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Seattle startup Downstream, which helps brands with their Amazon ads, acquired by Jungle Scout

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Downstream co-founders Salim Hamed (left, CTO) and Connor Folley (CEO). Connor Folley , an ex-Amazon marketing manager, and Salim Hamed , who worked in business intelligence engineering for Amazon Web Services, launched the company in late 2017. Downstream Photo). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Amazon and Microsoft vets raise $10M for computer vision startup used in warehouses

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Dirac worked as a senior principal engineer at Amazon Web Services for more than six years, where he led the AutoML program. He’s also the former CTO and co-founder of high-tech appliance maker Picobrew. Launched in October 2020, the startup was co-founded by Leo Dirac and Avi Geiger.

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

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The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. moved all the data from its headquarters and its three data centers in Charlotte, Louisville, and Atlanta to Amazon Web Services and a handful of SaaS providers in 2019.

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Tech Moves: Convoy names general counsel; startup founders land new gigs after shutdowns

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The company recently subleased 123,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle. Other recent leadership appointments include Amazon vet Dorothy Li as CTO and Sunita Solao as VP of people. He previously held engineering leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services. Steve Shure. Neeva Photo).

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

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Rogers spent the past decade at Amazon and was most recently director of business, product and technology for Amazon One , the tech giant’s palm-reading ID system. The company’s marketplace lets retailers purchase warehousing space on an on-demand basis, avoiding long-term warehouse leases. Sajo Jacob. Magnify Photo).

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Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO following IPO; Instacart names Asha Sharma COO; and more

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Speaking with GeekWire this week, Larson-Green said the time was right for the next phase of her life after helping Qualtrics get to its IPO by working to build key functions and teams including people operations, program management, data science and user experience. “The technology changes all the time. .

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Tech Moves: Startup Haven grows team to lead new fund; PSL promotions; F5 Networks adds execs

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NEU co-founder and CTO Claudius Mbemba is an investment director. He joined PSL in 2015 as chief design officer. Tableau Software CEO Adam Selipsky will be the new CEO of Amazon Web Services, replacing Andy Jassy, who will take over as Amazon’s CEO later this year. com CEO Jay Westerdal is a senior venture partner.

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