The 4-day work week is good for business, according to these Seattle startups When Seattle startup Uplevel adopted a four-day week in January, it was betting on the fact that employees would get… Read More
Tech Moves: Meta exec joins AI startup, Lyell Immunopharma hires new CEO; and more — Claudiu Bulai is now chief innovation officer at Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Quantarium. Bulai previously spent five years at Meta,… Read More
Tech Moves: Twilio hires ex-Microsoft engineering leader as CTO; Nintendo adds exec; and more — Mark Simms, a former longtime Microsoft engineering leader, has joined Twilio as chief technology officer. Simms spent 14 years… Read More
Uplevel, a Seattle startup that measures engineer productivity, raises $20M The news: Seattle startup Uplevel landed $20 million to fuel growth. The 5-year-old company helps engineering teams analyze the effectiveness… Read More
Vote for Workplace of the Year at the GeekWire Awards: Edifecs, Icertis, F5, Flyhomes, Uplevel Happiness at the job isn’t just kombucha on tap and trendy lounges. For the past two years, companies have balanced… Read More
Another Seattle startup trying 4-day workweek in bid to enhance productivity, well-being and culture Uplevel makes software tools to help engineering teams better measure how developers use their time and how they could best… Read More
How the invasion of Kuwait helped shape the leadership style of Uplevel CTO Ravs Kaur In August 1990, 9-year-old Ravs Kaur and her family fled Kuwait City as it was invaded by Iraq, quickly leading… Read More
Seattle startup Uplevel adds features to measure engineer productivity in remote work settings Like many startups, Uplevel is adapting as the economic crisis changes how its customers work. The Seattle company emerged from… 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
Madrona Venture Labs spinout Uplevel raises $7.5M to measure engineering teams’ productivity A new startup has emerged from stealth mode armed with $7.5 million in seed funding to disrupt what it calls… Read More
