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Ex-Zipwhip leaders back Ambassador, a ‘conversational commerce’ software startup

Ambassador, a Seattle startup that helps brands acquire customers via “conversational commerce” software, recently added former Zipwhip leaders to its… Read More

Michael Smyers, 1983-2023: Gifted engineer and startup founder sparked Coinme and Zipwhip

Michael Smyers, a software engineer and startup entrepreneur who played a formative role in Seattle tech companies Zipwhip and Coinme,… Read More

Tech Moves: Twilio hires ex-Microsoft engineering leader as CTO; Nintendo adds exec; and more

— Mark Simms, a former longtime Microsoft engineering leader, has joined Twilio as chief technology officer. Simms spent 14 years… Read More

Seattle startup Yardstick launches app for structured job interviews, better hiring decisions

Anyone who has interviewed job applicants by winging it knows the routine: questions in a free-form document, notes on the… Read More

Zipwhip CEO John Lauer

Twilio to acquire Seattle business texting startup Zipwhip for $850M

Twilio, a communications software company with Seattle roots, is acquiring Seattle-based business-texting startup Zipwhip for approximately $850 million in a… 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

Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO

— Seattle startup Qumulo named Janine Corey as its cloud chief technology officer. Corey spent the past five years at… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet, Qumulo, Zipwhip add board directors; Bardy hires a new president; Maven co-founder steps down; and more

— Seattle data storage startup Qumulo added Elissa Fink to its board of directors. Fink previously served as chief marketing… Read More

Months after moving into deluxe new office, Seattle startup Zipwhip extends remote work a year

Last fall, Zipwhip employees were settling into a sprawling new office space with sunset views of the Seattle waterfront and… Read More

Geek of the Week: Zipwhip’s teen developer Avery Wagar generates buzz with his work on coffee robot

Avery Wagar isn’t just some kid around the office who will get you a coffee. He’s the teenage software developer… Read More

Who’ll be the Next Tech Titan at the GeekWire Awards? Your vote will boost one of these startups

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. How do you handicap a unicorn… Read More

Tech Moves: Tech policy adviser Kate Garman leaving City of Seattle; Starbucks hires new diversity leader; and more

— Technology Policy Adviser Kate Garman will be leaving the City of Seattle and moving to Washington, D.C., she told… Read More

Inside Zipwhip’s new Seattle HQ, where the culture gets a chance to shine and the sunsets are ‘epic’

Looking across the street at Elliott Bay and the water’s edge, Zipwhip CEO John Lauer swore he saw some orcas… Read More

Tech Moves: Social Venture Partners CEO departs for BECU; Zipwhip adds general counsel; and more

Solynn McCurdy left his role as CEO of nonprofit Social Venture Partners and joined credit union BECU as senior vice president… Read More

Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2… Read More

Fast-growing business texting startup Zipwhip leases new Seattle HQ with room for 500 people

Zipwhip has leased space for a new Seattle headquarters that will give the fast-growing business text messaging startup room to… Read More

Goldman Sachs leads $51.5M round for business texting software maker Zipwhip

In today’s technology world, there are a bevy of ways for businesses to communicate with customers. They can send emails;… Read More

Tech Moves: Koverse hires a marketing lead; Echo Health Ventures brings in a new partner; and more

—Secretive data company Koverse recruited Jennifer Bolton as its senior director of marketing. Bolton has made the rounds at successful Seattle-area… Read More

Tech Moves: Zipwhip adds finance vet Bob Chamberlain as CFO; NetMotion adds exec in Canada expansion; and more

Zipwhip, the Seattle-based maker of the landline and internet texting service, added two new executives to its leadership team — including Bob… Read More

Until there’s telepathy, Zipwhip CEO John Lauer says texting is the king of communications

John Lauer, CEO and co-founder of business texting-software provider Zipwhip, says there’s no faster, easier way to communicate than text… Read More

Tech Moves: Liz Pearce joins Streem as CRO; Madrona appoints new strategic director; and more

Seattle tech executive Liz Pearce has joined Portland, Ore.-based augmented reality startup Streem as its chief revenue officer, her first… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: It’s time to vote for the Geekiest Office Space in Seattle

A tropical island-themed tiki bar.  A colorful pop art paradise. An innovative invention lab. And stunning rooftop decks. Those are… Read More

GeekWire 200 September update: IPO revival points to future shakeups at the top

Initial public offerings worldwide this year have already exceeded the total for all of 2016, but the Pacific Northwest’s robust… Read More

Zipwhip lands $22.5M to fuel growth of business text messaging platform

Zipwhip is boosting its ambitions with a big new round of funding. The Seattle startup, which enables texting from business landline… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Zipwhip seeks senior software engineer to power flexible text messaging platform

There’s virtually no limit to the way we communicate these days: Skype, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter — the list goes… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Point B seeks analyst to help implement and support Salesforce

A new Salesforce implementation is a big step for any company, and consulting and venture capital company Point B is looking… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Zipwhip seeks Operations Engineer to grow network infrastructure for text messaging platform

There’s virtually no limit to the way we communicate these days: Skype, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter — the list goes… Read More

GeekWire 200 March update: Startups spring up the list thanks to cash infusions

March Madness isn’t just about bracket pools, wild upsets and the Boss Button. It’s also a busy time for startups,… Read More

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

Tech Moves: WTIA names new chairman; Amazon poaches talent to lead Prime overseas; and more

The Washington Technology Industry Association‘s Board of Directors has a new chairman: John Suk, a Harvard and University of Chicago graduate… Read More

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