It’s been a wild past several days for Zulily. As we’ve reported, the online retailer is shutting down three offices, including its Seattle headquarters, and laying off more than 800… Read More
Vouched, a Seattle startup that helps companies verify identity, raised $6.3 million. The funding round was led by BHG VC and SpringRock Ventures as well as prior investors Darrell Cavens and Mark… Read More
Online retailer Zulily has let go of an undisclosed number of employees as part of broader structural changes within the company, GeekWire has learned. A Zulily spokesperson confirmed the layoffs… Read More
Vouched, a Seattle startup using AI to verify people’s identities online, has joined the Madrona Venture Labs accelerator. The 3-month accelerator program launched last year in a bid by VC firm… Read More
Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon know what it takes to build a successful consumer company. The entrepreneurs helped grow not one but two online retail giants that went public, teaming… Read More
Zulily co-founder and former CEO Darrell Cavens is stepping away from the e-commerce company that he jokingly refers to as his “third child” ― for real this time. Cavens abdicated his… Read More
Seattle-based security technology company F5 Networks hired Mary Gardner, a veteran information security executive, to be its new chief information security officer. F5 said in a press release that Gardner’s… Read More
As it continues to grow, OfferUp will have another guiding voice in its corner with experience building a fast-growing retail operation in the Pacific Northwest: Darrell Cavens, co-founder and CEO of… Read More
As Zulily’s chief merchant, Lori Twomey oversees a merchandising team of 500 people. But that wasn’t always the case. She joined the e-commerce site for children’s and women’s apparel in… Read More
Zulily is attempting to quickly allay the fears of its 3,000 employees, whose futures are now a little less certain thanks to a surprise $2.4 billion sale to QVC, the home shopping network. “This acquisition is… Read More
Zulily co-founders Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens are poised to reap a huge windfall after the online retailer they started five years ago sells to home-shopping giant QVC for $2.4 billion.… Read More
The day after Zulily reported disappointing first-quarter results and slashed its outlook for the year, investment banks are questioning whether the Seattle e-commerce company can turn things around. After a miss like this, it’s natural… Read More
It’s never been Zulily’s goal to ship products to customers as quickly as Amazon. In response to a question about shipping times at the GeekWire Summit last year Zulily’s Chairman Mark Vadon said, “No, I… Read More
In today’s world of instant gratification and rapid shipping, Zulily orders can practically take an eternity to show up at your doorstep. Average wait times: A few weeks, and sometimes longer. I know… Read More
Wall Street didn’t like that Zulily reported a wider loss than expected, so they probably won’t like hearing this: The Seattle retailer plans to increase its marketing spend beyond what it originally… Read More
Shares of Zulily are to begin trading this morning after the Seattle-based daily deals site priced its IPO at $22 per share, raising $140 million for the company. We’ll be closely… Read More
Another of the Seattle region’s tech titans appears to be headed down the path toward an initial public offering. Zulily, the daily deals site for moms and kids, has hired… Read More
Not many startup companies boast a $1 billion valuation — especially after just three short years in business. But that’s the hefty value that venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz just… Read More
Fast-growing daily deal site Zulily has pulled in an additional $85 million in venture capital financing, cash that the Seattle company plans to use to bolster its position in selling… Read More
Darrell Cavens is the CEO of Zulily, the Seattle-based daily deals site for moms, but his history in the online business goes much further back, as an executive at online… Read More
We love telling the stories of startups here at GeekWire, chronicling the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial voyage. Heck, we’re taking that voyage ourselves as newbie entrepreneurs, and I… Read More
For the past few years, Keith Vernon of Bristlecone Advisors has taken the stage at the University of Washington’s annual business competition awards dinner and read a popular children’s story.… Read More
The world may be waiting on a Facebook IPO. And while there’s some chatter about whether the $5 billion public offering from the social networking giant will open the floodgates… Read More
Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens likes to move fast, tackling opportunities before the moment passes. And no one, and I mean no one, moved as quickly in Seattle tech as Cavens… Read More
Plopped in the middle of Zulily’s Seattle office is a colorful cardboard rocket ship marking the entrance to the company’s HR and recruiting department. It’s a popular destination. The daily… Read More