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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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And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 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. billion valuation. Founded : 2013.

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

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Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million in March to fuel growth of its recruiting software that is like LinkedIn on steroids. Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta , another leader in the space, the companies announced earlier this year.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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Evans’s involvement in the telecoms industry began with her work as a software engineer in the early 1980s. Chief Executive and Director of SAMI Consulting , Gill Ringland, has an impressive career history that has spanned physics, software, information technology, strategy, and future thinking. Gill Ringland. Twitter: @LeadThought.

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