GeekWire

JANUARY 11, 2022

Vizio CTO Bill Baxter retired at the end of 2021 after seven years with the consumer electronics company. The longtime Seattle tech executive served as CTO of BuddyTV and Cozi Group, spent more than a decade on the board of the Washington Technology Industry Association, and co-founded Bsquare. — portfolio company.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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. Armesmith was leaving one of the world’s best-known manufacturing companies, Rolls-Royce, where she was head of programs for aviation futures.

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GeekWire

MARCH 9, 2021

From left to right: SeekOut CEO Anoop Gupta; SeekOut CTO Aravind Bala; Madrona Venture Group Managing Director and SeekOut board member S. The 4-year-old company is profitable and saw annual recurring revenue spike 10X over the past 21 months. SeekOut previously raised a $6 million round in 2019. SeekOut Photo).

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company, Yardstick , is making its debut today with a browser-based app that leads companies and hiring managers through the process of structured job interviews. Price describes the company’s focus as intelligent talent selection. Yardstick leads hiring managers through the process of structured interviews.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Rivas is the co-founder and former CTO of Limeade, an employee experience software company based in the Seattle area that went public in 2019 via the Australian stock market. He also serves as co-founder and CTO of Keme IX , a “Chakra Healing Hotel & Holistic Center” in Tulum, Mexico. per month and $69.99

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GeekWire

AUGUST 3, 2023

based enterprise software company EnterpriseDB (EDB). Later, he became a senior advisor at TPG, leading its portfolio company Wind River as CEO and overseeing its $3.5 The Boston-based private equity firm acquired EDB in 2019. Founded in 2004, the company makes software to help enterprises use Postgres, an open-source database.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. The company’s marketplace lets retailers purchase warehousing space on an on-demand basis, avoiding long-term warehouse leases. Longtime Microsoft executive Gavriella Schuster joined the board of cybersecurity company Open Systems.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Scott Torrey stepped down as CEO of compensation data company Payscale. A SAP Concur veteran, Torrey took over as CEO from longtime leader Mike Metzger in 2019. The company’s new CEO is Alex Hart. The company recently acquired CURO Compensation Ltd. Jonathan Watson , previously VP of engineering at Clio, as CTO.

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GeekWire

JULY 27, 2023

Phillips was a board member at Seattle-based F5 but the company announced this week that he was stepping down. Photo) — TV advertising measurement company iSpot.tv Wood previously worked as chief research officer at NCSolutions, a Nielsen-owned agency that helps consumer packaged goods companies target and measure advertising.

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GeekWire

MAY 7, 2021

In January, the company raised $150 million , bringing total funding to date past $1 billion. Microsoft and Amazon veteran Dirk Didascalou has been appointed the first CTO of Siemens Digital Industries, a business unit of the German multinational company. Guzmán was previously VP of local for media technology company WhereBy.Us

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The news: Five startups jostled for $200,000 in funding in the final round of the Seattle Angel Conference , with new medical device company BrainSpace rising to the top. The founders: BrainSpace CTO Stephen Morse is a mechanical engineer who has worked for a variety of companies, including global electrical and manufacturing company Flex.

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GeekWire

MAY 26, 2021

million in a seed funding round to help grow its calendar tool that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help users better manage their time. The startup launched in June 2019 and previously raised $1.5 Timely time management: Effective time management has been an ongoing struggle for many people.

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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2021

As vice president of interview delivery, she will focus on improving Karat’s interviewing process to help companies stay ahead on hiring engineers. The company raised $28 million in 2019. GameStop added two former Amazon executives as CEO and CFO, the company announced Wednesday. . Rachael Granby (Karat Photo).

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

based company leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new small molecule drugs, has raised $3.5 The six-employee company has partnerships with an undisclosed public biopharma company, the University of British Columbia, and others. Kim previously co-founded three other companies in the mobile marketing and AI areas.

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GeekWire

MAY 24, 2021

Expedia Group has hired top executives from Apple and Verizon Media as the company overhauls its leadership structure and brand after a long period of organizational disarray and declining revenues. The key hires are part of Expedia’s efforts to streamline its operations and boost its revenues. Expedia Group Photo).

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The primary focus of the internal email was not the cutbacks among rank-and-file employees but a series of changes in executive leadership, including one departure and one new hire. Jonathan Finch, former Global CTO for Amazon Insurance, is joining Expedia Group and will lead its InsurTech business. Still, with record revenue of $3.36

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The company helps entrepreneurs raise funding without going the traditional route of venture capital. “I’m passionate about the company’s mission,” Widner told GeekWire via email. “Lighter is the pioneer and the leader in RBF for software-as-a-service companies.” Founded in 2014, Vettd.ai

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A Seattle tech vet, Morrow was an executive at Apptio for five years including through the software company’s IPO and later $1.9 billion in November 2019. The company recently subleased 123,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle. based Puppet since January 2019. billion private equity deal. Steve Shure.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

(Adaptive Biotech Photo) — Seattle biotech company Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. Adaptive announced Conroy’s appointment to its board in May 2019 as it was gearing up for its initial public offering. The company said his departure was voluntary and not a result of any disagreement with its operations, policies or practices.

