GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 That’s up by 69% over 2020 levels, meaning 517 new unicorns joined the club last year, CB Insights reported. Enterprise software still rules the roost in the region.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The move was announced by Oculus’ consulting CTO John Carmack , who stepped down from his full-time role as CTO in 2019 to focus on his work as an independent AI researcher. The Go was officially discontinued in 2020. That means the headset will remain useful long after official support ends.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The majority operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. In fact, GeekWire reported this week on a little-known enterprise software company that just joined the unicorn ranks. GeekWire story from July 2020 : Salesforce Ventures leads $120M round in Auth0 as pandemic fuels Seattle-area startup’s identity tech.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Rogers spent the past decade at Amazon and was most recently director of business, product and technology for Amazon One , the tech giant’s palm-reading ID system. Founded in 2013, Flexe closed out 2020 with a $70 million Series C round and has raised $134 million in total funding. Sajo Jacob. Magnify Photo). Jeremy Ung.

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GeekWire

JUNE 21, 2021

Swift is a longtime Seattle-area gaming industry vet whose resume includes Valve Software (she helped lead development of Portal), Airtight Games, Amazon, EA, and most recently Google Stadia, where she was a game design director for the tech giant’s cloud gaming service. . Tony Bacos. Frontdoor Photo).

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CTOvision

JULY 7, 2015

How one company is embracing agile Washington Technology (Today) - CivicActions harnesses open agile software development in its bid for the GSA's 18F agile blanket purchase agreement. Census hopes mobile approach works in 2020 - FCW.com (blog) FCW (Today) Census hopes mobile approach works in 2020FCW.com (blog)WHAT: The U.S.

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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 The company recently subleased 123,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle. Other recent leadership appointments include Amazon vet Dorothy Li as CTO and Sunita Solao as VP of people.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

He is joined by other hospitality and property tech vets: CTO Greg Mushen held the position of Director of Product Management at Expedia, and also served as VP of Product Management at Seattle-based sales startup Outreach. He is also the Founder and CEO of ClearClose, a startup that automates real estate contract compliance.

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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2020

Keiser was most recently COO of CRM software company Zendesk. He led technology and product operations at retailers Gap Inc and L Brands, and spent more than a decade as a consultant at EY. Intellectual Ventures named former TiVo executive Arvin Patel as chief operating officer of the Bellevue, Wash. . Arvin Patel.

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TM Forum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

which Orange will develop with Cap Gemini and run on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. National data services managed by CSPs are taking root in global hyperscalers’ clouds as the result of a ruling on European data in July 2020, called. T-Systems will provide all sovereignty dimensions around data and operational software.”

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Hunder joined Silverback Therapeutics at the beginning of 2019 and was most recently senior vice president of clinical research and development. She previously led clinical development at Acerta Pharma B.V. Former Rover and Cheezburger CTO Scott Porad is now vice president of engineering at Seattle virtual healthcare startup 98point6.

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GeekWire

APRIL 23, 2021

Our Young Entrepreneur of the Year award celebrates startup founders in the Pacific Northwest who are 30 or younger at some point in 2020 or 2021. Aran Khanna is CEO of Reserved.ai , a Seattle startup offering software to automate cost management of companies cloud-related expenses. Aran Khanna, CEO and co-founder of Reserved.ai.

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GeekWire

APRIL 16, 2021

Unlike the 2020 class, which had to pivot to a remote format in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 participants and Techstars organizers are applying lessons learned from the past year of remote work. Pradyut Paul (left), CEO, and Avinash Kunaparaju (CTO) of Bild. Techstars Seattle Managing Director Isaac Kato.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2023

Koinig studied user experience and user interface design at the Vienna University of Technology, earning a doctorate. Following that, she started working as an IT consultant and business advisor, work that she says illustrated the vast potential for IT to make a difference. “I She retired from that position in 2020.

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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Summary: As technology evolves at an ever-increasing pace, it brings major challenges to the IT department. What challenges can we expect in 2020? photo credit: geralt via pixabay cc What is the biggest enterprise technology trend right now? A ransomware strategy must be a top priority in 2020. Looks like they were right.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

They may be tapping different people,” said Ben Williams, global CXO of the innovation consulting agency R/GA, who has worked with brands including Nike, Equinox, and SoulCycle on designing connected fitness products and services. 2020 has not been kind to fitness clubs. Those guys might be the ones who have more to lose.”.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 6, 2022

Yoko Miyashita , Leafly’s CEO since 2020. Tech companies around the country continue to recruit executives from Amazon: Rene Villegas , the former head of marketing for Amazon Subscription Boxes, is now chief marketing officer at Boston-based wireless broadband provider Starry. Merida Merger Corp. Merida Merger Corp.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 27, 2023

(Snapbar Image) Nearly three years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live events and put Sam Eitzen’s physical photo booth business in serious jeopardy, the co-founder and CEO of Snapbar now has a developing picture of what survival and success looks like. ” The software engineer, Patrick Ellis, is now Snapbar’s CTO.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

million in September 2020 and hired three other new executives in August. Founded in 2016, CityBldr makes software that analyzes zoning and land data to assess properties redevelopment potential. He was most recently VP and CTO at Genesis Engineering Solutions and previously spent 13 years at NASA. It raised $15.6

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

Steve Grobman, CTO with Intel’s security group had this to say: CNBC: Yeah, so I think that nothing is ever impossible. Roberts: All the research we have done -- both myself and fellow security consult all science and research In this area from retired retired pilots and Engineers and other individuals indicates otherwise.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

In the summer of 2020, we raised a $15.6 As a black entrepreneur and CTO in this fast growing healthcare technology space, I have often found myself in spaces where I am usually the lone black person at the table. Optimize.health co-founders, CEO Jeff LeBrun (left) and CTO Chuks Onwuneme. So, how did I get here?

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 1, 2023

During keynotes and discussions with CIOs, I remind everyone how strategic priorities evolve significantly every two years or less, from growth in 2018, to pandemic and remote work in 2020, to hybrid work and financial constraints in 2022. Customizing and developing LLMs requires a strong business case, technical expertise, and funding.

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Vox

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Founded in 2019, Rebellion wants to create AI-powered software for the military, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement. The startup has claimed its tools could sort through heaps of sensitive data to help officials make decisions, and that it will ultimately build software capable of making battlefield decisions.

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