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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai.

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Who will be the Next Tech Titan? Cast your vote in the GeekWire Awards

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Last year’s winner was Highspot, a startup that sells enterprise software to help make salespeople more efficient. The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. The company ranks No. 6 on the GeekWire 200 , our ranking of top Pacific Northwest startups.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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Prior to joining Convoy in 2018, Kreiner was CEO of Cal Net Technology Group and a managing partner at Olympic Valley Capital. New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. Athira Photos). The Bothell, Wash.-based Lessen Photo).

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Climate tech funding news: BattGenie works its magic; lithium refining startup gets Gates’ support

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The gist: BattGenie is a University of Washington spinoff that has developed software to goose the performance of lithium batteries that power electrical vehicles, consumer devices and other electronics. The software helps optimizes fast recharging while extending the life of batteries.

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AI2 spinout BirchAI lands $3.1M for healthcare customer support platform

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million in seed funding for its software to streamline customer support for healthcare companies. The software summarizes and analyzes the contents of phone conversations between customers and representatives. Terrell co-founded the company in June 2020 with CTO Yinhan Liu and Austin-based COO Sumant Kawale. (BirchAI Photo).

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GeekWire news round-up: Pulumi and Muir raise cash; LinkedIn’s new AI tools; ‘Uncommon Thinkers’

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From left: Pulumi CTO Luke Hoban; CEO Joe Duffy; co-founder and chairman Eric Rudder; and Madrona Managing Director S. based Lisi Global replaces chemical pesticides with devices that zap soil pests such as weeds and worms with a jolt akin to a controlled lightning strike. Soma” Somasegar. Calling all Uncommon Thinkers!

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Manufacturing CIOs see bright future for the industry, thanks to IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Her global IT organization comprises five business-segment CIOs, as well as shared services provided by the CISO, CTO, and the leader of enterprise business systems. Roberts: Kim, you talk about software like driving a car. Now, software eats hardware for lunch. Chris Nardecchia: Those things really excite me. Look at Tesla.

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