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Amperity

Amperity hit with layoffs as AI changes the shape of the customer data startup and how it operates

The company, which employs more than 200 globally, did not specify how may jobs were cut, only that “a number of talented people are leaving.” Read More

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

The latest GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups, reflects a shift toward companies building physical products — rockets, fusion reactors, robots and space-based data centers. Starcloud was the biggest mover, two new unicorns joined the list, and Helion held the No. 1 spot. Read More

Amperity founders take on co-CEO roles, say they’ll carry the ‘soul’ of the startup forward

The Seattle-based customer data startup announced this week that co-founders Derek Slager and Kabir Shahani will serve as co-CEOs, taking over leadership of the company less than two years after Amperity hired former Salesforce executive Tony Alika Owens to lead the business. Read More

Tech Moves: Amperity and Siteimprove name CMOs; AWS director departs; Gong’s new exec

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, Amperity and Siteimprove name CMOs; an AWS security director departs; and Elizabeth Scallon goes to Nvidia. Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Tola Capital; Amperity names CPO; Edelman exec joins Boeing

— Vahé Torossian has joined Seattle firm Tola Capital as a venture partner. Torossian was at Microsoft for more than… Read More

Customer data startup Amperity moves to new downtown Seattle office with room to grow

Amperity, the Seattle-based startup that helps companies collect and manage customer data, moved to a new office in downtown Seattle.… Read More

Longtime tech leader Dawn Lepore named board chair at Seattle startup Amperity

Seattle-based customer data startup Amperity named veteran tech leader Dawn Lepore as its new board chair. Lepore has more than… Read More

Ex-Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani is amped about building startups with his latest venture

It’s been nearly three years since Kabir Shahani stepped aside as the CEO of Amperity, the Seattle-based customer-intelligence startup he… Read More

Tech Moves: F5 and Esper hire marketing leaders; Amperity adds chief revenue officer

— Seattle-based networking and security giant F5 hired John Maddison as chief product marketing and technology alliances officer. Maddison was… Read More

Amperity CEO Barry Padgett stepping down from Seattle startup

Amperity CEO Barry Padgett is stepping down from the Seattle startup to spend time with his teenage children and will transition… Read More

Amperity lays off roughly 20 employees in ‘minor restructuring’ for Seattle startup

Amperity has laid off about 20 employees, or 5% of its workforce, in a new round of cuts for the Seattle-based… Read More

New Seattle startup Avante raises $10M, led by former Olive AI execs and ex-Amperity CEO

A new Seattle-based startup called Avante confirmed that it raised $10 million in a seed funding round led by Fuse… Read More

Amperity lays off workers for second time in a year as part of restructuring

Seattle-based customer intelligence startup Amperity conducted another round of layoffs, its second time trimming headcount in the past six months.… Read More

Customer data platform Amperity adds marketing and HR execs from F5, RealWear

Amperity is bolstering its C-suite. The Seattle startup recently hired Seema Kumar as chief people officer and Megan McDonagh as… Read More

Amperity’s ex-CEO also left board in abrupt departure from billion-dollar Seattle tech startup

Kabir Shahani, who left his position as CEO of Seattle-based marketing tech startup Amperity without public explanation last week, is… Read More

Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani steps down

Amperity CEO Kabir Shahani has relinquished the CEO title at the fast-growing Seattle startup, a move that comes seven months… Read More

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

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation… Read More

Newly public, Rover pays off $8M PPP loan that helped pet-sitting company survive pandemic

Updated on Monday Aug. 9 with additional details. Not that long ago, Rover was on a very short leash. In… Read More

Amperity is Seattle’s latest unicorn with $100M round to supercharge its customer data platform

Amperity is the latest company to join the Seattle region’s elusive club of unicorns, or privately held tech startups valued… Read More

Are tech employees coming back to downtown Seattle? Here’s what companies are planning for

The plywood is coming down, restaurants that survived are adding hours and vehicle traffic in Seattle is growing from the… Read More

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

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Ciara joins board of Seattle startup Amperity to help guide corporate social responsibility efforts

Amperity is adding some more star power to its board of directors. The Seattle-based customer data platform announced Thursday that… Read More

Tech Moves: Outreach and Flyhomes marketing chiefs depart; startup studio Pienza grows team

— Margaret Arakawa has left her role as chief marketing officer at sales automation startup Outreach. Arakawa spent nearly 20… Read More

Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO

— Seattle startup Qumulo named Janine Corey as its cloud chief technology officer. Corey spent the past five years at… Read More

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson joins board of Seattle customer intelligence startup Amperity

Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson, a longtime tech industry leader who previously led Juniper Networks and spent 16 years… Read More

Tech Moves: LinkedIn has a new CEO; Vera Whole Health and Amperity add execs; and more

— Seattle-based Vera Whole Health appointed Karen Cooke as chief operating officer. Cooke was most recently vice president of strategic… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO to retire; Boeing exec joins Prime Air; OfferUp adds execs; and more

— Smartsheet CFO Jenny Ceran will retire after transitioning to a successor. The collaboration work management company, which went public… Read More

Forbes ranking of ‘America’s Best Startup Employers’ includes 13 Seattle-area companies

Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.” The… Read More

How Amperity CFO Amy Pelly overcame her apprehension about joining another startup

After 25 years in the tech trenches, Amy Pelly knows a thing or two about startups. Pelly’s career includes early… Read More

Amperity acquires Custora to bolster customer data platform and fend off competition from tech giants

Amperity is making its first acquisition to strengthen the company’s customer data platform as competition from Salesforce, Oracle, Adobe, and… Read More

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