Convoy valued at $3.8B after raising $260M to hit the gas on digital freight marketplace Trucking marketplace Convoy is pouring a lot more fuel in its tank, raising $260 million as the Seattle company aims… Read More
Tech Moves: Convoy adds CFO; Stripe hires a Microsoft president; Providence names chief digital officer; and more — Sonia Jain, formerly CFO from Cars.com, will join Seattle startup Convoy as its new chief financial officer. Jain served… Read More
Convoy co-founder rides shotgun with truckers for better view of how company’s tech can help Grant Goodale left Seattle to find out just how rough a road it is these days for American truck drivers.… Read More
Play Episode Podcast NFTs, Metaverse, Web3, and new realities of startup investing, with Founders Co-op’s Aviel Ginzburg Play So much of what happens in the startup world comes from serendipitous moments, random interactions that lead to fresh insights… Read More
Meet the unicorns: A look at the Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion Editor’s note: This post has been updated to add startups that were not initially included in the list. Icertis’ valuation… Read More
Tech Moves: Convoy names general counsel; startup founders land new gigs after shutdowns — Freight marketplace Convoy announced John Morrow as its new general counsel, effective Nov. 1. A Seattle tech vet, Morrow… Read More
Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board — Law enforcement technology company Axon added former HTC Vive exec Chris Chin as vice president of immersive tech. In… Read More
Convoy inks 123,000 square-foot lease in downtown Seattle and reveals return-to-office plan Some companies are looking to reduce their physical office footprint with the shift to remote work. Seattle startup Convoy is doing… Read More
Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’ Dorothy Li, a 23-year Amazon vet who helped launch game-changing innovations such as Prime to Kindle, is the latest experienced… Read More
Remote work 1 year later: The pandemic sent tech workers home — when and how will they return? It’s been exactly one year since Microsoft recommended that its nearly 54,000 Seattle-area employees work from home as a mysterious… Read More
Convoy freight report for 2020 shows how effects of pandemic rippled through trucking industry As COVID-19 sent a wave of shock through consumer habits in the early weeks of the pandemic, the effects also… Read More
Holiday parties in a pandemic: Tableau orders 3,500 meals to go; Smartsheet serenaded virtually; more Looking for a way to celebrate the holiday season with employees while also injecting some much-needed support into the Seattle restaurant… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: What Seattle’s billion-dollar startups say about the region’s tech industry Play Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Seattle’s tech community just reached a new milestone: 10… Read More
Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion-dollar startups? The unicorn — that supposed elusive creature of the startup world — is becoming a bit more commonplace in these… Read More
Tech Moves: Airbnb HR leader joins Convoy; OutSystems hires Microsoft vets; Highspot’s new chief scientist; and more —Digital freight startup Convoy announced Sunita Solao, previously an HR leader at Airbnb, as vice president of people and a… Read More
Convoy rival Uber Freight raises $500M, valuing trucking logistics business at $3.3B Uber Freight, the trucking logistics arm of Uber, today announced a $500 million investment led by Greenbriar that values the… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s ambitious new health band; 4-day work week; Ex-Expedia CEO’s new gig Play Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Amazon surprised everyone by unveiling a new health band,… Read More
Convoy hires former Expedia CEO as president and COO as digital freight startup tops 1k employees Mark Okerstrom is shifting from travel and tourism to trucking, looking to apply his digital commerce expertise to a new… Read More
With stops at Amazon and Rover, Convoy VP Kristen Forecki shares her map for success One can take a reductionist view of career success as a series of lucky breaks or the result of relentless… Read More
Convoy leans on its technology as Seattle digital freight startup navigates volatile trucking industry Convoy saw record activity last month on its digital freight network as the COVID-19 outbreak spread and shipper demand soared… Read More
Forbes ranking of ‘America’s Best Startup Employers’ includes 13 Seattle-area companies Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.” The… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation Play From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More
GeekWire 200 update: Heavily funded startups climb the list of top Pacific NW tech companies At first glance, the GeekWire 200 might not seem that different today than it did a year ago. But a… Read More
Convoy’s latest digital trucking breakthrough is 100% automation of the load pricing process Convoy has reached another milestone on the long road toward complete automation of the trucking industry’s brokering process. The Seattle-based… Read More
Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B valuation amid trucking recession and Uber Freight competition It’s another busy day for Dan Lewis. He’s just come out of a big meeting with one of the top… Read More
A new world for unicorns: What the WeWork flop means for Seattle’s top startups and IPO prospects WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an… Read More
Tech Moves: Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann steps down from Facebook’s board — Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is stepping down from Facebook’s board at the… Read More
Billion-dollar startup founders share advice on how to build teams, establish values, scale, and more Manny Medina may be the head of a billion-dollar startup, but when asked what mythical creature represents the company, it’s… Read More
Axon hires Amazon exec; PayScale loses another chief; Ookla, DroneSeed, Armoire add leaders; and more Tech Moves — Axon landed former Amazon executive Jeff Kunins as chief product officer and executive vice president of software. Kunins was… Read More
Uber doubles down on trucking venture, will invest $200M in new Uber Freight Chicago HQ Heads up, Convoy: Uber is doubling down on its trucking venture. Uber announced Monday that it will invest $200 million… Read More
