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Tech Moves: F5 and Esper hire marketing leaders; Amperity adds chief revenue officer

— Seattle-based networking and security giant F5 hired John Maddison as chief product marketing and technology alliances officer. Maddison was… Read More

Esper lays off 21% of workforce due to ‘unpredictable business environment in 2023’

Seattle startup Esper laid off employees for the second time in seven months, cutting 21% of its workforce in the… Read More

Tech Moves: Armoire, Esper and Smarsh add leaders; Dutchie hires Toast exec as CEO

— Online clothing rental startup Armoire added three new hires. Founded in 2016, Armoire has experimented to find the right… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams leader lands at Lyft; General Fusion hires new CEO

— Jason Vogrinec joined Lyft as head of engineering, moving from Microsoft, where he was vice president of engineering for… Read More

Seattle startup Esper cuts 12% of staff, citing ‘current economic climate,’ as tech layoffs continue

Esper, a Seattle-based startup that operates a DevOps platform for customers that manage fleets of company-owned Android devices, has laid… Read More

Tech Moves: Esper names CFO; Streem founder steps down; Nanostring adds board member

— David Barclay, former chief financial officer for DigniFi and Xevo, joined Esper as CFO. Esper is a Seattle-based startup… Read More

Tech Moves: Lyft hires CFO from Amazon; Tomo adds CMO; Gopuff taps more Seattle talent

— Tomo, a new real estate startup led by ex-Zillow leaders, announced Sarah Makar as CMO. She is also a… Read More

DevOps for device fleets: Esper raises $60M to manage devices used in retail, healthcare, schools

Seattle-area startup Esper just raised a second round of investment in less than six months to support growth of its… Read More

Tech Moves: Azure GM joins Madrona; Microsoft promotes chief scientist; Esper adds exec; more

— Microsoft Azure General Manager and COO Aseem Datar is joining Madrona Venture Group as a partner. The Seattle investment… Read More

Seattle startup Esper raises $30M to grow DevOps platform for IoT device fleets

New funding: Seattle startup Esper landed a $30 million investment to fuel its fast-growing technology that helps companies manage their cloud-based… Read More

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

DevOps for IoT device fleets: Ex-Microsoft, Amazon leaders raise $7.6M for Seattle-area startup Esper

Seattle-area startup Esper today announced a $7.6 million Series A investment round led by Madrona Venture Group. Founded in 2018,… Read More

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