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Tech Moves: Karat, Common Room, Aduro hire execs; longtime Microsoft cloud leader departs

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Karat Image). — Karat , a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical interviews , hired two new executives. Its software is used by tech companies such as Compass, Intuit, Indeed, Ford and others that need help interviewing engineers. Amy Sennett (left) and Scott Bonneau recently joined Karat.

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Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

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After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of technology at Seattle online retailer Zulily. The company has expanded its product selection over the past few years, including items from larger national brands. Courtney Kissler. Zulily Photo). Nish Lathia.

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‘Convoy Mafia’: Alumni from trucking marketplace company lead new startups in Seattle

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Former employees at trucking company Convoy have gone on to launch their own startups in Seattle. A vast alumni network from the trucking marketplace company is fueling entrepreneurial activity in Seattle, where at least 25 startups are now led by former employees of Convoy. Several others are still operating in stealth mode.

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Funding news: Angel conference backs brain device startup, weapons detection company lands $15M

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The news: Five startups jostled for $200,000 in funding in the final round of the Seattle Angel Conference , with new medical device company BrainSpace rising to the top. The founders: BrainSpace CTO Stephen Morse is a mechanical engineer who has worked for a variety of companies, including global electrical and manufacturing company Flex.

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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet joins insurance tech startup; Cyemptive Technologies adds exec

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Former Microsoft and Amazon Alexa engineering leader Sonny Patel was named CTO and CPO of insurance tech startup Socotra. Socotra Photo) — Sonny Patel was hired by San Francisco-based insurance tech startup Socotra as CTO and CPO. Founded in 2015, Socotra sells cloud-based tools for insurance tech companies.

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Join Architects, Planners, Program Managers, Data Scientists at 4th Annual Cloudera Federal Forum in DC 25 Feb

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Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Director of Product Management, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. High Performance Computing Lead, NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS). Eddie Garcia. 10:50 – 11:35 AM.

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Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily

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The company also promoted Chris McGuire to chief technology officer, taking over from Thinkific co-founder Matt Payne who will now be SVP of innovation. He is the former CTO of Canadian startups Checkfront and Foodee. He was previously a senior director of product management at Dell EMC and program manager at Microsoft.

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