Seattle Kraken
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle
- Sectors
- Sports, Professional Sports, Entertainment
- Founded
- 2021
- Stage
- Public
Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena Implements Bold Reuse Reusable Cups Starting with Seattle Storm Game
Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is adopting a reusable cup program by Portland startup Bold Reuse to reduce waste at sports and entertainment events, starting with a Seattle Storm game. The cups are collected, sanitized, and reused across all arena events, supporting the venue’s sustainability goals including its Zero Carbon certification.
Former Amazon Exec Dave Clark Launches $100M Startup Auger; UW’s David Baker Wins Nobel, Microsoft Rebrands 343 Industries to Halo Studios
The week of Oct. 6, 2024, featured top stories including former Amazon exec Dave Clark launching a $100M supply-chain startup Auger, AWS VP of AI Matt Wood departing after 15 years, and University of Washington’s David Baker winning a Nobel Prize for protein design. Microsoft also announced rebranding of 343 Industries to Halo Studios with a new direction for the Halo franchise.
Samantha Holloway, Tech Startup Co-Founder, Becomes Co-Owner and Executive Chair of Seattle Kraken NHL Team
Samantha Holloway, co-founder of tech startup GoSpotCheck, leverages her entrepreneurial experience to lead the NHL's Seattle Kraken as a co-owner and chair of the executive committee. She joined as a minority investor in 2021 and is one of the few female principal owners in the league.
GeekWire Podcast: Qumulo CEO Bill Richter on Remote Work, Seattle Tech Pay Rise to $158K, and Qumulo’s $1.2B Valuation
GeekWire’s podcast interviews Qumulo CEO Bill Richter about post-pandemic remote work, trends in tech salaries (Seattle up 4.6% to $158,000; U.S. average down 1.1% to $152,000), and implications for hiring, cloud storage, and self-driving cars. Richter discusses Qumulo’s remote-work approach, decentralized decision-making by functional leaders, and the company’s $1.2 billion valuation from its latest funding round.
Chloe Harford Joins Roofstock Board as Kymeta Names Walter Berger and Doug Hutcheson Co-CEOs
Chloe Harford, a former Zillow and OfferUp executive, joined Roofstock's board as the fintech firm continues to expand after acquiring Great Jones and raising $133 million; Kymeta named Walter Berger and Doug Hutcheson co-CEOs and partnered with OneWeb to test mobile satellite broadband. Seattle startups Optimize Health and CityBldr announced leadership moves: Todd Haedrich became Optimize Health CEO, and Convoy CEO Dan Lewis joined CityBldr’s advisory board.
University of Washington taps Justin Dunnicliff as NSIN university program director; Meredith Han named VP of Product at FlyHomes
The University of Washington partnered with the Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) and named UW alumnus Justin Dunnicliff as university program director to run NSIN programs at UW, connecting students to DoD-related research and employment opportunities. The article also notes Meredith Han, an early Amazon employee and angel investor, has become VP of product at FlyHomes.
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