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Seattle investment bank that helps buy and sell companies forms new SPAC to target ‘industry 4.0’

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is seen as the fourth industrial revolution, using the building blocks of computing and advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, deep learning, computer vision, Internet of Things (“IoT”), gene sequencing, energy storage, and blockchain, to transform the physical, digital and biological worlds,” the firm wrote in a SEC filing.

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How SPACs are changing the IPO game: Equity ownership of founders a big consideration

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A few weeks ago, a longtime GeekWire reader sent a note expressing shock that Sana Biotechnology co-founder and CEO Steve Harr only owned 4.9% Given that the Seattle biotechnology company was on the cusp of a blockbuster stock market debut and now is valued at more than $6 billion, I responded that 4.9% ownership prior to the IPO.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

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Nitin Sood , chief commercial officer of the MRD business at Adaptive Biotechnologies, is departing. based GridStor , a Goldman Sachs-backed startup developing renewable energy battery storage systems. It landed an additional $75 million in February. Notable customers include Datadog, Descript, Netflix, Instacart, Snap, and more.

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Startup tips from Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel on product-market fit, recruiting, hiring, scrappiness

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The veteran Seattle entrepreneur co-founded Isilon Systems in 2001, helped take the storage company public five years later, maneuvered it through the global financial crisis, and sold it for $2.25 Four years later he helped launch Nautilus Biotechnology, which went public in 2021 and aims to transform drug development.

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ODNI Releases 2023 Threat Assessment of U.S. Intelligence Community

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New technologies—particularly in the fields of AI and biotechnology—are being developed and are proliferating faster than companies and governments can shape norms, protect privacy, and prevent dangerous outcomes. Thank you, Col. Frost, for the handy synopsis. RELATED: Charlotte Conference Kicks Off Season with Thought Leaders' Expertise ]

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

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CEO : Bill Richter , former president of Isilon storage division at EMC. Sana Biotechnology. GeekWire story from July 2020 : Seattle’s newest billion-dollar startup: Qumulo reaches unicorn status with $125M round. Valuation : $1.2 billion (as of July 2020). GeekWire 200 rank : No. Founded : 2012. Remitly Photo). Valuation : $1.5

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

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Healthcare Technology is paramount for the healthcare industry, including the medical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. There’s a demand for skills such as cybersecurity, cloud, IT project management, UX/UI design, change management, and business analysis. Average salary: US$131,995 Increase since 2021: 0% 2.

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