Shauna Swerland
Shauna Swerland is CEO at Fuel Talent, Podcast Host at What Fuels You, and a Limited Partner at AI2 Incubator. She founded Fuel Talent, which she continues to lead, and has expertise in recruiting, staffing, and connecting companies with exceptional talent.
Elizabeth Liu celebrates an electric SeattleTechWeek, spotlights Crowd Cow customer Randa Minkarah and event highlights
Elizabeth Liu celebrates SeattleTechWeek, praising the region's fast-moving startup ecosystem, sharing event highlights (Madrona/J.P. Morgan pickleball, AI House BBQ, rave) and a chance meeting with early Crowd Cow customer Randa Minkarah.
Armoire's startup survival story
Armoire CEO and founder Ambika Singh and her team built a women's clothing subscription service with their "bosslady" members in mind, providing an on-demand wardrobe of apparel primarily for work and events. Two years ago, the Seattle-based startup was on a roll, posting a record month in February 2020 after growing nearly 400% in 2019. But then came the pandemic. Armoire's members no longer needed to dress up for the office or to go out. So close the door on Armoire, right? Not so fast. Ambika Singh talks with GeekWire's John Cook and Todd Bishop about Armoire's survival story, how…
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See all 11Prem Kumar - Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly
Prem Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly, a Bellevue-based hiring technology company built to fix something he saw up close: two people interviewing for the exact same job with the exact same panel getting treated completely differently. Before Humanly, Prem spent about a decade at Microsoft and led product and design at TinyPulse. Humanly went through Y Combinator and has raised roughly $52 million to date—most recently a $25 million Series B. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James Lazarovits - Co-Founder and CEO at Archon Biosciences
James Lazarovits is the CEO and Co-Founder of Archon Biosciences, a leader at the intersection of materials engineering and artificial intelligence. James brings over 15 years of experience building, mentoring, and investing in deep tech startups across AI, software, hardware, and robotics. Before founding Archon, James was at the forefront of AI-driven computational protein design as a post-doctoral fellow and later research faculty at the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington, under the direction of 2024 Nobel Laureate, David Baker. There, he contributed to pioneering methods that integrate machine learning and molecular engineering to create next-gen therapeutic…
Emily Long - Founder and CEO at Edera
Emily Long is the co-founder and CEO of Edera, the pioneer of strong workload isolation technology for cloud and AI infrastructure. She places the highest value on people and bringing diverse teams together to build something that is greater than the sum of its parts. Emily is a tactical and strategic leader who’s proven in scaling operations, fostering strong company cultures, and driving strategic execution. She’s also an unapologetic people person who believes in the capacity of humor and human connection to motivate and empower team members to achieve more. Prior to Edera, she was the COO at Chainguard, where…
Organizations
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AI House Limited Partner 2025–present · current
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YPO Member 2021–present · current
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What Fuels You Podcast Host 2019–present · current
Education
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University of Washington 1990–1994
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Lakeside School
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mercer Island High School
