Educative
Facts
- HQ
- 12280 NE District Way, Bellevue, WA, 98005, US
- Sectors
- Education, Edtech, Software, Online Learning
- Founders
- Fahim ul Haq, Naeem ul Haq
Flexe hires Amazon biometrics lead Lara Rogers as SVP/GM; Magnify names ex‑Amazon Sajo Jacob CTO; Schuster joins Open Systems board
Several Seattle-area tech companies announced senior hires and board moves: Flexe hired former Amazon biometrics leader Lara Rogers as SVP and GM; Magnify named Sajo Jacob as CTO and co‑founder after a $6M launch; Open Systems added ex‑Microsoft exec Gavriella Schuster to its board; Fabric and Scener also announced senior appointments.
Educative raises $12M Series A to expand coding-learning platform, plans to grow headcount to 300 by end of 2021
Seattle-based coding education startup Educative raised a $12 million Series A to expand its interactive platform used by more than 550,000 developers and enterprise customers like LinkedIn, Samsung and Ford, bringing total funding to $14.6 million.
GeekWire: Pacific NW startups raise big rounds — Vacasa $108M, Remitly $85M, Auth0 $120M, OfferUp $120M, Outreach $50M; Qumulo hits $1B
Pacific Northwest privately-held tech startups raised large funding rounds and increased valuations during the 2020 economic crisis, with several firms hitting or exceeding $1 billion valuations and total H1 2020 investment of $2.3 billion across 135 deals.
Accolade exits GeekWire 200 after $220M IPO at $1.2B valuation; PNW health techs climb as VC funding hits $2.3B in H1 2020
GeekWire’s latest GeekWire 200 update shows health tech startups rising in the Pacific Northwest rankings during the pandemic, highlighted by Accolade’s $220M IPO at a $1.2B valuation and a surge in VC activity ($2.3B across 135 deals in H1 2020).
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Naeem ul Haq Founder, Cofounder
