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.
Seattle Startup Keyplay Raises $3M Led by MHS Capital to Launch Sales Lead Aggregation Platform
Seattle startup Keyplay, co-founded by Adam Schoenfeld, raised $3 million led by MHS Capital to launch a subscription platform that aggregates and scores sales leads. The platform integrates multiple data sources to help sales teams identify potential accounts and currently serves eight customers with plans to expand offerings by mid-2023.
Bizible founder Aaron Bird raises $5.1M to launch Seattle B2B startup studio Pienza
Aaron Bird, founder of Bizible, launched Seattle startup studio Pienza and raised $5.1 million from MHS Capital, Version One Ventures, Vulcan Capital and angels to build a small portfolio of B2B software companies. Pienza will focus on fewer, highly concentrated bets, put most of the funding into portfolio companies, keep a lean internal team, and Bird will forgo a salary.
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.
Adam Schoenfeld’s Seattle Startup Hiring Tracker: 67% of 348 Seattle tech firms have openings, 2,620 roles; 42% grew headcount
A new Seattle Startup Hiring Tracker from entrepreneur Adam Schoenfeld shows 67% of 348 tracked Seattle tech companies have open roles (2,620 total), with 42% growing headcount month-over-month, 35% stable and 23% shrinking despite the pandemic.
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
