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

GeekWire

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. .

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

GeekWire

SeekOut Photo) Seattle-area recruiting software startup SeekOut laid off 16 employees, or about 7% of its workforce. Founded in 2017, SeekOut’s software is used by more than 1,000 companies including Salesforce and McKinsey & Co. The software also features built-in diversity filters. to help with recruiting.

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

GeekWire

From left to right: SeekOut CEO Anoop Gupta; SeekOut CTO Aravind Bala; Madrona Venture Group Managing Director and SeekOut board member S. New funding: Seattle startup SeekOut raised $65 million to fuel growth of its recruiting software. SeekOut Photo). SeekOut previously raised a $6 million round in 2019.

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

GeekWire

And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion valuation. Valuation : $3.96

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Si può tornare indietro dal cloud? Ecco che cosa ne pensano i CIO italiani

CIO Business Intelligence

Il costo del cloud è un problema e l’ho detto anche ai fornitori, ma io non tornerei indietro, perché il cloud semplifica la gestione dell’IT”, afferma Luca Caruso, CTO di Openjobmetis (agenzia per il lavoro). “Il Il problema spesso è nella scarsa chiarezza: gli strumenti dei vendor per calcolare i costi del cloud non sono user-friendly.

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Hyper-segmentation – How to Avoid Cyber Disasters

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After spinning off from Lucent Technologies and AT&T, Avaya became the experts in SIP, Internet telephony, unified communications and collaboration (UCC) and all thing VOIP. Avaya is not the first company you think of when it comes to networking, but they are a big supporter of OpenFlow and software defined networking (SDN).

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