Tech Moves

May 15, 2017, 4:00 AM

Tune adds former Oracle and Simply Measured execs to leadership board

Tune, the fast-growing Seattle-based mobile marketing analytics company, announced two big additions to its leadership board Monday: former Oracle exec Ryan… Read More

May 13, 2017, 5:21 PM

Seattle entrepreneur Matt Hulett joins Pioneer Square Labs to pursue new ideas in eSports

Pioneer Square Labs is adding some bench strength. The Seattle-based startup studio, which has already spun out companies such as… Read More

May 9, 2017, 1:57 PM

Tech Moves: Meet Microsoft Research Labs’ new director; Accolade adds key execs; and more

In a surprise move last week, Jeannette Wing — a noted computer scientist and corporate vice president of Microsoft Research — announced she… Read More

May 1, 2017, 10:50 AM

Tech Moves: Naveen Singh, son of tech vet Steve Singh, named Center CEO; PicMonkey co-founder joins Knack; and more

Being the son of a tech pioneer is a big pair of shoes to fill, but Naveen Singh doesn’t seem… Read More

Apr 25, 2017, 9:52 AM

Tech Moves: 9Mile Labs co-founder Sanjay Puri joins Avalara; open-standards advocate leaves Microsoft; Amplero board adds big names

Tax automation startup Avalara has been quietly stocking up on high-profile tech leadership for the past few months, and they just landed another… Read More

Apr 20, 2017, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: ReplyYes adds to executive team; Juno announces new leaders; and more

ReplyYes, a fast-growing, chat-based commerce startup, announced three additions to the company’s executive board this week: former Zulily engineer Trevor Inman,… Read More

Apr 12, 2017, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Raj Singh joins Avalara’s board; Winshuttle adds execs; and more

If you’re running a software startup in Seattle, Raj Singh is the kind of person you’d want as an advisor.… Read More

Apr 6, 2017, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews joins Placed board; Moovel names CTO; and more

Location-based data startup Placed is having a good year. The company announced Thursday that it is now working with over… Read More

Apr 3, 2017, 11:47 AM

Tech Moves: Institute for Systems Biology names president to replace Lee Hood; Seattle VC moves to Silicon Valley; new F5 CEO gets started

Seventeen years after founding the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), spurring the creation of systems biology as a field, genomics… Read More

Mar 28, 2017, 1:37 PM

Tech Moves: Amazon hires community engagement director; Marchex’s CRO resigns; and more

Amazon doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to community engagement. It’s been at the center of public rancor… Read More

Mar 22, 2017, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds Julep and Blue Nile vet as COO; VRstudios gets a new CEO; and more

Crowd Cow, a Seattle-based startup focused on the delivery of sustainable meat products, announced a big new addition this week: retail… Read More

Mar 17, 2017, 3:14 PM

Tech Moves: Amplero names AWS vet as CTO; Allen Institute hires CFO from RealNetworks; and more

Amplero, a marketing platform fueled by artificial intelligence, announced the addition of Microsoft and Amazon vet Andrew Toner as the company’s CTO… Read More

Mar 15, 2017, 7:32 AM

Starbucks hires Cranium and Golazo founder Richard Tait for unique entrepreneurial role

Richard Tait, one of Seattle’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, has landed an interesting gig at the world’s largest coffee retailer. Tait,… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 9:13 AM

Tech Moves: Jeff Bezos picks new top advisor; Glowforge adds Amazon hardware vet; and more

Jeff Bezos has a new “shadow.” According to his LinkedIn bio, former VP of Kindle Jeffrey Helbling has taken over… Read More

Mar 9, 2017, 1:52 PM

Tech Moves: Cheezburger vet Peter Denton joins Pioneer Square Labs; Museum of Flight names executive VP; and more

“Startup studio” Pioneer Square Labs has added another big name to its leadership board: Peter Denton, who is serving as… Read More

Mar 7, 2017, 1:08 PM

Tech Moves: Appuri appoints Todd Owens as CEO; Zipwhip adds to leadership; and more

