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Tech Moves: Washington senator with Microsoft roots to lead Commerce Dept.; Remitly VP retiring

State Sen. Joe Nguyễn will become the next director of the Washington state Department of Commerce. Commerce manages economic and… Read More

Marketing tech company Banzai to acquire video creation platform OpenReel in $19.6M deal

Seattle-based marketing technology company Banzai International, which went public last year on the Nasdaq, announced an agreement this week to… Read More

Tech Moves: SheerID names new CEO; Pinecone adds COO; legal vet joins Docusign; and more

Portland, Ore.-based marketing verification startup SheerID named Stephanie Copeland Weber as the company’s CEO on Monday. She succeeds SheerID co-founder Jake… Read More

Seattle marketing company Banzai goes public, rings opening bell at Nasdaq following SPAC deal

Marketing tech company Banzai rang the opening bell at Nasdaq on Friday as the Seattle firm officially became a public… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

— Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly, a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of… Read More

Seattle startup Banzai to go public via SPAC and acquire marketing tech company Hyros

Banzai, a Seattle marketing software startup, announced Thursday that it will go public after it agreed to merge with a… Read More

Tech Moves: Starbucks tech leader departs; former T-Mobile exec joins Ossia board; and more

— Starbucks Senior Vice President of Technology Wouleta Ayele has departed the Seattle coffee retailer to join California fast-casual restaurant… Read More

Tech Moves: The Riveter’s Amy Nelson to lead new SaksWorks venture; Funko’s leadership transition

— Amy Nelson is getting back into co-working. The founder and former CEO of The Riveter announced Tuesday that she… Read More

Banzai raises $15M as investors pour cash into virtual event platforms

Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, raised $15 million in venture debt funding. Columbia Pacific Advisors led… Read More

Event marketing startup Banzai makes another acquisition, scoops up webinar platform Demio

Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, has acquired Demio, a Tampa, Fla.-based webinar platform. Terms of the… Read More

Seattle startup Banzai acquires High Attendance to bolster event management platform

Banzai, a Seattle startup that sells event marketing software, today announced the acquisition of Austin-based High Attendance, a similar company… Read More

Tech Moves: Museum of Flight’s new education leader; Avalara vet joins Banzai board; and more

— Seattle’s Museum of Flight announced Dana Riley Black as its new vice president of education. The position includes overseeing… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow hires NYC leader; ex-Airbnb president joins Tapas Capital; Big Fish exec returns to EA; Slalom’s first CMO; and more

— Seattle-based Zillow Group announced leadership changes on its marketing team and in its New York office. Matt Daimler is… Read More

Working Geek: Banzai CEO Joe Davy on how to take the hard knocks and come out stronger

When he was still a very young man — like not even old enough to drink legally — Joe Davy… Read More

Avalara vets launch on-demand inside sales platform Banzai

In his previous job as general manager for sales tax automation firm Avalara, Joe Davy observed a recurring problem. It was… Read More

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