Articles about Heather Redman

How a Seattle VC firm broke into the $1.1B seed round for a DeepMind legend’s superintelligence startup

Flying Fish Partners, a Seattle-based VC firm with less than $250 million under management, broke into the $1.1 billion seed round for Ineffable Intelligence, the new startup from AlphaGo creator David Silver. Here’s how they got in. Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CTO departs; Overland AI taps legal lead; Zillow, Comcast promote execs

Smartsheet’s CTO has stepped down while Overland AI names its head of legal, plus leadership changes at Zillow, Comcast and Alaska Airlines. Read More

Is Seattle an AI hub? City is missing from national conversation about the new tech economy

Seattle tech leaders say their city is a hub for AI innovation. But you wouldn’t know it after scanning recent… Read More

Tech Moves: Unbounce names new CEO; Azure VP joins VMware; and more

— Vancouver, B.C.-based landing page builder Unbounce announced Felicia Bochicchio as its new CEO. She was most recently the company’s… Read More

Tech Moves: WTIA elects new board leadership; Adriane Brown joins American Airlines board

— The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) elected Dave Cotter as the new chair of its board of directors and… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: What Seattle’s billion-dollar startups say about the region’s tech industry

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10… Read More

Investor Heather Redman elected to lead board of Washington Technology Industry Association

Venture investor Heather Redman is the new chair of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), a business association and advocacy… Read More

Seattle startup Lubn wins CES Innovation Award for smart key box

LAS VEGAS — From a laundry-folding robot to Alexa-enabled mirrors, smart home technology is all the rage at the 2019… Read More

Working Geek: ‘Consummate networker’ Heather Redman connects tech, VC, civic circles and raises millions

If you’ve seen venture capital investor and Seattle tech veteran Heather Redman work a room or present at an event,… Read More

New show: GeekWire’s ‘Elevator Pitch’ tests startup founders on 42-second ride up the Space Needle

Just 42 seconds. That’s all it takes to reach the top of Seattle’s Space Needle. And that’s the amount of… Read More

Will Seattle benefit when Amazon grows elsewhere? An economist and an investor weigh in

Seattle has done its fair share of hand-wringing in the months following Amazon’s announcement that it will establish a second… Read More

Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy names new director; Auth0 bolsters executive board; and more

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based non-profit coding bootcamp, is getting a new leader: Nicole Buchanan. Buchanan joins Ada from Consulting Engagements, where she… Read More

Tech leaders differ over Amazon’s future in Seattle and the logic behind ‘HQ2’

Amazon’s splashy announcement that it plans to build a second North American headquarters has stirred debate across the nation, and that… Read More

Podcast

How the new Flying Fish venture fund aims to change the game for Seattle startups

Investor and technology executive Heather Redman has a bold plan for Flying Fish Partners, the new venture fund that she has… Read More

A tech candidate for Seattle mayor? Murray’s exit opens the door to outsiders

With Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stepping aside amid allegations of sexual abuse that he denies, the city’s mayoral race is… Read More

Commentary: Why Amazon’s MBA boom could be great for Seattle’s tech economy

I’ve tortured a lot of my friends with the recommendation to try Quartz, the app that gives you the news… Read More