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Tech Moves: Unbounce names new CEO; Azure VP joins VMware; and more

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She was most recently the company’s president and previously chief revenue officer. The company raised approximately $38 million last year in a round led by private equity firm Crest Rock Partners. Flying Fish Managing Partner Heather Redman joined the board of PPL Corporation, an energy company based in Allentown, Pa. .

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Former Starbucks engineering exec joins education-focused AI startup that just raised $4M

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(LinkedIn Photo) Seattle-area entrepreneur and tech vet Ryan Bruels joined education-focused artificial intelligence startup Atypical AI as founding head of engineering. The San Francisco-based company said it raised $4 million in pre-seed funding to boost development of its AI-powered tutoring, teaching and grading tools.

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Tech Moves: Seattle startups hire new execs; board shuffles at Adaptive and Porch

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LinkedIn Photo) — Seattle-area cybersecurity company Cyemptive named Ray McCay as its new chief revenue officer. “Ray’s appointment is an important step for Cyemptive as we scale up the company and build infrastructure,” said the startup’s founder and CEO Rob Pike. It acquired Adaptive Technology Group in 2019.

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Tech Moves: Outreach adds CMO; new execs at startups ShelfEngine and Kaskada; and more

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Littlepage was most recently senior vice president of marketing at cybersecurity company Tenable. Outreach’s former CMO Margaret Arakawa left the company in December. He was previously a financial executive at public software companies Digital River and Lawson Software. based Concur. Kane McCord. ShelfEngine Photo).

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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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Nye served as outside counsel for Microsoft and as founder and principal of Madrona Law Group, providing legal support to Amazon and Paramount Pictures. Roberts was previously CTO of cybersecurity company DomainTools, Rouxbe Online Cooking School and SixthEye, a social network for wine enthusiasts. Maggie Scholtz. First Mode Photo).

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

With more and more companies undertaking the journey of digital transformation, the role of the CIO has become critical. He joins the Indian beverage company after a 17-year stint at Wockhardt where he was associate vice president of information technology head. Cera Group appoints Manish Chandegara as group CIO.

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Google says it’s committed to ethical AI research. Its ethical AI team isn’t so sure.

Vox

Google’s ethical AI department has been in a state of flux since the company fired Timnit Gebru, the team’s former leader. Jeff Dean, the company’s head of AI, said in May that while the controversy surrounding Gebru’s departure was a “reputational hit,” it’s time to move on. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch.

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