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Tech Moves: Microsoft names corporate VP; Amazon exec departs for Google; Zoom names CPO

Microsoft names a corporate VP for Identity & Network Access, while a CVP of product management departed for Zoom. Amazon loses an exec to Google Cloud. Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon PR leader joins Bastion; Accolade SVP steps down; Elevate Capital names partner

Former Amazon comms leader Rebekah Nicodemus heads up new U.S. office of gaming marketing agency Bastion; mpathic adds C-suite leaders as it expands AI safety tools for youth mental health; and more in our latest Tech Moves. Read More

Raj Singh named Smartsheet CEO, returning to his enterprise tech roots in the Seattle area

The co-founder of Concur and former Accolade CEO takes over Smartsheet amid industry shifts, private-equity ownership, and new opportunities to reshape enterprise software with AI. Read More

Healthcare company Accolade lays off workers and closes offices

Seattle and Philadelphia area-based primary healthcare company Accolade is cutting its workforce and closing or reducing some facilities, according to… Read More

Tech Moves: Lighthouse names CEO; Mariners hire Accolade director; and more

— Ron Markezich will succeed Brian McManus as CEO of Seattle-based Lighthouse, which provides electronic discovery products and other services… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade hires security chief; Blue Origin comms leader departs; Redfin names industry relations director; and more

— Kelli Burns joined Seattle-based healthcare company Accolade as its new chief information security officer. Burns comes from Bellevue, Wash.-based financial… Read More

Latest life sciences news: COVID-19 nasal spray; disease reversal; Amazon’s healthcare priorities

This week we highlighted the finalists for Health Innovation of the Year at the GeekWire Awards. The finalists showcase the… Read More

Accolade doubles down on personalized mental health services with new offerings

Health benefits platform company Accolade is expanding its offerings to add two personalized services with an emphasis on mental health,… Read More

Health benefits platform Accolade to acquire virtual primary care startup PlushCare in $450M deal

The news: Seattle-based health benefits platform Accolade will pay up to $450 million to acquire PlushCare, a Bay Area-based startup… Read More

Health benefits platform Accolade will pay $460M to acquire telemedicine startup 2nd.MD

Seattle-based Accolade announced Thursday that it will pay $460 million to acquire 2nd.MD, a Houston, Texas-based company that helps patients… Read More

IPOs: A hot year for tech offerings shows deep economic disparities

In a year when large swaths of the economy sputtered due to the pandemic, Wall Street opened its doors to… Read More

What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results

Well, here we are: rattled, unsettled and full of anxiety. Less than 24 hours before a historic U.S. election, we… Read More

Health benefits tech company Accolade sees revenue rise 24% to $36.8M, but stock dips

Health benefits technology company Accolade saw revenue rise 24% in the most recent quarter as telehealth usage surges amid the… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Seattle and Pacific NW startups raise big funding rounds amid pandemic

The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the… Read More

Health tech company Accolade boosts revenue 25% in first report since IPO, as COVID-19 roils industry

Seattle entrepreneur and former Concur president Raj Singh was back in the earnings hot seat Thursday afternoon as the CEO… Read More

Accolade CEO Raj Singh on health tech company’s IPO, path to profits, and the pandemic’s ‘second hit’

Accolade’s share price is up 38% since its initial public offering on Thursday, marking a successful debut for the health… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: What pandemic? Tech funding stays strong; Accolade’s IPO; Future of sports

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Despite the pandemic, funding for Pacific Northwest tech startups… Read More

Health tech company Accolade goes public at $1.2B valuation in Seattle’s first IPO of 2020

Health benefits platform Accolade made its initial public offering Thursday morning, pricing its stock at $22/share, above the expected range… Read More

Accolade sets terms for IPO, aims to raise up to $211M in Seattle’s first public offering this year

Accolade set the terms for its IPO on Wednesday as the health benefits platform aims to become the first Seattle-area… Read More

Rajeev Singh

Health tech company Accolade files for $100M IPO, shows revenue of $95M and loss of $57M

Accolade, the Seattle-based health benefits platform led by former Concur president Raj Singh, filed Friday to raise as much as… Read More

Tech Moves: Lighter Capital adds executives; Tech PR vet launches new business; Accolade names talent leader to board; and more

— Seattle-based Lighter Capital announced Patricia Elliott as chief sales officer and Kevin Fink as chief technology officer. The “alternative… Read More

Finding your ‘why’: Accolade CEO Raj Singh shares lessons learned from his tech career journey

Raj Singh’s “why” guides his every move in the tech industry. Singh is the CEO of Accolade, a healthcare tech… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade reportedly hires banks ahead of potential IPO

Accolade is taking steps toward going public later this year, according to a new report. CNBC reported that the healthcare… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade hires HR exec; EnergySavvy vet joins UW Clean Energy Institute; and more

— Former EnergySavvy COO Scott Case was named entrepreneur-in-residence at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, part of the University of… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade names chief medical officer; Apptio hires marketing lead; Rigado has a new CEO

— Health technology company Accolade landed Dr. Shantanu Nundy as chief medical officer. Nundy formerly worked on digital health initiatives… Read More

Insurance giant Humana invests $20M in healthcare tech company Accolade

Accolade, a Seattle-based company that operates a technology platform to help employees navigate healthcare, landed a $20 million investment from… Read More

Accolade uses acquisition of MD Insider to launch doctor-picking concierge

Healthcare technology company Accolade is getting back to basics with a service that helps patients with a fundamental healthcare need:… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade to double headcount in Seattle with new HQ office

Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Digital health startups rise in the Pacific NW, fueled by enterprise tech and AI talent

Samir Manjure believes engineers at some of the world’s biggest tech firms are yearning for something more. “What I’m seeing… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Big Tech CEO of the Year finalists use leadership to fuel big growth

Seattle is an evolving city, so it makes sense for the GeekWire Awards to evolve, too. That’s especially evident as… Read More

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