Tech Moves

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

Mar 2, 2021, 5:14 PM

Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president

Tony Mestres, a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years,… Read More

Mar 1, 2021, 9:01 AM

Tech Moves: WTIA elects new board leadership; Adriane Brown joins American Airlines board

— The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) elected Dave Cotter as the new chair of its board of directors and… Read More

Feb 25, 2021, 2:50 PM

Amazon entertainment exec Marc Whitten departs, joins Unity as senior vice president

Amazon exec Marc Whitten has left the company to take a position at Unity Technologies in Bellevue, Wash. Whitten joined… Read More

Feb 22, 2021, 6:15 AM

Zillow Group promotes Jeremy Wacksman to COO and Susan Daimler to president

Zillow Group is promoting two longtime leaders as part of an “organizational realignment” to reflect the company’s new focus on… Read More

Feb 18, 2021, 2:54 PM

Tech Moves: Wyze names first CFO; OutSystems exec relocates to Seattle; Flying Fish adds partner

— Smart home startup Wyze Labs named Francis Lee as its first chief financial officer. A longtime Nike exec, Lee… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell

— Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 12:09 PM

Microsoft’s M12 venture fund chief Nagraj Kashyap departs for SoftBank

Nagraj Kashyap, the global head of Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, has taken a new job at SoftBank’s Vision Fund as… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 10:42 AM

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Feb 1, 2021, 8:08 AM

Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

— Health benefits platform Accolade named Cindy Kent to its board of directors. Kent is currently EVP and president of… Read More

Jan 27, 2021, 11:55 AM

Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more

— Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role… Read More

Jan 22, 2021, 11:47 AM

Tech veteran Suzi LeVine leaving Washington state unemployment agency for Biden administration role

Suzi LeVine, commissioner of Washington state’s Employment Security Department, is leaving that role to take a position with President Joe… Read More

Jan 22, 2021, 10:19 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets

— Brad Anderson, a longtime Microsoft corporate vice president, has joined Qualtrics as president of products and services. A 17-year veteran… Read More

Jan 14, 2021, 1:08 PM

Tech Moves: Starbucks names new CFO as pandemic fuels mobile ordering; Panopto adds IBM exec; F5’s new security leader; and more

— Starbucks announced the retirement of its chief financial officer and named a successor. Rachel Ruggeri, a 16-year veteran of… Read More