Tech Moves: Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta; Qualtrics CTO retiring; and more
Sheryl Sandberg. (Meta Photo) — Longtime Meta leader Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down this fall. Sandberg, chief operating officer and the No. 2 in charge behind CEO…
RealWear, which builds head-mounted headsets for frontline workers, lands $23.5M
RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells “assisted actuality” good gadgets utilized by frontline staff, closed a $23.5 million spherical. Firms similar to Exxon Mobil, Goodyear, and…
Mobile car repair startup Wrench acquires another competitor, swoops up YourMechanic
(Wrench Photo) Wrench, a 7-year-old Seattle startup that offers a mobile car repair service, has reeled in another competitor with the acquisition of YourMechanic, a Silicon Valley…
ProfoundBio, led by Seagen veterans, raises $70M
ProfoundBio has raised $70 million to advance two of its oncology drug candidates into scientific trial. The corporate is growing antibody-drug conjugates, which goal cells with an…
Founded less than a year ago, security startup Chainguard lands $50M
The Chainguard team. (Chainguard Photo) Chainguard, a Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity startup founded in October, has raised $50 million. The startup, which is remote but has its official…
Q&A: Seattle startups may be insulated from the downturn, and other insights from VC Chris DeVore
Elliott Bay and the downtown Seattle skyline. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) With fears of an economic hurricane approaching the U.S. economy, venture capitalists are advising tech…
Dutchie lays off 8% of workforce, citing ‘dramatic market shift,’ in latest cannabis tech company cuts
(Dutchie Image) Dutchie, a Bend, Ore.-based software startup that serves cannabis retailers, has laid off 8% of its workforce. GeekWire confirmed the cuts with a Dutchie spokesperson….
Tech Moves: Former Expedia exec named Remitly CFO; Beckett hires Seattle exec as CEO; more
Hemanth Munipalli. (LinkedIn Photo) — Hemanth Munipalli, a longtime finance exec most recently at Expedia Group, joined Remitly as CFO effective July 18. Munipalli joined Expedia in…
Inspired by scientist CEOs, Seattle startup lands $9.75M to build up drug discovery platform
Talus co-founders, CTO Lindsay Pino (left) and CEO Alex Federation (right). (Talus Photos) A biotech startup born of an academic research project and inspired by emerging companies…
Babbling bananas: This Google Ventures-backed startup uses IoT to ‘listen’ to fruit as it ripens
Strella Biotechnology co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Jay Jordan (left) and co-founder and CEO Katherine Sizov. (Strella Photo) Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and…