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SeekOut lays off 7% of staff in restructuring but plans to grow headcount this year

by Nate Bek on October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 at 7:49 am

Seattle-area recruiting software startup SeekOut laid off 16 employees, or about 7% of its workforce. The company confirmed the layoffs in response to a GeekWire inquiry Wednesday, citing a restructuring… Read More

Who will be the Next Tech Titan? Cast your vote in the GeekWire Awards

by Nate Bek on April 20, 2023April 25, 2023 at 10:51 am

One of the five finalists for Next Tech Titan at the 2023 GeekWire Awards will join an elite class of companies. Past winners of this category have gone on to… Read More

Tech Moves: Vimeo hires Seattle execs; Microsoft corporate VP retires; and more

by Charlotte Schubert on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 at 4:32 pm

— Vimeo appointed Lynn Girotto as chief marketing officer and Ashraf Alkarmi as chief product officer for the New York City video software company. Both will be based in the… Read More

Vote for CEO of the Year: GeekWire Awards finalists find growth opportunities in uncertain times

by Todd Bishop on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 at 3:18 pm

Building and running a company is no easy task in the best of times, let alone amid the ongoing uncertainty of the past year. This year’s finalists for CEO of… Read More

Tech Moves: Porch Group CFO will step down; OfferUp legal leader joins SeekOut

by Julie Emory on April 1, 2022April 3, 2022 at 5:44 pm

— Porch Group CFO Marty Heimbigner is leaving the Seattle-based home services company. In a new SEC filing posted Friday, Porch said that it “mutually agreed” with Heimbigner to start… Read More

Vote for Startup of the Year: Common Room, Copper, DexCare, Logixboard, WhyLabs

by Taylor Soper on March 29, 2022April 27, 2022 at 9:58 am

Seattle is home to plenty of fast-growing early-stage tech companies. But the five finalists for Startup of the Year at the upcoming GeekWire Awards certainly stand out. We kicked off… Read More

Latest unicorn sighting in Seattle: SeekOut lands $115M to expand recruiting software

by Taylor Soper on January 12, 2022January 11, 2022 at 9:13 pm

The news: Seattle-area startup SeekOut just landed an additional $115 million to propel its valuation past $1 billion, earning it the coveted unicorn label. The tech: SeekOut’s software is used… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudentity names new CEO; Leafly appoints CFO; SeekOut adds Tableau vet; Tomo hires ex-Zillow economist

by Cara Kuhlman on September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 at 4:06 pm

— Seattle startup Cloudentity appointed CloudCoreo co-founder Jason Needham as its new CEO and a member of the board. Needham was most recently senior director of multi-cloud security at VMware,… Read More

Recruiting startup SeekOut raises $65M to take on LinkedIn and other talent acquisition companies

by Taylor Soper on March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 at 7:18 am

New funding: Seattle-area startup SeekOut raised $65 million to fuel growth of its recruiting software. The 4-year-old company is profitable and saw annual recurring revenue spike 10X over the past 21… Read More

When LinkedIn isn’t enough: Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $6M for recruiting startup SeekOut

by Taylor Soper on May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 at 7:11 am

LinkedIn can be a valuable resource for hiring managers sourcing potential candidates. But oftentimes it isn’t enough — and that’s where SeekOut is stepping in. The Seattle-area startup today announced… Read More

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