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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

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Other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: — Adaptive Biotechnologies named Kyle Piskel as its new chief financial officer. Adaptive previously hired Goldman Sachs to explore “strategic alternatives” for the businesses. Its stock is up 8% this year. Sarah Studer.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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Armesmith was leaving one of the world’s best-known manufacturing companies, Rolls-Royce, where she was head of programs for aviation futures. An all-electric Robinson 44 helicopte r that’s being developed for use by Lung Biotechnology PBC, a subsidiary of United Therapeutics , to deliver organs for medical transplants.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Amazon hired Anne Toth as director of Alexa Trust, a team focused on the privacy, security, accessibility, ethics and biases of Amazon’s voice platform. The founding team includes: • CEO Peter Horadan, previously EVP of engineering and CTO at tax automation startup Avalara. Nautilus Biotechnology Photo). Amazon Photo).

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Tech Moves: Microsoft’s new executive VP; Puppet preps for IPO; Vacasa adds tech vets to board

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based vacation rental platform Vacasa added two new independent directors to its board : former HomeAdvisor CEO Chris Terrill , and Adaptive Biotechnologies CFO Chad Cohen. New York City early-stage investment firm 2048 Ventures has hired Seattle-based Minda Brusse as a venture partner. (Vacasa Photos). Portland, Ore.-based

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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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Juno’s lasting legacy: How the cell therapy juggernaut influenced biotech in Seattle and beyond

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Juno veterans went on to start or fill leadership positions at Sana Biotechnology, Lyell Immunopharma, Umoja Biopharma, Shape Therapeutics, GentiBio, Eliem Therapeutics, Genemod, Century Therapeutics, Silverback Therapeutics, Tune Therapeutics, Affini-T Therapeutics, and others. We’re hiring and we’re growing.”. Sana Biotechnology.