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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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Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. That list dropped by three last year when Remitly and Sana Biotechnology completed their initial public offerings and Auth0 sold to Okta for $6.5 Industry : Sales contract management software.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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It pulls information on potential hires from sites such as LinkedIn and GitHub; from research papers and patents; and other public domains. The platform has built-in diversity filters to help reduce unconscious bias; an automated messaging tool; and a search engine that understands past hiring patterns and needs based on job descriptions. .

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