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Outreach lands $200 million, pushing valuation of sales software startup to $4.4 billion

Outreach just landed $200 million in venture capital that the 10-year-old software company will use to help more sales professionals close… Read More

Outreach founders raise $1.7M to build ‘Sims for the enterprise’ with new Seattle startup Spot

New funding: Spot, a year-old company led by the founders of billion-dollar startup Outreach, has raised $1.7 million. Company background: GeekWire… Read More

Tech Moves: Former AT&T Vice Chairman Ralph de la Vega joins Outreach board; Flyhomes adds VPs

— Seattle startup Outreach has a new board member: Ralph de la Vega, the former vice chairman at AT&T and… Read More

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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

Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups?

The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world  — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these… Read More

Tech Moves: Outreach and Flyhomes marketing chiefs depart; startup studio Pienza grows team

— Margaret Arakawa has left her role as chief marketing officer at sales automation startup Outreach. Arakawa spent nearly 20… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s M12 creates advisory board; former Integris CEO joins VC firm; and more

— M12, Microsoft’s venture capital arm, announced a formal advisory board drawing from industry experts and past mentors. The inaugural… Read More

Outreach founders lift the hood on their stealthy new remote work startup

Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton are sharing a little more about their secretive new company. The entrepreneurs left Outreach over the… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS names first head of space policy; WeWork Labs leader joins Alexa Fund; Moz co-founder leaves board

— Peter Marquez has joined Amazon Web Services as the first head of space policy. “There are many exciting things… Read More

Two Outreach founders depart, team up on secretive remote work venture

Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton are working on a stealthy new remote work company after leaving the billion-dollar… Read More

Outreach raises $50M as billion-dollar Seattle startup aims to capitalize on remote sales trend

Outreach is putting more fuel in the tank. The Seattle startup, one of a handful of “unicorn” companies in the… Read More

Tech Moves: Qualtrics exec moves to Google; NHL Seattle expands team; former Amazon exec named Bluecrew CEO; and more

— Microsoft alum Kelly Waldher has joined Google as vice president of marketing for G Suite. Waldher most recently served… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CFO joins Auth0 board; Outreach opens NYC office; Concure Oncology adds CEO; and more

— Smartsheet CFO Jennifer Ceran joined the board of Bellevue, Wash.-based identity management provider Auth0. Last month, Smartsheet announced Ceran will… Read More

Outreach CEO Manny Medina on leading the Seattle unicorn startup through the COVID-19 crisis

“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.”… Read More

Who’ll be the Next Tech Titan at the GeekWire Awards? Your vote will boost one of these startups

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. How do you handicap a unicorn… Read More

Tech Moves: Lighter Capital adds executives; Tech PR vet launches new business; Accolade names talent leader to board; and more

— Seattle-based Lighter Capital announced Patricia Elliott as chief sales officer and Kevin Fink as chief technology officer. The “alternative… Read More

Sales engagement startup Outreach opens London office, doubling down on Europe expansion

Outreach, the billion-dollar Seattle sales engagement startup, is making a big bet on Europe. The company opened an office in… Read More

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Heavily funded startups climb the list of top Pacific NW tech companies

At first glance, the GeekWire 200 might not seem that different today than it did a year ago. But a… Read More

A new world for unicorns: What the WeWork flop means for Seattle’s top startups and IPO prospects

WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an… Read More

Billion-dollar startup founders share advice on how to build teams, establish values, scale, and more

Manny Medina may be the head of a billion-dollar startup, but when asked what mythical creature represents the company, it’s… Read More

Three Seattle startups make LinkedIn’s 2019 list of 50 hottest companies to work for now

LinkedIn’s 2019 list of the 50 Top Startups in the U.S. once again includes three companies from Seattle, with two… Read More

Tech Moves: Outreach adds ex-Microsoft talent; Leafly hires a chief product officer; and more

— What do you do with a billion-dollar valuation? Seattle’s newest Unicorn, sales automation startup Outreach, is celebrating by staffing… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Juno CEO Hans Bishop takes over at Grail; Amazon Business chief departs; Shyft co-founder jumps to Ally; and more

— The former head of Juno Therapeutics, Hans Bishop, signed on as CEO of Grail, a Bay Area biotech focused… Read More

Secretive investment firm Lone Pine Capital is quietly minting tech unicorns in Seattle

Some of Seattle’s hottest startups are taking big checks from a major investment firm that rarely bets on private companies.… Read More

After raising big round, Outreach CEO talks post-unicorn life, IPO plans, creating culture, and more

The pressure is on at Outreach. The Seattle startup took a break on Wednesday, hosting an open house party to… Read More

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Unicorns, IPOs and the hidden links among the new wave of tech giants

Seattle has a new unicorn, Outreach, the sales and marketing automation company that raised a $114 million funding round, pushing… Read More

New unicorn in Seattle: Outreach raises massive $114M round, pushing valuation above $1 billion

Seattle has a new unicorn. Sales automation startup Outreach has reeled in a huge $114 million investment round that pushes… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Which of these burgeoning giants will be the region’s Next Tech Titan?

The Pacific Northwest tech scene is known primarily for giants such as Amazon and Microsoft, but there is a huge… Read More

Future unicorns: Algorithm predicts the next $1B companies, including one Seattle startup

Can algorithms predict the next billion-dollar companies better than human venture capitalists? It seems possible, at least based on a formula… Read More

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