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Sam Blackman

Hundreds gather in downtown Portland to say goodbye to AWS Elemental’s Sam Blackman

Amos Blackman, younger brother of AWS Elemental co-founder Sam Blackman, probably put it best during a morning of tributes to… Read More

AWS Elemental CEO Sam Blackman, 41, dies after suffering cardiac event

Sam Blackman, one of the more prominent leaders of the Portland technology scene and CEO of AWS Elemental, has died… Read More

Amazon to acquire video processing startup Elemental Technologies

Amazon has agreed to acquire Portland-based video processing startup Elemental Technologies. Founded in 2006, Elemental helps big media entities like HBO and ESPN… Read More

Elemental raises $14.5M from Australian telco giant Telstra, European broadcaster Sky

Portland-based Elemental Technologies today announced a $14.5 million Series D financing round led by Telstra, the largest telecommunications and information… Read More

Slick video shows why Portland is an awesome city for tech startups

When we sat down with Elemental CEO Sam Blackman earlier this month, the GeekWire Startup CEO of the Year wasn’t shy about his thoughts on Portland… Read More

Why our Startup CEO of the Year thinks Portland is the next great startup city

When we announced that Elemental’s Sam Blackman had won the Startup CEO of the Year award at last week’s GeekWire… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Startup CEO of the Year

We’re back for another round of voting in the GeekWire Awards, and today’s category is a big one: Startup CEO… Read More

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