Tech Moves – Page 22 of 44

Jun 9, 2021, 2:50 PM

Tech Moves: GameStop hires more Amazon execs; Twitch COO joins Karat board; CEO of Washington STEM steps down; Big Fish HR chief joins Qumulo

— Seattle startup Karat added a new board member and vice president of interview delivery. Twitch Chief Operating Officer Sara… Read More

Jun 4, 2021, 8:42 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft COO Kevin Turner leaves Core Scientific; Magic AI founder joins ThruWave

— Kevin Turner has stepped down as CEO of Seattle-area blockchain startup Core Scientific. The former Microsoft COO told GeekWire… Read More

May 28, 2021, 4:21 PM

Tech Moves: Andy Sack joins Payability board; Puppet adds execs; LevelTen Energy names CCO

— Longtime Seattle startup leader and investor Andy Sack joined the board of Payability, a New York City-based fintech startup.… Read More

May 27, 2021, 10:40 AM

Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon HR leader joins Snap; Tableau CFO departs; and more

— Darcie Henry, a 23-year Amazon veteran, will join Snap Inc. as chief human resources officer in July. She is… Read More

May 21, 2021, 3:06 PM

Tech Moves: Icertis hires new CMO; Expedia Group board member steps down; and more

— Icertis hired longtime SAP executive Gretchen Eischen as its new chief marketing officer. She was most recently global vice… Read More

May 14, 2021, 1:14 PM

Tech Moves: Riveter CEO relocates; ex-REI CEO joins UW business school; Edifecs adds execs; more

— Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has been appointed the Edward V. Fritzky endowed chair in leadership… Read More

May 7, 2021, 2:22 PM

Tech Moves: Tanium hires CFO; Utrip founder launches VC firm; AWS IoT exec joins Siemens

— Cybersecurity giant Tanium appointed Marc Levine as its new CFO, effective May 17. He was most recently CFO at… Read More

May 7, 2021, 9:59 AM

Ex-Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn leaves venture capital post after 5 weeks on job

When Jeff Blackburn announced his retirement from Amazon in February after 22 years, the longtime Jeff Bezos lieutenant stressed that… Read More

May 3, 2021, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Ad Lightning CEO Scott Moore steps down; Amazon Prime Video adds Nike vet

— Ad Lightning co-founder Scott Moore is stepping down from his CEO role for personal reasons but will remain on… Read More

Apr 28, 2021, 12:30 PM

Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more

— Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as its first-ever chief technology officer. The Seattle startup… Read More

Apr 28, 2021, 7:49 AM

Fuse raises more than $100M, adds Bay Area tech vet Brendan Wales as third founding partner

The news: Brendan Wales, a longtime Bay Area tech startup investor, has joined Seattle-based venture capital firm Fuse as its… Read More

Apr 21, 2021, 10:10 AM

Tech Moves: Former Sec. of Defense Ash Carter joins Tanium board; SheerID adds exec; and more

— Ash Carter, who served as secretary of defense from 2015 to 2017, has joined the board of Tanium, a… Read More

Apr 16, 2021, 11:06 AM

Tech Moves: Former Chef Software and Impinj CFO Evan Fein lands at phone service startup TextNow

Evan Fein, a finance exec who previously was CFO at Impinj and Chef Software, is now CFO at TextNow. Fein… Read More

Apr 15, 2021, 12:55 PM

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech co-founders join life sciences SPAC; new edtech execs; and more

— Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founders and brothers Chad and Harlan Robins are among the directors of a new life sciences SPAC.… Read More

Apr 13, 2021, 12:25 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon leader Jeff Wilke joins Scale AI as advisor to CEO; Skilljar and Auth0 hire execs; T-Mobile board shuffle

— Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, has joined Scale AI as advisor to the CEO. Founded… Read More

Apr 9, 2021, 4:59 PM

Tech Moves: Rad Power Bikes co-founder resigns; WRF CEO Ron Howell to retire; and more

— Rad Power Bikes co-founder Ty Collins has stepped down from the rapidly growing e-bike startup. Collins, who was chief… Read More

Apr 7, 2021, 3:11 PM

Expedia adds SoftBank deputy general counsel Patricia Menendez-Cambo to board

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group named Patricia Menendez-Cambo, deputy general counsel of SoftBank Group and general counsel of the SoftBank… Read More

Apr 7, 2021, 11:56 AM

Tech Moves: AWS exec named Splunk president; Amazon vet joins Overstock as CMO; and more

— Former Amazon Web Services and Microsoft executive Teresa Carlson will join Splunk in the new role of president and… Read More

Apr 1, 2021, 12:19 PM

Tech Moves: Magic Leap adds another Microsoft vet; GameStop hires Amazon and Zulily execs

— Magic Leap continues to hire from the Seattle region. Anuj Gosalia, a veteran of Microsoft, Facebook and Google, joined… Read More

Mar 29, 2021, 8:30 AM

Seattle venture capitalist Daniel Li leaves Madrona to launch new startup Plus, which just raised $5.5M

Daniel Li is leaving Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group to launch a new startup. Li, who joined Madrona… Read More

Mar 24, 2021, 8:23 AM

Tech Moves: Startup Haven grows team to lead new fund; PSL promotions; F5 Networks adds execs

— Startup Haven, a community for entrepreneurs founded by Seattle startup vet Bob Crimmins, launched an investment fund called Startup… Read More

Mar 18, 2021, 8:36 AM

Tech Moves: Sea.citi adds board members; another Microsoft vet joins Magic Leap; and more

— Sea.citi, an organization that works to connect tech sector employees with civic life, announced three new board members: Zillow… Read More

Mar 15, 2021, 4:46 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft hires activist fired by Amazon; ex-Sprint CEO leaves F5 Networks board

— Maren Costa, one of two former leaders of the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice group who was fired by… Read More

Mar 12, 2021, 12:02 PM

JetClosing closes $11M investment round, names Seattle tech vet Anna Collins as CEO

New funding: Seattle digital home closing service JetClosing closed an $11 million Series B round. Funds and accounts advised by T.… Read More

Mar 11, 2021, 12:54 PM

Tech Moves: Facebook engineering lead joins gaming unicorn Playco; Bright.md names new CEO

— Former Facebook Director of Engineering Calvin Grunewald has left the social media giant after nine years and joined Playco,… Read More

Mar 10, 2021, 8:46 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft distinguished engineer joins Eclipse Ventures; Outreach adds evangelist

— Former Microsoft VP and Azure Distinguished Engineer Kushagra Vaid is now a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm… Read More

Mar 8, 2021, 1:50 PM

Xbox co-founder J Allard left Intellivision after short stint, hints at project with gaming vet brother

J Allard, the onetime Microsoft executive who was a co-founder of Xbox, left Intellivision Entertainment last year, shortly after joining… Read More

Mar 8, 2021, 8:00 AM

Hello, Texas: Seattle venture capital firm Madrona hires first partner outside of the Pacific Northwest

Madrona Venture Group has hired its first investment partner based outside of the Pacific Northwest as the firm broadens its… Read More

Mar 4, 2021, 9:00 AM

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

Mar 3, 2021, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

— After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of… Read More