Charlie Tillinghast
Charlie Tillinghast is President & CEO at Factal. He has founded and led companies with outcomes including executive roles at Friend Media Technology Systems, LTD and Mixpo, and has held leadership positions at Micron Technology and NBC News. His expertise includes leadership, start-ups, joint ventures, sales, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, journalism, and risk intelligence.
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GeekWire 200 Survey Finds 59% of Seattle Startup CEOs Plan Moderate Hiring Growth Amid AI-Driven Productivity Gains
A GeekWire 200 survey reveals that most Seattle-area tech startup CEOs plan moderate hiring growth while nearly 90% report productivity gains from AI tools. Companies remain cautious about headcount increases as they assess AI's impact amid broader market volatility.
Seattle Startup Factal Secures $1M Investment from International SOS to Expand Global Risk Monitoring
Seattle-based risk-verification startup Factal is partnering with International SOS, which is investing $1 million in the company to enhance its global incident alert services. Factal uses AI and experienced journalists to verify events and will provide faster, more accurate updates to International SOS's 10,000 customers.
Factal raises $3.3M Series A after doubling 2020 revenue to expand AI-and-journalist breaking-news alerts for corporate risk
Seattle startup Factal, which uses AI and journalists to monitor and verify breaking-news threats for corporate clients, raised $3.3 million in a Series A after doubling revenue in 2020. Its tools provide verification, proximity mapping, customized alerts and real-time collaboration for functions like security, risk intelligence and supply-chain continuity.
Organizations
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Factal Executive Officer, Director 2018–present, President & CEO 2018–present, CEO · current
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Mixpo President & CEO 2015–2018, Board Member 2013–2017 · past
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Friend Media Technology Systems, LTD CEO 2013–2014 · past
Education
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Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration - MBA
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Brown University Bachelor of Arts - Honors, American Civilization
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Centro de Estudios Colombo-Americano (CEUCA) Semester abroad, Spanish language & Latin American history
