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Recruiting startup SeekOut raises $65M to take on LinkedIn and other talent acquisition companies

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From left to right: SeekOut CEO Anoop Gupta; SeekOut CTO Aravind Bala; Madrona Venture Group Managing Director and SeekOut board member S. The 4-year-old company is profitable and saw annual recurring revenue spike 10X over the past 21 months. Customers : SeekOut is used by six of the world’s top 10 most valuable companies.

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

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One of the five finalists for Next Tech Titan at the 2023 GeekWire Awards will join an elite class of companies. The company ranks No. The GeekWire Awards recognize the top innovators and companies in Pacific Northwest technology. The finalists for the Next Tech Titan at the 2023 GeekWire Awards.

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SeekOut lays off 7% of staff in restructuring but plans to grow headcount this year

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The company confirmed the layoffs in response to a GeekWire inquiry Wednesday, citing a restructuring to align with growth investment areas. The company raised $115 million last year, pushing its valuation past $1.2 The company landed $65 million in 2021, when it won Startup of the Year honors at the GeekWire Awards.

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Cyara Acquires Spearline to Deliver World’s Most Comprehensive Customer Experience Assurance Platform

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(L-R) Luan Tran, CTO and Co-Founder of Cyara; Kevin Buckley, CEO and Co-Founder of Spearline; Alok Kulkarni, CEO and Co-Founder of Cyara; and Matthew Lawlor, CTO and Co-Founder of Spearline Strategic acquisition expands Cyara’s solutions for AI and cloud contact center migration assurance SILICON VALLEY, Calif.

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Latest unicorn sighting in Seattle: SeekOut lands $115M to expand recruiting software

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The tech: SeekOut’s software is used by more than 1,000 companies such as UiPath and Experian to help with recruiting. The software also features built-in diversity filters at a time when companies are looking to accelerate DEI efforts. The company is now valued at $1.2 The journey: SeekOut is not an overnight success.

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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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These once elusive creatures of the corporate world — privately-held companies valued at a $1 billion or more — certainly are plentiful these days. And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 billion valuation.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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