GeekWire Mid-Week Update, Presented by Wells Fargo

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Microsoft President Brad Smith warns that U.S. is repeating a key Sept. 11 mistake in digital era]( Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. [Opendoor acquires Seattle startup Pro.com and Skylight, will shut both platforms down]( Opendoor, the online real estate giant that lets people directly buy and sell homes online, has acquired Seattle-based startup Pro.com and San Francisco-based Skylight. [Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly]( Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Wells Fargo surpasses $10 billion in tax-equity financing of renewable energy projects]( As one of the U.S.’s leading clean energy investors, Wells Fargo Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, or REEF, provides tax-equity financing to utility-scale projects in the wind, solar, and fuel cell sectors. As part of the company’s broader commitment to help accelerate the just transition to a lower-carbon economy, REEF has now provided more than $10B in tax-equity financing in support of more than 500 renewable energy projects across the U.S. [Learn more here](. [Former Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Sorgen joins Tola Capital as venture partner]( Phil Sorgen, a former Microsoft corporate vice president who was most recently chief revenue officer at RingCentral, is joining Seattle-area investment firm Tola Capital as a venture partner. [Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment firm buying controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels]( Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC is acquiring a controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the company announced Wednesday. [Seattle investment bank Cascadia Capital has its eye on Pittsburgh for SPAC acquisition target]( Pittsburgh’s tech scene is getting some more love from Seattle. [‘Nick is still with me’: A year after loss of friend and co-founder, Pebblebee CEO pushes ahead at startup]( Startup founders face plenty of challenges when it comes to building a company and achieving success. [Gut check at Nordstrom: Retail giant to sell microbiome test from Seattle-area startup Viome]( Nordstrom has paired up with Seattle-area startup Viome Life Sciences to sell kits that analyze the microbiome, the collection of bacteria and other microbes in the gut and other regions of the body. [University of Washington spinout A-Alpha Bio snags $20M for protein-discovery platform]( A-Alpha Bio will build lab space in downtown Seattle and beef up its machine learning team with $20 million in new venture funding for its operation to identify therapeutic proteins, the company announced Thursday. [Microsoft acquires Australia-based video creation platform Clipchamp, a startup with Seattle backing]( Microsoft is acquiring Clipchamp, a Brisbane, Australia-based startup that makes a video creation and editing platform, the companies announced Tuesday. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Director, Enterprise Sales]( - [AI2- Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence: Technical Product Manager]( - [HIGHSPOT: DACH Senior Implementation Consultant]( - [HIGHSPOT: Senior Backend Software Engineer, Training and Coaching]( - [HIGHSPOT: Engineering Accelerate Manager]( - [HIGHSPOT: Account Development Representative, DACH]( - [HIGHSPOT: Senior Revenue Accounting Manager]( - [HIGHSPOT: Strategic Services Director]( - [HIGHSPOT: Human Resources Business Partner, Engineering]( - [HIGHSPOT: Senior Director, Revenue Analytics]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2021 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](