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Syndio

Syndio bets on agentic AI with first acquisition in Seattle pay equity startup’s history

Syndio announced Tuesday that it acquired Embrace.ai, an agentic AI startup whose founders and technology will help Syndio build out its AI-powered compensation platform. Read More

Tech Moves: Syndio names 7 execs; avante and Tanium add to C-suite; Amazon leaders depart

Pay equity startup Syndio name seven new years while two Amazon leaders depart, and avante and Tanium add to their C-suites. Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Google director unveils investment management firm; Treasury4 names new CFO

— Manish “Manny” Sainani, a former Google product management director, recently launched Hushh Technologies, a startup that uses artificial intelligence,… Read More

Vote for Workplace of the Year: Startups employ various methods in their commitment to culture

Respect. Inclusion. Satisfaction. Employee-centric. Our judges for the Workplace of the Year category at the 2024 GeekWire Awards used a… Read More

Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

The five finalists for CEO of the Year in the 2023 GeekWire Awards are taking on a broad and important… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Chef CEO joins Buildkite board; Salesforce hires Code.org exec

— Barry Crist is now board chair of Perth, Australia-based software company Buildkite. Crist is the former CEO and board… Read More

Vote for CEO of the Year: GeekWire Awards finalists find growth opportunities in uncertain times

Building and running a company is no easy task in the best of times, let alone amid the ongoing uncertainty… Read More

Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

— Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. Rogers spent the past decade… Read More

Is your company offering fair pay? New nonprofit certifies those with nondiscriminatory wages

Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements inspired many companies over the past year to pledge their commitment to fighting inequities.… Read More

Pay-equity startup Syndio raises $50M as more companies broaden analysis of workplace fairness

In its quest to help companies treat all employees fairly, Seattle-based Syndio has raised $50 million in new funding, the… Read More

Why NBA superstar Steph Curry just invested in Seattle pay equity startup Syndio

Seattle pay equity startup Syndio has scored more than $30 million in funding in its four years, but a new… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Vote for the leader who is getting things done as Startup CEO of the Year

Managing fast-growing startups is not an easy task. Whether it’s keeping up with the competition, outsmarting big tech or raising… Read More

Seattle startup Syndio raises $17.1M as demand spikes for HR software that helps identify pay gaps

Syndio, the Seattle startup that works to eliminate gaps in pay equity, has raised $17.1 million in new funding, the… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia and F5 Networks add board members; Madrona principal departs; and more

— Expedia Group appointed Equifax President of Global Consumer Solutions Beverly Anderson as its newest board member. Prior to Equifax,… Read More

Syndio raises $7.5M to squash pay gaps; CEO says COVID-19 crisis puts women and minorities at risk

Seattle startup Syndio just raised a $7.5 million investment round to bolster its HR technology that helps companies maintain equal… 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

Video: ‘Pay equity is not a fad,’ says Syndio CEO on the way to winning GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch

  “The biggest thing for an early stage entrepreneur is to command people to follow you.” That bit of wisdom… Read More

Tech Moves: Seahawks legend Doug Baldwin joins Intellectual Ventures; Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar changes roles; Adaptiva lands marketing exec

— Former NFL receiver Doug Baldwin is now a senior advisor of product concepts at Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue, Wash.-based… Read More

Dace Asprey

Tech Moves: Dave Asprey steps down as Bulletproof CEO; Microsoft names chief U.S. digital officer; Accolade adds former Microsoft CFO to board

Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof 360, is stepping down from his role as CEO. Asprey announced that he’d be handing… Read More

Syndio Solutions’ quest for fair wages is backed by $5.2M in seed funding and big-name hires

In the U.S., women earn 82 cents on the dollar that men earn. That means in order to match the… Read More

Pay equity tech startup Syndio names Smartsheet co-founder Maria Colacurcio as CEO, lands $5M in funding

Syndio, a startup whose technology uses data to help companies identify and resolve pay equity gaps for women and minority… Read More

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