Puppet CFO Bill Koefoed is stepping down from the Portland-based maker of IT automation software, a move that comes nearly three years after he took the job. In a statement… Read More
—Context Relevant, a big data analytics startup which underwent a management shakeup last year, named Joseph Polverari as the company’s new chief executive officer. Polverari’s past work in building software services for the… Read More
— Krish Srinivasan will become the new CFO for Remitly, the Seattle-based digital money transfer service, taking over for Andy Larson who will continue in another leadership position at the company.… Read More
Puppet Labs is planning to go public as soon as next year, potentially making it the first company in Portland, Ore. to IPO in 12 years. The company’s CFO Bill Koefoed told… Read More
Portland-based IT automation startup Puppet Labs is growing fast, and now the company has more fuel to add to the fire. The company announced today $40 million in fresh funding,… Read More
Puppet Labs, one of Portland’s hottest startups, is moving into new digs later this year. A testament to the company’s growth, Puppet Labs will be transitioning from its current Pearl… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need it. And that was certainly the case for Opscode, the… Read More
—It seems as though just about everyone has heard of Amazon’s audacious plan to deploy flying delivery drones. Some are calling it a PR stunt, but Amazon actually has a… Read More
When GeekWire made the three-hour trek down to Portland a few months ago to participate in TechFestNW and host the final pit stop of a super-fun Tech Crawl, we had… Read More
When Silicon Valley VC firm True Ventures first invested in Portland-based startups Puppet Labs and Urban Airship about four years ago, many had their doubts. “People thought we were kind of crazy, honestly,”… Read More
A lot of work goes into finding the right investors for your startup. But for a few of Portland’s most successful founders that have raised a combined $90 million, it… Read More
Portland-based Puppet Labs made its second acquisition in three years today, swooping up Geppetto-maker Cloudsmith. Cloudsmith, a virtual company spread across the globe, already provided tools that made it easier… Read More