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Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily

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He is also a Hootsuite alum and was director of software development for the social media management tool after it acquired Brightkit, which McGuire co-founded. Amplero shut down in 2020 due to economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. He was previously a senior manager at Amazon. Tony Small. Wiliot Photo). —

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Seattle VR startup Rec Room raises $145M, reaches $3.5B valuation

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Rec Room , the Seattle-based development studio behind the fast-growing VR application Rec Room , has raised $145 million in new funding, bringing its current valuation to $3.5 Coatue Management led the latest round, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures and Madrona Venture Group. (Rec Room Image).

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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. Founded in 2006, RealSelf saw its business impacted early in the pandemic but bounced back later in 2020. based social media management platform Hootsuite announced Tiziana Figliolia as its new CFO. Bothell, Wash.-based

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‘It changed my life’: Microsoft vet creates mentoring program for tech-focused college students

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After graduating in June, Sestak’s internship became a full-time job at Costco as a software developer. Seeking economic mobility College students like Sesak often follow a different career and education path compared to traditional university enrollees. Seattle Colleges Foundation Photo) But that mobility faces roadblocks.

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Seattle vanlife gurus see tech and AI’s potential as a copilot, to boost human connections on road trips

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The two have strong tech chops that date back to stints at Microsoft, where Sitner was a senior product manager for five years and Schwartz spent more than 10 years as a program manager. The startup built mobile apps for conferences, pivoted early in the pandemic to focus on virtual events, and was acquired in 2020.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

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DHS Launches Federal Government's First FOIA App - Nextgov NextGov (Today) - DHS Launches Federal Government's First FOIA App Nextgov The Department of Homeland Security has released a new mobile app to make it easier for the public to submit Freedom of Information Act. WHY: The Census Bureau is gearing.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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He co-founded Room on Call (now Hotelopedia) in 2015, where he set up the complete technology infrastructure, development, product management, and operations. He brings expertise in developing IT strategy, digital transformation, AI engineering, process optimization and operations. Kamal Goel Web Werks. December 2021.