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 [Tech Moves: Google Cloud VP joins AWS; Unity CTO departs; PitchBook founder steps down]( — Baskar Sridharan, a longtime Seattle-area software engineering leader who was most recently a vice president at Google, joined Amazon Web Services as a vice president leading the AI/ML Services and Infrastructure team. [Kyndryl acquires Seattle-based cloud migration company Skytap]( New York-based IT infrastructure services giant Kyndryl announced Monday that it acquired Skytap, a Seattle-based company founded 17 years ago that sells cloud migration software. [This is 40? Bill Gates crams into recreated Harvard dorm for Mark Zuckerberg’s milestone birthday]( Bill Gates left Harvard to start Microsoft. 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.]( [Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO]( Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the role, three years after returning to the company to lead the cloud giant, according to an internal memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to employees Tuesday morning. [Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company]( Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as Vulcan Inc., is stepping down after more than seven years. [Melinda French Gates resigning as co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]( Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Seattle-based philanthropic organization she started with her ex-husband in 2000. [Bay Area investor Vivek Ladsariya moves to Seattle, joins Pioneer Square Labs as managing director]( Seattle’s venture capital ecosystem is getting some fresh Bay Area talent with the addition of Vivek Ladsariya, a veteran investor who recently relocated from Silicon Valley to take a new role as managing director at Pioneer Square Labs (PSL). [Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program]( Amazon is setting up a new logistics facility and partnering with a technical college to support its Project Kuiper satellite network. [‘She’s going to be a bigger deal’: What’s next for Melinda French Gates]( Melinda French Gates is walking away from a 2,000-employee philanthropy with assets totaling more than $75 billion. [QuickBooks for legal docs: Seattle startup Aerial raises $2M to help companies organize key data]( Seeking to untangle the mess of documents and data that companies hold onto and wade through, Seattle startup Aerial raised $2 million for its AI-powered answer to unstructured business data analysis. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [GeekWork: Head of Engineering]( - [BRINC: Territory Account Executive, PacNW]( - [INRIX: Account Executive, Public Sector]( - [BRINC: Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer]( - [AdaptX: Vice President of Engineering]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior Accounting/Financial Analyst]( [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](