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Impinj

Former Impinj CEO Bill Colleran tapped to lead Seattle AI coding startup Adronite

Bill Colleran, a veteran technology executive who previously led Impinj and sold Innovent Systems to Broadcom, has joined Seattle-based AI coding startup Adronite as CEO. Read More

Impinj shares slide more than 30% as RFID-maker projects rough Q1

In its earnings remarks, Impinj executives pointed to a convergence of short-term headwinds weighing on demand. Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon employee retiring after 20 years; former Oracle and Microsoft execs take new roles

A longtime leader for Fulfillment by Amazon retires and offers parting thoughts, while former executives with Oracle, Microsoft and LevelTen take new roles. Read More

Tech Moves: Allen Institute gets new exec; AWS leader shifts roles; NuScale names legal officer

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, Allen Institute gets a new VP, an AWS leader shifts roles and NuScale names a legal officer. Read More

Impinj stock surges 20% after Q2 revenue tops estimates at $97.9M

Shares of Impinj soared more than 20% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the RFID company topped estimates for its Q2… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Home Depot board; Impinj COO resigns; Amazon vets depart

— Hussein Mecklai has left the role of chief operating officer for Impinj. The Seattle-based RFID company disclosed his departure… Read More

Tech Moves: Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec Hayete Gallot in new president role; Impinj CRO retires; WSU names president

— Google named Hayete Gallot, most recently Microsoft’s corporate vice president of commercial solutions, to the newly created position of… Read More

Leadership lessons: Impinj CEO Chris Diorio on how to motivate and inspire employees

When Chris Diorio accepted CEO of the Year honors at the GeekWire Awards in May, the longtime Impinj chief shared… Read More

Impinj awarded $18.5M in damages in patent lawsuit against Dutch semiconductor giant NXP

A federal jury in California on Friday decided in favor of Seattle-based RFID-maker Impinj in a suit alleging Dutch semiconductor… Read More

Seattle Seahawks legend, NASA astronaut, ‘Love is Blind’ star share wisdom at the GeekWire Awards

Teamwork. Culture. Empowerment. Those were prevailing themes at the 2023 GeekWire Awards Thursday evening in Seattle, where we celebrated the… Read More

GeekWire Awards: How these five Workplace of the Year finalists navigate challenging times

The five finalists for Workplace of the Year at the GeekWire Awards rely on a number of policies to help… Read More

Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

The five finalists for CEO of the Year in the 2023 GeekWire Awards are taking on a broad and important… Read More

Tech Moves: Flexe CTO departs; Impinj names chief innovation officer; and more

— David Glick left his position as chief technology officer of on-demand warehousing startup Flexe. Glick spent nearly four years… 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

Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more

— Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as its first-ever chief technology officer. The Seattle startup… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup Haven grows team to lead new fund; PSL promotions; F5 Networks adds execs

— Startup Haven, a community for entrepreneurs founded by Seattle startup vet Bob Crimmins, launched an investment fund called Startup… Read More

Impinj shares soar 11% after RFID maker tops expectations for Q4 with $36.4M in revenue

Impinj shares were up more than 11% in after-hours trading following the Seattle-based company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings report. The… Read More

Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas… Read More

Impinj beats Q3 expectations, but stock sinks 6%; revenue of $28.2M down 30% from last year

Impinj shares dropped more than 6% in after-hours trading following the Seattle-based company’s fiscal third quarter earnings report. The RFID-maker… Read More

Shares of RFID company Impinj drop as Q2 losses swell due to impact from COVID-19

Impinj missed analyst expectations for its second quarter earnings report as its stock dipped more than 14% on Thursday. The… Read More

Spencer Rascoff

Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

— Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed… Read More

Impinj revenue rises 45% as RFID tech company navigates customer and supplier disruption

Seattle-based RFID company Impinj, whose technology is heavily used by retailers to track inventory, posted a record $47.8 million in… Read More

Shares of Seattle tech companies sink as stock market sees worst drop since 2008

Fears over the novel coronavirus outbreak and an oil price war led to the worst day for U.S. stocks since… Read More

Impinj crushes estimates with $41M in Q4 revenue, up 18%, capping off comeback year

Shares of Impinj are on the rise after the Seattle connected chip maker behind the RAIN RFID system crushed Wall… Read More

Tech Moves: Impinj president to depart; Zulily’s new CMO; ‘Gears of War’ studio head leaving; and more

— Seattle-based RFID technology provider Impinj announced Friday that President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Brodersen will leave the company… Read More

Tech Moves: CFO shuffle at RealNetworks; Avalara, RFPIO, Hiya add execs; and more

— Cary Baker, currently chief financial officer at RealNetworks, will leave the company in February to join Seattle-based RFID maker… Read More

RFID maker Impinj beats estimates with $40.8M in revenue for Q3, up 18%, as losses shrink

Impinj beat expectations for its third quarter earnings report, posting $40.8 million in revenue, up 19 percent year-over-year, and non-GAAP… Read More

Impinj crushes Wall Street expectations with $38M in revenue, up 34% over a year ago

What a difference a year makes. Less than 12 months ago, Seattle connected chip maker Impinj was mired a in… Read More

Connected chip maker Impinj files patent lawsuit against Dutch semiconductor giant NXP

Impinj is suing one of its top competitors, alleging that Dutch semi-conductor giant NXP copied patents and designs for the… Read More

Tech Moves: Impinj hires IT exec; Fraxion opens Seattle office; Echo Health Ventures partner departs; and more

— Stanton Jandrell, co-founder and CEO of business spend management company Fraxion, is relocating to Seattle to head up Fraxion’s… Read More

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