Seattle-based Appuri, a startup using big data in an attempt to predict customer dissatisfaction, has appointed a new CEO: former… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 4:00 AM

Virgin Orbit satellite launch spin-off created with ex-Boeing exec at the helm

Virgin Galactic says it’s spinning off its satellite launch operation, including the LauncherOne rocket development program, as a new commercial… Read More

Mar 1, 2017, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Simply Measured co-founder will lead Alexa Accelerator; Donuts names new CRO; more

Startup incubator TechStars announced late last year that it is partnering with Amazon for the Alexa Accelerator, an incubator specifically… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Limeade adds former Microsoft exec; Bezos’ first female advisor moves to new role; and more

Wellness technology company Limeade announced this morning that former Microsoft exec Lee Rossini is joining the company’s leadership team as VP… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 1:55 PM

After growing Starbucks’ digital news operation, veteran journalist Linda Thomas joins Amazon as director of ‘Amazon Stories’

After spending more than three years helping grow Starbucks’ digital news operation, Linda Thomas is shifting gears to do something similar at another Seattle-based corporate giant.… Read More

Feb 13, 2017, 10:28 AM

Tune adds former Oracle and Simply Measured execs to leadership board

Seattle entrepreneur Matt Hulett joins Pioneer Square Labs to pursue new ideas in eSports

Tech Moves: Meet Microsoft Research Labs’ new director; Accolade adds key execs; and more

Tech Moves: Naveen Singh, son of tech vet Steve Singh, named Center CEO; PicMonkey co-founder joins Knack; and more

Tech Moves: 9Mile Labs co-founder Sanjay Puri joins Avalara; open-standards advocate leaves Microsoft; Amplero board adds big names

Tech Moves: ReplyYes adds to executive team; Juno announces new leaders; and more

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Raj Singh joins Avalara’s board; Winshuttle adds execs; and more

Tech Moves: Ex-Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews joins Placed board; Moovel names CTO; and more

Tech Moves: Institute for Systems Biology names president to replace Lee Hood; Seattle VC moves to Silicon Valley; new F5 CEO gets started

Tech Moves: Amazon hires community engagement director; Marchex’s CRO resigns; and more

Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds Julep and Blue Nile vet as COO; VRstudios gets a new CEO; and more

Tech Moves: Amplero names AWS vet as CTO; Allen Institute hires CFO from RealNetworks; and more

Starbucks hires Cranium and Golazo founder Richard Tait for unique entrepreneurial role

Tech Moves: Jeff Bezos picks new top advisor; Glowforge adds Amazon hardware vet; and more

Tech Moves: Cheezburger vet Peter Denton joins Pioneer Square Labs; Museum of Flight names executive VP; and more

Tech Moves: Appuri appoints Todd Owens as CEO; Zipwhip adds to leadership; and more

Virgin Orbit satellite launch spin-off created with ex-Boeing exec at the helm

Tech Moves: Simply Measured co-founder will lead Alexa Accelerator; Donuts names new CRO; more

Tech Moves: Limeade adds former Microsoft exec; Bezos’ first female advisor moves to new role; and more

After growing Starbucks’ digital news operation, veteran journalist Linda Thomas joins Amazon as director of ‘Amazon Stories’

Tech Moves: Zillow adds Slack VP to board as Trulia co-founder departs; Utrip names COO; etc.

Tech Moves: Apple poaches Amazon Fire exec; Tune promotes Koch to CTO; Nohla names CEO; etc.

Ossia hires new CEO to help commercialize its wireless charging technology

Tech moves: Qumulo adds former AWS and Chef exec; Shiftboard adds to leadership team; and more

Convoy keeps on trucking, hires former Uber Seattle engineering chief

Tech Moves: Syntonic adds ex-Microsoft exec to leadership team; Juno adds VP to oversee clinical trials; and more

F5 Networks names new CEO; McAdam set to retire again

AI sportswear startup Sensoria adds former Microsoft president to board

Tech Moves: Expedia vet joins talent management startup; Life Science Washington taps new board chairman; and more

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton and MTV creator Bob Pittman join board of NY-based fine art startup