Identity and access management giant Okta announced this week that it is laying off about 7% of its workforce, or 400 employees. The layoffs hit workers in the Pacific Northwest,… Read More
— Bellevue, Wash.-based identify authentication software company Auth0 named former Glassdoor CTO Bhawna Singh as SVP of engineering. She will be responsible for Auth0’s various platforms and oversee the software engineering,… Read More
Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Trulioo has raised $394 million at a $1.75 billion valuation for its identification technology service. The 11-year-old company helps banks, financial service providers, online marketplaces, and others verify… Read More
Okta’s giant $6.5 billion acquisition of Seattle-area startup Auth0 officially closed on Monday. But for Eugenio Pace, the major milestone is just another marker — albeit a lucrative one —… Read More
CEOs did not have an easy task running their companies over the past 12 months — navigating a series of tough societal, economic and public health challenges. But even in… Read More
Seattle venture capitalist Chris DeVore felt something special when he first connected with Auth0 co-founder Eugenio Pace. DeVore, an early-stage investor and managing partner with Founders’ Co-op, knew he wanted… Read More
Auth0, the billion-dollar Seattle-area startup that is a leader in identity authentication software, is being acquired by Okta, another leader in the space, the companies announced Wednesday. The all-stock deal… Read More
— After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of technology at Seattle online retailer Zulily. Kissler was most recently… Read More
— George “Skip” Battle, the former CEO of AskJeeves, has resigned from Expedia Group’s board of directors. He originally joined the travel company’s board in 2005. Battle is a longtime… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10 unicorns, privately held companies valued at more than $1 billion.… Read More
The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these parts. There are now 10 unicorn startups valued at $1… Read More
— Amazon hired Anne Toth as director of Alexa Trust, a team focused on the privacy, security, accessibility, ethics and biases of Amazon’s voice platform. Toth was previously VP of… Read More
The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the ongoing economic crisis. See the full GeekWire 200 ranking of… Read More
Remote work was the norm at Auth0 long before the COVID-19 pandemic forced companies into work-from-home mandates. Salesforce Ventures leads $120M round for Seattle-area identity security startup Auth0 More than… Read More
Auth0 is raising another big swath of cash as demand for its identity authentication software rises amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seattle-area startup just raised a $120 million Series F… Read More
Chris Dukelow has seen a “unicorn.” As for the former CFO at Auth0, he was there for two years of massive growth and funding that catapulted the Seattle startup to… Read More
— Smartsheet CFO Jennifer Ceran joined the board of Bellevue, Wash.-based identity management provider Auth0. Last month, Smartsheet announced Ceran will retire after transitioning to a successor. She was previously an… Read More
Auth0 is using its first acquisition to roll out a new product that combats cyberattacks such as credential stuffing and phishing. The Bellevue, Wash.-based startup acquired Apility.io, an “anti-abuse API”… Read More
Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.” The inaugural ranking from the magazine, in partnership with market research… Read More
Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. How do you handicap a unicorn race? When it comes to the race for the GeekWire… Read More
— PwC Labs, the multinational firm’s technology innovation group, is growing its team in Seattle. Jill Beck, previously a senior technical product manager at Payscale, has joined as director. “I… Read More
At first glance, the GeekWire 200 might not seem that different today than it did a year ago. But a closer look shows some of the region’s most valuable companies… Read More
WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an IPO fiasco, was just one example of a larger reckoning… Read More
Manny Medina may be the head of a billion-dollar startup, but when asked what mythical creature represents the company, it’s not a unicorn — it’s the mythical flying horse Pegasus.… Read More
— Identity management startup Auth0 hired Barry Plaga as chief financial officer and Shiven Ramji as chief product officer. Plaga was previously the CFO and COO of Guidance Software. Ramji… Read More
Eugenio Pace knows the stats. The rate of survival for most startups is not pretty. In fact, his first attempt at building a company failed. But the Auth0 story is… Read More
Another Seattle-area startup just reached a billion-dollar valuation as Auth0 announced a big $103 million funding round on Monday. Based in Bellevue, Wash. and founded in 2013, Auth0 helps developers… Read More
Seattle is an evolving city, so it makes sense for the GeekWire Awards to evolve, too. That’s especially evident as we set out to identify the tech industry’s CEO of… Read More
Eugenio Pace was destined to be a tech entrepreneur. He just jumped the gun. After earning a degree in electrical engineering and a master’s in computer science in Buenos Aires, he… Read More
Auth0, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that helps developers build identity authentication capabilities into their applications, raised $55 million to embark on global expansion. The Series D round was led by Sapphire… Read More