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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. ” Riona Armesmith discusses Rolls-Royce’s role in the E-Fan X project in a 2018 video. Read the other profiles here.

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LeoStella delivers first Loft Orbital satellite for SpaceX’s jam-packed rideshare mission

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SpaceX is getting set to launch scores of satellites for its Transporter-2 rideshare mission, and one of those satellites marks a milestone for LeoStella. “This is the first satellite LeoStella has delivered to a customer other than BlackSky,” Brian Rider, LeoStella’s chief technology officer, told GeekWire in an email.

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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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Washington state’s space industry doubles its economic impact in just four years

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That’s a significant jump over the figures laid out in the first assessment of the state’s space economy , published in 2018. billion may sound, the impact of the region’s space industry is dwarfed by the impact of the aviation industry, just as it was when the 2018 study was done. billion annually.

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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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(Hint: They are in the real estate, consumer internet, transportation, clean tech and gaming categories). To put that number in perspective, that compares to a grand total of $2 billion that every Washington startup — 175 in total — raised in all of 2018. Industry : Sales contract management software. Valuation : $3.96

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Relativity Space announces $650 million in funding to build a bigger 3D-printed rocket

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Last year, Noone left his position as Relativity’s chief technology officer to co-found a tech venture capital firm called Embedded Ventures. In a 2018 interview with GeekWire , Ellis recalled that he and Noone started up Relativity in a WeWork co-working space in Seattle.

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Permanent pivots in the pandemic: COVID creates lasting change for businesses that move quickly

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In the wake of the pandemic, Gillis’ workforce contracted from 380 employees to 115. Gillis had a solid supply chain with local food and farm producers plus a small fleet of delivery trucks no longer needed for transporting prepared meals. Catering was hardest hit. GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota).