Zoom snaps up Seattle startup Common Room to bolster AI-powered sales tools Common Room emerged from stealth in 2021 with $52 million in funding and was the 2022 GeekWire Awards Startup of the Year. Read More
LinkedIn’s list of top 50 U.S. startups includes three emerging companies from Seattle area The list is based on metrics such as employee growth, job seeker interest, attraction of top talent, and engagement with the company’s LinkedIn page. Read More
Podcast Inside the GeekWire Awards: What’s next for AI, the economy, and startups This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we go inside the GeekWire Awards, our annual event recognizing the top leaders, companies,… Read More
Tech Moves: VC firm Ascend names new partner; Common Room adds board member; and more — Startup veteran Jen Haller has been named partner at Ascend, the Seattle-based pre-seed venture capital firm. Haller first joined the… Read More
Vote for CEO of the Year: These software veterans are taking on a variety of problems The finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2024 GeekWire Awards include software veterans working on a variety of… Read More
5 days in the office? Some tech startups are bringing workers together all week, every week BELLEVUE, Wash. — At precisely 2 p.m. Pacific time on a recent Monday afternoon, employees of the technology startup Statsig… Read More
‘Convoy Mafia’: Alumni from trucking marketplace company take the wheel at their own startups The Convoy Mafia is growing in Seattle. A vast alumni network from the trucking marketplace company is fueling entrepreneurial activity… Read More
Tech Moves: Gong president steps down; Intuit exec joins Nordstrom board; Common Room adds product leader — Kelly Breslin Wright is leaving her day-to-day operating role as president and chief operating officer at revenue intelligence platform… Read More
Vote for Startup CEO of the Year: GeekWire Awards finalists focus on different strengths This year’s finalists for Startup CEO of the Year at the 2022 GeekWire Awards lead a diverse group of companies,… Read More
Fueled by $52M in funding, Common Room unveils ‘intelligent community growth platform’ After two years of testing and $52 million in funding, Common Room is releasing its software in the wild. The… Read More
Tech Moves: Indeed hires Zillow economist; Impinj names COO; Amazon vet joins Fabric; more — Former Zillow Chief Economist Svenja Gudell is now chief economist at Indeed, leading the job search engine’s research team.… Read More
Seattle startup Common Room emerges from stealth mode with $52M in funding The news: Common Room, a year-old startup based in Seattle, is coming out of stealth mode in a big way. The… Read More
