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Tech Moves: Techstars leader joins Madrona’s Create33; Marketo taps former SAP exec as president; and more

Former Techstars Seattle Program Director Jaren Schwartz is taking on a new role at Create33, the new “founder center” established by… Read More

Tech Moves: Airbnb hires Groupon CMO, former eBay exec; Moz CPO joins BrandVerity; and more

Just three months after it opened its new Seattle office, Airbnb is making an even stronger bet on the city… Read More

Tech Moves: Xnor.ai taps former Auth0 leader as CEO; Microsoft adds first CVP of retail; and more

Xnor.ai, an AI edge computing startup that spun out from the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence, has tapped former Auth0… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Seahawks star joins FanWide; RealSelf CMO departs; and more

Sports technology startup FanWide has added a former Seahawks star to its team. Cliff Avril will serve as an advisor,… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom taps former Intuit CEO as chair; FlyHomes adds Zulily exec as CTO; and more

Nordstrom is solidifying its commitment to the digital retail world with a new chair of its board of directors. Brad… Read More

Tech Moves: New Engen adds Amazon vet as CTO; Amazon hires high-profile cardiologist; and more

Digital marketing startup New Engen, which launched from stealth mode in June, has hired its first chief technology officer, GeekWire has… Read More

Tech Moves: Facebook hires away Microsoft smart buildings leader; Nintex adds former Microsoft exec to team; and more

Z. John Manolopoulos, the global program manager of Microsoft’s internet of things and smart buildings efforts, is leaving the company… Read More

Tech Moves: NFL tight end joins Amperity; Vision Critical founder launches Rival Technologies; and more

Amperity, the Seattle-based customer data platform, has hired a sports star for its sales team. NFL tight end Cooper Helfet has… Read More

Tech Moves: Big ins and outs at Amazon; Gates Foundation hires CFO; Techstars vet joins Pioneer Square Labs; and more

There’s a lot of movement in Amazon’s vast world of entertainment, gaming and audio programming, with industry veterans coming in… Read More

Mike Davidson, former VP of design at Twitter and founder of Newsvine, takes new role at InVision

After four years as the VP of design at Twitter — and two years on his couch — Mike Davidson is… Read More

Tim Wagner, leader of Amazon Web Services’ Lambda serverless team, moving over to Coinbase

Thanks to its early start, Amazon Web Services is pretty far ahead of its cloud competitors when it comes to… Read More

Looking to reboot digital efforts, Nordstrom taps Edmond Mesrobian as new CTO

Nordstrom is doubling down on its technology efforts, naming Edmond Mesrobian as the retailer’s new chief technology officer. A veteran of… Read More

Former Amazon smart home executive Charlie Kindel reveals his next gig

Charlie Kindel, founder of Amazon’s Alexa Smart Home division, has found his next gig, and he ended up there in… Read More

Nintex acquires New Zealand process mapping company Promapp

Bellevue, Wash.-based Nintex has acquired Promapp, a New Zealand firm that helps companies identify and automate their business processes. The companies… Read More

Tech Moves: Nohla Therapeutics hires chief medical officer; Apptio adds to board; and more

Seattle biotech startup Nohla Therapeutics has an ambitious goal: Make umbilical stem cell transplants, currently a rare procedure, the new… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon Studios film head leaves; Nextdoor CEO steps down; and more

In a tumultuous year for Amazon Studios, Amazon’s motion picture and video division, head of film Jason Roppell has stepped… Read More

Marketing vet Shauna Causey joins Madrona Venture Labs, heads up new kids clothing startup

Long-time Seattle marketing veteran Shauna Causey has joined Madrona Venture Labs. Causey will become a partner at the startup studio… Read More

Ignition’s John Connors: Seattle is becoming the most important tech market behind Silicon Valley

Seattle’s tech scene has a lot of mojo going on right now. That’s the word from John Connors, managing partner… Read More

Tech Moves: Google director moves to Facebook; Amperity adds first chief revenue officer; and more

Former Google director Darcy Nothnagle has started a new role at Facebook, GeekWire has learned. Facebook confirmed Nothnagle’s new role… Read More

Tech Moves: Tune hires VP of product management as director of product leaves for Rover, and more

Seattle-based mobile analytics and marketing company Tune hired Bhavana Mathur from Apptio to be its new vice president of product management.… Read More

Tech Moves: F5 hires information security executive; DomainTools hires to expand globally; and more

Seattle-based security technology company F5 Networks hired Mary Gardner, a veteran information security executive, to be its new chief information… Read More

DocuSign founder and chairman leaving board in ‘planned transition’, replaced by execs from IBM, Docker and GoDaddy

DocuSign’s board of directors is undergoing a major shakeup as part of what the company calls a “planned transition” that… Read More

Tech Moves: D-Wave sets up shop in Seattle with new VP; BuildDirect adds Amazon and Microsoft vets; and more

Quantum computing company D-Wave Systems, which claims to be the first company with a commercially available quantum computing system, has… Read More

Tech Moves: Icertis taps Caradigm CEO as new COO; UiPath adds another Microsoft vet; and more

Icertis, maker of cloud-based contract tracking and management software, has hired two new top executives. The first is Neal Singh,… Read More

Big Fish lands a new boss: Former EA and Zynga exec named president of casual games company

Former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive Jeff Karp is joining Big Fish Games as managing director and president, responsible for… Read More

AI2 taps University of Washington researcher to lead $125M ‘common sense AI’ initiative

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle is making an ambitious bid to give AI common sense, a major factor… Read More

Tech Moves: SEEVA taps Intellectual Ventures vet as CTO; Expedia appoints new vice chair; and more

SEEVA, a Seattle startup creating new technologies for autonomous vehicles, tapped Intellectual Ventures veteran Geoff Deane to serve as its first… Read More

Redfin’s first chief economist, Nela Richardson, leaving real estate company after four years in role

Nela Richardson, the first chief economist at Seattle-based Redfin, is leaving the real estate technology company it was announced on… Read More

Tech Moves: Buerk Center director resigns; UiPath taps Microsoft vet to lead new office; and more

Rob Adams, the director of the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, has resigned from that role, GeekWire has… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vets move to Amazon; NurseGrid expands executive team; and more

In one of two recent Microsoft-to-Amazon moves, Brian Schultz, who has worked on-and-off at Microsoft since 1999, is now working on… Read More