Microsoft Ventures is among the investors in a $ 23 million Series B financing round announced this morning by Helpshift, a San Francisco-based company that offers technology for in-app customer support on mobile devices and...
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Comcast joins eSports craze with new brand sponsorships for ESL and Evil Geniuses
Comcast is the latest corporation to get in on the eSports movement, today announcing brand partnerships with both the ESL and Evil Geniuses.
ESL is the world’s largest eSports network, and Comcast will be an “official partner.” Xfinity naming and branding will...
Tech Moves: Whitepages adds former Box exec to board; ex-AOL president Bob Lord joins IBM; and more
—Whitepages appointed Whitney Bouck to its board of directors. The former Box vice president is Seattle-based Whitepages‘ third external director and will help guide marketing and...
Greylock leads $16M round for on-demand trucking startup Convoy; Reid Hoffman joins board
Convoy already had an impressive list of investors. Now the young Seattle startup has even more high-profile backers that are investing in the on-demand trucking startup.
Nintendo joins the smartphone revolution with its first app, in Japan
Nintendo is finally coming to the smartphone, but it’s not exactly the kind of app you’d expect from a company known for its games and consoles. Miitomo launched today in Japan, a year after the company announced it would be joining the...
Allen Institute joins in IARPA’s massive MICrONS project to create a tiny bit of virtual brain tissue
Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science is in on a...
Missy Elliott joins Alec Baldwin and Alexa for Amazon Super Bowl spots
Amazon is investing in Alexa and Amazon Echo this Super Bowl season — bringing in some big names to promote the virtual assistant and the smart speaker she calls home. Earlier this week the Seattle tech giant released an ad teaser featuring Alec Baldwin...
Tech Moves: NetMotion appoints former Cisco director as president; Cascadia Capital co-founder joins WRF board; and more
—NetMotion Wireless appointed Christopher Kenessey as president of the Seattle-based mobility management solution provider. He’ll lead the company’s global business operations, sales, marketing and engineering efforts. “Christopher has built an impressive track record of strategic and operational accomplishments,” NetMotion CEO John Ferron said. “He brings a...
Verizon joins other major carriers by offering up to $650 to entice switchers
Early termination fees are now almost officially pointless. Verizon announced today that it will offer new customers up to $ 650 in bill credits for switching to the carrier, enough to offset the cost of breaking a contract or paying off a device payment plan,...
Tech Moves: Adaptive CFO joins Trupanion board; Avvo lands recruiting bigwig; Automic names CTO
— Pet insurance company Trupanion announced changes to its board of directors on Friday, as Adaptive Biotechnologies CFO Chad Cohen was appointed to the board. He takes over for Peter Beaumont, a longtime veterinary industry expert who stepped down after five years on the board. Cohen is well known in the Seattle tech scene, having...