(Zillow Image) Rocket Companies’ planned $1.75 billion acquisition of Seattle-based brokerage Redfin sparked questions about a potential competitive threat to fellow Seattle real estate company Zillow Group, another key player in the digital real estate arena. Rocket, the nation’s largest […]
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Rhodium execs, from left: Cindy Engstrom, Michael Hyman, Rachel Sanders, Audrey Leibovich, and Alex Krooglik. (Rhodium Photo) Former Petabyte executives are bringing their data expertise and tech chops to Rhodium, a new Seattle-area startup focused on helping medical spas and
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Dawn Lepore. (Amperity Photo) Seattle-based customer data startup Amperity named veteran tech leader Dawn Lepore as its new board chair. Lepore has more than four decades of experience in the tech industry, including board positions at eBay, Walmart, The New
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Graham & Walker, a Seattle-based venture firm that invests in early stage tech companies across North America, is raising its second fund, according to a SEC filing. The filing indicates a $15 million fund. Leslie Feinzaig, founder and CEO at
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Staffers at Seattle-based Zonar Systems were laid off following the company’s recent acquisition by GPS Trackit. A company spokesperson declined to provide details about number of employees affected. The layoffs were first reported by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Zonar,
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(Redfin Photo) Rocket Companies agreed to acquire Seattle-based Redfin in a $1.75 billion deal that will bring together the nation’s largest mortgage lender with a longtime tech-fueled real estate brokerage. “Rocket and Redfin have a unified vision of a better
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From top left, clockwise: Esterre founder Michael Burns; Tmind AI founder Cindy Nie; Actual AI co-founder John Kennedy; CopyCat co-founder Graham Sabin; Phishgrad co-founder Sidney Rice; and Runner founder Art Litvinau. We’re back with another spotlight of up-and-coming Seattle tech
Omnidian, a Seattle startup that manages solar power performance and services panels for commercial and residential installations, announced the acquisition of Solar Service Guys, a company based in Australia that describes itself as the country’s largest solar service network. The
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(Rad Power Bikes Photo) Phil Molyneux is no longer CEO of Rad Power Bikes, more than two years after the former Sony president took over the Seattle-based e-bike maker. A spokesperson for Rad confirmed that Molyneux is “stepping away from
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The rooftop park on Ocean Pavilion offers views of the Seattle skyline and Elliott Bay. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle’s startup scene needs more swag and more big swings. Better storytelling and highly ambitious entrepreneurs are two ingredients that can
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