Adam Schoenfeld
Adam Schoenfeld is Founder of the Seattle Startup Hiring Tracker, Co-founder of Simply Measured, and VP of Strategy at Drift, as well as CMO at Inflection. He founded AdamGTM.com / Adam's GTM Report, and previously founded Keyplay, Siftrock, and Simply Measured, all of which were acquired. His expertise is in B2B sales and marketing.
Starcloud Becomes Fastest Y Combinator Unicorn at $1.1B as Fusion Leader Helion Tops GeekWire 200 with $15.5B Valuation
The latest GeekWire 200 highlights a shift in the Pacific Northwest startup scene toward physical products like rockets, fusion reactors, and space-based data centers, with Starcloud becoming the fastest Y Combinator unicorn valued at $1.1 billion. Helion maintains the top spot with a $15.5 billion valuation, while notable companies like Stoke Space, Overland AI, and new unicorn XBOW also make significant moves.
Inflection.io Acquires Keyplay, Reuniting Seattle Entrepreneurs Aaron Bird and Adam Schoenfeld
Inflection.io, led by CEO Aaron Bird, acquired Keyplay, reuniting longtime Seattle entrepreneurs with 15 years of collaboration history. Keyplay CEO Adam Schoenfeld joins Inflection as CMO, while the combined company now operates with 47 employees and an expanded global presence.
Teal Acquires Seattle Life-Career Social Startup OwnTrail; Founder Rebekah Bastian to Join as Advisor
Seattle-based life-and-career social startup OwnTrail, launched in 2020 with 6,600 users, is being acquired by Miami-based job platform Teal, with founder Rebekah Bastian joining as an advisor. OwnTrail faced funding challenges despite raising $1.5 million and will make its features free following the acquisition.
Organizations
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Inflection Advisor 2026–present, CMO 2026, Former Chief Marketing Officer · current
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Adam's GTM Report Founder / Analyst / Author 2025–present · current
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Drift Founder of the Seattle Startup Hiring Tracker; Co-founder of Simply Measured; VP of Strategy at Drift 2021 · current
Education
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Claremont McKenna College BA · 2001–2005
