GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update][GeekWire Mid-Week Update]( Top stories so far this week [Docusign to acquire Lexion for $165M in exit for Seattle-based AI contract management company]( Docusign announced an agreement to acquire Lexion for $165 million, signaling plans to integrate the Seattle-based company’s AI-powered contract management technology into its Intelligent Agreement Management Platform. [Riding bikes and making birdies: We played golf with an electric 3-wheeler built by a Seattle startup]( There are a few ways to get around a golf course. [As Starbucks slumps, Howard Schultz says coffee giant should ‘reinvent’ mobile ordering]( Howard Schultz has some suggestions to help boost Starbucks’ business. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Local Bank Offering A Frictionless Loan Application Process For Small Businesses in Washington State]( 40-50% of small businesses rank access to capital as their main obstacle. Unlike traditional banks that tend to be encumbered by legacy tech, community banks can bring agility and innovation to small business lending. Learn how a Seattle-based financial institution leveraged open banking to offer a frictionless loan process for small business borrowers in Washington State. [Learn More.]( [Outreach founders reveal new ‘buyer copilot’ AI startup that automates customer demos]( A new Seattle startup led by the co-founders of sales software giant Outreach is using AI to automate initial customer interactions and provide personalized product demos for B2B companies. [Gates Foundation’s toilet and sanitation exhibit in Seattle is flush with education and innovationÂ]( “Everyone poops,” declares the classic children’s book used by parents, including me, to help their kids understand what is a natural part of all animals’ lives. [Tech Moves: NanoString CEO and CFO depart; Remitly names HR chief; Temporal founders swap roles; Gradial adds exec]( Brad Gray is stepping down from NanoString after 14 years leading the Seattle biotech company as CEO. [Serial entrepreneur Gaurav Oberoi strikes again: Lexion’s sale to Docusign shows methodical approach to building startups]( Six years later, the floor inside a conference room at the AI2 Incubator in Seattle still shows signs of Gaurav Oberoi’s dedication to solving customer problems. [First crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi postponed due to valve issue]( The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner space taxi was postponed due to concerns about a valve on the rocket's upper stage. [NVIDIA invests in AI-powered weed zapping ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics]( Seattle ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics has a new investment from NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, to fuel the company’s AI-powered farming solutions. [Starfish tests satellite rendezvous system — and wins a $37.5M Space Force contract]( Despite setbacks, Starfish Space coaxed a satellite rendezvous out of its first space mission — and now it's won a big Space Force contract. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [BRINC: Territory Account Executive, PacNW]( - [GeekWork: Head of Engineering]( - [INRIX: Account Executive, Public Sector]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [AdaptX: Vice President of Engineering]( - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [GeekWork: ML Engineer]( - [BRINC: Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](