maurice Tulloch. Freelancing platform Upwork hired former Amazon General Manager Saty Bahadur as CTO.

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