Costco
Facts
- HQ
- Issaquah
- Sectors
- Retail, Warehouse
- Founded
- 1976
- Employees
- 304000
- Stage
- Public
Sally Jewell named Edward V. Fritzky chair at UW Foster; Riveter CEO Amy Nelson relocates to Columbus; other exec moves
A roundup of leadership moves: former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will be the Edward V. Fritzky endowed chair at UW Foster School for 2021–22; Riveter CEO Amy Nelson is relocating to Columbus but will remain with the company; and several other executives (including Jeff Blackburn, Randy Tinseth, and Vinayak Hegde) are taking new roles or joining boards.
Former Rover CTO Scott Porad named Dolly’s first CTO as Dolly plans headcount, sales expansion; Regi Vengalil to become Metromile CFO in May
Scott Porad, former Rover CTO, has joined Seattle peer-to-peer moving app Dolly as its first chief technology officer as the startup plans to double headcount and sales; Regi Vengalil will leave Egencia in May to become CFO of Metromile, a pay-per-mile insurer.
FriendlyFace launches selfie-printed masks in Seattle, sells $29 custom masks and $49 gaiters, donates $1 per order to NRDC
Seattle design studio FriendlyFace prints photographic mouth-and-nose images on face masks so people’s expressions show during the pandemic, using computer-vision to scale and crop selfies and add decorative borders. Launched from prototypes in May, the company began taking orders in November, sells masks for $29 (gaiters $49), and donates $1 per order to the NRDC.
Seattle's Stackline Raises $50M from Goldman Sachs to Expand E-Commerce Intelligence Platform Amid Pandemic Boom
Stackline, a Seattle-based e-commerce intelligence platform serving clients like Sony and Starbucks, raised $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity in its first outside funding round to expand amid rapid online retail growth during the pandemic.
98point6 Raises $118M Series E Led by L Catterton and Activant After 274% Membership Surge
Seattle telemedicine startup 98point6 raised $118 million in a Series E led by L Catterton and Activant Capital after membership grew 274% this year; the company offers AI-supported virtual primary care to over 3 million patients and serves employers and health plans. The round follows a $43 million Series D in April and comes amid a surge in digital health funding during the pandemic.
Sam’s Club partners with Seattle startup 98point6 to offer members discounted telehealth — $20 for first three months, $33.50/month after
Sam’s Club is partnering with Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 to offer virtual primary care to members, with a $20 introductory fee for the first three months (normally $30) and $33.50/month thereafter, plus quarterly and annual plans. 98point6 serves about 3 million patients across all 50 states, diagnoses 400+ common conditions via an AI-powered chatbot and raised $43 million in April.
98point6 raises $43M to triple physician capacity after 200% patient surge, serving 3M nationwide
Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 raised $43 million to expand capacity for its AI-powered virtual primary care amid a 200% surge in patient volume and COVID-19 demand. The funding will triple the company’s physician count this month as it serves over 3 million patients across all 50 states and added coronavirus screening in January.
