Scott Porad
Scott Porad is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Taskrabbit and a Fractional CTO / CPO and Coach at scottporad.com. He has previously served as Vice President Of Engineering at 98point6, Chief Technology Officer at Cheezburger Network and Dolly, Managing Partner at Do206.com, and held management roles at drugstore.com. His expertise spans online media, e-commerce, social and user-generated content, and gig economy marketplaces.
Taskrabbit Absorbs Seattle Moving Service Dolly in April 2024, Expanding Its On-Demand Delivery Reach
Taskrabbit acquired Seattle-based moving service Dolly in April 2024, integrating its operations while keeping the two brands separate. Dolly, founded in 2014 and previously acquired by Updater in 2021, now operates as a Taskrabbit division with key executive transitions occurring since the acquisition.
Updater acquires Seattle on-demand moving startup Dolly; terms undisclosed
New York moving services company Updater has acquired Seattle on-demand moving startup Dolly; terms were not disclosed and Dolly will operate as an Updater subsidiary with its Seattle team retained.
Former Rover CTO Scott Porad named Dolly’s first CTO as Dolly plans headcount, sales expansion; Regi Vengalil to become Metromile CFO in May
Scott Porad, former Rover CTO, has joined Seattle peer-to-peer moving app Dolly as its first chief technology officer as the startup plans to double headcount and sales; Regi Vengalil will leave Egencia in May to become CFO of Metromile, a pay-per-mile insurer.
Pioneer Square Labs names Peter Denton marketing lead; Museum of Flight promotes Matt Hayes to EVP
Pioneer Square Labs hired Peter Denton, formerly VP of marketing at Stellar and ex-Cheezburger product manager, as its marketing lead to oversee digital marketing, product–market fit, and customer acquisition and to advise studio spinouts. Seattle’s Museum of Flight promoted long-time staffer Matt Hayes to its first executive vice president, moving him from CFO to run day-to-day operations.
GeekWire reveals winners of fourth annual Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards, naming 14 category champions including Investor Chris DeVore
GeekWire announced winners of the fourth annual Seattle 2.0 Startup Awards at the EMP in Seattle, naming champions across 14 categories who received custom framed records. Notable winners highlighted include Chris DeVore (Investor of the Year) and Shauna Causey (Schmoozer of the Year).
Seattle 2.0 Names Finalists From Nearly 7,000 Nominations; Public Voting Open Through May 11 — Winners Revealed May 19
Seattle 2.0 announced finalists for its annual Seattle tech startup awards after nearly 7,000 nominations across 11 categories, opening public voting through May 11 and scheduling the awards event for May 19 with keynote Jonathan Sposato.
Organizations
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TaskRabbit Chief Technology Officer 2024–present · current
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scottporad.com Fractional CTO / CPO, and Coach 2005–present · current
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Updater Interim CTO, Updater Home Platform Division 2023 · past
Education
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University of Washington Bachelor, Business Administration · 1991–1995
