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

GeekWire

(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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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai. He co-founded Room on Call (now Hotelopedia) in 2015, where he set up the complete technology infrastructure, development, product management, and operations. Since then, he has worked in startups and consulting.