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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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2020

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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2020

-based social media management platform Hootsuite named Tom Keiser as its new CEO. Keiser was most recently COO of CRM software company Zendesk. Seattle hybrid cloud storage startup Qumulo appointed Adriana Gil Miner as its chief marketing officer. contract management startup Icertis. Arvin Patel. Adriana Gil Miner.(Qumulo

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

You might compare that to Elon Musk, who in 2019 promised a fleet of 1 million Tesla robotaxis on the streets by the end of 2020. I spoke to you in February of 2020 on The Vergecast , and then the whole world flipped over, but I’m glad to have you back on Decoder. You make hardware and software that allows cars to drive themselves.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The pushback is real, and it starts with the introduction of one software tool to Apple’s workplace: Slack. Women at Apple started talking about his hiring, specifically in this Slack channel called Women in Software Engineering. They ask to get the storage upgrade. He also talked about former colleagues, etc.

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