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GeekWire

APRIL 26, 2023

The Seattle-based e-bike company confirmed the latest round of cuts on Wednesday. The company now has around 400 employees, according to LinkedIn. The company now has around 400 employees, according to LinkedIn. Mike Radenbaugh , who helped start the company in 2015, stepped down as CEO in November and is now board chairman.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The workforce cuts and real estate footprint reduction are tied to a change in the company’s customer service model, as well as “running a more efficient business overall and speeding our path to profitability,” CEO Dan Lewis wrote on LinkedIn Thursday. Convoy opened its Atlanta office in 2019. billion valuation.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Robson Grieve , chief marketing officer at OutSystems, an enterprise application development and deployment company, is relocating to Seattle from San Francisco. . The company both competes and partners with cloud giants Amazon and Microsoft. After going public in 2016, Apptio went through a private equity buyout in 2019.

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MARCH 22, 2022

With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. He joined Publicis Media in 2019.

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GeekWire

JULY 2, 2021

Also unique: record breaking investment and M&A activity across the country and in Seattle, as companies take advantage of pandemic-driven trends such as virtual experiences, at-home healthcare, remote education and more. Here’s a look at the latest update to our list of privately-held tech companies based in the Pacific Northwest.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 21, 2021

Founded in 2019 by veterans of Microsoft, Apple, and Auth0, the startup offers flexible APIs to software-as-a-service vendors that make it easier to add integrations as part of their apps. “We Fusebit co-founder Yavor Georgiev also spent time at Microsoft before stints at Hulu and Auth0. Fusebit Photo). million seed round.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

None of the companies have female co-founders or CEOs. In fact, GeekWire reported this week on a little-known enterprise software company that just joined the unicorn ranks. Spoiler alert : Before reading any further, take a moment and see if you can name all 10 startup companies valued at $1 billion or more in the Seattle area?

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GeekWire

JANUARY 27, 2021

The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role has included leading the company’s pandemic response, will retire at the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year in June, the company confirmed this week. Parikh joined Hiya in 2019. He was previously CTO at startups High Fidelity and Korrio. 1, were not shared.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2022

The company notes that out-of-pocket medical expenses in the U.S. Davidoff founded Atlas in 2019. Software engineer Bryan Andrade is a co-founder and serves as CTO. The value of its contracts with hospitals and health systems grew by 450% in 2021. Many people forgo care because they can’t afford it.

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GeekWire

APRIL 28, 2023

NetEase Photo) Chinese technology company NetEase announced this week that it plans to open a new game development studio in Seattle called Anchor Point Studios. Anchor Point is a remote company that’s headquartered in both Seattle and Barcelona. based startup NC2 Media.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some companies are looking to reduce their physical office footprint with the shift to remote work. The company just inked a new sublease for 123,000 square feet of space across three floors at the Russell Investments Center skyscraper in downtown Seattle. The third floor is being subleased from hiring company Indeed.

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GeekWire

APRIL 13, 2023

His mental and physical health were impacted, and he had less time to spend with his wife and two children. Since launching his company in August 2018, Kumar had faced one challenge after another: the pandemic, an economic slowdown, and eventually his own fatigue. GEEKWIRE AWARDS: Meet the five finalists for Startup CEO of the Year.

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GeekWire

APRIL 4, 2023

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. This category recognizes CEOs of Pacific Northwest technology companies with more than 100 employees. (The He served as CTO before stepping into the CEO role in 2014.

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

The event went on a pandemic hiatus and is returning for the first time since 2019 under new ownership. The company is now the owner and operator of the festival. This is the CHEQ’s first time producing an event. The event is free to attend but VIP tickets ($60-$75) are available.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Seattle and Philadelphia-based company also announced that OMERS Ventures Managing Partner Michael Yang and Carrick Capital Partners Managing Director Jim Madden have stepped down from the board. Ames has served on the board since 2004 and is the former president and CEO of telecommunications company MediaOne International.

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GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2021

AWS has grown into a $45 billion business and a market leader that helps boost Amazon’s profits and allows the company to invest heavily in other areas. Seattle angel investor and cloud technology guru Charles Fitzgerald said the hire makes a lot of sense. Selipsky oversaw the company’s acquisition by Salesforce for $15.7

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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2020

. — Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Rascoff, who stepped down as CEO of Zillow in early 2019, resigned from the Seattle-based real estate company’s board in April. GeekWire is a dot.LA Arvin Patel.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

These once elusive creatures of the corporate world — privately-held companies valued at a $1 billion or more — certainly are plentiful these days. And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 billion valuation.

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