— Following the implosion of freight logistics startup Convoy last month, former employees from the heavily-funded Seattle startup are finding landing pads. Sam Hallock, who led corporate communications at Convoy, recently… Read More
Seattle cannabis marketplace company Leafly announced Monday that it received formal notice from Nasdaq that it regained compliance with the stock exchange, averting a potential delisting due to a violation… Read More
Seattle cannabis marketplace company Leafly this week completed a 1-for-20 reverse stock split, consolidating its shares in an effort to remain compliant with Nasdaq listing requirements. Leafly went public last… Read More
Editor’s note: This story was updated with information from Leafly’s fourth quarter earnings report and an internal email sent from the company’s CEO. Leafly is laying off 40 employees, about… Read More
— Adam Coccari is now director of Intuit Ventures, the new venture capital arm of Intuit, the global financial technology platform company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks and other products. Coccari previously… Read More
Leafly, the Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace, is cutting 56 positions, or 21% of its workforce, the company announced this week. In a move designed to “improve operating performance,” Leafly said… Read More
Uber is partnering with Seattle-based company Leafly to deliver cannabis in Toronto. It’s the first time cannabis delivery is available on a major third-party delivery platform. “It marks not only… Read More
The four Seattle businesses that went public during the SPAC boom have sputtered amid the broader economic downturn. Porch, Nautilus Biotechnology, Rover, and Leafly have all gone public via a… Read More
After holding the GeekWire Awards virtually for the past two years, there was a feeling of real catharsis Thursday evening as hundreds of people streamed through the doors of the… Read More
— Maria Renz, a former Amazon executive and technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, joined Gopuff as senior vice president of North America. Renz was most recently an executive vice president… Read More
Leafly arrived on the public markets Monday, setting a milestone for not only the Seattle company but the cannabis industry at large. Leafly began trading on the Nasdaq under the… Read More
Nearly six months after announcing plans to go public via a SPAC merger, Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace Leafly has sealed the deal and will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Monday.… Read More
— PCC Community Markets announced Krishnan “Krish” Srinivasan, a former finance executive at Lyft and Seattle startup Remitly, as its new CEO today. He has served as CFO of the… Read More
— Leafly announced its new six-member board of directors whose appointments will be effective after its pending SPAC merger with New York-based Merida Merger Corp is completed. The new board… Read More
— Tomo, a new real estate startup led by ex-Zillow leaders, announced Sarah Makar as CMO. She is also a Zillow alum and was most previously SVP of marketing at… Read More
— Seattle cannabis marketplace Leafly announced New York-based lawyer Kimberly Boler as its new general counsel. She joins the 11-year company just ahead of its deal to go public through… Read More
Leafly this week launched a new feature in its iOS app that allows users to place marijuana orders for pickup, taking advantage of a change to Apple’s App Store rules.… Read More
An online marketplace that helps to facilitate trade between marijuana sellers and buyers will soon see its own stock traded on the Nasdaq. Another that connects pet owners with walkers,… Read More
Leafly is joining the SPAC party. The Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace plans to go public through a deal with New York-based Merida Merger Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, the… Read More
Seattle-based online cannabis marketplace Leafly has closed $23 million in new funding, GeekWire confirmed with the company. The fresh cash infusion comes as the cannabis market sees an increase in sales… Read More
When Leafly and Headset co-founder Cy Scott heard the news about Amazon relaxing its marijuana testing standards for job applicants while backing federal legalization efforts, two thoughts immediately came to… Read More
— Leafly General Counsel Yoko Miyashita will take over as chief executive officer from outgoing CEO Tim Leslie. Miyashita joined the Seattle-based online cannabis platform last year and previously spent… Read More
Investors continue to bet on Leafly. The Seattle-based online cannabis brand has raised $3.6 million, according to a new SEC filing. The company confirmed the new investment, which brings total… Read More
Leafly laid off 91 employees Monday, just two months after eliminating 54 positions at the online cannabis brand. The Seattle startup that once employed about 300 now has 140 employees… Read More
Seattle-based cannabis information resource company Leafly today laid off 54 employees, or 18 percent of its workforce, GeekWire has learned. There were 33 people let go from the company’s Seattle… Read More
Seattle-based marijuana strain and dispensary review startup Leafly is raising cash, but not with breakneck growth mind: the startup is simultaneously implementing a company-wide effort to limit spending and slow down… Read More
Leafly, the Seattle-based cannabis information resource, is aiming to do more to help people understand the effects of marijuana. The company announced Tuesday the release of the “Leafly Cannabis Guide,”… Read More
— Goldman Sachs hired former AWS exec Marco Argenti as co-chief information officer and former Verizon chief technology officer Atte Lahtiranta as CTO. Argenti is the former vice president of… Read More
— Possible Finance, a Seattle startup that runs a mobile-only loan program, made two executive hires amid rapid growth for the company. The new head of growth at Possible is… Read More
Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott Vickers had just sold their popular cannabis directory Leafly to Privateer Holdings. As they plotted their next endeavor, one word kept coming up in… Read More