— Dave Clark isn’t the only former Amazon exec out at Flexport. Five other ex-Amazonians who joined Flexport over the past few years also left the company this week, The… Read More
— IoT startup Mason announced that founder and current CEO Jim Xiao will be swapping roles with his sister and current Mason President Nancy Xiao. “I’m confident that Nancy is… Read More
— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board are William Simon, former president and CEO of Walmart U.S.,… Read More
— Former EnergySavvy COO Scott Case was named entrepreneur-in-residence at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, part of the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute. Case spent 10 years with EnergySavvy,… Read More
Marketing analytics company Marchex is upping its focus on artificial intelligence. Dr. Junmei Zhong, a longtime AI researcher and former Pitchbook leader, is joining the company as its chief AI scientist. The company… Read More
Erin Murphy still uses her phone to make actual phone calls. In an age of texting and social media and every other conceivable way to not say “hello” with your… Read More
A husband-wife founding team has raised cash from investors like Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer to build what they hope will be the next transformative company in Seattle. Former Marchex CEO… Read More
Amazon doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to community engagement. It’s been at the center of public rancor over rapid development of its Seattle campus and the skyrocketing… Read More
Seattle-based marketing company Marchex has had a rough past year. The company’s CEO and board chairman departed last fall after a series of layoffs, and, in January, it laid off about… Read More
Marchex is cutting more staff. The Seattle-based advertising analytics company laid off 30 employees this week, or about 10 percent of its workforce that now sits at just under 300… Read More
Marchex today announced major leadership changes, as both CEO Pete Christothoulou and Board Chairman Clark Kokich have resigned from the company. The Seattle-area advertising analytics company is now led by an… Read More
Grant Ries, who was an investor during both the angel and Series A funding rounds at Convoy, was so impressed by the Seattle-based on-demand trucking startup that he decided to accept… Read More
Marchex has laid off 10 percent of its staff after a disappointing second quarter. The Seattle-area advertising analytics company confirmed Friday that it laid off 40 people this week across multiple… Read More
—Joanna Lord, the Seattle startup veteran who has led marketing teams for Porch, Big Door and Moz, has moved on from the Emerald City. She’s now working for New York-based ClassPass as the fitness membership… Read More
—Moonraft, an India-based technology design firm, is opening a new Seattle office, marking its first expansion in the U.S. Moonraft co-founder and chief design officer Sreekumar “Sree” Paramu will oversee the U.S. operation.… Read More
—Marchex expanded its executive team to include a new chief revenue officer, Gary Nafus, and new senior vice president of customer evangelism, Matt Muilenburg. Both hires will let Seattle-based Marchex improve delivery of its mobile… Read More
For advertisers, tracking clicks is easy, but tracking calls resulting from online ads can be a hassle. A solution from Seattle-based Marchex lets advertisers monitor how many calls a mobile ad generates,… Read More
Marchex wants to get out of the domain business, and GoDaddy is helping make it happen. The Seattle-based company today announced a $34.8 million sale of its domains to GoDaddy… Read More
After 12 years at the helm of Marchex, Russell Horowitz is stepping down as CEO of the Seattle call advertising company. The former Go2Net CEO will remain on the board,… Read More
Prism, a three-year old startup, has raised $2 million over multiple rounds to help people pay their bills using a free mobile phone app. Investors include a number of high-profile individuals,… Read More
—HotelTonight, the fast-growing mobile-based hotel booking service, has named Zillow chief marketing officer Amy Bohutinsky to its board. It marks the second board appointment for Bohutinsky so far this year,… Read More
Marchex announced today that it made $49.2 million in revenue last quarter, up from $40.6 million in the year-ago quarter. That’s roughly in line with analyst expectations of $49 million… Read More
Shares of Marchex — the Seattle mobile advertising company — tumbled more than 40 percent in early-morning trading Thursday after the company announced that it is lowering its revenue outlook… Read More
Seattle mobile advertising company Marchex today beat expectations with a revenue of $49.7 million during the second quarter. The company also posted net income of $947,000 last quarter, which fell just short… Read More
Seattle mobile advertising company Marchex today reported revenue of $39.7 million, and net income of $597,000 for the fourth quarter. That compares to revenue of $32.4 million and a net… Read More
From the folks who earlier this year brought us the list of the most foul-mouthed Americans (yes, my home state of Ohio is frickin’ No. 1) here comes the latest… Read More
Marchex is making a big bet on mobile performance advertising, and it has hired an experienced leader to help lead the charge. The Seattle company today announced that Clark Kokich, an online… Read More
If you’re thinking of starting a sushi bar, manufacturing airbags or opening a dance studio in the near future and need to secure a domain for a website, Archeo has… Read More
Marchex co-founder John Keister, who has served as the company’s chief operating officer and president over the years and most recently filled the role of executive vice chairman, has announced… Read More
Those around the GeekWire offices know that I occasionally like to drop an f-bomb or two every once in a while. It’s not in anger, typically. It just kind of… Read More
