Tech Moves: Smartsheet names CISO; Amazon attorney retires; former Carbon CEO joins Stacklok — Ravi Soin has joined Smartsheet as chief information security officer. Soin was previously at Edifecs, where he served on… Read More
Seattle’s LevelTen Energy to lay off workers amid shrinking support for U.S. wind and solar power Seattle-based LevelTen Energy, a startup facilitating the deployment of clean energy projects, is laying off 60 workers according to a… Read More
Coffee, cloud and clean energy: LevelTen unites Starbucks and Workday for Texas solar deal Starbucks and software company Workday are joining up to support the construction of a 350 megawatt solar power installation in… Read More
LevelTen, which helps facilitate clean energy deals, adds $10M to Series C round Seattle’s LevelTen Energy has raised $10 million to support its platform that facilitates the development of new clean energy projects.… Read More
Google partners with Seattle startup to streamline clean energy deals, aiming to create new standard Slashing carbon emissions requires the rapid deployment of solar, wind and other renewable energy supplies. But the projects often require… Read More
Tech Moves: Leafly hires general counsel; Skilljar and LevelTen add execs; and more — Seattle cannabis marketplace Leafly announced New York-based lawyer Kimberly Boler as its new general counsel. She joins the 11-year… Read More
Tech Moves: Seattle startup TomboyX names new CEO; T-Mobile appoints general counsel; and more — Gender-neutral underwear maker TomboyX promoted COO Leslie Garrard to CEO. Co-founders Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez will continue to… Read More
Google-backed startup LevelTen Energy lands $35M as clean power sector booms Seattle startup LevelTen Energy has raised $35 million in a Series C round led by NGP Energy Capital, with participation… Read More
Tech Moves: Adriane Brown joins KKR board; AI2 adds HR exec; Ossia and LevelTen hire CFOs; more — Adriane Brown, managing partner at Seattle VC firm Flying Fish, joined the board of global investment firm KKR. This… Read More
Tech Moves: Andy Sack joins Payability board; Puppet adds execs; LevelTen Energy names CCO — Longtime Seattle startup leader and investor Andy Sack joined the board of Payability, a New York City-based fintech startup.… Read More
GeekWire Awards 2021: Learn about the 5 finalists for Innovation of the Year Innovators across the Seattle area are tackling problems big and small with a variety of breakthroughs and technologies. Whether it’s… Read More
Tech Moves: Starbucks names new CFO as pandemic fuels mobile ordering; Panopto adds IBM exec; F5’s new security leader; and more — Starbucks announced the retirement of its chief financial officer and named a successor. Rachel Ruggeri, a 16-year veteran of… Read More
Tech Moves: Microsoft’s latest reorg; RealNetworks names new president; AWS execs depart — Microsoft is bringing more of its Windows team under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay as part of another reorganization… Read More
Startup of the Year: Vote for the top early-stage Pacific Northwest company at the GeekWire Awards Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. There are a flurry of up-and-coming… Read More
Geek of the Week: Maryssa Barron brings her (renewable) energy to clean tech and LevelTen Maryssa Barron grew up in a small, rural town in East Texas and spent most of her childhood playing music… Read More
Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in first-of-its-kind clean energy deal Starbucks has struck a first-of-its-kind clean energy deal that will generate enough power to run 3,000 of its stores by… Read More
Clean energy marketplace LevelTen Energy raises $20.5M to help companies ‘go green’ Several years ago, LevelTen CEO Bryce Smith saw that companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Apple were starting to… Read More
Working Geek: Bryce Smith, CEO of LevelTen Energy, helps stoke the demand for solar and wind Microsoft, Amazon, Walmart and other corporations are not only the big dogs in their respective fields, but they also use… Read More
Tech Moves: Leadership changes at Tune and Convoy; LevelTen adds new exec; and more Jennifer Wong, formerly Tune‘s VP of Marketing, has joined on-demand trucking startup Convoy as the company’s head of marketing. Tune… Read More
LevelTen Energy raises $6.8M to make it easier for big companies to buy renewable energy Renewable energy is on the rise, but it’s still tough for most companies to buy clean power. Seattle startup LevelTen Energy… Read More
Startup Spotlight: LevelTen Energy makes it easier for corporations to buy clean power Big companies are increasingly seeking out renewable energy to cope with carbon emissions caps and keep their budgets more stable,… Read More
