Tech Moves

Aug 1, 2019, 2:02 PM

GoDaddy hires former Expedia president Aman Bhutani as new CEO; Scott Wagner steps down due to health reasons

Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani is the new leader of website hosting giant GoDaddy, taking over from CEO Scott Wagner,… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 10:28 AM

Tech Moves: Former Alibaba dealmaker joins OfferUp board; Google hires ex-Microsoft natural language expert

— Former Alibaba executive Michael Zeisser joined the board of directors at Seattle-based mobile marketplace OfferUp. “Very few consumer companies… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 7:14 AM

Tech Moves: Blokable exec leaves for Expedia; ExtraHop names new finance chief

— Sandy Anuras is leaving Blokable, a Seattle startup with a mission to develop low-cost housing at scale, to join… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 10:49 AM

Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs flock to startups, and Palmetto hires for new Seattle office

He’s the former head of a $10 billion business retail unit at Amazon, and he’s one of several execs heading… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

How this startup vet plans to create a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs in Eastern Washington

Startup accelerator Ignite Northwest is getting a facelift under the direction of Tom Simpson, a well-known angel investor and co-founder… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 5:00 AM

Isaac Kato, who led MightyAI to Uber acquisition, joins Techstars Seattle as managing director

Fresh off helping guide MightyAI to its acquisition by Uber, Isaac Kato is taking on another challenge as the new… Read More

Jul 20, 2019, 9:52 AM

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Fernish lands former Amazon exec; Quantarium names chief marketing and revenue officer; and more

— Home furnishing rental company Fernish hired Kristin Smith as chief operating officer. Smith was most recently COO at Dolly,… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 10:23 AM

Univ. of Washington names longtime professor François Baneyx to lead CoMotion innovation center

The University of Washington named longtime professor François Baneyx to lead its CoMotion innovation center. Baneyx is currently the Charles… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa named two new C-suite executives: Jim Grube is the new chief financial officer and Jeff… Read More

Jul 15, 2019, 4:28 PM

Tech Moves: Fraxion adds to board; digital marketplace Etailz hires new CEO; and more

— Business expense management startup Fraxion added three new executives to its board of directors: Rick Gustafson was most recently… Read More

Jul 10, 2019, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Outreach adds ex-Microsoft talent; Leafly hires a chief product officer; and more

— What do you do with a billion-dollar valuation? Seattle’s newest Unicorn, sales automation startup Outreach, is celebrating by staffing… Read More

Jul 9, 2019, 10:23 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky dives into venture capital; Amplero founder joins Zulily

— Amy Bohutinsky, the former chief operating officer of Zillow, has joined venture capital equity firm TCV, where she will… Read More

Jul 2, 2019, 10:59 AM

Tech Moves: Cloudability CEO resigns after Apptio acquisition; Microsoft Philanthropies lands a new director; and more

Mat Ellis resigned from his role as CEO of Cloudability, a startup that helps companies track their spending on cloud… Read More

Jun 25, 2019, 3:00 PM

Tech Moves: Lime’s chief program officer departs; Convoy taps Amazon vet as advisor; Versium names a new CEO; and more

— A little more than a year after joining dockless bike- and scooter-sharing startup Lime as chief program officer, Scott… Read More

Jun 21, 2019, 9:40 AM

Washington governor’s tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Seattle office

For the past three years, Joseph Williams has been advising Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy. In that time… Read More

Jun 20, 2019, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Kaiser Permanente names head of research in Washington state; Offerpad lures former Zillow exec; and more

— Kaiser Permanente landed Dr. Rita Mangione-Smith to lead its Washington Health Research Institute. Mangione-Smith is a pediatrician by training… Read More

Jun 17, 2019, 1:12 PM

Adaptive Biotechnologies co-founder leaves Fred Hutch; IPO filing warned of IP risks from dual roles

Dr. Harlan Robins, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies, stepped down from his role as head of… Read More

Jun 14, 2019, 10:02 AM

Tech Moves: Social Venture Partners CEO departs for BECU; Zipwhip adds general counsel; and more

Solynn McCurdy left his role as CEO of nonprofit Social Venture Partners and joined credit union BECU as senior vice president… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 1:44 PM

Techstars Seattle leader Chris DeVore to step down, will focus on Founders’ Co-op venture capital firm

After nearly five years leading Techstars Seattle as managing director, Chris DeVore is stepping down on July 1. In an… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 8:58 AM

Tech Moves: Appsheet staffs up leadership; GitHub welcomes a new COO; voice startup Jargon grows; and more

No-code app development startup AppSheet brought on Daisy dePaulis as chief revenue officer and Thierry D’Hers as vice president… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 5:00 AM

Whitepages splits into two separate entities, forms new enterprise-focused company Ekata

Seattle-based Whitepages is splitting into two separate companies — Whitepages and Ekata — as it looks to expand growth around… Read More

Jun 7, 2019, 8:39 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Juno CEO Hans Bishop takes over at Grail; Amazon Business chief departs; Shyft co-founder jumps to Ally; and more

— The former head of Juno Therapeutics, Hans Bishop, signed on as CEO of Grail, a Bay Area biotech focused… Read More

Jun 6, 2019, 4:11 PM

Tech consulting giant Avanade names veteran exec Pam Maynard as its next CEO; Adam Warby to step down after 11 years in the role

Avanade’s CEO is stepping down, but the tech consulting and services company born out of a joint venture between Accenture… Read More

Jun 3, 2019, 10:17 AM

Tech Moves: Google snags Georgia Tech AI professor; Apptio hires exec from AWS; The Riveter names Portland leader; and more

— Natural language processing expert Jacob Eisenstein is taking a gig as a research scientist with Google AI in Seattle.… Read More

May 29, 2019, 5:00 AM

Tech Moves: Docugami unveils exec team; marketing firm April Six opens in Seattle; Snap! Raise gets a president; and more

— Document engineering startup Docugami revealed its full team after it emerged from stealth mode earlier this month. Joining CEO… Read More