In 2019, AuthenticID, a fraud detection software company, moved its headquarters across the country to the west coast. Now, three years later, it has packed up again and opened a new headquarters in Seattle.
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Built in Seattle: These 5 Seattle Companies Ranked on Forbes’ Best Startup Employers List
Startups are great places to work. They have competitive compensation, cool offices, laid-back dress codes and an abundance of company swag and office amenities. Even still, many startups are finding it hard to attract and retain workers given the competitive job market. This has forced many tech companies to beef up their offerings to retain current employees and appeal to job seekers.
Seattle Inno: Digital marketing firm Sendinblue makes fourth acquisition in 6 months
Digital marketing company Sendinblue, which has its U.S. headquarters in Seattle, has acquired New York City-based MeetFox, a scheduling and video conferencing software company.
Investor Telegraph: Software startup Temporal gets massive funding, hits unicorn status
Temporal. a Seattle startup that helps companies write and run cloud applications, has reached unicorn status. On Wednesday, the company announced its new valuation following a successful Series B funding round that saw Temporal secure $103 million.
Built in Seattle: Leafly’s SPAC Merger, Amazon Care Went National, and More Seattle Tech News
Tech news covered a variety of industries and topics this past week. Products went national, startups merged, others went public and, of course, companies kept raising funds. Read up on Amazon’s expansion of its health care solutions service and Leafly’s IPO debut. This is the Built In Seattle weekly refresh. Amazon Care went national
Geek Wire: We asked chief people officers at 7 Seattle tech companies about their biggest challenge right now
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic — can you believe it? — companies continue grappling with the implications of permanent remote work and shifting workplace dynamics. Some have completely given up on their physical office space, while others want to see workers in person — at least some of the time.
Seattle Inno: Redfin CEO: We’re going to run our iBuying business ‘on our terms’
Seattle-based real estate company Redfin Corp. (Nasdaq: RDFN) will continue its measured approach to RedfinNow, the company’s direct homebuying service.
Geek Wire: Real estate startup Showdigs raises $7.4M as it looks to grow team and expand across U.S.
Showdigs, a Seattle real estate technology startup, has raised $7.4 million in new funding.
Geek Wire: The Riveter reborn: Amy Nelson and Heather Carter to lead online community and hotel co-working network as co-CEOs
The Riveter is getting back into the co-working business, but in a very different way. The company, which raised about $20 million to launch a national network of women-oriented co-working spaces prior to the pandemic, will partner with high-end hotels to give its members access to underutilized lobbies, conference rooms and other amenities under a new “Riveter Spaces” initiative.
Seattle Inno: Employee event startup Mystery to double staff after raising $18.5M
Seattle-based employee event startup Mystery has raised $18.5 million.
Emma Biskupiak head of brand marketing at Mystery, said the company currently has 32 employees but plans to double that number by the end of the year. Nineteen of its employees are based in the Seattle area, she added, but the startup has adopted remote work.
